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Well, if that isn't the sweetest term for a baby porcupine!
Baby porcupine frequently seen in East City in #Ptbo now in the care of Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge. A concerned citizen captured the porcupette and took it to the non-profit charity, which confirmed a respiratory infection.
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Baby porcupine frequently seen in Peterborough’s East City now in the care of Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge | kawarthaNOW
By Megan Gallant. A concerned citizen captured the porcupette and took it to the non-profit charity, which confirmed a respiratory infection.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Well, if that isn't the sweetest term for a baby porcupine!
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Never forget, car dependency is the opposite of freedom.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Never forget, car dependency is the opposite of freedom.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
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Know Your Locals: Double your impact when donating to @ywca-ph.bsky.social this holiday season. Donations made before Dec 31 to support women & children recovering from gender-based violence will be matched by Olivia & Gord James up to $60,000. kawarthanow.com/2025/11/03/k...
Know Your Locals: Double your impact when donating to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton this holiday season | kawarthaNOW
By Megan Gallant. Donations made before December 31 to support women and children recovering from gender-based violence will be matched by Olivia and Gord James up to $60,000.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Know Your Locals: Double your impact when donating to @ywca-ph.bsky.social this holiday season. Donations made before Dec 31 to support women & children recovering from gender-based violence will be matched by Olivia & Gord James up to $60,000. kawarthanow.com/2025/11/03/k...
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i’m just so mad because if we absolutely had to elect an unqualified media personality to be president we should have gone with either of the guys from CAR TALK
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
i’m just so mad because if we absolutely had to elect an unqualified media personality to be president we should have gone with either of the guys from CAR TALK
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If your downtown still has many wide and fast one-way streets, then your priority is to move cars as fast as possible thru a weak downtown. It’s NOT to create a vibrant downtown, help downtown retailers, keep people safe, support walkability and accessibility, reduce pollution, etc. #TrafficSewers
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If your downtown still has many wide and fast one-way streets, then your priority is to move cars as fast as possible thru a weak downtown. It’s NOT to create a vibrant downtown, help downtown retailers, keep people safe, support walkability and accessibility, reduce pollution, etc. #TrafficSewers
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Low emissions zones work to protect public health.
Since the scheme was introduced in Glasgow:
- Pollution levels have reduced by a third in the city centre.
- There has been a 21% reduction in harmful pollutants outside the LEZ area.
- It has met legal limits for the first time in three decades.
Since the scheme was introduced in Glasgow:
- Pollution levels have reduced by a third in the city centre.
- There has been a 21% reduction in harmful pollutants outside the LEZ area.
- It has met legal limits for the first time in three decades.
Glasgow CC announces LEZ success | LocalGov
The introduction of Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) has resulted in air pollution levels being cut by a third in the city centre.
www.localgov.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Low emissions zones work to protect public health.
Since the scheme was introduced in Glasgow:
- Pollution levels have reduced by a third in the city centre.
- There has been a 21% reduction in harmful pollutants outside the LEZ area.
- It has met legal limits for the first time in three decades.
Since the scheme was introduced in Glasgow:
- Pollution levels have reduced by a third in the city centre.
- There has been a 21% reduction in harmful pollutants outside the LEZ area.
- It has met legal limits for the first time in three decades.
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When it comes to achieving more housing in and around downtowns and urban places, remember, we’re not building “units.” I hate that word. We’re building homes.
And we’re not just building homes — we’re building livable, lovable, mixed, diverse neighbourhoods that people really want to live in.
And we’re not just building homes — we’re building livable, lovable, mixed, diverse neighbourhoods that people really want to live in.
August 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
When it comes to achieving more housing in and around downtowns and urban places, remember, we’re not building “units.” I hate that word. We’re building homes.
And we’re not just building homes — we’re building livable, lovable, mixed, diverse neighbourhoods that people really want to live in.
And we’re not just building homes — we’re building livable, lovable, mixed, diverse neighbourhoods that people really want to live in.
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The @grievousangels104.bsky.social are at Canterbury studios in Toronto this week recording album #10.
It's called Revolution.
We will be at the Peterborough Folk Festival on Saturday.
It's called Revolution.
We will be at the Peterborough Folk Festival on Saturday.
August 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The @grievousangels104.bsky.social are at Canterbury studios in Toronto this week recording album #10.
It's called Revolution.
We will be at the Peterborough Folk Festival on Saturday.
It's called Revolution.
We will be at the Peterborough Folk Festival on Saturday.
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"The City of Paris has chosen to prioritize quality of life in central Paris by introducing new regulations for traffic as this traffic has a major impact on the quality of life of Parisians and visitors to the city,"
"Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO www.blogto.com/city/2024/12...
People on board with new solution to Toronto traffic that would limit cars on city streets
Fixing Toronto's gridlock is now so high on the political agenda that the Province is ripping out brand-new bike lanes in a misguided attempt to get …
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August 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"The City of Paris has chosen to prioritize quality of life in central Paris by introducing new regulations for traffic as this traffic has a major impact on the quality of life of Parisians and visitors to the city,"
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It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Bike-lanes mean business.
Bike-lanes mean business.
August 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Bike-lanes mean business.
Bike-lanes mean business.
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Right on red was only introduced during the 1970s OPEC crisis as a fuel-saving measure. Turns out it doesn't save fuel, and instead is SUPER dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians! We should get rid of it everywhere!
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
Right turns on red puts pedestrians at risk, Mineta study says
A 1970s-era federal law requires states to allow right turns on red lights. Mineta Transportation Institute researchers say it’s time to change that.
www.smartcitiesdive.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Right on red was only introduced during the 1970s OPEC crisis as a fuel-saving measure. Turns out it doesn't save fuel, and instead is SUPER dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians! We should get rid of it everywhere!
