L Desc 🇨🇦(she/her)
@ldes.bsky.social
I’m here for the science, #CleanAir, #AirborneAware, #Masks and general #covid avoidance. Plus the humour. “Require alt text before posting” setting enabled.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO
Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO
Long-term care minister: ‘let’s see’ if the province can meet its goal
dlvr.it
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO
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"The Ford government is so far off track toward its goal of building 30,000 new long-term care beds over 10 years that it will have to build about 25,000 of them in the last year of that promise in order to meet the goal, according to analysis from the province’s budget watchdog."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO
Ontario 25,000 beds short of 30,000 new long-term-care bed goal: FAO
Long-term care minister: ‘let’s see’ if the province can meet its goal
dlvr.it
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"The Ford government is so far off track toward its goal of building 30,000 new long-term care beds over 10 years that it will have to build about 25,000 of them in the last year of that promise in order to meet the goal, according to analysis from the province’s budget watchdog."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
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"It’s also among the recipients — representing the majority of the latest SDF-getters, which received nearly two-thirds of all funding — that are led by people who’ve made political donations to the Progressive Conservatives, as The Trillium reported last week."
#OnPoli
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Greenbelt scandal-involved developers' company got $1.6M from Skills Development Fund
Greenbelt scandal-involved developers' company got $1.6M from Skills Development Fund
Base31 Partners received funds to train workers, in partnership with Loyalist College, at the company's Prince Edward County development site
dlvr.it
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"It’s also among the recipients — representing the majority of the latest SDF-getters, which received nearly two-thirds of all funding — that are led by people who’ve made political donations to the Progressive Conservatives, as The Trillium reported last week."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
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Behind the sleek promises of AI is a thirst for water. Data centres consume huge amounts, straining supplies and fuelling clashes with farmers and Indigenous communities. In Canada, dozens of facilities are clustered near the Great Lakes, raising questions about how much more the ecosystem can bear.
Water woes from data centres
As artificial intelligence grows, data centres are consuming vast amounts of water for cooling and electricity. Often hidden behind corporate secrecy, this demand strains local supplies, pits tech gia...
canadiandimension.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Behind the sleek promises of AI is a thirst for water. Data centres consume huge amounts, straining supplies and fuelling clashes with farmers and Indigenous communities. In Canada, dozens of facilities are clustered near the Great Lakes, raising questions about how much more the ecosystem can bear.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
September 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Second week of school. Kids in my house and other kids in my town already sick with fevers and sore throats. This is the SIXTH (sicksth?) school year AFTER the year school had to close due to COVID’s arrival. It is UNACCEPTABLE school IAQ is utterly unchanged 😡 @govnb.bsky.social #nbpoli 😡 😡
September 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Second week of school. Kids in my house and other kids in my town already sick with fevers and sore throats. This is the SIXTH (sicksth?) school year AFTER the year school had to close due to COVID’s arrival. It is UNACCEPTABLE school IAQ is utterly unchanged 😡 @govnb.bsky.social #nbpoli 😡 😡
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"In a recent round of collective bargaining, the top priority of the Ontario Nurses’ Association wasn’t a predictable ask such as higher wages or better benefits.
Instead, it was an increasingly discussed way of retaining burned-out health workers: mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
Instead, it was an increasingly discussed way of retaining burned-out health workers: mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"In a recent round of collective bargaining, the top priority of the Ontario Nurses’ Association wasn’t a predictable ask such as higher wages or better benefits.
Instead, it was an increasingly discussed way of retaining burned-out health workers: mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
Instead, it was an increasingly discussed way of retaining burned-out health workers: mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : AOÛ 30-SEP 12, 2025
GRAVE:
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : AB BC NL
ÉLEVÉ: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
MODÉRÉ:
Environ 1 personne sur 65 sur xxx est actuellement infectée au Canada.
GRAVE:
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : AB BC NL
ÉLEVÉ: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
MODÉRÉ:
Environ 1 personne sur 65 sur xxx est actuellement infectée au Canada.
September 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : AOÛ 30-SEP 12, 2025
GRAVE:
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : AB BC NL
ÉLEVÉ: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
MODÉRÉ:
Environ 1 personne sur 65 sur xxx est actuellement infectée au Canada.
GRAVE:
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : AB BC NL
ÉLEVÉ: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
MODÉRÉ:
Environ 1 personne sur 65 sur xxx est actuellement infectée au Canada.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
September 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Countdown to begin shortly - NordSpace Canada's first commercial space launch of #Taiga 🚀 from #Newfoundland #Labrador #Canada
Watch LIVE: All systems go: Canada's first commercial space launch to take off from St. Lawrence Friday
NordSpace CEO says he's feeling great about the launch 🚀 #Canada #Newfoundland #Labrador #NordSpace
www.youtube.com/live/0oxDEKP...
NordSpace CEO says he's feeling great about the launch 🚀 #Canada #Newfoundland #Labrador #NordSpace
www.youtube.com/live/0oxDEKP...
