Kate Lawson🍁
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Victorian literature, Prof, U Waterloo
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Victorian literature, Prof, U Waterloo
trees, urban forests, bikes, climate change
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.2
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 208,300-288,000
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 9.3X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 11.7X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigh5nngzdygqzqv5qoqrqnzjm5sd77qezjnkrj4tjtd3mrgxkua7q@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
ONTARIO
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 133 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
"more than 3000 sessional instructors, graduate teaching assistants and research assistants at UW organized and voted to form a union...several years later, we are still fighting for our first contract. Until the end of August, the university refused to even schedule dates to negotiate..."
September 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"more than 3000 sessional instructors, graduate teaching assistants and research assistants at UW organized and voted to form a union...several years later, we are still fighting for our first contract. Until the end of August, the university refused to even schedule dates to negotiate..."
few things are as important at a university as collegial governance? not a stellar example here I will admit
September 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
few things are as important at a university as collegial governance? not a stellar example here I will admit
At my shop we are "leveraging to create change"
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
At my shop we are "leveraging to create change"
I would love to get a copy too, especially to follow up on those links! thanks so much. klawson@uwaterloo.ca
December 23, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I would love to get a copy too, especially to follow up on those links! thanks so much. klawson@uwaterloo.ca
Freezes in provincial funding and dom tuition (in Ont at least) are what led to the huge run up in fee-deregulated international students at colleges and, to a lesser degree univs. No one to blame but the provinces in my opinion
October 16, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Freezes in provincial funding and dom tuition (in Ont at least) are what led to the huge run up in fee-deregulated international students at colleges and, to a lesser degree univs. No one to blame but the provinces in my opinion