Franco Nogarin (He/Him/His)
@spydmobile.bsky.social
Franco is an advocate for all things Open Source. He strives for greater acceptance of the Open Source concepts as a primary tool in public service. Wildfire Modeller, Mad Scientist, Musician, Designer! scientia veritas natura amor
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NOVA SCOTIA: “Photos From Wildfire Response at Lake George, Kings County - October 2” news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/0... - Government of Nova Scotia
#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires
#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires
Photos From Wildfire Response at Lake George, Kings County - October 2
news.novascotia.ca
October 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
NOVA SCOTIA: “Photos From Wildfire Response at Lake George, Kings County - October 2” news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/0... - Government of Nova Scotia
#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires
#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires
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Photo taken by Michael Collins in 1969. Inside the lunar module are Armstrong and Aldrin. In the distance is Earth carrying the rest of all human beings.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
June 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Photo taken by Michael Collins in 1969. Inside the lunar module are Armstrong and Aldrin. In the distance is Earth carrying the rest of all human beings.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
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If you are in a community filled with wildfire smoke, you might want to read this. Or, I suppose, you really might not! The risks of inhaling smoke make for disquieting consideration.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Alberta Views
These last few summers, we haven’t been breathing easy. We’ve had summers filled with smoke, even in cities far from the wildfires.
albertaviews.ca
June 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If you are in a community filled with wildfire smoke, you might want to read this. Or, I suppose, you really might not! The risks of inhaling smoke make for disquieting consideration.
Northern AB alternate route
June 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Northern AB alternate route
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ICYMI: “On Thursday, June 5th at 2:30 p.m., the district issued an alert based on recommendations from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) for an area near the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire.” energeticcity.ca/2025/06/05/e... - @energeticcity.bsky.social
#BCWildfire #FortStJohn #PocketKnifeCreekWildfire
#BCWildfire #FortStJohn #PocketKnifeCreekWildfire
Evacuation alert issued for Pocket Knife Creek wildfire – Energeticcity.ca
A new evacuation alert has been issued by the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) for an area north of Fort St. John due to the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire.
energeticcity.ca
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
ICYMI: “On Thursday, June 5th at 2:30 p.m., the district issued an alert based on recommendations from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) for an area near the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire.” energeticcity.ca/2025/06/05/e... - @energeticcity.bsky.social
#BCWildfire #FortStJohn #PocketKnifeCreekWildfire
#BCWildfire #FortStJohn #PocketKnifeCreekWildfire
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Fire crews are placing industrial-strength sprinklers outside Fitzgerald, Fort Smith and points in between "as a precaution" against the Tulip Lake wildfire.
High-volume sprinklers being installed outside Fitzgerald, Fort Smith
Fire crews are placing industrial-strength sprinklers outside Fitzgerald, Fort Smith and points in between "as a precaution" against the Tulip Lake wildfire.
cabinradio.ca
June 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fire crews are placing industrial-strength sprinklers outside Fitzgerald, Fort Smith and points in between "as a precaution" against the Tulip Lake wildfire.
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ICYMI: “Tanker rollover, wildfires impact only 2 highways south from Yukon; travel not advised” www.yukon-news.com/news/travel-... - Yukon News
#Yukon cc: #BCWildfire #DeaseLake #GoodHopeLake #Wildfires
#Yukon cc: #BCWildfire #DeaseLake #GoodHopeLake #Wildfires
Tanker rollover, wildfires impact only 2 highways south from Yukon; travel not advised
Tanker rollover closes Stewart-Cassiar Highway as wildfires impact Alaska Highway in northern B.C.
