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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · 6h

Love it! I also have many favourite Halloween decorations.

Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · 5d

Riding my bike with the kids in the bike trailer is about as fun as it gets. They help me notice every neighbourhood dog and all the Halloween decorations 🐶👻🎃

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 5d

Our #FreeForAll intergenerational play project is grounded in evidence & not just for kids. Here's an article from last year's events, featured in the @halifaxexaminer.ca & currently being written up as part of a student thesis by Caitlyn Macrae www.halifaxexaminer.ca/science/rese...

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · 5d

The importance of outdoor play, today on CTV Morning Live! The 5 minutes went by so quickly and I really wished I’d had more time to talk about bikes. @outdoorplayca.bsky.social @dalhealth.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...

The importance of outdoor play

A local researcher discusses how outdoor play can solve some of Atlantic Canadians' most pressing health challenges.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · Aug 10

#KidicalMassHfx had the chillest vibes and tiniest riders today.
A lot of stuff is hard right now and it felt like at least I needed this more than ever.
Just so very grateful for this community!

[video description: kids & adults on all kinds of bikes riding in a big group on a leafy city street]

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hi friends, do you know any 3 & 4 year olds in Halifax or Annapolis Valley?

Enrol them in the SUNRISE Study! Email [email protected] and we’ll get you booked in! We’re available as early as this Sunday afternoon at Dal for data collection 😀

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · Jul 17

Morris Street has a school on it - why is Tim Houston trying to make it less safe for students attending it? We just had a child killed in a residential area by a driver. How many more children are we willing to sacrifice to shave a few minutes off commute times? #SafeStreetsNow

Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · Jul 17

PC MLA Tim Outhit voted to approve the Morris Street plans on 1 October 2024, consequent to staff's recommendation. The Premier must refer to and follow professional advice.
Feel free to adapt and use any part of this email sent this morning to key decision-makers
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Regarding your decision to overturn a municipal decision on Morris Street

Dear Premier and Minister for Transportation, Cc: MLA Lina Hamid and Tim Outhit, Councillors Laura White, Mayor Fillmore, Kathryn Morse I write concerning your threat to overturn the municipality’s pl...

docs.google.com

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Jun 13

Still looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for this study! Data collection will be June 21 in Halifax. Please share ❤️
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Jun 10

Oh my, can we elect this kid for mayor 🥹

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm hearing that councillors who vote against the bike network will have to, themselves, bike to council meeting on whatever currently exists.

RIP rural and suburban Councillors.

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Jun 9

We dream of doing this ride, and every ride, in protected bike lanes.

City councillors, don’t take away that dream.

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · Jun 8

The failure of IMP implementation was so predictable - lack of ambition, lack of authority & lack of cohesion all played a part in that failure & politicizing the issue will only make our roads less safe for anyone outside a car #ZeroVisionHFX #CaBrain activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...

A Tale of Two Cities and Cycling: Halifax, Canada versus Seville, Spain

Cycling is one of the most sustainable modes or urban transportation and cities around the world are taking steps to create safe cycling infrastructure to accelerate cycling uptake across all ages and...

activetravelstudies.org

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · May 27

Looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study! Data collection will be in June in Halifax or Wolfville. Please get in touch if interested and share widely 🎉

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · May 21

New Lancet report out today emphasises the need for a rights-based & person-centred appoach to improve adolescent health & well-being. Just what @juliakontak.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & I (plus others) have been advocating for in #NovaScotia through the work of www.upliftns.ca!

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · May 19

Surprising perk of two kids in a bike trailer: pizza delivery! 🍕🚲

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · May 15

Baby girl is big enough for the bike seat now! Looking forward to biking more and waving at my bike friends 👋🏼

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · May 8

Very excited to get started with the @outdoorplayca.bsky.social Board of Directors!!!🤸🏻‍♀️🌳🥾🚲

Outdoor Play Canada @outdoorplayca.bsky.social · May 8

Let's give a warm, playful welcome to our newest OPC Board Members! 🏆 💜

Hilary Caldwell
Nevin Harper
Manon Laviolette
Rochellie Lywin
Lisa Belton

To learn more about our new Board Members, click here: ⬇

www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/about/

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#Play #OutdoorPlay #OutdoorPlayCA #Canada

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · May 2

It was a wonderful time!

Julia Kontak @juliakontak.bsky.social · May 2

Had a wonderful time attending, learning and presenting at the @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum with @dalhealth.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · May 2

I have the best trainees! Here's PDF @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & almost Dr @juliakontak.bsky.social at the @phecanada.bsky.social research forum along with @dalhousieu.bsky.social PhD trainee Julie Campbell (images = 3 people in front of a banner at a conference, 3 people with an award)! #DalProud

Julia Kontak @juliakontak.bsky.social · May 2

Had a wonderful time attending, learning and presenting at the @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum with @dalhealth.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Apr 10

I say the same thing about crossing guards! Love the crossing guards, but our roads should be safe enough without them.

Until then, keep the bike bus and crossing guards going 🚲👟

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Julia Kontak @juliakontak.bsky.social · Mar 27

Have you had the opportunity to check out the #UpLiftPartnership website yet? We developed an evidence-informed #StudentEngagement in #HealthPromotingSchools Roadmap to help professionals engage students in school health promotion! @sflkirk.bsky.social

www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/

Student Engagement in HPS Roadmap

Student engagement is a core component of a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) approach. This roadmap is a guide for the process of fostering meaningful student engagement in a HPS approach including…

www.upliftns.ca

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Mar 17

Oh I like that!

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Mar 17

He asked me to “stop yelling at drivers” so saying they “did a bad job” seems to serve us better now 🤪

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Mar 17

Biked this route with my toddler on the weekend and encountered the same thing—“are the drivers doing a bad job?” has quickly become his most used phrases on the bike 😂

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Hilary Caldwell @caldwellhilary.bsky.social · Feb 22

Toddler loved ‘Car that Wanted to be a Bike’ and all the bikes in ‘Ride Beside Me’ so far.

Baby loves being included in reading and hasn’t met a book she doesn’t like!

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