Elisabeth Tower🇨🇦
@etower.bsky.social
Mom, wife (no trad here), red-head, certified teacher, alternative education/ culture/museums consultant, disability advocate, feminist, homeschooler, environmentalist, gardener, buy nothing, jill-of-all-trades, loves data, nature and cats [she/her]
All the shock about the recent revelations that NYC leadership intentionally harmed people to get them back to work more quickly in dangerous conditions where the air was leading to long term illness is pretty ironic considering the current public health situation we’re in.
I know I'm just a simple alternative education expert, but doesn't a science centre need... ya know... science people? Ontario Science Centre lays of... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario Science Centre lays off 31 workers, union says | CBC News
The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 31 workers, according to the union representing them. The union said the layoffs eliminated the centre's "standalone science unit."
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New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
The proto-Effin’ Birds was my Tumblr “Swear Trek”. It opened a lot of doors for me and I wouldn’t be where I am today without it. I don’t have plans to revive it (one daily comic is enough work), just wanted to thank it for getting me here on this 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
When you are making jelly and accidently make your kitchen look like a horror scene. Only several thousand grapes were harmed. Thanks to @sschwinghamer.bsky.social for the immediate provision of rags. #HalloweenVibesAlready
The Nova Scotia Legislature returns tomorrow! www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Here's what to watch for as Nova Scotia politicians head back to the legislature
Nova Scotia’s legislature resumes Tuesday after a rocky spring sitting and a minister’s resignation over rap music lyrics from 2013. Here’s what to watch for.
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Car free school streets - why delay? We support this proposed motion from the Active Transportation Advisory Committee urging HRM to produce an evidence-based final report www.halifax.ca/sites/defaul...
Nick P@npilon.bsky.social · 4d agowww.cbc.ca/news/climate... it’s really worth trying to get as much school drop-off / pick-up traffic as possible to not be cars. All the geometry problems that make cars awful are at their worst for something like this.
Which is when ICE decided to drive onto the sidewalk and come straight towards the crowd, forcing them to move out of the way or get run over. One woman did have her foot run over. Thankfully she was wearing steel-toed boots or some sort of protective footwear. (Frederick, MD - September 4, 2026)
Celebrating the architecture of Labour on Labour Day: Grain Elevators, Rowley, AB; PSAC Building, Ottawa, ON; Ukrainian Labour Temple, Winnipeg, MB; Japanese Quarters, North Pacific Cannery, BC. Happy #LabourDay!
Just a wee reminder on labour day that our economy is propped up by exploited unpaid domestic and care labour. This labour is primarily done by women. It is the only labour every single one of us requires to survive, yet it's treated as a duty rather than work worthy of compensation.
Never forget, the “Alberta Separatist Movement” is a relatively small number of unhinged conspiracy nuts being fed a steady diet of Russian and US-made disinformation, normalized by media mostly following the wrong story, and boosted by political opportunists who think (wrongly) they can control it.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4mo ago“Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. That’s what’s fuelling Alberta separation.
In one episode, we have clips of different councillors saying that property taxes were never mean for 1) social programs and 2) (major) infrastructure. Which raises important questions like... 1) why are property taxes for? 2) why do we have councillors to manage taxes that can't pay for things?
The Somerville Guaranteed Basic Income pilot results are in: People started new jobs, switched industries, moved toward full-time hours, and dropped the second job they couldn't sustain. Cash didn't pull people out of work. It gave them room to work better.
📋 The Department of Emergency Management is surveying Nova Scotians about emergency preparedness. The survey covers storms, wildfires, power outages and emergency alerts. It takes about 10 minutes. Learn more: s.asker.ca/s/R85/ns-eme... #NovaScotia #EmergencyPreparedness #NSStorm #Wildfires
BRT will be fine and all, but I just want the streetcar grid of yesteryear www.tundria.com/trams/CAN/Halifax-1945.php
Make it make sense. The only energy sovereignty lies in clean energy: no war can cut off supply, no bully can threaten or tariff it, the inputs are free forever. Canada, let’s get to work building true energy independence.
She is offering 80% of the purchase price of sticker pre-orders to support Annapolis Valley libraries. inclusive-story-time.square.site/product/gay-... Supporting real artists, no AI Support woman owned Canadian business Support libraries Gay hockey Win,win,win, win
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Nellie Cubed@nelnelnellie.bsky.social · 3w agoI don’t think @inclusivestorytime is on BlueSky but this is a reminder that the hockey romance books some of you make fun of are pretty darn important right now. Author of the Game Changers series Rachel Reid donated $300,000 to keep libraries open after government budget cuts threatened closure. 📚💙
An update from the @nsgov.bsky.social Dept. of Public Works: As part of the construction of the new Clayton Park School, the Mainland Trail will remain closed from August 28 to September 2. A detour will be in place on Turnmill Drive with signage to help guide pedestrians.
Therefore, I will love you forever. RIP Dolly music.youtube.com/watch?v=EAd8...
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It’s almost as if there’s a connection between people who are violent with their relationship partners and committing acts of violence in the community. 🤔
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo agoWOW. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship. She says after the shooting he called asking her to vouch for him — instead, she went to the press.
Do vaccines save lives? Yep! Does antivaxx BS kill? Yep. 👇 Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study
The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.
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Something I wondered so looked up 🌳 “When smoke is heavy, living trees actually "hold their breath" by closing the tiny pores on their leaves so they don't take in the toxic air.” theconversation.com/trees-dont-l...
Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.
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#HoustonFail #NovaScotia Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw chiefs say it’s “appalling” they’re being left out of a conversation about resource development that will be attended by elected officials and industry stakeholders. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.S. Tories block Mi’kmaw participation in natural resource committee meeting | CBC News
Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw chiefs say it’s “appalling” they’re being left out of a conversation about resource development that will be attended by elected officials and industry stakeholders.
cbc.ca
