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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 12h

It’s been two years since Ontario Place West Island was destroyed for a planned private spa. Hundreds of trees were cut down - here’s a snapshot of the many species who lost habitat. 🧵

Side-by-side comparison of a landscape on the Toronto waterfront. In one scene, an island is covered in trees reflected in a still channel of water. The other image of the same place shows a barren stretch land with a pile of rubble in the centre.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our 2026 Radical Book Fair programme is LIVE and fizzing with the energy of this year's theme: Building a Better Now! The fair will be made up of book stalls, activist stalls, events, workshops and more! Assembly Roxy, 5-8th November lighthousebookshop.com/events/edinb...

1 excited bookseller holds a placard in one hand with a poster stuck to it, with the text 'programme now live' written on it. A second, more casually excited, bookseller leans against a green wall holding a stack of books

a green and yellow graphic displaying all the as yet announced authors and speakers who will be featured at the radical book fair

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📍 Biidaasige Park #Toronto The park is full of yellow-rumped warblers this morning (among many other birds). Overhead on the path “did you guys see that new beaver sculpture yet?”

The don river winding through small islands near the new river mouth. Clear blue sky is reflected in calm water.

A yellow-rumped warbler perched near the top of a tall plant.

White and purple flowers on the bank of the don river.

The lower don river with thick vegetation on both banks. Clear blue sky is reflected in calm water.

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Megaphone News @megaphone.news · 30/09/2026

REEF Association concluded the eighth edition of its REEF Encounters festival last Sunday. This year’s event featured two strands: the first comprised 10 short films exploring biodiversity through cinema, youtu.be/eCNaf5k5Dvo

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لقاءات ريف: النسخة 8 الفن في خدمة البيئة | REEF Encounters: Eighth edition Art for the environment

YouTube video by ميغافون

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love them - here’s the pic I was sent from Fife today. Final farewell as Kirkcaldy’s much loved giant cats gather in Town Square: www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/...

A group of giant Wemyss Ware Cat-style sculptures, all painted by different artists, gathered in a town centre before a planned auction.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📍 Daniels Faculty | Leading with Landscape: Toronto's Waterfront Transformation Taking away this sentiment - these projects and transformations, in all scales and forms, are not inevitable and not invulnerable. They are created with huge effort and passion and require lasting care. #Toronto

Pin board in an exhibit about the Toronto waterfront with lots of small photos and illustrations of waterfront parks.

Ken Greenberg speaks at a podium in front of a presentation featuring images of the spectacular Trillium Park on the Toronto waterfront.

Fadi Masoud speaks at a podium in front of a presentation featuring images of the new Biidaasige Park on the Toronto waterfront.

Timeline with images documenting the creation of Biidaasige Park and the new mouth of the Don River.

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Cathy Crowe, C.M. 🍁 @cathycrowe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Colony by Kent Monkman. #truthandreconciliation lassondearttrail.org/art-trail/ke...

Multiple beaver sculptures in play and art poses.

One beaver holding a bowl of squash and corn.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎙️ The new Indigenous public art works reshaping your city "We're seeing new public works from Indigenous artists pop up all over Canada. They're big, outdoor installations from artists like Cheyenne Rain LeGrande, Brain Jungen and Kent Monkman" www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Brilliant hearing @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social speaking tonight - on the familiar, the strange, and the strangely familiar, and the myriad of choices facing the translator. There was discussion of one word for 10 minutes - I could have listened for an hour more (which is why I recommend this book)

Holding up Crossing The Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson, which has a bookmark from Another Story bookstore in Toronto.

Emily Wilson speaks with Ella Street about Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea at the Toronto reference library. On a projector are lines from the Odyssey in Greek, the 1961 translation by Robert Fitzgerald, and Wilson’s 2017 translation. The two modern translations are compared.

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Leith Central Community Council @leithcentralcc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1/ 💷 Got an idea for Leith? There’s up to £5,000 available, but the deadline is close. Applications for the latest round of Leith Chooses close on Monday 12 October. It is participatory budgeting, which means local groups apply and people across Leith vote for the projects they want funded.

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Microsoft Forms

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Ms Marchmont @msmarchmont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sunlit cornflowers with Marchmont turrets

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

📍 Biidaasige Park #Toronto Still plenty of red-winged blackbirds, and lots of migrating white-throated sparrows. The whole place was sparkling this morning.

A flagpole with three colourful fish sculptures based on koinobori, traditional Japanese streamers. Art piece is called “against the wind, with the wind” by Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka. Beyond the flagpole is the Don river.

A young red-winged blackbird perched on a pine branch.

View on a sunny day looking over a landscaped garden at the edge of Biidaasige Park, next a waterfront promenade. The Toronto skyline is across the water.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here’s the current bird migration forecast for Toronto - turn off non-essential lights from dusk to dawn to help them move through safely. www.toronto.ca/city-governm... #Toronto

The night sky viewed from Toronto, very early in the morning. The orion constellation is prominent.

3-night migration forecast for birds migrating through Toronto, indicating a high volume of birds on the move.

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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Arthur’s Seat from Jock Tamson’s Gairden, Edinburgh

Flowers with hill behind. Pink morning light

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Karie Ghoulish 👻 @kariebookish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After Tramway, we went to see our pals at Category Is, the queer bookshop on Allison Street. I've already donated to their fundraiser ofc but good to see them in person. Strong feelings of the community rallying behind them.

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University of Toronto Press @uoftpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How to Build a River documents the creation of Biidaasige Park and Ookwemin Minising, new public and ecological spaces made possible by the Port Lands flood protection and Don River naturalization project: bit.ly/3UQaZB9 Waterfront Toronto City of Toronto #TorontoPortLands #UrbanEcology

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📍 Trinity Bellwoods #Toronto I still remain uninterested in autumn at this time.

The top of a grass slope looking down onto a wide open area of grass and dirt in the centre of a park surrounded by trees. Dusk sky overhead with streetlights dotted around the park.

Person walking along a paved tree-lined path in a park at dusk. The surrounding grass is illuminated by streetlights and the floodlights of a ball diamond.

Intersection of a residential street at dusk where tall trees are illuminated by streetlights.

String lights, tables, and chairs outside a small restaurant on the corner of a busy intersection.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Tyre came under intense Israeli airstrikes, with neighborhoods in the coastal city heavily damaged… UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee placed Tyre on its List of World Heritage in Danger in July 2026, citing the threat and damage caused by the ongoing hostilities.” www.thestar.com/news/world/m...

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Tyre’s ruins survived the strikes. Now divers are finding their way back underwater

TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Beneath the Mediterranean waters off the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, divers swim past stone walls, ancient structures and a submerged road — remnants of parts

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sometimes I pull a record and get lost in the details for a good 15 minutes. Here’s today’s - Marina Quay West (Spadina Pier) mid-1980s: 7078.sydneyplus.com/archive/fina... #Toronto

Black and white oblique aerial looking northeast, showing construction around a triangular marina on the Toronto waterfront. The CN tower is prominent among a skyline with few towers.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📍 Trillium Park, Ontario Place Very birdy out there this morning. The city belongs to the white-throated sparrows today. #Toronto #TOphoto

A small bay in a tree-lined waterfront park. Orange sunrise light streaks through a partly cloudy sky.

The Toronto skyline viewed from a waterfront park, framed by trees. The partly cloudy sky is illuminated in pale pink sunrise light.

A wooden pedestrian bridge surrounded by trees in a waterfront park. The sky is pale pink and orange at sunrise.

The Toronto skyline viewed from a waterfront park. A vibrant orange glow is on the horizon as the sun rises.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Weekly reminder that I’m giving one more class on modern Lebanese history and politics in November — before taking a wee bit of a break.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

📍 Sunnyside Pool #Toronto Crisp autumn leaves have fallen into the pool. Reluctantly, it’s a season wrap. Mental recalibration - it’s eight months of the lake ahead.

Huge outdoor swimming pool by the Toronto lakeshore lined with trees. There are only a handful of people in the water and the blue sky is streaked with clouds overhead.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

📍 Stackt Market #Toronto Recommended sitting spot should you be out and about with phone calls on the agenda. #TOphoto

Fine line illustration on a white wall, depicting a bee with an eye on the thorax and outstretched hands for wings. Artist is AlfAlfA.

Large black shipping containers at the entrance to Stackt Market on Bathurst. People are sitting at tables and walking along the sidewalk. Large colourful mural of a raccoon is painted on the side of one of the containers.

Two outdoor sofas in front of a wall painted with illustrations of pigeons facing one another. Text above them reads: "They were no ordinary pigeons no one ever saw them fly. But you'd swear you'd seen them late at night on the boxes stacked up high." Artist is FatsPatrol.

Covered walkway created from stacked shipping containers with a piano surrounded by large planters.
Colourful mural on the containers with cartoon animals and abstract shapes is by Money Zakhour & Billy
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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Brown pelicans plunge-diving endlessly into the sea. Chelem, Mexico, Feb 2026 #SuperSeabirdSunday

A brown pelican in mid-flight with outstretched wings and its bill pointed downwards.

A brown pelican is mid-light with broad outstretched wings, looking particularly dinosaur-like.

A brown pelican bobbing on the water with its bill tucked in close to its neck.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My god, Andrew Scott is extraordinary in Elsinore.

Still from a scene in Elsinore with Andrew Scott holding a skull in his hands during a Hamlet rehearsal.

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West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’re looking for your community classifieds to include in the pages of WEP for our next issue. If you’ve got a community event, missed connection, a message for your neighbours, a birthday shoutout, or a special commemoration we want to hear from you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📍 Public Pier | Marina Quay West, 539 Queens Quay West #Toronto Sept 18–19 Sept 25–26 Oct 2–3 publicpier.ca

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Public Pier

DJs, food, drinks, dance, art + more at Public Pier.

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 18/09/2026

Welcome to the #TOphoto Feed! Photography of Toronto, Canada. Currently an open Feed: use hashtag #TOPhoto for your work to appear. 🦝 No AI 🦝 SFW, please 🦝 Use Alt text 📸 Let's see your best photos 📸 Tap the 3 dots at top-right to Like and Pin the Feed 📸 bsky.app/profile/flyi...

An early morning photo of the lyrical white and red Cherry Bridge on Cherry Street, from when Biidaasige Park was under construction. The dark blue water is still and an almost perfect reflection of the bridge can be seen. I am not a professional. iPhone 11 Pro.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today in sidetracked research, I learned of another Fife connection in Toronto - Kirkcaldy Place. The road remained unbuilt on when it was closed in 1931, becoming part of Wanless Park. #Toronto #Fife

Entry in the 1914 Toronto city directory for Kirkcaldy Place. Text: KIRKCALDY PL (North from Toronto), East from Argyle av to Langton av, first n Wanless av. Not built on.

Plan from 1931 Former City of Toronto by-law 13226, showing the location of Kirkcaldy Place in present-day Wanless Park. The by-law indicates it will become park of a new park.

1934 photograph showing Wanless Park, a large open grass area surrounded by trees. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 52, Item 1688.

Google maps screenshot of Wanless Park with an access road highlighted in orange to indicate the former location of Kirkcaldy Place.

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Euan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Edinburgh University created the first ever Chair in Celtic in Scotland in 1882 (Donald Mackinnon of Colonsay). This is a cultural retreat happening before our eyes where there was once leadership.

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