Marion Yee

Registered Nurse & Mediator with active interest in community development.

[Kate Petrova @kate_ptrv]

I couldn’t just walk past this Tweet, so here is some fun #dataviz

Scented candles: An unexpected victim of the COVID-19 pandemic 1/n

[MaRS @MaRSDD]

Toronto has the rare chance to transform the city for public good right now. https://t.co/AD2LNJS0HY

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Health-care costs are soaring, but don’t blame old people. The per-person allocation for those over 65 is actually shrinking. https://t.co/0GF5bQSC17

[Marion Yee @MarionYee]

@TerryCookeHCF @ward1wilson Wear yesterday's orange shirt, so no stains. No one will suspect LOL

[Marion Yee @MarionYee]

Wonderful historic building ~ This Famous Building Has Been Designated as a Heritage Site in Oakville https://t.co/Q0ZSgrKZ7K

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Today slavery is less about people owning other people. Instead, it is about exploiting and controlling them

[Ontario Hospital Association @OntHospitalAssn]

According to a column by @duncanrozario a virtual health visit saves on average 102 mins vs an in-person visit & can resolve up to 92% of medical issues. Read about the potential of using smart phones to help improve health care & support integration https://t.co/oumjXvnSI4

[Marion Yee @MarionYee]

I. M. Pei Dies at the Age of 102 https://t.co/krewcu818r via @archdaily

[Marion Yee @MarionYee]

This hands power directly to developers, and leaves the public on their own.

[Conrad Collaco @ConradCollaco]

"If we had more resources at the preventative level, before people got in conflict with the law, that would be really amazing... we would just save so much money."

- Ruth Greenspan, John Howard Society

[City of Burlington @cityburlington]

Thank you #BurlON for showing up today! ❤️ #WOTE @WalkOffTheEarth

[Far & Wide @FarandWidecom]

Mind blown...

[RWJF @RWJF]

Social determinants of health are factors in the environment where we are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. When these things add stress or pressure to our schools, jobs, or neighborhoods they can affect our well-being and overall quality of life.

[E7 Investments @e7invest]

Why American cities are so weirdly shaped: The Economist - https://t.co/AUjWsEvfLo

[Fritze Media @fritzemedia]

This graphic by @CityLab highlights the spread of dollar stores since the recession. Made using code made public by @jerry_shannon, a geographer at University of Georgia. "The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun" https://t.co/GijAjWhR1q

[Marion Yee @MarionYee]

Disturbing news, especially since the true total number of hate crimes in Canada may be 5 to 7 times greater than the official police-reported figure.

[Timothy M. Smith @timsmith2000]

Canada's 10 worst cities for hate crime - ‘The increases are part of a drastic nation-wide rise in hate crime, with Statistics Canada reporting 47 per cent more incidents from 2016 to 2017.’ #HateNeverWins https://t.co/HPaTfc3oDv

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

When I was Chief Planner in Toronto, Mayor Ford approached staff and asked them to 'look the other way' when a family friend's business was caught dumping toxic chemicals into the river. Staff refused. Yesterday, Doug Ford's government made doing so legal. Beyond the pale.