Kate H 🇨🇦

@quietvoice.bsky.social

Ret’d lawyer, mediator. Mom of two awesome humans and one 🐈 . Into books, libraries, British history, knitting 🧶, art, architecture and Taskmaster. Living on the West Coast of BC. 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ally, small “L” Liberal, 🐸 DMs are off.

Welcome to 38 doctors and 80 nurses from the U.S.! We’re very happy to have you here in BC, and hope you enjoy working where you can provide full women’s health care without fear, services without worrying about insurance, and a more open and relaxed vibe overall. #cdnpoli #canada

B.C. has recruited more than 140 health-care workers from the U.S., minister says | CBC News

British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is "doing very well" in its recruiting drive of health care professionals from the United States, but admits that it will take time to ...

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The benefits of specially-cultivated urban forests - a great use of vacant lots or underused areas. Might be worth trying in North American cities: creating biodiverse little forests of native plants and trees. At the minimum, would provide some pockets of shade #climatechange #urbandesign

Tiny forests: The overlooked benefits of these miniature urban woodlands

Grown using the Miyawaki method, fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people and the environment.

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Hose off, eh? 🇨🇦 💪 If you want to make money through streaming services in Canada, it’s only fair for us to ask for a contribution towards Canadian content. This is the Great White North 🍺 - not an annexation of the 🇺🇸 Sorry (but not sorry).

Some U.S. Republicans want Canada to axe its Online Streaming Act | CBC News

A group of Republican members of U.S. Congress say Canada's policy requiring foreign streaming services to contribute five per cent of their revenues to funding Canadian content is discriminatory and ...

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