Reposted by guags.bsky.socialCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea) 293121264196
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 23/06/2026arstechnica.comUS's climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofitClimate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government. 517188
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialEric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18/04/2026More homes. More bike lanes. More bus lanes. More trees. Fewer cars. Better Cities are #climateaction! @urbantruth.bsky.social #UrbanTruth #yyj 16411
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialTerrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social · 01/01/2026A mnemonic device for remembering the Great Lakes 12804178
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 01/06/2025The Storyteller Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian 2013 012123
Reposted by guags.bsky.social@FrankeJames 🇨🇦 @frankejames.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Are you voting strategically rather than following your conscience? Canada needs proportional representation. Please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...you.leadnow.caMake Canada's voting system fair and proportional!Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath... 151
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 24/02/2025You don’t need your voter information card to vote at your local election office this week. Find yours here: #OnPoli #FireFordvoterinformationservice.elections.on.caElections Ontario 37223
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialBrian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 03/02/2025New: my story on the just-completed 1.3-kilometre Don River extension, a billion-dollar project that restores the river's long-lost natural connection with Lake Ontario in Toronto. It's an amazing thing. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/don...canadiangeographic.caFrom wasteland to wetland: re-naturalizing Toronto’s Don River into Lake OntarioThe $1.3-billion flood prevention project in Toronto’s Port Lands is one of the most ambitious urban nature restoration projects in Canada’s history 48328
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialTimothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Sonia Pelletier, 28 Head of class and pride of her remote Gaspé hometown. Youngest of 8 children. Her dream was to return home and start her own engineering firm. Murdered on her last day of classes before final exams. 210837
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialMonitoring the Great Lakes @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social · 15/11/2024ECCC-WQMSD is on BlueSky! Follow us for cool (hopefully) posts on #GreatLakes water quality and science! 092
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialCentre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024🌊 #Invasive species are a pressing concern in the #GreatLakes region; the Grass carp being one. Prolific eaters, they're capable of devastating wetland environments and upending the commercial #fishing industry. Stay up to speed on what's being done to keep them out: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-gras... 🎣thenarwhal.caFighting to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes | The NarwhalCanada and the U.S. are working to stop a massive invasive fish — grass carp — from invading the Great Lakes 01610
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialGraeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Made another highly specific apology card. 201698267
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Reposted by guags.bsky.socialIt's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡) 393214987
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialrudy.ca @rudydotca.bsky.social · 18/10/2024#Toronto #Torontohenge #astronomy four times a year, the rising or setting sun crosses the horizon directly over Toronto's east-west-aligned street grid, producing an effect named Torontohenge the next Torontohenge is October 25 at 6:18pm, with good photo opportunities for the week prior 48424
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28/09/2024I think the idea of self-care has become really warped, so I'm switching to making "maintenance and morale" bigger priorities in my life. Maintenance is eating right, sleep, hygiene, cleaning my apartment, doing all of my laundry. Morale is seeing friends, fun adventures, hobbies and takeout orders 422090516
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialIt's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 21/09/2024Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. 141120456
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialderek van vliet @derek.bike · 20/09/2024i'm heartened to see everyone sharing this petition in response to the news that doug ford wants to limit bike lanes in ontario. please sign and spread the word #BikeTO #TOPoli #ONPoli www.cycleto.ca/ilovebikelan...cycleto.caI Love Bike Lanes 75436
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialNiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 05/09/2024Today on the site, our editor Daniel Macfarlane introduces us to his new book, The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History (McGill-Queen's University Press 2024) niche-canada.org/2024/09/05/n... #envhist #greatlakes #bookniche-canada.orgNew Book - The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental HistoryThe Lives of Lake Ontario is a transborder environmental and water history of the easternmost of the Great Lakes. 0236
Reposted by guags.bsky.socialCrazyMyra @outonthemoors.bsky.social · 29/02/2024It's Leap Day. Post frog 218753