Carl Wright 🇨🇦
@canuckcarl.bsky.social
School crossing guard. Lay pastor. Ultrarunner. Blogger.
A Green Runner.
Board member of the Monarch Ultra 🦋
Advocate for sustainability, biodiversity & active transportation.
Also: hiker, cyclist, gardener, nemophilist, philatelist.
No DM's please 🍁
A Green Runner.
Board member of the Monarch Ultra 🦋
Advocate for sustainability, biodiversity & active transportation.
Also: hiker, cyclist, gardener, nemophilist, philatelist.
No DM's please 🍁
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Carl Wright 🇨🇦
@canuckcarl.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Goodbye Dear Old Friend.
I lost a very dear old friend this past spring. I first met my friend back in 1992. My wife and I had just moved to Hillsdale, along with our 7 month old baby. Personally I didn’t know anyone…
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com
🧵1/2...I lost a dear friend 6 months ago. Hoping with eulogy I have written will help me through this grieving process. And give me strength to move forward.
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Reposted by Carl Wright 🇨🇦
This Day in Labor History: November 12, 1928. Workers for United Fruit in Ciénega, Colombia went on strike over the horrible conditions of their work and life. The response from United Fruit? Kill them.
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 12, 1928. Workers for United Fruit in Ciénega, Colombia went on strike over the horrible conditions of their work and life. The response from United Fruit? Kill them.
In World War 2, Newfoundland wasn't part of Canada & was a British colony. Many from Newfoundland to took the call to go to battle. The world could be a much different place for us without their sacrifice. This article is a battle at Beaumont-Hamel.
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Canada Day and Beaumont Hamel
It is always fascinating how some things might take a lifetime to connect the dots. Though I don’t take it too seriously, I’ve dabbled in collecting stamps (philately) for 55 years. It …
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November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
In World War 2, Newfoundland wasn't part of Canada & was a British colony. Many from Newfoundland to took the call to go to battle. The world could be a much different place for us without their sacrifice. This article is a battle at Beaumont-Hamel.
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2023/07/01/c...
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2023/07/01/c...
“If we each do a little, we all do a lot.” ~Abby Van Helvoirt~. 🌎
The POWER OF YOUTH. Student launches reusable cup initiative at local coffee shops www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Student launches reusable cup initiative at local coffee shops
Abby Van Helvoirt thinks globally and acts locally. This 13-year-old, Grade 8 student from Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, builds networks, relationships and partnerships to reduce waste.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“If we each do a little, we all do a lot.” ~Abby Van Helvoirt~. 🌎
I have never seen a Canadian Eskimo Dog before as there is only 300 known purebreds known to exist. The use of the snowmobile nearly spelled the doom of the Canadian Eskimo Dog when it replaced the dog sled. Stamp issued on August 26, 1988 by Canada Post.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I have never seen a Canadian Eskimo Dog before as there is only 300 known purebreds known to exist. The use of the snowmobile nearly spelled the doom of the Canadian Eskimo Dog when it replaced the dog sled. Stamp issued on August 26, 1988 by Canada Post.
dogtime.com/dog-breeds/c...
dogtime.com/dog-breeds/c...
Beautiful mushroom on the edge of my pollinator garden.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Beautiful mushroom on the edge of my pollinator garden.
Article is based on my message I spoke at, at my 3 point charge on Thanksgiving Sunday (Harvest Sunday), October 12, 2025. #Bread #BreadOfLife
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Bread
Last week I did something I have never done before. Despite hundreds of millions of people or perhaps billions of people (if you go back to the beginning of time) having done it. For me, it wasn…
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October 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Article is based on my message I spoke at, at my 3 point charge on Thanksgiving Sunday (Harvest Sunday), October 12, 2025. #Bread #BreadOfLife
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Reposted by Carl Wright 🇨🇦
Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Our ecosystems are breaking down but it is still "business as usual", as profit takes priority over planet. Very tragic. 🌎
Tipping points...
"Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a #climate "tipping point" [...]".
🧪 #Science #Ecology #Environment
1- www.nature.com/articles/d41...
2- global-tipping-points.org
"Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a #climate "tipping point" [...]".
🧪 #Science #Ecology #Environment
1- www.nature.com/articles/d41...
2- global-tipping-points.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our ecosystems are breaking down but it is still "business as usual", as profit takes priority over planet. Very tragic. 🌎
It's been such a hot, dry summer there was so little in the way of mushrooms. I was so delighted after a good rain a couple of weeks ago to come across this wonderful mushroom or fungus of some sort. No idea what is is.
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It's been such a hot, dry summer there was so little in the way of mushrooms. I was so delighted after a good rain a couple of weeks ago to come across this wonderful mushroom or fungus of some sort. No idea what is is.
🧵1/2...I lost a dear friend 6 months ago. Hoping with eulogy I have written will help me through this grieving process. And give me strength to move forward.
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2025/09/27/g...
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2025/09/27/g...
Goodbye Dear Old Friend.
I lost a very dear old friend this past spring. I first met my friend back in 1992. My wife and I had just moved to Hillsdale, along with our 7 month old baby. Personally I didn’t know anyone…
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🧵1/2...I lost a dear friend 6 months ago. Hoping with eulogy I have written will help me through this grieving process. And give me strength to move forward.
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2025/09/27/g...
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2025/09/27/g...
The services that trees and forests produce is incredible, They are much more valuable living and breathing than having them destroyed and used as a commodity. 🌳
With their leaves and needles, the trees act like giant filters. One ha. of beech forest can filter around 70 tons of dust out of the air every year, a ha. of spruce forest as much as 30 tons. In addition trees produce oxygen. Forests and parks as "green lungs" are important.🌲🌳
September 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The services that trees and forests produce is incredible, They are much more valuable living and breathing than having them destroyed and used as a commodity. 🌳
Reposted by Carl Wright 🇨🇦
In Canada, the Indian Act prohibited powwows and other cultural expressions between 1876 and 1951. Indigenous communities kept their traditions alive in secret, and modern powwows are a powerful symbol of their survival and resistance.
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In Canada, the Indian Act prohibited powwows and other cultural expressions between 1876 and 1951. Indigenous communities kept their traditions alive in secret, and modern powwows are a powerful symbol of their survival and resistance.
So wonderful that you found me here, Mark. Thank you for the follow. Thank you so much manning the Catchacoma Forest booth at the Monarch Festival. Great to meet you as well. Being #NationalForestWeek I'm hoping to have the article finished by Friday or Saturday. 🌳😊
@canuckcarl.bsky.social it was great to meet you at the Monarch Festival on Saturday in #ptbo. I look forward to reading your thoughts about catchacomaforest.org on your blog.
Catchacoma Forest Stewardship Committee
catchacomaforest.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So wonderful that you found me here, Mark. Thank you for the follow. Thank you so much manning the Catchacoma Forest booth at the Monarch Festival. Great to meet you as well. Being #NationalForestWeek I'm hoping to have the article finished by Friday or Saturday. 🌳😊
I wrote this article 3 years ago for #WorldCarFreeDay unaware that the school I'm crossing guard had nominated me for #CanadasFavoriteCrossingGuard. The article had a big impact & I ended up being one of three winners across Canada to win the award. 🚸
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theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2022/09/23/w...
World Car Free Day
World Car Free Day aims to take the heat off the planet for just 1 day by encouraging people to be less dependent on their cars & to try alternatives.
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I wrote this article 3 years ago for #WorldCarFreeDay unaware that the school I'm crossing guard had nominated me for #CanadasFavoriteCrossingGuard. The article had a big impact & I ended up being one of three winners across Canada to win the award. 🚸
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2022/09/23/w...
theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2022/09/23/w...
One of the plants is my naturally rewilded area in the back of my lot is goldenrod. It flowers when most other flower varieties are finished flowering for the year. So many types of insects use it for a food source. #goldenrod #insects #photography #naturalgarden
September 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of the plants is my naturally rewilded area in the back of my lot is goldenrod. It flowers when most other flower varieties are finished flowering for the year. So many types of insects use it for a food source. #goldenrod #insects #photography #naturalgarden
Glad I was able to add my voice from Canada. When it comes to grizzly bears, gray wolves, salmon, owls & so many other species, there're no borders. Stripping protections away affects all of us.
Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal act.biologicaldiversity.org/TMITB4gub0WL...
Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal act.biologicaldiversity.org/TMITB4gub0WL...
Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal
The Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of forests for over two decades, keeping them free from logging, road building, and other industrial development. Now Trump is trying to take aw...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
September 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Glad I was able to add my voice from Canada. When it comes to grizzly bears, gray wolves, salmon, owls & so many other species, there're no borders. Stripping protections away affects all of us.
Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal act.biologicaldiversity.org/TMITB4gub0WL...
Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal act.biologicaldiversity.org/TMITB4gub0WL...
