Lisa Morry
@teapottrail.bsky.social
Difficult woman. I believe in science, empathy & human rights. Guest on stolen Indigenous land. Elbows up!
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Lisa Morry
@teapottrail.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Thursday - Nov. 21, 2024 - Industrial land value on the rise
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My first post highlights citizen democracy in action in Langley city at a time when the City of Chilliwack is throttling public input into council decisions. Read Grace Kennedy’s story about the Langley Citizens’ Assembly: link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.vD...
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BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
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I was the only one I saw wearing a mask last night at a crowded retirement party. The party could've been outside on a covered patio. It was a lovely evening, but organizers chose to put it in a small room--people were so packed they could barely move. A prof asked me why I was wearing a mask.
September 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I was the only one I saw wearing a mask last night at a crowded retirement party. The party could've been outside on a covered patio. It was a lovely evening, but organizers chose to put it in a small room--people were so packed they could barely move. A prof asked me why I was wearing a mask.
Conservative party politics comes to municipal elections. This can't be good: www.theprogress.com/news/new-ind...
New ‘independent’ municipal Conservative party launches in 15 B.C. communities
Email states party building on the conservative 'momentum' in recent years, is independent from federal, provincial parties
www.theprogress.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Conservative party politics comes to municipal elections. This can't be good: www.theprogress.com/news/new-ind...
At least Canada could act to necessarily limit plastic production even if the world will not: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Global plastics treaty negotiations fail to reach a consensus — again | CBC News
Worldwide plastic production is on course to triple by 2060, but there are no immediate plans to resume efforts to create a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution.
www.cbc.ca
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
At least Canada could act to necessarily limit plastic production even if the world will not: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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More than 5,000 people in the city face uncertainty about where to find shelter.
‘It’s not illegal to be homeless’: unhoused Washingtonians evicted from encampments as part of Trump’s crime crackdown
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More than 5,000 people in the city face uncertainty about where to find shelter.
Walkable cities help people get their steps in--improvements like wider sidewalks with better lighting & shade facilitate walking. How do we walk north-south in Chilliwack? I've done it but it's far from pleasant. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Moving to a more walkable city pays off for health, scientists find | CBC News
People who moved to a walking friendly city walked more, and at the brisk pace favoured to improve health and prevent disease, a new natural experiment shows.
www.cbc.ca
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Walkable cities help people get their steps in--improvements like wider sidewalks with better lighting & shade facilitate walking. How do we walk north-south in Chilliwack? I've done it but it's far from pleasant. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
A natural garden would help support the environment & slow climate change, yet I live in a complex surrounded by manicured lawn. My strata employs a company to mow & trim & apply pesticides. Flammable cedar hedges lead from home to home. There's a better way. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In a sea of brown lawns, why some natural gardeners are bringing messy back | CBC News
To water or not to water? Turns out, that may not be the question. As abnormally dry weather sweeps across much of the country this summer, is it still responsible to maintain a grass lawn?
www.cbc.ca
August 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A natural garden would help support the environment & slow climate change, yet I live in a complex surrounded by manicured lawn. My strata employs a company to mow & trim & apply pesticides. Flammable cedar hedges lead from home to home. There's a better way. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
August 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
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What Devi said.
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RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar
The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at ...
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What Devi said.
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By now, we’ve all seen the headlines. Cities are cracking down on e-bikes. Lawmakers are holding emergency hearings. Parents are demanding bans. “Something must be done,” they cry at local city council meetings before driving back home in 5,000 lb SUVs.
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If you think electric bikes are bad, there’s a much bigger menace hitting our roads
Electric bikes are a menace. They go almost as fast as a car (if the car is parking), they’re whisper...
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July 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
By now, we’ve all seen the headlines. Cities are cracking down on e-bikes. Lawmakers are holding emergency hearings. Parents are demanding bans. “Something must be done,” they cry at local city council meetings before driving back home in 5,000 lb SUVs.
electrek.co/2025/07/20/i...
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Any Canadian who goes on vacation in the US right now can run into unidentified, armed, masked men on the street.
We have armed, masked, unidentified men causing violence on our streets, but apparently they're the ones we're meant to trust with our safety. Catch the full episode here:
Who is that Man in the Mask?!
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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June 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Any Canadian who goes on vacation in the US right now can run into unidentified, armed, masked men on the street.
Imagine this in Chilliwack!
Some of the most gorgeous protected bike lanes can be found in Nice.
June 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Imagine this in Chilliwack!
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
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2024 was the hottest year on record.
Only two years left of world’s carbon emissions budget, climate scientists warn
- Current levels of fossil fuel burning mean the 1.5C target is on the brink but emissions cuts still vital, say researchers
#climatecrisis
Story by me
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- Current levels of fossil fuel burning mean the 1.5C target is on the brink but emissions cuts still vital, say researchers
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
2024 was the hottest year on record.
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The Intersection of SARS-CoV-2 and Diabetes
Not the "Good News Guys"
Apologies 🥴
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Not the "Good News Guys"
Apologies 🥴
www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13...
www.mdpi.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Intersection of SARS-CoV-2 and Diabetes
Not the "Good News Guys"
Apologies 🥴
www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13...
Not the "Good News Guys"
Apologies 🥴
www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13...