Live - NordSpace First Sub-Orbital Flight
YouTube video by NordSpace
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Countdown to begin shortly - NordSpace Canada's first commercial space launch of #Taiga 🚀 from #Newfoundland #Labrador #Canada
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From candles to electrons: changing lighting sources in the United Kingdom
August 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
From candles to electrons: changing lighting sources in the United Kingdom
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New trail signs in Dundas Valley tell the 'Basadinaa Experience' from the Indigenous perspective #Ontario
Hamilton Conservation Authority teamed up with Indigenous communities to share cultural stories
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hamilton Conservation Authority teamed up with Indigenous communities to share cultural stories
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New trail signs in Dundas Valley tell the 'Basadinaa Experience' from the Indigenous perspective | CBC News
The Basadinaa Experience shares stories of cultural and historical significance from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River — the traditional lands of both grou...
www.cbc.ca
August 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New trail signs in Dundas Valley tell the 'Basadinaa Experience' from the Indigenous perspective #Ontario
Hamilton Conservation Authority teamed up with Indigenous communities to share cultural stories
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hamilton Conservation Authority teamed up with Indigenous communities to share cultural stories
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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BC: free
Sask: free
Man: free
Alberta: $100 while supplies last.
All three willing to have Albertans come visit to get a free COVID vaccine. Smith and her UCP anti-vax, separatist, wing nuts loonies are out of control.
This is madness.
BC: free
Sask: free
Man: free
Alberta: $100 while supplies last.
All three willing to have Albertans come visit to get a free COVID vaccine. Smith and her UCP anti-vax, separatist, wing nuts loonies are out of control.
This is madness.
Albertans will have to pay $100 for COVID-19 shots
The Alberta government said Friday everyone not covered by the province will have to pay a $100 “administration” fee for the COVID-19 shot.
share.google
August 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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BC: free
Sask: free
Man: free
Alberta: $100 while supplies last.
All three willing to have Albertans come visit to get a free COVID vaccine. Smith and her UCP anti-vax, separatist, wing nuts loonies are out of control.
This is madness.
BC: free
Sask: free
Man: free
Alberta: $100 while supplies last.
All three willing to have Albertans come visit to get a free COVID vaccine. Smith and her UCP anti-vax, separatist, wing nuts loonies are out of control.
This is madness.
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Somehow this got buried in the thread, but it's important.
In 2022, there was a profound need for reliable COVID data in Canada, as reporting withered.
This although excess deaths in Canada in 2022 were nearly as high as Canadian deaths in all 5 years of WWII combined.
This although excess deaths in Canada in 2022 were nearly as high as Canadian deaths in all 5 years of WWII combined.
August 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Somehow this got buried in the thread, but it's important.
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More data centres are coming to the UK, with British citizens being expected to foot the electricity and water bill. A textbook example of socialism for corporations, cutthroat capitalism for the public.
Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount - BBC News
The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
More data centres are coming to the UK, with British citizens being expected to foot the electricity and water bill. A textbook example of socialism for corporations, cutthroat capitalism for the public.
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From Instant Weather Ontario on "X" there are now wildfires burning in Central Ontario (not yet updated on @instantweather.bsky.social)
August 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Lol. Our 15% is the problem. Do not look behind the curtain at the other 85%.
A significant share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions comes from heating, cooling and powering homes — about 15%, according to one estimate by the Environmental Protection Agency. So if you want to reduce your carbon footprint, the home is an effective place to start.
A climate-friendly home starts with an energy assessment. Here's how my 100-year-old house did
Our shelter accounts for one of our biggest personal climate impacts. How we heat and cool our homes, wash and dry our clothes, get our electricity and heat our water each has its own carbon footprint.
bit.ly
August 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Lol. Our 15% is the problem. Do not look behind the curtain at the other 85%.
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Unlike a lot of scientific articles, this one concludes with some real-world practical advice!
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Unlike a lot of scientific articles, this one concludes with some real-world practical advice!
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CO2 monitors have become popular tools people can use to estimate their indoor air quality.
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
August 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
CO2 monitors have become popular tools people can use to estimate their indoor air quality.
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
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Every so often, I have to remind myself that the @theguardian.com has had an entire section called The Age of Extinction for years & everyone carries on like Things Are Fine
August 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Every so often, I have to remind myself that the @theguardian.com has had an entire section called The Age of Extinction for years & everyone carries on like Things Are Fine
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You probably won’t be shocked to hear that after losing his seat in the Canadian election & barely putting any effort into his safe seat “campaign” in Alberta that he needs, Pierre Poilievre STILL refuses to complete the normal security check and try to get the standard, ordinary security clearance.
Reminder: Pierre Poilievre STILL refuses to apply for the normal, usual security clearance, the Canadian media is STILL under-reporting that, and I’m STILL choosing to assume under these dangerous and scary circumstances that it’s because he knows that he wouldn’t pass the security check.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asked US administration to "put things on pause" to help Poilievre get elected as PM x.com/cspotweet/st...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
You probably won’t be shocked to hear that after losing his seat in the Canadian election & barely putting any effort into his safe seat “campaign” in Alberta that he needs, Pierre Poilievre STILL refuses to complete the normal security check and try to get the standard, ordinary security clearance.
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From the front page of the @TorontoStar, @MoiraWelsh on how Ontario’s five biggest grocery chains are threatening to stop selling beer and wine unless Premier Doug Ford changes deposit-return rules.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
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Recycling rules have Ontario grocery chains threatening to end wine and beer sales
Stores operated by Costco, Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro and Walmart may return their alcohol licenses when new recycling rules take effect on Jan. 1.
www.thestar.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From the front page of the @TorontoStar, @MoiraWelsh on how Ontario’s five biggest grocery chains are threatening to stop selling beer and wine unless Premier Doug Ford changes deposit-return rules.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
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