I'm more of a native plant person. But we planted some Rose of Sharon (which is not native) a few years back. It comes from India where my wife was born & lived until she was 9. It needs protection to avoid winterkill. This hot summer it thrived & its nectar attracted loads of bees & hummingbirds.
September 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I'm more of a native plant person. But we planted some Rose of Sharon (which is not native) a few years back. It comes from India where my wife was born & lived until she was 9. It needs protection to avoid winterkill. This hot summer it thrived & its nectar attracted loads of bees & hummingbirds.
Well done Prime Minister Carney. 😀🏃♂️
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runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/pr...
Prime Minister Mark Carney runs 26K trail race in Ontario - Canadian Running Magazine
Carney and his wife took on the Haliburton Forest Trail Race on Saturday
runningmagazine.ca
September 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Well done Prime Minister Carney. 😀🏃♂️
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/pr...
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/pr...
Reposted by Carl Wright 🇨🇦
Every week I share good climate news, not so good news that matters to our lives, and something concrete that you can do that will make a meaningful difference.
Each story is designed to help kick-start a climate conversation. Subscribe here - it's free!
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Each story is designed to help kick-start a climate conversation. Subscribe here - it's free!
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September 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Every week I share good climate news, not so good news that matters to our lives, and something concrete that you can do that will make a meaningful difference.
Each story is designed to help kick-start a climate conversation. Subscribe here - it's free!
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Each story is designed to help kick-start a climate conversation. Subscribe here - it's free!
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A local running legend. Congratulations Jamieson.
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How an Ontario ultrarunner battled rain, grief and 900 km to reclaim FKT - Canadian Running Magazine
On Aug. 30, Jamieson Hatt of Coldwater, Ont., reached the southern terminus of the Bruce Trail in 12 days, 11 hours and 38 minutes, smashing the unsupported record by 1.5 days
runningmagazine.ca
September 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A local running legend. Congratulations Jamieson.
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Really fascinating article by Sean Duffy on the effects on the body and mind of running massive distances.
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trailrunningforlife.com/post-ultra-s...
Post Ultra Symptoms | the effects of endurance events on the body and mind - Trail Running for Life
My experience and notes relating to post ultra symptoms. Issues and quirks experienced by the body after long endurance and ultra events.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Really fascinating article by Sean Duffy on the effects on the body and mind of running massive distances.
trailrunningforlife.com/post-ultra-s...
trailrunningforlife.com/post-ultra-s...
Back at my crosswalk in a few minutes. Some reflections I had over this past summer. #SummerBreak #Reflections
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Reflections During Summer Break
Well, summer is winding down. Tomorrow I will be back on busy Highway 93 for my school crossing guard duties. And 3 Sunday’s ago I returned to the pulpit to preach at the three churches of th…
mysundayblog.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Back at my crosswalk in a few minutes. Some reflections I had over this past summer. #SummerBreak #Reflections
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"Leaving unnatural items along trails or in natural space can disrupt ecosystems, introduce pollutants, and diminish the pristine beauty that attracts people to these areas".
~JD Tanner, the director of education and training at Leave No Trace~ #QuoteInArticle
Much better to pack litter out. 🌳
~JD Tanner, the director of education and training at Leave No Trace~ #QuoteInArticle
Much better to pack litter out. 🌳
Decorations & trinkets don’t belong on nature trails. This trend goes against the 7 Leave No Trace principles:
✅ plan & prepare
✅ travel/camp on durable surfaces
✅ dispose of waste
✅ leave what you find
✅ minimize fire impacts
✅ respect wildlife
✅ be considerate
🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
✅ plan & prepare
✅ travel/camp on durable surfaces
✅ dispose of waste
✅ leave what you find
✅ minimize fire impacts
✅ respect wildlife
✅ be considerate
🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Hiker disturbed after noticing trend on nature trail: 'People need to keep that nonsense in their own gardens, not out in nature'
"I was wondering why people think this is cute or fun."
www.yahoo.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Leaving unnatural items along trails or in natural space can disrupt ecosystems, introduce pollutants, and diminish the pristine beauty that attracts people to these areas".
~JD Tanner, the director of education and training at Leave No Trace~ #QuoteInArticle
Much better to pack litter out. 🌳
~JD Tanner, the director of education and training at Leave No Trace~ #QuoteInArticle
Much better to pack litter out. 🌳
Reposted by Carl Wright 🇨🇦
Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming.
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
May 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming.
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