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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations and Happy 85th Anniversary @ptbonature.bsky.social

The Peterborough Field Naturalists club has been offering opportunities ´To Know, Appreciate, and Conserve Nature in All its Forms’ since 1940! 🌿🦉🦋🦎🦇🐢🐌🐝🦫

peterboroughnature.org/about/

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · 10d

The Otonabee is just an easy portage down King to Water @theboroptbo.bsky.social #kawarthas 🛶

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · 13d

It never rains on Pride Parade Day in Peterborough!

Happy Pride!! ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💛🤍💜🖤

#ALLofUSorNONE!

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yes, folks on fixed income, and those whose wages are outpaced by rent increases, very vulnerable to being forced out of their homes. So sad/ironic since tax increases can be used to keep people housed.

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yikes!! That’s way above the annual guideline for raising rent in Ontario. If municipal taxes have supersized that increase then other landlords are going to do the same.

I am so sorry 😣

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks, Dylan. These pictures are very instructive. I’m not sure why contractors are not required to sweep up the debris, and to install barriers to prevent carryover into stormwater drains. Environmental protection should be a mandatory requirement. We can do so much better than this!

drains.be

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Aug 28

This @cityptbo.bsky.social road micro resurfacing is a macro problem for the health of our waterways.

All of this loose asphalt is left to wash into our streams via storm drains.

Don’t we have better methods to protect the environment while fixing road surfaces?

Ideas @brenttoderian.bsky.social?

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Jul 9

I can’t capture how beautiful the moon is tonight, but can show you how brightly it’s shining 🌔

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Jun 29

Cleaning and sorting donated books for our #LittleLendingLibrary this morning 🙂

The kiddos are out of school now, so a great time, if you have gently loved kids and teen books at home, to drop them off at a neighbourhood or municipal library.

Always a need for large print books too!

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cool sunset at the end of a hot day.

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · May 17

It’s been a spectacular week for seeing warblers in backyard gardens and parks, Jackie. Imagine they’re loving the fruit trees you planted!

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · May 11

Sorry, bit misleading, and you’re right, those are ospreys in the first photo with the article and the osprey is the official bird of the City of Kawartha Lakes!

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · May 11

Great guess, Mary, but Peterborough’s city bird is the Great Blue Heron!

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · May 10

It’s World Migratory Bird Day! 🦉

DYK that #Ptbo is a certified Bird Friendly City?

Can you identify our city bird?

Our community protects birds by:

🐦 avoiding pesticides
🐦 keeping 🐈🐈‍⬛ indoors
🐦 promoting habitat creation & protection
🐦 making windows bird-friendly

Great tips to help birds ⬇️

How to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on May 10 in Kawartha Lakes | kawarthaNOW

By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Seven guided walks across the municipality provide opportunities to learn about local and migratory bird species.

kawarthanow.com

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · May 10

Beautiful night to be out in the boro!

Craig Robertson @ Jethros on Hunter (until 10 if you’re out and about) followed by more live 🎶

Happy weekend #Ptbo!

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · May 2

While watching some basking painted turtles, this mink popped out from between the floating logs with dinner!

Cool sighting on our Friday night walk 🦦

@ptbonature.bsky.social
@stewardsnotes.bsky.social

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · Apr 19

Clear, comprehensive, integrated. Lots of support for protecting the local food supply, farmers, greenhouse growers. Lots of support for environment and women's / Indigenous / 2SLGBTQ rights built into many areas, not just token investments. He's an economist so I trust this budget to be achievable.

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Apr 19

In a crisis, you need a plan. Here’s mine: liberal.ca/platform

#CanadaStrong

Canada Strong | Liberal Party of Canada

liberal.ca

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Apr 16

We need to fight tariffs & climate change together 🇨🇦

Elbows Up for Climate❗️

180+ municipal leaders, like @joylachica.bsky.social are calling on Federal Leaders to undertake 5 bold and achievable initiatives.

This should be a topic for the national debates tonight and tomorrow evening.

Peterborough Examiner @ptboexaminer.bsky.social · Apr 16

Peterborough Deputy Mayor Joy Lachica joins 160-plus municipal officials for new ‘Elbows Up for Climate Action’ campaign

Municipal leaders hope to deliver five-pillar plan on climate change to Canada’s political leaders.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com

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Peterborough Examiner @ptboexaminer.bsky.social · Mar 31

Schools closed again on Tuesday, in Peterborough area

Schools not open, following potent weekend ice storm

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com

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Emma Harrison @emmaharrisonptbo.bsky.social · Mar 31

As many homes, farms and businesses are still without power, and we move into recovery and clean-up mode following the ice storm, our team is taking time to do the same.

Please stay safe around fallen trees and power lines. Remember to be kind and check on your neighbours.

#staysafe #icestorm

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🎃Julie Morris👻 @juliemoonthego.bsky.social · Mar 31

#Ptbo #Transit

All routes remain suspended until the roads can be assessed. I’ll keep an eye on when they go out again.
They’re checking for obstructions, like fallen trees or power lines, or hydro crews working in the middle of the road.
Check before you go as there are a ton of places still out.

a lightning bolt is being struck by a power line .

ALT: a lightning bolt is being struck by a power line .

media.tenor.com

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Mar 31

☺️ As are you, my sassy, serial knitting, defender of Ptbo, friend! 💕

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Mar 31

The @cityptbo.bsky.social has declared a state of emergency to aid recovery from the weekend ice storm. Tireless Public Works & Hydro teams continue to remove downed branches & restore power to homes & businesses 👷🏽‍♀️👷🏻‍♂️🙏🏻

See www.peterborough.ca

We’ve done this before #Ptbo, we’ve got this! #resilience

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Kim Zippel @kimzippel.bsky.social · Mar 30

Us too, Julie, since last night. Looks like many areas in the city are still without power. Lots of extra clothes on this morning!#wearingAblanket 🥶

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Joelle Kovach @joellekovach.bsky.social · Mar 30

In Peterborough: Public Works (705-745-1386) can be called to report downed trees and branches on municipal property.

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