Denise Horoky
@fadedbleujeans.bsky.social
Retired educator, researcher, and academic.
Photographer, Gardener, Tree-Hugger, and Flâneuse.
Often found in a diner. Wine with dinner. Beer with pizza.
Photographer, Gardener, Tree-Hugger, and Flâneuse.
Often found in a diner. Wine with dinner. Beer with pizza.
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For over 130 years, Canadians either loved or hated Cherry Blossoms.
Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings.
In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued.
This is their history.
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Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings.
In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued.
This is their history.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For over 130 years, Canadians either loved or hated Cherry Blossoms.
Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings.
In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued.
This is their history.
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Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings.
In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued.
This is their history.
🧵 1/6
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ICYMI: Auston Matthews will return to the lineup tonight vs the Blue Jackets
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November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
ICYMI: Auston Matthews will return to the lineup tonight vs the Blue Jackets
Read More Here 📰 | theleafsnation.com/news/maple-l...
Read More Here 📰 | theleafsnation.com/news/maple-l...
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#Montreal 's just leap-frogged other cities in North America by opening the REM.
Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
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Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#Montreal 's just leap-frogged other cities in North America by opening the REM.
Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
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Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
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Hauling
Sybil Andrews
1952
Sybil Andrews
1952
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hauling
Sybil Andrews
1952
Sybil Andrews
1952
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You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
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I MEAN LOOK AT THEM
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I MEAN LOOK AT THEM
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In #Canada, Mark Carney's Liberals propose High-Speed Rail Network Act to streamline approval of Quebec City-Toronto 300 km/h train corridor.
Project to be cut into segments of 50 kms, which would be reviewed and approved individually
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
Project to be cut into segments of 50 kms, which would be reviewed and approved individually
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In #Canada, Mark Carney's Liberals propose High-Speed Rail Network Act to streamline approval of Quebec City-Toronto 300 km/h train corridor.
Project to be cut into segments of 50 kms, which would be reviewed and approved individually
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
Project to be cut into segments of 50 kms, which would be reviewed and approved individually
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
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Bring back 3rd spaces, benches everywhere, and parks!
Reposting with alt text: a sign on a wall that reads NO LOITERING but words have been added to read I’M NOT LOITERING I’M EXISTING
A handwritten paper is taped up under it: LOITERING IS THE CRIMINAL ACT OF EXISTING WHILE NOT SPENDING MONEY
Reposting with alt text: a sign on a wall that reads NO LOITERING but words have been added to read I’M NOT LOITERING I’M EXISTING
A handwritten paper is taped up under it: LOITERING IS THE CRIMINAL ACT OF EXISTING WHILE NOT SPENDING MONEY
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Bring back 3rd spaces, benches everywhere, and parks!
Reposting with alt text: a sign on a wall that reads NO LOITERING but words have been added to read I’M NOT LOITERING I’M EXISTING
A handwritten paper is taped up under it: LOITERING IS THE CRIMINAL ACT OF EXISTING WHILE NOT SPENDING MONEY
Reposting with alt text: a sign on a wall that reads NO LOITERING but words have been added to read I’M NOT LOITERING I’M EXISTING
A handwritten paper is taped up under it: LOITERING IS THE CRIMINAL ACT OF EXISTING WHILE NOT SPENDING MONEY
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Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
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“I always start with a sense of place more than time. I had a song called ‘Puppet Motel.’ I guess I thought it would be fun to have a place for puppets to check into.” —Laurie Anderson, musician and artist
Laurie Anderson Isn’t Playing Games
In the artist’s studio, we played her 1995 Puppet Motel on a blue iBook G3 and talked about technology, cyberspace, and abstraction.
hyperallergic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“I always start with a sense of place more than time. I had a song called ‘Puppet Motel.’ I guess I thought it would be fun to have a place for puppets to check into.” —Laurie Anderson, musician and artist
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There have been 580 femicides in the past five years in Canada--women and girls violently killed. Now there's a podcast, Too True Crime, honouring each one of them, thanks to the invaluable work of the Canadian Femicide Observatory #16daysofactivism
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
The Canadian Femicide Observatory launches "Too True Crime" podcast, with 580 episodes, one for each woman killed by femicide since 2020
/CNW/ - Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Canadian Femicide Observatory of Justice and Accountability (CFOJA),...
www.newswire.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There have been 580 femicides in the past five years in Canada--women and girls violently killed. Now there's a podcast, Too True Crime, honouring each one of them, thanks to the invaluable work of the Canadian Femicide Observatory #16daysofactivism
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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Interesting to think of Detroit here. They did this twice, in the 80s with the People Mover (Scarborough RT & Vancouver Skytrain tech) and the 00s with the Woodward tram. Both more about downtown revitalization than really useful transit. (People mover still the coolest "tour" of downtown)
my read on it is that US streetcar revival had less to do with transportation planning and more with downtown revitalization & real estate development.
canadian city centres were never as hollowed-out and so the desire wasn't ever there. nor was a federal transit funding program like the US had.
canadian city centres were never as hollowed-out and so the desire wasn't ever there. nor was a federal transit funding program like the US had.
