Water Alliance Muskoka

FLOOD CONTROL and WATER QUALITY is the responsibility of GOVERNMENT. WAM holds GOVERNMENT(S) to account. TRANSPARENCY MATTERS

[Water Alliance Muskoka @WAMuskoka]

“Public land for Private Profit” SEE BELOW #muskoka #onpoli #fordnation #bala

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The World Health Organization has long encouraged mass tourism and said closing borders wouldn’t stop the spread of Covid-19. A New York Times investigation found this policy was never based on science, but instead on politics and economics. https://t.co/bQcZ9Mquu1

[Water Alliance Muskoka @WAMuskoka]

@Klow7 Stay with us as long as you want Kyle and then please run for US SENATE in Pennsylvania!

[NYT Business @nytimesbusiness]

Robert Gore, who invented Gore-Tex, the versatile, waterproof material used in ski jackets, artificial arteries and spacesuits, has died at 83 https://t.co/3jF833sLa2

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Maya Gabeira, a 33-year-old Brazilian surfer, rode a 73.5 foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in February. Now it's official: The wave was the biggest surfed by anyone during the 2019-20 winter season, a first for women in professional surfing. https://t.co/R3uHu1qJlP

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

A class-action lawsuit has been launched against the B.C. government and several timber companies alleging excessive logging led to the 2018 Grand Forks floods, causing millions of dollars in damages.

@BenParfittCCPA has the scoop. #bcpoli

https://t.co/v5qgRJIGZ6

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Many ports have made no contingency plans for the instance of a climate event, like a hurricane or fire, even though such events are increasing in number https://t.co/EMKAvfZFiE

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

The Arctic is warming so fast that it has become an accelerator of climate change in the rest of the world https://t.co/LOpfhurSQd

[POLITICO @politico]

In a video for the DNC, 13-year-old Brayden Harrington recalled meeting Joe Biden earlier this year: “He told me that we were members of the same club. We stutter.”

Biden has spoken openly about his struggles with the speech disorder throughout his career https://t.co/k9OD94MaTp

[Emily Kaplan @emilymkaplan]

The New York Rangers won the NHL's draft lottery, and the right to select Alexis Lafreniere No. 1 overall in 2020.

Lafreniere is represented by Emilie Castonguay. She would be the first woman to rep a No. 1 pick as an NHLPA certified agent.

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

'Above normal air temperatures, offshore winds and open water in front of the ice shelf are all part of the recipe for ice-shelf break-up,' the Canadian Ice Service said when it announced the loss 2/3

[Arctic Today @arctic_today]

Canada’s last fully intact Arctic ice shelf has collapsed.

The Milne Ice Shelf lost some 40 percent of its area — and the last known epishelf lake in the northern hemisphere — over two days late last month https://t.co/hUfOsiyjQo

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures https://t.co/P5H1SaGtTd

[@realSarahPolley (she/her) @realsarahpolley]

You think you have cabin fever? I am now listening to version #3 of the opening statement my husband would have given if he was a Kielburger. #WeHaveAProblem

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

A reminder about DROPLETS and MICRODROPLETS. 6 feet rule is not enough indoors with now established aerosol based transmission. #MasksOn #COVID19

[Water Alliance Muskoka @WAMuskoka]

How Toronto schools adapted to a health crisis a century ago: open-air learning | https://t.co/3lTMU8E4A8 https://t.co/caoYJxosWP

[Water Alliance Muskoka @WAMuskoka]

Arctic Circle sees 'highest-ever' recorded temperatures - BBC News https://t.co/m7ifDibrnv

[John Tory @JohnTory]

I’m proud to announce today that we are launching #SwimTO and #CampTO programs as part of the ongoing reopening of the city. #SwimTO is a quick-launch program that will help Torontonians safely access outdoor aquatic amenities and cool of this summer.

[John Tory @JohnTory]

The goal when it comes to recreational access to water amenities is very simple: get everything ready so we can open them up as fast and as safely as possible once we get the green light from the province. #SwimTO

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

The world is losing its forests https://t.co/iVjEp1n8b6

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

"They have to be worried that 'I could go to jail for this.' They have to respect us."

Actor and activist Jamie Foxx spoke as he joined a kneel-in with local community and religious leaders on Monday to protest police violence and the killing of George Floyd #protests2020