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Trevor Heywood @metroscapes.ca · 2d

You can also refer to this @shawnmicallef.bsky.social

North GTA Watersheds

An overview of the watersheds across the main urban portions of York Region.

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 18h

it’s also a great day to buy my book from an Indigenous bookshop

This Land

This land is your land now, but who did it belong to before? This engaging primer about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities. Before my family lived in this house, ...

birchbarkbooks.com

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 15h

Three acclaimed Palestinian writers for an evening of readings and conversation on how storytelling can preserve memory, humanize identity, and expand the imaginative possibilities of Palestinian existence beyond the confines of conflict.
#FestOfAuthors #Toronto

festivalofauthors.ca/event/memory...

Memory, Resistance, and the Power of Story: Ibtisam Azem, Zeina Sleiman, Saeed Teebi - TIFA

Literature has the power to hold memory, give voice to identity, and imagine futures beyond imposed limits. This event brings together three acclaimed Palestinian writers—Ibtisam Azem, Saeed Teebi and...

festivalofauthors.ca

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 1d

📍 Damascus Lake, Wellington North #Ontario

Small curved bay on a lake with a tree-lined shoreline on the far side. Sunny blue sky with some clouds overhead.

Shadows across a forest floor, illuminated by sunlight in an open meadow area beyond the trees.

A small lake viewed from an elevated open grassy, meadow. Trees line the lake.

Trees in autumn foliage on the edge of lake.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 4d

Piping plovers — tiny, lively and endangered birds — have visited Wasaga Beach every summer since 2007.

But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.

#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach

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[hikikomori] @hikiko-mori.bsky.social · 2d

“No One Is Illegal”. Seen in Massachusetts, US. Cc/ @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 4d

“Scientists soon knew they were witnessing something both unexpected and profound: seeds and plant scraps, trapped underground for more than a century, had roared back to life.”
#Toronto

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 4d

📍 Karma Lane #Toronto

Mural on a storage container in a laneway depicting colourful flowers in blue and pink tones.

Murals on garage doors in a laneway depicting a group of people carrying fruits and vegetables, and a cartoon-style tomato.

Mural on a storage cotnainer in a laneway depicting cartoon figures around a large orange slices.

Mural on a garage door in a laneway depicting a person planting in a garden surrounded by a miniature farm.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 4d

📍 Karma Lane #Toronto

Mural on a garage door in a laneway depicting a rocky tree-lined shoreline with a pinkish yellow sky overhead.

Murals on garage doors in a laneway depicting hands holding a flower and an apple, and the sun and moon separated by a plant.

Murals on garage doors in a laneway. One depicts flowers and butterflies, the other is stylised animals and people in abstract collie pattern.

Mural on a garage door in a laneway depicting stylised plants in silhouette against a green and purple background.

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 9d

If you're in DC, be sure to drop by the Middle East Institute to see the new Arab pop exhibit which will be there till January 23, 2026.

(🎨: Yusuf Alahmed, Rana Salam, and Yasmine Nasser Diaz)

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 5d

A wonderful programme on many levels, may it continue ❤️
@nationalgalleries.bsky.social

#Scotland

news.stv.tv/v/national-g...

National Galleries celebrates 15 years of dementia sessions

Tours and interactive sessions are offered for those with the condition and their families.

news.stv.tv

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 6d

Yess 👏 👏

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 6d

In search of your child-friendly #Toronto suggestions 🦝

A friend is visiting the city next week with her three and five-year-old for a few days (based in Liberty Village), and so far on the list: Brickworks, High Park, Islands, (rainy day ROM or Aquarium)
cc @spacing.bsky.social

View of the Toronto skyline framed by tall trees on the Toronto Islands. People are sitting on a bench looking towards the city across a the inner harbour.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 7d

📍 Kensington Market #Toronto

Mural of three rabbits on the side of a brick building by a set of fire stairs. Art by John Nobrega.

Mural on a garage door in a laneway depicting a large tiger face with the Palestinian flag overlaid on top. Art signed by Steam.

Mural on a garage door in a laneway depicting a larger than life raccoon walking the streets of Kensington market. Art by Colin Tea.