When the US was swept with the new-streetcars-mixed-with-traffic fad in the 00s, Canada didn’t build a single one. They only built rail in exclusive lanes.
I wonder if that’s because most educated Canadians have visited Toronto and experienced its old streetcar lines.
I wonder if that’s because most educated Canadians have visited Toronto and experienced its old streetcar lines.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Interesting to think of Detroit here. They did this twice, in the 80s with the People Mover (Scarborough RT & Vancouver Skytrain tech) and the 00s with the Woodward tram. Both more about downtown revitalization than really useful transit. (People mover still the coolest "tour" of downtown)
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Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
syilx children plant shrubs to help salmon | The Narwhal
Elementary students plant native trees and shrubs to help salmon migrate through a new fish passageway at the Okanagan Lake Dam
thenarwhal.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
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Today, November 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eOuhv7
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eOuhv7
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today, November 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eOuhv7
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eOuhv7
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Build it and they will come!
Or phrased another way:
Run even a basic and limited weekend train service and they will ride!
Around 400 people boarded the first regular weekend GO Train from Kitchener to Toronto Sunday morning.
More trains please!
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Or phrased another way:
Run even a basic and limited weekend train service and they will ride!
Around 400 people boarded the first regular weekend GO Train from Kitchener to Toronto Sunday morning.
More trains please!
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Kitchener sees hundreds ride first weekend GO train to Toronto
With Metrolinx’s latest service expansion, the amenities of Canada’s biggest city are now a one-hour and 45-minute train ride away for a return fare of $10.
www.therecord.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Build it and they will come!
Or phrased another way:
Run even a basic and limited weekend train service and they will ride!
Around 400 people boarded the first regular weekend GO Train from Kitchener to Toronto Sunday morning.
More trains please!
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Or phrased another way:
Run even a basic and limited weekend train service and they will ride!
Around 400 people boarded the first regular weekend GO Train from Kitchener to Toronto Sunday morning.
More trains please!
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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Wandering Child
Alex Janvier ~ Denesuline
1981
Alex Janvier ~ Denesuline
1981
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Wandering Child
Alex Janvier ~ Denesuline
1981
Alex Janvier ~ Denesuline
1981
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i'm sorry, last week's SVU featured toby huss wearing a fedora????
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
i'm sorry, last week's SVU featured toby huss wearing a fedora????
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okay having finished this episode i can say that there is truly no reason for toby huss to be here, he just walks in wearing the hat, mariska goes "still doing the hat thing huh" and then he walks out
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i'm sorry, last week's SVU featured toby huss wearing a fedora????
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
okay having finished this episode i can say that there is truly no reason for toby huss to be here, he just walks in wearing the hat, mariska goes "still doing the hat thing huh" and then he walks out
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You can’t just plant a forest anywhere
New research shows viable areas for reforestation are much smaller than previously thought. What does that mean for natural climate solutions?
New research shows viable areas for reforestation are much smaller than previously thought. What does that mean for natural climate solutions?
New study pinpoints tree-planting hotspots for climate and biodiversity gains
Reforestation is gaining global momentum as a climate solution, but scientists warn that planting trees indiscriminately isn’t effective. Its success depends on how and, crucially, where it’s done. A ...
news.mongabay.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You can’t just plant a forest anywhere
New research shows viable areas for reforestation are much smaller than previously thought. What does that mean for natural climate solutions?
New research shows viable areas for reforestation are much smaller than previously thought. What does that mean for natural climate solutions?
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Canadian researchers uncover what they think is the real driver of transport demand - A new global study suggests that people everywhere, regardless of country or wealth, spend almost the same amount of time travelling each day — about 78 minutes.
Canadian researchers uncover what they think is the real driver of transport demand
A new global study suggests that people everywhere, regardless of country or wealth, spend almost the same amount of time travelling each day — about 78 minutes.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Canadian researchers uncover what they think is the real driver of transport demand - A new global study suggests that people everywhere, regardless of country or wealth, spend almost the same amount of time travelling each day — about 78 minutes.
What we've got here is failure to communicate, Charlie Brown!!
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
What we've got here is failure to communicate, Charlie Brown!!
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Instead of being parked all weekend, this train should be going back and forth between Kitchener and Toronto… and today it is!
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Instead of being parked all weekend, this train should be going back and forth between Kitchener and Toronto… and today it is!
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A magical Eighties' kitchen in blue. I would love to have a kitchen like this.
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A magical Eighties' kitchen in blue. I would love to have a kitchen like this.
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Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
With the passing of the budget, the Government of Canada will fast-track the Alto high-speed rail project to connect Quebec City and Toronto.
cultmtl.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”
“Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever will connect nearly 20 million Canadians between Quebec City and Toronto with 300km/hour high-speed rail.”