One thing I know from the CBC Gem series on Lac-Megantic- rail companies care about one thing- $- rail workers definitely need more protection

Jules Sherred (he/him)@geekyjules.julessherred.com · 3mo ago

Follow-up: eventually they had to be evacuated but there are no details about how much farther they got until that happened cos CN is being tight-lipped. Those who were around when I was posting about their contract negotiations wont find this surprising. Anyway read 👆 www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.

Sorry Life of Pie fans, but I love Roberto’s Sandwiches #Ottawa

Alright Canucks! 🇨🇦It’s Canada day, so here, for your entertainment and delight, is a little Canadiana pop quiz. Can you identify these three objects & their significance? Chosen & photo’d by the ever-fun, prize cow raising, bedframe upcycling, turbo book authoring @tonyadavidson.bsky.social !

Shot and chaser. Reminder that 51% of ppl live inside the greenbelt, pay +50% of tax revenues of city budget and have the poorest infrastructure. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Considering the many other ways people often post about St. Patrick's Day (i.e., using absolutely terrible Irish accents and stereotypes), this video is refreshing, educational, and poignant for the present day. Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 7mo ago

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

"We need to think about young people as whole people, and not just as future producers and consumers of things.” Listen to Sociology prof @tonyadavidson.bsky.social break down the value of getting an arts degree on CBC Ottawa Morning 🎧

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In today’s daily “talk to a new person about HR” my colleague suggested I probably liked it because of the great shout out to Ottawa… and yes, that’s probably it 😎🤨

Canada cannot fund, arm, or legitimize ICE. I’ve written to PM Carney calling for sanctions, export bans, cancelled subsidies, and the closure of ICE offices in Canada. Fascist violence and human rights abuses demand action, not silence.

My friend @tonyadavidson.bsky.social wrote a book about ottawa! Make sure you get yourself a copy too. Available pretty much everywhere.

I woke up anxious about my domestic train travel in Canada, and my gut was correct- first leg of train trip cancelled by VIA :(

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com

Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint

If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.

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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe

"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees

This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts

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Public washrooms are a gender equity issue, a healthy aging issue, and ableism issue…

Toon Dreessen@toondreessen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Reminder that #OttCity ph1 LRT only got 3 washrooms at 13 ph1 stations; 2 (each end) forced on city by prov and 1 at Bayview due to advocacy; 1 was added at Line 2; AFAIK there are none added to rest of ph2; most are closed more often than open. This is a gender and equity issue. 1/

And yet 55+ get discounts at pharmacies…

Dr. Mike P. Moffatt@mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Spoiler for an upcoming piece. On average, the income of men aged 65+ in Canada is higher than that of their 25-34-year-old counterparts.

Ahead of the upcoming book launch for Ottawology Willemijn Bunskoek has written a glowing review of the book for Apt613. @tonyadavidson.bsky.social apt613.ca/tonya-davids...

Tonya Davidson’s Ottawology invites readers to look at Ottawa through the lens of sociology in an accessible way

I had the opportunity to review some of Tonya Davidson's new book, Ottawology, got together with her to talk about this new book: how the research came to life, what makes Ottawa unique, and, perhaps ...

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Investing smartly in public transit checks ALL the boxes right now, @mark-carney.bsky.social. It’s a credible example of both real nation-building & climate action. It’s a proven cost SAVER with a great ROI that makes Canadian cities more successful & competitive. It supports equity & affordability.

At Perfect Books on Elgin St #Ottawa

At Ottawa bookstores near u! (This is Rideau Indigo)

We do not talk nearly enough about Lac- Mégantic.

The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.

Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.

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Liking this on Sunnyside

UTP author @tonyadavidson.bsky.social invites you to discover a new way of teaching introductory sociology, using Seasonal Sociology, Second Edition to bring sociological ideas to life. WHEN: October 1st at 12:00 PM WHERE: Teams Webinar Register here: bit.ly/4nE5ajy

As a parent, I am frequently reminded that washrooms are a crucial but frequently overlooked component of public transit infrastructure

Ottawa folks - join me and Rachelle Dickenson next Thursday at the Global Centre for Pluralism to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵! I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (‪@cupublichistory.bsky.social‬) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...

I have a new book, Ottawology, coming out soon! fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ottawol...

Ottawology

Ottawology offers an original, accessible sociological account of social structures, socialities, ecologies, and everyday life in Ottawa.

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Solidarity w Air Canada flight attendants, and… and strike would have been less devastating if we had anything resembling passenger rail system

More frequency and expanding off-peak service to benefit shift workers - what a concept! Imagine if New Ways to Bus did this instead of cutting service to the bone. www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...

Kingston transit expanding service into overnight hours

The new overnight service will run from midnight to 2 a.m. every evening. It will connect the Cataraqui Centre to First Canada Avenue.

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It sounds nice to have your own pool, but have you considered how amazing it is to have a pool in walking distance where there's almost always friends and snacks around, trained lifeguards, and zero extra costs or maintenance on your end. Public amenities are amazing!