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Fiona Odlum

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UM Media Relations officer by day but in reality I will mostly use this platform to talk about my dogs, weather and probably swimming.

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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 19h
A night of bird watching at Fort Whyte, magical.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What I’ve been up to lately. Before & After #mcm
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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurricane Polo, now the second-most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Pacific Ocean, remains a strong Category 4 storm. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Polo’s core is forecast to remain offshore, but will pass near the coast of southwestern Mexico. ow.ly/qZ9x50ZQIAI
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Hurricane Polo hits Category 5 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast - The Weather Network
Hurricane Polo, Category 5 strength, is forecast to bring heavy rain and potential flooding to Mexico's Pacific coast, prompting warnings for Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Colima, and Jalisco.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Today's Winnipeg forecast literally has everything except snow: sun and cloud showers or thunderstorms Local smoke Windy Humidex 38. Tonight - Risk of a thunderstorm Local smoke Fog
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Rainfall totals from Cocorahs (volunteer weather reporters) for June 30th: Brandon 157.7 mm Wawanesa 80.8 mm St. Leon Interpretive Ctr: 76.2 mm Pilot Mound: 72.4 mm Hamiota: 57.2 mm Manitou: 56.9 mm Winnipeg: between 17 to 25.1 mm How much rain did you get?
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Northern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 @westernuntp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The NTP is confirming that a tornado left a narrow path of damage W of Glencoe, ON today. A preliminary rating of EF0 has been assigned. An NTP damage survey team will visit the area tomorrow to determine a final rating, length, and max width, plus document any downburst or hail damage. #ONstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Do I like whisky? No! But come on….The Tragically Chip!!! I’m in! 🍁
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If you are ever curious about where and when tornadoes touch down each year in Canada, the Northern Tornadoes Project has this excellent map. ⤵️ NTP is run by Western University with partners across the country. www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
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ArcGIS Dashboards
ArcGIS Dashboards
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I have never seen rainfall numbers like this EVER! These are from volunteer weather reporters in Manitoba. #mbstorm www.cocorahs.org/View.../List...
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
2:50pm Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes, strong winds, large hail + heavy rain. Time/location: starting around 4-5 pm local time in SW Manitoba/extreme SE Saskatchewan Potential for strong/embedded tornadoes #mbstorm #skstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NEW feature on the Environment Canada website - Thunderstorm Outlooks. Click on the tab, scroll down to prairies and you will the thunderstorm projections for today, tomorrow morning and tomorrow night. This is a great new feature and will help keep you safe. weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
2 monarchs just arrived my yard! I repeat 2 monarchs are in my yard! My heart is exploding!
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Kupu-kupu Oranye
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
At 4:32 PM CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible. Tornado Location: Near Deerwood Moving northeast at 35 km/h #mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Location: Northeast of Laurier. Speed: Moving northeast at 30 km/h. This is a very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. #mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
**TAKE SHELTER** A strong storm with rotation is making its way toward Wasagaming and Clear Lake at 2:17pm! #mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
What did you do at work today? Me? I created a playlist for a student tik tok of carpool karaoke....and ya, this gem was on the list! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8fH...
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Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Official Extended Remastered HD Video)
YouTube video by CelineDionVEVO
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Eyes to the sky today folks in #Saskatchewan Conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds today with the threat diminishing this evening. These funnel clouds usually appear with little or no warning. #SK #WX
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Fun fact: May 2026 will have two full moons! That second moon is called a blue moon and it's happening May 31st. The latest edition of UM Today is out now. umtoday.ca/stories/what...
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What does Indigenous storytelling say about the moon?
We asked alum Rockford McKay, who’s partnering with UM to inform lunar navigation.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The latest edition of UM Today is now available! If you are looking to do an interview with anyone featured in a story, please connect with mediarelations@umanitoba.ca umtoday.ca
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UM Today
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Grab your free tickets now! umtoday.ca/stories/scie...
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The biggest science and engineering festival in Manitoba is back!
Science Rendezvous: Free, open-to-the-public, and inclusive science and engineering festival
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Fun new old person level unlocked! I now listen to classical music when I work because I can't focus with all that rap music going on. Also, Mozart is better than Beethoven...right?
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If you live on the prairies and looking to get your storm chips ready, I can safely confirm the new Doritos "ultimate garlic parm" chips are super gross. Don't do it!