Mural on a garage door in a laneway depicting a bay of water on a lake with a tree-lined, rocky shoreline and pink sky overhead. A large tree painted in the foreground aligns with the top of a real tree growing behind the garage. Art by Colin Tea.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 7d

📍Biidaasige Park, 51 Commissioners Street #Toronto
Sat, October 25, 5:30 - 6:30pm

Lanterns, puppets, and costumes light the Don River at dusk in a community procession celebrating renewal, art, and connection.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-don-ri...

Text: The Don River Awakens. October 25, Biidassige Park. Public Great.

Background image of river water.

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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 22d

This is my local bookshop's website artwork. Love them. <3

And yes they are on Bluesky! @anotherstoryto.bsky.social

Artwork of several green books on a shelf - in between several of the books is a stylized (and out of scale) version of the entryway to the bookstore "Another Story", showing the door, a window full of books, and a pride flag. Below the artwork are the words "Educate - Organize - Resist"

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 7d

Year 3 and no swallows have yet used these compensation nest boxes (for the nests destroyed on the rest of the site).

Two raised wooden triangular roofed structures on tall wooden stilts in a park. They are intended to provide a nesting area for barn swallows.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 7d

📍 Trillium Park, Ontario Place

#Toronto

Sunrise over a marina on the Toronto waterfront. Pink, yellow, and orange light is reflected in the calm water where a few boats are moored.

Sunrise over the Toronto waterfront, viewed through a row of trees in a park. Vibrant orange light on the horizon.

Sunrise over the Toronto waterfront viewed from a park. In the foreground, boulder formations are surrounded by evergreen trees with a path running alongside. The Toronto skyline is visible in the distance over a bay of water.

Sunrise over the Toronto islands viewed from across a channel of water.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 8d

📍 Hanlan’s/Gibraltar | Toronto Islands

Stretch of sandy beach and shallow clear water on the Toronto Islands shoreline.

Tree-lined sandy beach with shallow clear water on the Toronto Islands.

A juvenile black-crowned night heron perched on a log at the edge of a pond.

Sandy path among a patch of mixed evergreen and deciduous trees on the Toronto Islands.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 8d

Islands are calling.
#Toronto

View over the Toronto Islands at dawn from a tall apartment building. Yellow and orange light on the horizon and clear skies overhead.

A ferry on the inner harbour of Toronto, heading over to the Toronto Islands. Viewed from a boardwalk on the mainland, where two people are sitting on a bench looking out to the water, and two people are walking by. Tree branches hang overhead.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 9d

Midnight city | Nuit Blanche #Toronto

A city park with tall trees next to an illuminated red brick building at night. People are sitting on park benches and chairs, and standing in groups.

Large white orb lights hanging over a cluster of bars and restaurants with a busy crowd inside the WaterWorks building in Toronto.

Groups of people gathered in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by repurposed shipping containers at Stackt market in Toronto. In the centre is a tall UFO light installation.

Large outdoor patio at night at Stackt market, with benches full of people. String lights hanging overhead. Tall condo buildings in the background.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 9d

Reliving some of ‘A Lake Story’ magic tonight at the volunteer night.

The short film is playing all night at Harbourfront Centre Stage 💙

@thebentway.bsky.social #NuitBlanche #Toronto

A procession of colourful flags down by the Toronto waterfront at night. The CN tower and condo buildings in the background.

Outdoor film screen showing a scene of a procession of canoes on Toronto’s waterfront, each one with a different coloured tall flag.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 9d

If you've finished with baseball, stop by North York Centre for #NuitBlanche. Someone (not us!) cut up Toronto's bylaws to make new ones. It's art!
Make your own edit: futureperfectbyelaws.com

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Sonia is an Ignyte and Ember Award winner! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 12d

So, I'm making a video game based on Palestinian folklore. It's called Thursday of the Dead, and you can talk to a Palestinian ghouleh. It will have branching narrative, and art all made by a human (me). I need exactly $100 to launch it on Steam when it's finished.

ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman

Buy SoniaSulaiman a Coffee

Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!

ko-fi.com

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 9d

In @thegrindto.bsky.social by sid sharp

#Toronto

Illustration in Toronto Magazine, The Grind titled “Choose Your Next Crush. Four drawings titled: aggressive autumnal patio wasp, everyone on the Dufferin bus polycule, mysterious voice coming from the garrison creek manhole cover, sky dome.

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