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Dorothy Jill Westerman
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Born in Nova Scotia, live in Canada’s North, entranced by the South Pacific. Alumna of St. F.X. U - B.A., & U of King’s College - B. Journalism. News reporter of community/territorial news. Adore my family, friends, adventure & my Smooth Fox Terrier. 🐕💙
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The deep #sea (areas deeper than 200 metres) covers more than half our planet’s surface and accounts for over 90 per cent of the #ocean’s volume. It is Earth’s largest long-term #carbon sink. theconversation.com/the-deep-sea... via @theconversation.com @julianop.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca
The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change
The momentum of COP30 and the first global agreement for marine areas beyond national jurisdiction creates a unique opportunity to further integrate the ocean, particularly the deep sea, into the clim...
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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An #eagle, silhouetted by the morning #sun, sits quietly and observantly on a rock in #Yellowknife Bay, #NorthwestTerritories, #Canada
#photography
#wildlifephotography
#raptor
#apexpredator
#bird
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Good morning from #Canada, friends. Wishing you all a peaceful and enjoyable weekend.
#photographyofBluesky
#photography
#sunrise
#Canadianflag
#NorthernCanada
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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A quiet morning on a glassy lake. Autumn in Canada’s North.
#Canada
#NorthernCanada
#lake
#boats
#NWT
#NorthwestTerritories
#autumn
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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A ##tipi sits at the edge of a lake on the Ingraham Trail, outside of #Yellowknife, NWT, #Canada.
#autumn
#NorthernCanada
#photography
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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A "fire rainbow," or circumhorizontal arc, is a rare optical phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting through hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds

This one was captured in Hawaii by Dr. Lenore A. Artis
October 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Note to self: Don't climb a tree when running from a bear.😎
October 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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What a cool bird. The Lyrebird
September 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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esa.int
Coming up tonight at 19:19 BST/20:19 CEST: the September #Equinox! This image from Meteosat-12, taken this morning, shows Earth near the equinox - when the terminator appears as a straight line dividing the planet into equal halves of light and dark.

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This image from Meteosat-12, captured this morning, 22 September 2025, shows Earth on the equinox — when the terminator line runs from pole to pole, dividing the planet into equal halves of light and dark. From space, it appears as a strikingly vertical line.
September 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 19:19 (UK) 22nd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. Today the day length in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland is ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭

📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
The main diagram shows the Earth's annual rotation around the Sun, surrounded by a zodiacal scale that gives the names, symbols and images of the signs of the zodiac. The seasons and the positions of the equinoxes and solstices are marked. Text at the corners describes the Zodiac and the Earth, and a longer text at the bottom explains the Phenomena of the Seasons. From https://collections.rmg.co.uk/media/501/182/l1073_001.jpg
September 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Former MP used fabricated documents to accuse reporter David Pugliese of being a Russian asset
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Former MP used fabricated documents to accuse reporter David Pugliese of being a Russian asset
A July report that solicited input from leading experts in typography and graphology determined that the the documents Chris Alexander submitted to a parliamentary committee are forgeries.
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
An Australian billionaire (who loves Elon Musk of course) wants to destroy a world beneath the oceans before we even come close to understanding it. There are no limits to this ultra capitalist strip mining of our one and only planet.
September 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Hundreds of #seagulls line the shores of the #wetland at Rotary Park in #Yellowknife in preparation for their annual migration south to warmer climates.

#NorthwestTerritories
#Canada
#photography
#landscapephotography
#YellowknifeBay
#GreatSlaveLake
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Clouds drift over a sun halo as tourists from a cruise ship walk along the #Halifax, Nova Scotia waterfront boardwalk.
#photography
#NovaScotia
#photographyofBluesky
#Halifaxwaterfront
#Canada
#EastCoast
#sunhalo
August 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Love in all its forms: 🩵🐕
August 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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newyorker.com
The story that inspired the most mail The New Yorker had ever received in response to a work of fiction—and caused some readers to cancel their subscriptions.
“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson
Fiction, from 1948: “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”
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August 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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www.reddit.com/r/NovaScotia...
From the NovaScotia community on Reddit: Months after Nova Scotia children vanished, a clearer picture emerges of missing children’s lives, but not their fate
Posted by Brodiggitty - 67 votes and 126 comments
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August 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Out of this world:
montecristomagazine.com/magazine/sum...
A Vancouver Astrophotographer Brings Outer Space to Earth
As dark sky tourism gains popularity, Vancouver astrophotographer Rob Lyons shows that you don’t need to leave home to travel into space.
montecristomagazine.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Waiting for morning in 24-hour light. #subArctic #Northern #summer #Leica #photography
#BlueSkyphotography
#SmoothFoxTerrier
#Canada #daylightatnight
#Jett
diffuse light shines through a window in a darkened room
July 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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How Dogs and Cats Support Our Well-Being | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
How Dogs and Cats Support Our Well-Being
New research on the "net pet effect."
www.psychologytoday.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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The early morning serenity of #KyeBay #ComoxValley
#Courtenay #Comox #VancouverIsland #photography #photographyofBluesky #beach #ocean #SalishSea #Pacific #beautifulBC #Canada #Landscapephotography
Kye Bay beach on Vancouver Island
June 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A great article about why it is important to support local newspapers-and credible journalism.

amainsider.ama.ab.ca/summer-2025/...
COMMUNITY The People’s Press - AMA INSIDER | AMA | Summer 2025
amainsider.ama.ab.ca
June 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The @cfsnowbirds were practicing over #Comox skies the past week. It’s like watching a ballet performance in the air with an incredibly beautiful backdrop of mountains & ocean.
#snowbirds
#airplanes
#canadiansnowbirds
#ComoxValley
#VancouverIsland
#BC
#PhotographyofBluesky
#cfbsnowbirds
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May 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The colours of a #WestCoast #sunrise illuminate the landscape.
#ComoxValley
#Royston
#Comox
#Courtenay
#VancouverIsland
#firstlight
#photography
#natgeoyourshot
#islandlife
#Blueskyphotography
#landscapephotography
sunrise over the ocean sunrise over the mountains and sea
May 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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The overwhelmingly lovely sign of spring time in the #Comox Valley is evident everywhere. #Cherry #blossoms, an array of colorful flowers, & happy people enjoying their beautiful island surroundings.
#cherryblossoms
#Courtenay
#VancouverIsland
#Canada
#natgeoyourshot
#WestCoast
#photography
Cherry blossoms line a street Cherry blossom time
April 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM