Gof9GGof3
@gof9ggof3.bsky.social
Elder advocate for the beautiful world I inherited but fear my great grandchildren will never get to see the beauty - all burned up and polluted with single-use plastics. Environmental degredation makes me so sad. But I love to grow food and flowers.
@NCC OTTAWA re canal. Beautiful job on the skating surface but sides where walkers and others go is hard to travel on. Similatly the sidewalk west side adjacent to canal is really hard to walk on, push a carriage or walking aide and probably impossible to drive a wheelchair along. challenged..help!
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@NCC OTTAWA re canal. Beautiful job on the skating surface but sides where walkers and others go is hard to travel on. Similatly the sidewalk west side adjacent to canal is really hard to walk on, push a carriage or walking aide and probably impossible to drive a wheelchair along. challenged..help!
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I left Twitter the day of the "Salute." I had over 40K followers. I lost a pretty big platform to promote my trainings and advocacy work.
But you could not pay me to go back there.
Brands and governments who still use it should be loudly and persistently shamed for it.
But you could not pay me to go back there.
Brands and governments who still use it should be loudly and persistently shamed for it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I left Twitter the day of the "Salute." I had over 40K followers. I lost a pretty big platform to promote my trainings and advocacy work.
But you could not pay me to go back there.
Brands and governments who still use it should be loudly and persistently shamed for it.
But you could not pay me to go back there.
Brands and governments who still use it should be loudly and persistently shamed for it.
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Have a good day at work!
Here’s how long it took Canada’s top CEOs to earn what the average Canadian worker makes all year
By 9:23 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2025, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already earned what the average Canadian worker made in an entire year, according to a new report.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Have a good day at work!
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“When performance is bad, you just change the formula and go to the government for [a] bailout, and this is the way when it comes to corporate pay.”
Bailouts for big business CEOs, but "sacrifice" demanded from the average Canadian. Anyone else getting REALLY fed up with the way things work? 😠
Bailouts for big business CEOs, but "sacrifice" demanded from the average Canadian. Anyone else getting REALLY fed up with the way things work? 😠
January 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
“When performance is bad, you just change the formula and go to the government for [a] bailout, and this is the way when it comes to corporate pay.”
Bailouts for big business CEOs, but "sacrifice" demanded from the average Canadian. Anyone else getting REALLY fed up with the way things work? 😠
Bailouts for big business CEOs, but "sacrifice" demanded from the average Canadian. Anyone else getting REALLY fed up with the way things work? 😠
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Please pass this along. If you, or anyone you know needs shelter overnight, please call 3-1-1 for assistance.
#OttCity facilities that are open can provide protection from the cold.
For locations, visit @ottawapublichealth.ca's interactive map of places to warm up in Ottawa: bit.ly/3YhKDo7
#OttCity facilities that are open can provide protection from the cold.
For locations, visit @ottawapublichealth.ca's interactive map of places to warm up in Ottawa: bit.ly/3YhKDo7
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Please pass this along. If you, or anyone you know needs shelter overnight, please call 3-1-1 for assistance.
#OttCity facilities that are open can provide protection from the cold.
For locations, visit @ottawapublichealth.ca's interactive map of places to warm up in Ottawa: bit.ly/3YhKDo7
#OttCity facilities that are open can provide protection from the cold.
For locations, visit @ottawapublichealth.ca's interactive map of places to warm up in Ottawa: bit.ly/3YhKDo7
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Frig, this guy is inspiring.
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Frig, this guy is inspiring.
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About time. Twitter is gone down the poops.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
About time. Twitter is gone down the poops.
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Yep OC Transpo has now made driving faster, more reliable and now cheaper than transit! With an EV it is way cheaper than transit.
January 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Yep OC Transpo has now made driving faster, more reliable and now cheaper than transit! With an EV it is way cheaper than transit.
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Watermain break...
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
January 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Watermain break...
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
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Watching this has made 2026 feel instantly more hopeful than last. Inspiring. Beautiful. Compassionate. Powerful. Thanks to PBS for broadcasting it to the world. 🇨🇦 #nycinauguration
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani is ceremonially sworn in as mayor of New York City
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Watching this has made 2026 feel instantly more hopeful than last. Inspiring. Beautiful. Compassionate. Powerful. Thanks to PBS for broadcasting it to the world. 🇨🇦 #nycinauguration
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The scary thing is that this pipe is only from 1959 and failed prematurely, a growing trend. There are still pipes downtown from the 1870s to be replaced. We currently replace about 20km of pipe each year, but we laid down 1800km of pipe in the 50s and 60s. 5X our current replacement rate.
January 2, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The scary thing is that this pipe is only from 1959 and failed prematurely, a growing trend. There are still pipes downtown from the 1870s to be replaced. We currently replace about 20km of pipe each year, but we laid down 1800km of pipe in the 50s and 60s. 5X our current replacement rate.
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I’m very sympathetic for the residents in my colleague’s ward. River Ward has experienced a lot of water main breaks since the Fall, as has my own ward (Knoxdale-Merivale). There’s a lot of aging infrastructure in our wards, much of it overdue for replacement.
Watermain break...
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I’m very sympathetic for the residents in my colleague’s ward. River Ward has experienced a lot of water main breaks since the Fall, as has my own ward (Knoxdale-Merivale). There’s a lot of aging infrastructure in our wards, much of it overdue for replacement.
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Today Ottawa transit fees increased yet again. An adult fare is now $4.10. In 1980 it was $0.60, or $2.60 adjusted for inflation. How can the city justify charging a $1.50 premium while service worsens? Ottawa is going the wrong way. #ottcity #octranspo
January 2, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Today Ottawa transit fees increased yet again. An adult fare is now $4.10. In 1980 it was $0.60, or $2.60 adjusted for inflation. How can the city justify charging a $1.50 premium while service worsens? Ottawa is going the wrong way. #ottcity #octranspo
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Look to Calgary's water main crisis which as returned. Broken water mains lead to breaks in water mains.
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Look to Calgary's water main crisis which as returned. Broken water mains lead to breaks in water mains.
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We're unfortunately in for a looooot of these unless we manage to get our city finances in order.
Building more efficiently will help ensure the infrastructure we have is kept in good condition, helping our citizens avoid disasters like these!
Building more efficiently will help ensure the infrastructure we have is kept in good condition, helping our citizens avoid disasters like these!
I’m very sympathetic for the residents in my colleague’s ward. River Ward has experienced a lot of water main breaks since the Fall, as has my own ward (Knoxdale-Merivale). There’s a lot of aging infrastructure in our wards, much of it overdue for replacement.
Watermain break...
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
Near 60 Forest Hill Ave (between Prince of Wales and the cul-de-sac)
Local households may experience interruptions in water service.
Water service is expected to be restored by 6am, Friday morning.
January 2, 2026 at 3:06 AM
We're unfortunately in for a looooot of these unless we manage to get our city finances in order.
Building more efficiently will help ensure the infrastructure we have is kept in good condition, helping our citizens avoid disasters like these!
Building more efficiently will help ensure the infrastructure we have is kept in good condition, helping our citizens avoid disasters like these!
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You can still get your flu shot, Ottawa. It's still early in the flu season and that spike is already bonkers. Even with a "mismatch", my understanding is the available shot still does a good job of keeping you off a ventilator and out of the hospital if you do get infected.
If you thought that was bad, the next update was even worse...
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
You can still get your flu shot, Ottawa. It's still early in the flu season and that spike is already bonkers. Even with a "mismatch", my understanding is the available shot still does a good job of keeping you off a ventilator and out of the hospital if you do get infected.
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This was our experience in December - four of us went to NAC for a show. Cost of OC Transpo: $32.00. Cost of parking at City Hall: $2.
Family of 4 headed downtown on a Sunday for some wandering, shopping and exploration: $16.40 each way, $32.80 round trip. Parking for 2h $6
And we wonder why ppl drive.
And we wonder why ppl drive.
January 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This was our experience in December - four of us went to NAC for a show. Cost of OC Transpo: $32.00. Cost of parking at City Hall: $2.
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Hivemind, I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do BookVault and offer paperbacks via my own author shop. Am considering doing them as special "Canadian" editions that would restore the original Canadian spelling and measurements, with different covers.
Really dumb idea or a really good idea?
Really dumb idea or a really good idea?
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Hivemind, I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do BookVault and offer paperbacks via my own author shop. Am considering doing them as special "Canadian" editions that would restore the original Canadian spelling and measurements, with different covers.
Really dumb idea or a really good idea?
Really dumb idea or a really good idea?
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Your friendly reminder that, at the end of the day, it is the provincial level of government that’s screwing you over:
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Your friendly reminder that, at the end of the day, it is the provincial level of government that’s screwing you over:
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Hell ya
Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
January 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Hell ya