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Today snow will makes it's way into Manitoba. West central SK will see HEAVY snow approx 10-15 cm and then southern MB 15-25 cm expected. Watch for freezing rain in some areas. In southern SK this afternoon we could see strong winds & thunderstorms. Hold on tight my friends #mbstorm #skstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Alberta clipper lining up for an April wallop: Heavy snow from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan to Prince Albert, heading to the parkland region in Manitoba. About 5 to 15 cm of snow but not ruling out up to 20 cm. A winter storm warning has been issued, could switch to snowfall warning #SKstorm #MBstom
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
👏👏👏👏👏
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
An Ai data campus is proposed for near Ile Des Chenes, Manitoba. Currently Manitoba is listed as in a "water deficit" a high volume water consumption site like this will only make things worse. If you are against data centers (like me) then please consider signing the petition: c.org/KFf9Wh6gRP
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Stop the AI data campus near Ile Des Chênes
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Happy 80th birthday 680 CJOB Thanks for choosing me to be one of your airborne traffic reporters. It's a chapter I will never forget and changed the path of my career forever. One more time for old times sake: "That's traffic from the Manitoba Lotteries Air 680 chopper" Photo by Dan Harper (2010 )
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Sunset in Winnipeg today...5:07 pm That feels good!
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
59 days until spring!
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
“The Last Ice” is being studied in real time. #climatechange www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world's last ice area | CBC News
Often referred to as the one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, the waterways around Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq have historically been difficult to access. ...
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
And now the perimeter hwy around Winnipeg is closing #Mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Trans Canada is closed now at Portage la Prairie #mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
And storm 2.0 has entered the chat #Mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
From volunteer weather reporter on snowfall totals in the past 24 hours (all in cm): Argyle: 19 Pinawa: 15 Virden: 10.2 Portage la Prairie: 9.5 Boissevain: 9.2 Whiteshell: 8.9 Winnipeg: 7.9 How much snow did you get? #Mbstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
As the blizzard in Manitoba is starting it's exit, get ready for another Alberta clipper to arrive on Friday. Expect more snow coupled with strong winds causing blowing snow issues PLUS cold air is sliding in dropping windchill values to around -33.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Getting storm ready: umanitoba.ca/facilities/s...
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Facilities | University of Manitoba - Service disruptions
The Service Disruptions webpage shares information about disruptions on our campuses that could affect users of all abilities to access services. Building, construction, roadway, inclement weather and...
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
99 days until spring ☀️
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a woman is holding her hand up in the air and says `` you can do this '' .
ALT: a woman is holding her hand up in the air and says `` you can do this '' .
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A winter storm has now closed the Trans Canada from the Saskatchewan border to Virden, Manitoba. #MBstorm #SKstorm
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
That moment before your emails load and you think you have no new messages and then 30 messages load.... that is peak psychological Teams torture. Good morning!
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Environment and Climate Change Canada have a brand new weather warning system. Here is how it works: Yellow warnings - these might happen in your area Orange warnings - these are going to happen Red warnings - these warnings will have BIG impacts = blizzards, tornado www.canada.ca/en/environme...
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Government of Canada announces new weather alert system to help protect Canadians in extreme weather - Canada.ca
Today, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced an important update to its national weather alert program, designed to make weather information clearer for Canadians.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
So it's here and it's now......the last ice. #ArcticResearch #climatechange news.umanitoba.ca/the-last-ice/
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The Last Ice
Researchers complete inaugural voyage of a little-known region of Canada’s Arctic that will be home to the world’s last surviving sea ice
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
When did saying "on accident" and not "by accident" become a thing because "I on hate it"!
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Friday, November 21 - Running errands at lunch with the sunroof open!
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I did not have on my bingo card planting my harvested crocus seeds on November 14th! I guess...thanks climate change?
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
73 days until sunset is back at north of 5pm. January 18th can't come soon enough. You got this Winnipeggers!
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ChrisD.ca News @chrisd.ca · 04/11/2025
112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg Officially Sold Out www.chrisd.ca/2025/11/04/1...
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112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg Officially Sold Out
The 112th Grey Cup, set for later this month at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, is officially sold out.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
November 4th - you will see the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It is the 2nd of three supermoons in a row, the "beaver moon" and will create an impressive supermoon spectacle. It will be so bright, you should even be able to see faint shadows on the ground.
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Good morning 🤓🐶
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Yum yum, do you want some? New research shows polar bears actually "share" their food with at least 11 species who feast on the prey left behind by polar bears. Great work by UM researcher PhD candidate Holly Gamblin. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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University of Manitoba research underscores importance of polar bears to future of Arctic
Polar bears are generous hunters whose leftovers feed many other animals, new research shows, casting the protected species as a major provider, not just a vulnerable predator in a province that attra...
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Fiona Odlum @fionaodlum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Dear Mother Nature, You are pretty angry these days and girl I get it, we have treated you badly. But I just want to say thank you for this perfect gift of snow arriving the day AFTER Halloween. Forever yours, Every Halloween fan in Winnipeg
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