www.yukon-news.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ICYMI: “Tanker rollover, wildfires impact only 2 highways south from Yukon; travel not advised” www.yukon-news.com/news/travel-... - Yukon News
#Yukon cc: #BCWildfire #DeaseLake #GoodHopeLake #Wildfires
#Yukon cc: #BCWildfire #DeaseLake #GoodHopeLake #Wildfires
ALL AB - A fire ban is now in place in the entire Forest Protection Area of Alberta. This means that campfires are not allowed on public or private land, including campgrounds and backyards. Propane fire pits are still allowed. For more information, visit: www.albertafirebans.ca
June 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ALL AB - A fire ban is now in place in the entire Forest Protection Area of Alberta. This means that campfires are not allowed on public or private land, including campgrounds and backyards. Propane fire pits are still allowed. For more information, visit: www.albertafirebans.ca
Northern AB
Wildfire on HWY-35 Both Directions from HWY-692 to HWY-695 . All lanes closed north of Manning, is CLOSED due to wildfire. Use Hwy88 as an alternate route.
Last Updated Jun 6 2025, 9:01 AM
511.alberta.ca/region/North...
Wildfire on HWY-35 Both Directions from HWY-692 to HWY-695 . All lanes closed north of Manning, is CLOSED due to wildfire. Use Hwy88 as an alternate route.
Last Updated Jun 6 2025, 9:01 AM
511.alberta.ca/region/North...
June 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Northern AB
Wildfire on HWY-35 Both Directions from HWY-692 to HWY-695 . All lanes closed north of Manning, is CLOSED due to wildfire. Use Hwy88 as an alternate route.
Last Updated Jun 6 2025, 9:01 AM
511.alberta.ca/region/North...
Wildfire on HWY-35 Both Directions from HWY-692 to HWY-695 . All lanes closed north of Manning, is CLOSED due to wildfire. Use Hwy88 as an alternate route.
Last Updated Jun 6 2025, 9:01 AM
511.alberta.ca/region/North...
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Are you subscribed to our Open Jobs in Geospatial newsletter on LinkedIn? Every Friday, we publish a list of career opportunities crowdsourced from our community.
Check out this week's list here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-j...
Check out this week's list here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-j...
June 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Are you subscribed to our Open Jobs in Geospatial newsletter on LinkedIn? Every Friday, we publish a list of career opportunities crowdsourced from our community.
Check out this week's list here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-j...
Check out this week's list here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-j...
Evidence that the captain is passed out drunk in his cabin while his sailors continue to responsibly sail the ship.
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Evidence that the captain is passed out drunk in his cabin while his sailors continue to responsibly sail the ship.
After 53 drones, then an 11 year hiatus.... Im back in the saddle 😃
Building..... RD-54 aka Bandit and RD-55 aka Zorro
— feeling VERY excited.
Building..... RD-54 aka Bandit and RD-55 aka Zorro
— feeling VERY excited.
June 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
After 53 drones, then an 11 year hiatus.... Im back in the saddle 😃
Building..... RD-54 aka Bandit and RD-55 aka Zorro
— feeling VERY excited.
Building..... RD-54 aka Bandit and RD-55 aka Zorro
— feeling VERY excited.
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
“In life, most of us are guided by what is right and what is wrong. When something is wrong, we must speak up and stand our ground despite what lies ahead. This is such a moment in Canada’s life. It’s not a time to back down”
Amen. RIP proud Canadian. 🇨🇦
“In life, most of us are guided by what is right and what is wrong. When something is wrong, we must speak up and stand our ground despite what lies ahead. This is such a moment in Canada’s life. It’s not a time to back down”
Amen. RIP proud Canadian. 🇨🇦
Marc Garneau’s last social media posts: From opposing land mines to standing up for Canada
Former Montreal MP commented on wide range of topics in the last months of his life
www.montrealgazette.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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A pop-up clinic planned at Yellowknife Public Health on Saturday will offer the measles vaccine to children from six months to two years old.
YK pop-up walk-in clinic offers measles vaccine to children
A pop-up clinic planned at Yellowknife Public Health on Saturday will offer the measles vaccine to children from six months to two years old.
cabinradio.ca
June 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A pop-up clinic planned at Yellowknife Public Health on Saturday will offer the measles vaccine to children from six months to two years old.
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Judge Finds Trump Administration/DOJ
Attorneys Presented "Falsehoods" & Acted in
"Bad Faith"
youtu.be/--NNCr_wFEs?...