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
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Language matters A LOT!
This Vienna street isn’t “closed” because cars have been removed. It’s been opened to everything else, to a diverse and invigorated civic life for people, because cars have been replaced by a multitude of wonderful things.
Language matters.
HT @dmoser.bsky.social for the pic. #OpenStreets
Language matters.
HT @dmoser.bsky.social for the pic. #OpenStreets
July 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Language matters A LOT!
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We have built our entire civilization around the automobile and it is going to take a generation or more to recalibrate cities away from complete car dependence.
But every day, people are choosing to drive less, sell that second car, join Modo, buy an e-bike, put the kids in a cargo bike, and ride
But every day, people are choosing to drive less, sell that second car, join Modo, buy an e-bike, put the kids in a cargo bike, and ride
July 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We have built our entire civilization around the automobile and it is going to take a generation or more to recalibrate cities away from complete car dependence.
But every day, people are choosing to drive less, sell that second car, join Modo, buy an e-bike, put the kids in a cargo bike, and ride
But every day, people are choosing to drive less, sell that second car, join Modo, buy an e-bike, put the kids in a cargo bike, and ride
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Watteeuw was rewarded for this bravery, with silent supporters significantly increasing his vote count in the next election. Ghent's bold move to prioritise people over cars is now a reference point for global cities looking to change their streets into healthier, safer, more vibrant public spaces.🔚
July 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Watteeuw was rewarded for this bravery, with silent supporters significantly increasing his vote count in the next election. Ghent's bold move to prioritise people over cars is now a reference point for global cities looking to change their streets into healthier, safer, more vibrant public spaces.🔚
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Within two years, the benefits became apparent to everyone, with car traffic decreasing by 17%, through traffic by 85%, traffic injuries by 33%, and air pollution by 30%. Cycling increased by 60%, and public transport usage by 25%. Business in the centre grew by 20% and bankruptcies were down by 7%.
July 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Within two years, the benefits became apparent to everyone, with car traffic decreasing by 17%, through traffic by 85%, traffic injuries by 33%, and air pollution by 30%. Cycling increased by 60%, and public transport usage by 25%. Business in the centre grew by 20% and bankruptcies were down by 7%.
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A traffic circulation plan is one of the most effective ways to improve your city’s accessibility, liveability, safety and quality of public space: eliminate unnecessary through traffic—as Ghent did in 2017—and watch the streets quickly return to life with people on foot, bike and public transport.🧵
July 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A traffic circulation plan is one of the most effective ways to improve your city’s accessibility, liveability, safety and quality of public space: eliminate unnecessary through traffic—as Ghent did in 2017—and watch the streets quickly return to life with people on foot, bike and public transport.🧵
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It’s always pretty interesting to have some folks try hard to dispute car dependency by describing their conditions that suggest that driving is the obvious choice and other options are non-viable, thereby pretty much describing car dependency, without seeming to get the irony of that.
July 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It’s always pretty interesting to have some folks try hard to dispute car dependency by describing their conditions that suggest that driving is the obvious choice and other options are non-viable, thereby pretty much describing car dependency, without seeming to get the irony of that.
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Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday
July 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday
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These are beautiful.
Happy Pride. 💕
Happy Pride. 💕
How fortunate we are to celebrate #pride, and how tragic that so many people over the millennia have been shamed for loving whom they loved. And yet love they did. Here are some stunning LGBT love letters from those who came before us: www.themarginalian.org/2014/02/14/g...
The Greatest Queer Love Letters of All Time
Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde, Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Mead, Allen Ginsberg, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and more.
www.themarginalian.org
June 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
These are beautiful.
Happy Pride. 💕
Happy Pride. 💕
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"We want to treat everyone with respect and pledge to that and reject harassment, personal attacks, and focus on ideas, policies, and debates." - Bonnie Clark, Peterborough County Warden - kawarthanow.com/2025/06/25/p...
Peterborough-area politicians join province-wide movement to ‘Elect Respect’ | kawarthaNOW
By Megan Gallant. Joy Lachica, Bonnie Clark, and Carolyn Amyotte are among the signatories pledging to restore civility and respect to public service.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
"We want to treat everyone with respect and pledge to that and reject harassment, personal attacks, and focus on ideas, policies, and debates." - Bonnie Clark, Peterborough County Warden - kawarthanow.com/2025/06/25/p...
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Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales. The landmark decision will prevent women from being criminally prosecuted for ending their pregnancies, by Stephen Castle www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w... via @nytimes.com #abortion #ReproRights
Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales. The landmark decision will prevent women from being criminally prosecuted for ending their pregnancies, by Stephen Castle www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w... via @nytimes.com #abortion #ReproRights
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Kudos to Toronto Chief Planner @jasonthorne.bsky.social for getting the Planning Department on Bluesky. Is it the first planning department to establish a presence here? If so, hopefully the first of many. And how many City Halls are here? No reason why they wouldn’t be. #UrbanistShoutOut
We're kicking off our presence on Bluesky with a busy week leading up to what our Chief Planner @jasonthorne.bsky.social has dubbed "Housing Day" at Planning & Housing Committee. 1/
June 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Kudos to Toronto Chief Planner @jasonthorne.bsky.social for getting the Planning Department on Bluesky. Is it the first planning department to establish a presence here? If so, hopefully the first of many. And how many City Halls are here? No reason why they wouldn’t be. #UrbanistShoutOut
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Strawberry plant from "A Curious Herbal Antique Botanical Illustrations", 1737 by Scottish botanical illustrator/author and engraver Elizabeth Blackwell #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Strawberry plant from "A Curious Herbal Antique Botanical Illustrations", 1737 by Scottish botanical illustrator/author and engraver Elizabeth Blackwell #ReframingWomenPrintmakers