“Long Covid is now the number one chronic illness in children.”
Long Covid, only 5 years after the appearance of the virus now ranks #1 chronic illness in children.
Eugenicists like to focus on the price of measures and forget about the price of "letting it rip".
At the very least, we should clean the air in classrooms.
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Eugenicists like to focus on the price of measures and forget about the price of "letting it rip".
At the very least, we should clean the air in classrooms.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health
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June 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“Long Covid is now the number one chronic illness in children.”
Putting this here to watch later.
Here it is, #TheTRUTHAboutTRAFFIC, my really blunt public presentation last week in Kingston Canada, available to watch any time (and since it covers a LOT of ground, you can break it into smaller viewing chunks).
Please watch, share widely, and discuss.
Please watch, share widely, and discuss.
City of Kingston - The Truth About Traffic
YouTube video by TheCityofKingston
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June 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Putting this here to watch later.
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Ooof. A whole lot of this regarding resistance in LA.
June 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ooof. A whole lot of this regarding resistance in LA.
This is a fight for workers’ rights in Canada. Canada Post is part of what makes us Canadian. The union’s proposals (not completely detailed here) set out a path for a stronger postal service & good union jobs.
Canada Post wants to create a new class of flexible, part-time worker that will better compete with Amazon and implement “dynamic routing” so delivery routes can be changed on the fly.
It’s a good example of how Amazon degrades workers’ rights even beyond its walls. Workers are right to push back.
It’s a good example of how Amazon degrades workers’ rights even beyond its walls. Workers are right to push back.
Inside the Long, Hard Battle Between Canada Post and CUPW | The Tyee
After 18 months of bargaining, the sides are still far apart.
thetyee.ca
June 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is a fight for workers’ rights in Canada. Canada Post is part of what makes us Canadian. The union’s proposals (not completely detailed here) set out a path for a stronger postal service & good union jobs.
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A great piece by @humantransit.bsky.social that makes clear the key issue:
“A city is lots of people living and working close together, which means there’s relatively little space per person… This can only mean encouraging as many people as possible to travel in a way that uses less space.”
“A city is lots of people living and working close together, which means there’s relatively little space per person… This can only mean encouraging as many people as possible to travel in a way that uses less space.”
Bus-only lanes can irritate drivers, but they help city dwellers share limited space
Urban life is all about making compromises so that we share limited space fairly
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A great piece by @humantransit.bsky.social that makes clear the key issue:
“A city is lots of people living and working close together, which means there’s relatively little space per person… This can only mean encouraging as many people as possible to travel in a way that uses less space.”
“A city is lots of people living and working close together, which means there’s relatively little space per person… This can only mean encouraging as many people as possible to travel in a way that uses less space.”
Change happens one step at a time.
Everyone of you taking small steps to show alternatives to cars are awesome. It’s hard I know, the world wasn’t made for us.
Maybe you go by foot, bike, scooter, skateboard, train, bus, or by boat.
Every trip you take is making a difference.
Maybe you go by foot, bike, scooter, skateboard, train, bus, or by boat.
Every trip you take is making a difference.
June 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Change happens one step at a time.
“D-Day poses a challenge to us:
What will we do today to stop fascism from re-establishing its evil reign?”
What will we do today to stop fascism from re-establishing its evil reign?”
At Juno Beach I realized that the democratic values that I had taken for granted didn't just happen.
They were paid for at an immense cost of lives and sacrifice.
Would we be willing to pay the same sacrifice if the darkness descended again?
My reflection on June 6.
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They were paid for at an immense cost of lives and sacrifice.
Would we be willing to pay the same sacrifice if the darkness descended again?
My reflection on June 6.
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Why Juno Beach Still Matters - And What It Demands of Us Today
It was 81 years ago today that Canadians stormed the beaches of Normandy.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“D-Day poses a challenge to us:
What will we do today to stop fascism from re-establishing its evil reign?”
What will we do today to stop fascism from re-establishing its evil reign?”
Masks work
If you're interested in masks as an option and why properly chosen #masks work and are backed by scientific evidence, here's my write-up for the covid pandemic.
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The science behind masks and their use
Evidence for masks, why they work, which work best, how to use them, and when and where they are most needed.
billius27.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Masks work
Vaccines work. Maybe Canada could become the world leader in medical research since Trump has decided to destroy what’s good about America.
Absolutely outstanding article on the link between EBV infection and long-term health problems.
The concept of infection with a pathogen causing not only acute illness but also being a risk factor for chronic illness in the future is not controversial. This is why I avoid SARS-CoV-2.
The concept of infection with a pathogen causing not only acute illness but also being a risk factor for chronic illness in the future is not controversial. This is why I avoid SARS-CoV-2.
Mono might just be the start.
EBV is being linked to MS, lupus, cancers, rheumatoid arthritis — and maybe even Long Covid.
Scientists are racing to stop it.
My latest for Bloomberg (free link):
🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EBV is being linked to MS, lupus, cancers, rheumatoid arthritis — and maybe even Long Covid.
Scientists are racing to stop it.
My latest for Bloomberg (free link):
🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
June 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Vaccines work. Maybe Canada could become the world leader in medical research since Trump has decided to destroy what’s good about America.