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History-Literature-Nature and Conservation

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Please "be there" to find innovative solutions to preserving forests and nature. Make #jobs that align with that.

[David Eby @Dave_Eby]

This is terrible news. BC’s forestry jobs are foundational to building a sustainable economy. This is a difficult announcement for families and communities of Chetwynd impacted by this closure. We will be there to support these workers & find innovative solutions that save jobs.

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

TOWN-house envy? Seriously? Quality of urban life -- https://t.co/dTLLQewfTn #urban_planning #housing #privacy #gardens

[Gregor Craigie @GregorCraigie]

I get a serious case of townhouse envy, every time I come down here.

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Re. University hiring: "diversity" only means diversity of skin colour (except white). Not diversity of viewpoints. #uniformity #free_thought #free_speech

[Juno News @junonewscom]

Halifax’s NSCAD University is looking to hire six new faculty members who, the school specifies, must be non-white as part of its “​​ongoing development of anti-racist practices.”

Read more: https://t.co/cWgKvXJlEu

[Juno News @junonewscom]

Halifax’s NSCAD University is looking to hire six new faculty members who, the school specifies, must be non-white as part of its “​​ongoing development of anti-racist practices.”

Read more: https://t.co/cWgKvXJlEu

[Heterodox Academy @HdxAcademy]

"Literary criticism may have to be de-professionalized before its practitioners will allow themselves to openly embrace aesthetic judgment or to speak in the voice of the lay reader once more." @mervatim

https://t.co/IoOWJkk439 @NewYorker

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Re. old growth: will any trees be allowed to grow OLD again? Or just logged, asap ..? Re. old growth protection: Russian playwright Ivan Chekhov asked tree-cutters "why do you destroy what you cannot create?"
Why do WE? #bcpoli #conservation_BC @BruceRalston

[Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC]

The forest sector has criticized the NDP government for not providing certainty over long-term wood fibre supply, timber harvesting rights and overall forestry policy, as gov instead focuses more on old growth protection, Indigenous reconciliation and climate change policies.

[Farm Forward @FarmForward]

Our global, interconnected economy relies on live animal exports to make a profit from factory farms—subjecting farmed animals to immense suffering, illness, and inhumane treatment. It’s past time to ban live exports!

[Sir Mackenzie Bowell @PMBowell]

@DorchesterRev Belleville history is sorely lacking from today's curricula

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Which ones don't? What is the character? #diversityandinclusion

[Johnson Street Bridge @JohnsonStBRDG]

Doesn’t fit the character of the neighbourhood.

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Will #logging also still be allowed, in the conservancy at #Incomappleux_Valley? By whom? @Dave_Eby

[David Eby @Dave_Eby]

Our new conservancy to preserve the Incomappleux Valley and its rare ecosystem will make this one of the most significant protected areas established in the BC in a decade. It spans more than 58,000 hectares, which is roughly the size of 150 Stanley Parks. https://t.co/jEU5D1TXBh

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

But some logging will still be allowed -- re. Nature "Conservancy", near #Revelstoke? Does #BCpoli do REAL forest conservation?

[Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC]

.@Dave_Eby announces a new 58,000 hectare land conservancy near Revelstoke, administered by The Nature Conservancy, and based in part on Interfor giving up a 75,000 hectare forestry tenure.
Some of area had already been deferred from forestry under gov’s old growth review.

[Les Hemstock @LesHemstock]

Fantastic news! The Scottish Government has ended the ‘sport’ of fox hunting! The Bill passed this evening will also ban all trail hunting. This is a huge step in the right direction for animal rights. Thank you Scotland! We salute you.

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Where have all the #clocks gone? Do young #drivers have more accidents because hold steering wheels wrong -- don't know about "ten & two" position because never seen an analog clock?! https://t.co/zZvfSyOq4G (You Are Here & the Time Is Now)

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

I too learned about it through the eyes of an individual. The (white) mother of a school-friend, who was a baby when it happened and suffered hearing loss that lasted throughout her life. Was plucky and productive, regardless! #HalifaxExplosion affected EVERYONE present.

[Macdonald-Laurier Institute @MLInstitute]

"Higher prices reduce how many goods & services you can purchase from your after-tax income," writes Philip Cross.

"Canadians will be handed another invoice for the federal spending spree in the form of both inflation & higher interest rates in 2023."
https://t.co/91G1tTr4Mf

[Population Balance @PopnBalance]

Dr. Bill Rees, our brilliant advisory board member and co-originator of ecological footprint analysis on #overshoot

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

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[Les Leyne @LeyneLes]

My FOI request to the BC Govt. is almost 4 mos. old! She's on her second extension! They grow up so fast. Which I'd filed sooner, so I could enjoy her while I'm still mobile, and living independently. (I forget what it was about.)

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

The philosophy of #Stoicism. How badly we need it now.

[Canadian Crown 🇨🇦 @Canadian_Crown]

“As we look for new answers in the modern age, I for one prefer the tried & tested recipes, like speaking well of each other & respecting different points of view; coming together to seek out the common ground & never losing sight of the bigger picture.” - Queen Elizabeth II

[OverleafBooks @OverleafBooks]

Joys of winter hibernation, dream time in front of the fire, alone ... needn't dress up or talk ...
(Let your standards slip and your slippers stand)