Attorneys Presented "Falsehoods" & Acted in
"Bad Faith"
youtu.be/--NNCr_wFEs?...
Judge Finds Trump Administration/DOJ Attorneys Presented "Falsehoods" & Acted in "Bad Faith"
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
April 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Judge Finds Trump Administration/DOJ
Attorneys Presented "Falsehoods" & Acted in
"Bad Faith"
youtu.be/--NNCr_wFEs?...
Attorneys Presented "Falsehoods" & Acted in
"Bad Faith"
youtu.be/--NNCr_wFEs?...
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BREAKING: 12 states sue Trump in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block his massive tariffs, accusing him of illegally imposing tax hikes on Americans and violating the Constitution.
April 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
BREAKING: 12 states sue Trump in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block his massive tariffs, accusing him of illegally imposing tax hikes on Americans and violating the Constitution.
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Governor JB Pritzker just announced that Illinois will be defunding investments in companies controlled by El Salvador to punish the country for holding American residents without due process.
More of this.
More of this.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker acts against El Salvador over Kilmar Abrego’s detention
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has announced that the state will take punitive actions against El Salvador for holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody, while a federal judge has ordered the Trump admini…
www.mystateline.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Governor JB Pritzker just announced that Illinois will be defunding investments in companies controlled by El Salvador to punish the country for holding American residents without due process.
More of this.
More of this.
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Pope Francis, who died at 88, requested a simple grave at St. Mary Major in Rome—“in the ground, without particular decoration,” marked only “Franciscus.”
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
April 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Pope Francis, who died at 88, requested a simple grave at St. Mary Major in Rome—“in the ground, without particular decoration,” marked only “Franciscus.”
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
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Residents exposed to #wildfiresmoke have higher #dementia risk, study finds: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... - Independent
#Wildfire #Wildfires
#Wildfire #Wildfires
Residents exposed to wildfire smoke have higher dementia risk, study finds
Climate change has made wildfires in California more frequent and severe, raising associated health risks
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Residents exposed to #wildfiresmoke have higher #dementia risk, study finds: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... - Independent
#Wildfire #Wildfires
#Wildfire #Wildfires
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Meet some of the voices central to Fort Smith’s drug awareness drive
Fort Smith residents spent the past week trying to create a dialogue about drugs and healing through a series of meetings. These people told us their stories.
Fort Smith residents spent the past week trying to create a dialogue about drugs and healing through a series of meetings. These people told us their stories.
Meet some of the voices central to Fort Smith’s drug awareness drive
Fort Smith residents spent the past week trying to create a dialogue about drugs and healing through a series of meetings. These people told us their stories.
cabinradio.ca
November 25, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Meet some of the voices central to Fort Smith’s drug awareness drive
Fort Smith residents spent the past week trying to create a dialogue about drugs and healing through a series of meetings. These people told us their stories.
Fort Smith residents spent the past week trying to create a dialogue about drugs and healing through a series of meetings. These people told us their stories.
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Hay River RCMP charge Toronto man with drug trafficking
RCMP say this is the third time this year they have charged a 39-year-old man from Toronto with drug trafficking in the NWT.
RCMP say this is the third time this year they have charged a 39-year-old man from Toronto with drug trafficking in the NWT.
Hay River RCMP charge Toronto man with drug trafficking
RCMP say this is the third time this year they have charged a 39-year-old man from Toronto with drug trafficking in the NWT.
cabinradio.ca
November 25, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Hay River RCMP charge Toronto man with drug trafficking
RCMP say this is the third time this year they have charged a 39-year-old man from Toronto with drug trafficking in the NWT.
RCMP say this is the third time this year they have charged a 39-year-old man from Toronto with drug trafficking in the NWT.
Sad. Just sad.
Trump to Ban Transgender Troops
"Donald Trump is planning an executive order that would lead to the removal of all transgender members of the U.S. military," the Times of London reports."The order could come on his first day back in...
politicalwire.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Sad. Just sad.