Rebecca St. Pierre
@rebeccamstp.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Writer|poet|photographer|artist. Featured photographer in ON Nature, & Featured artist in Blank Spaces. Work in Unearthed, The Dirigible Balloon, Honeyguide Literary Magazine, Paddler Press, MoonLit Getaway, & others. WordFlightAndLight.mypixieset.com
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Excited to share my new website highlighting my new composite images and continuing dedication to Nature.
Scan the QR code to visit wordflightandlight.mypixieset.com and invite Nature's warmth into your day.
#naturephotography #artist #Canadian #writer #poet #Nature
Scan the QR code to visit wordflightandlight.mypixieset.com and invite Nature's warmth into your day.
#naturephotography #artist #Canadian #writer #poet #Nature
Carney criticizes Trudeau's climate action policies as not enough action, but then gets rid of all of them as soon as he becomes PM. 🤨
Where are Carney's climate policies?
So far, he's "not enough regulation and NO action."
#climateaction
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Where are Carney's climate policies?
So far, he's "not enough regulation and NO action."
#climateaction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has too much regulation and not enough investments in clean energy and technology — and he's making his most direct repudiation yet of his predecessor's environm...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Carney criticizes Trudeau's climate action policies as not enough action, but then gets rid of all of them as soon as he becomes PM. 🤨
Where are Carney's climate policies?
So far, he's "not enough regulation and NO action."
#climateaction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Where are Carney's climate policies?
So far, he's "not enough regulation and NO action."
#climateaction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
aimless snowflakes fall
drifting on calm cool currents . . .
my thoughts land on you
#senryu #sundaysenryu #poetry #poem #haiku
drifting on calm cool currents . . .
my thoughts land on you
#senryu #sundaysenryu #poetry #poem #haiku
December 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
aimless snowflakes fall
drifting on calm cool currents . . .
my thoughts land on you
#senryu #sundaysenryu #poetry #poem #haiku
drifting on calm cool currents . . .
my thoughts land on you
#senryu #sundaysenryu #poetry #poem #haiku
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We are open for art submissions (link in bio)
#Art #Artwork #VisualArt #Painting #Photography #Sculpture #FolkArt #DigitalArt #Drawing #ArtMag #artcommunity #artcall #artmagazine #artist #artlover #artistic #Canadian
#Art #Artwork #VisualArt #Painting #Photography #Sculpture #FolkArt #DigitalArt #Drawing #ArtMag #artcommunity #artcall #artmagazine #artist #artlover #artistic #Canadian
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We are open for art submissions (link in bio)
#Art #Artwork #VisualArt #Painting #Photography #Sculpture #FolkArt #DigitalArt #Drawing #ArtMag #artcommunity #artcall #artmagazine #artist #artlover #artistic #Canadian
#Art #Artwork #VisualArt #Painting #Photography #Sculpture #FolkArt #DigitalArt #Drawing #ArtMag #artcommunity #artcall #artmagazine #artist #artlover #artistic #Canadian
Seeing Carney and Ford all chummy, chummy, like best buds, makes me want to vomit. Nature is screwed. So are we.
Premier Ford and I agree – one project, one review. We just signed an agreement that will streamline approval processes and get major infrastructure projects built faster in Ontario.
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Seeing Carney and Ford all chummy, chummy, like best buds, makes me want to vomit. Nature is screwed. So are we.
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The guy in the glasses at the bottom left is the former Poilievre staffer who led the charge to get me booted from the fact checking gig on CTV's Your Morning.
Love the collegial solidarity of........having him on the show I used to produce as a pundit, as if that never happened!
Love the collegial solidarity of........having him on the show I used to produce as a pundit, as if that never happened!
Sharan Kaur: "My biggest story of the year would be who was the biggest loser. And I gotta say, if losing was an Olympic sport, Pierre Poilievre would be going for the gold."
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The guy in the glasses at the bottom left is the former Poilievre staffer who led the charge to get me booted from the fact checking gig on CTV's Your Morning.
Love the collegial solidarity of........having him on the show I used to produce as a pundit, as if that never happened!
Love the collegial solidarity of........having him on the show I used to produce as a pundit, as if that never happened!
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On Tuesday we announced a fundraising initiative for cancer research in Colleen Jones name.
More than $4,000 have been raised so far for Curl for Cancer for Colleen Jones.
Donate here: fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/campaigns/Co...
More than $4,000 have been raised so far for Curl for Cancer for Colleen Jones.
Donate here: fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/campaigns/Co...
I'm supporting Canadian Cancer Society!
In trusted partnership with donors and volunteers, we improve the lives of all those affected by cancer through world-class research, transformative advocacy and compassionate support.
fundraisemyway.cancer.ca
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
On Tuesday we announced a fundraising initiative for cancer research in Colleen Jones name.
More than $4,000 have been raised so far for Curl for Cancer for Colleen Jones.
Donate here: fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/campaigns/Co...
More than $4,000 have been raised so far for Curl for Cancer for Colleen Jones.
Donate here: fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/campaigns/Co...
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Karoline Leavitt, like all of the politicians Chris Anderson photographed for that Vanity Fair article, has remade herself in Trump’s image. Anderson’s camera captured exactly what that costs.
The Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close
Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.
hyperallergic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Karoline Leavitt, like all of the politicians Chris Anderson photographed for that Vanity Fair article, has remade herself in Trump’s image. Anderson’s camera captured exactly what that costs.
Please note #ldnont restaurants.
Got a robot? Then I won't support your business.
#HumansNotRobots
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Got a robot? Then I won't support your business.
#HumansNotRobots
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Bee boop! Robots are cooking and serving in London restaurants | CBC News
Several London restaurants are bringing in new type of employee to help with serving and cooking operations: robots. They say while the robots help with workflow and cost, they will not erase the need...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Please note #ldnont restaurants.
Got a robot? Then I won't support your business.
#HumansNotRobots
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Got a robot? Then I won't support your business.
#HumansNotRobots
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The world's largest carbon capture and storage complex planned for northern Alberta could use most of the surplus water in the giant Cold Lake-Beaver River basin, potentially forcing water rationing in the province. Read @nationalobserver.com’s exclusive: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The world's largest carbon capture and storage complex planned for northern Alberta could use most of the surplus water in the giant Cold Lake-Beaver River basin, potentially forcing water rationing in the province. Read @nationalobserver.com’s exclusive: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
I'm excited to have another poem for children on board the uplifting Dirigible Balloon. You really must visit this treasure trove of poetry. Thank you to DB editor, @northernjim.bsky.social for sharing my writing with the young minds of the world.
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Bir...
#poetry
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Bir...
#poetry
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm excited to have another poem for children on board the uplifting Dirigible Balloon. You really must visit this treasure trove of poetry. Thank you to DB editor, @northernjim.bsky.social for sharing my writing with the young minds of the world.
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Bir...
#poetry
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Bir...
#poetry
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In no particular order, here are the 25 most-borrowed books in London, shared in today’s LPL Express newsletter: catalogue.lpl.ca/library-list...
catalogue.lpl.ca
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
In no particular order, here are the 25 most-borrowed books in London, shared in today’s LPL Express newsletter: catalogue.lpl.ca/library-list...
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Don't worry if you've not received a reply during this latest subs window. We've had a massive response and it's taking a bit of time to work through the emails. If you still haven't heard by December 21st, give the DB a nudge.
JH x
JH x
There's been a super response to our Dec. flight call-out. Thank you to all our poets (poets appearing on the Balloon automatically become members of the DB Club). Subs window closing at midnight GMT. JH & the crew (Arthur the Dog) will be tied to the laptops for a while now. 🎈
a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .
ALT: a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Don't worry if you've not received a reply during this latest subs window. We've had a massive response and it's taking a bit of time to work through the emails. If you still haven't heard by December 21st, give the DB a nudge.
JH x
JH x
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For information: before we upload poems on the DB, we endeavour to contact poets with the news. Gmail accounts cause us problems (they come bouncing straight back so I use a different email account to get through). Do check your spam/junk folder if you're expecting a reply. JH
a can of spam with a picture of a sandwich on it
ALT: a can of spam with a picture of a sandwich on it
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For information: before we upload poems on the DB, we endeavour to contact poets with the news. Gmail accounts cause us problems (they come bouncing straight back so I use a different email account to get through). Do check your spam/junk folder if you're expecting a reply. JH
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"The incident is one of 19 cases investigated by the agency this year involving London police. Eleven of the cases remain under investigation, seven were closed with no charges laid, and one was discontinued."
#ldnont
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#ldnont
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SIU investigating London police arrest that left man with serious injuries | CBC News
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating, and is asking for witnesses to come forward, after a 38-year-old man was seriously hurt last week during an arrest by London police.
www.cbc.ca
December 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"The incident is one of 19 cases investigated by the agency this year involving London police. Eleven of the cases remain under investigation, seven were closed with no charges laid, and one was discontinued."
#ldnont
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#ldnont
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I'm thrilled to have my work chosen as cover art for the Fall 2025 issue of "Unearthed Online Literary Journal". Many thanks to "Unearthed" for this honour and for also accepting my poem "Beneath Burnt Brown Fur" and photo "Thames Tempest". You'll find the issue at unearthedesf.com/fall-2025-no... .
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm thrilled to have my work chosen as cover art for the Fall 2025 issue of "Unearthed Online Literary Journal". Many thanks to "Unearthed" for this honour and for also accepting my poem "Beneath Burnt Brown Fur" and photo "Thames Tempest". You'll find the issue at unearthedesf.com/fall-2025-no... .
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There are still people cutting Carney all kinds of slack on the climate front. But I now think I was naïve to believe Carney would support Trudeau-style, regulatory climate policy. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/o...
Mark Carney is making a cynic out of me
What to do in a political ecosystem where, for anyone concerned about climate change or whose politics run even slightly left of centre, there is precious little choice?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There are still people cutting Carney all kinds of slack on the climate front. But I now think I was naïve to believe Carney would support Trudeau-style, regulatory climate policy. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/o...
"mishap." "unfortunate."
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Walter Yarwood sculpture installed in Sarnia, Ont., 53 years ago 'mistakenly' demolished by construction crew | CBC News
An influential abstract artist was commissioned to build a sculpture for Lambton College in Sarnia, Ont., in 1972. Due to a shocking construction mishap, that longstanding and public connection to mid...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"mishap." "unfortunate."
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Before and after moments like this keep us going. This #BarredOwl arrived with severe torticollis, making even basic movements hard. With daily physio and red light laser therapy, it’s now holding its head almost straight. Thank you for supporting the care that makes this recovery possible🦉
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before and after moments like this keep us going. This #BarredOwl arrived with severe torticollis, making even basic movements hard. With daily physio and red light laser therapy, it’s now holding its head almost straight. Thank you for supporting the care that makes this recovery possible🦉
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Humans kill 100m sharks every year. 73% have their fins chopped off & are thrown back into the sea to die slowly & painfully. Wtf is wrong with us? 🤬
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Humans kill 100m sharks every year. 73% have their fins chopped off & are thrown back into the sea to die slowly & painfully. Wtf is wrong with us? 🤬
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
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The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
a colorful hot air balloon flies over a mountain range at sunset
ALT: a colorful hot air balloon flies over a mountain range at sunset
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
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Update: Richard Hamelin, a forest pathology professor at UBC says the cuts are "mind-boggling."
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Update: Richard Hamelin, a forest pathology professor at UBC says the cuts are "mind-boggling."
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
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NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM