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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 1d

It's the start of cold and flu season which means RSV cases will also soon start spiking. A new study found half of all Canadians hospitalized for RSV are under six months old. Immunization options are approved but not readily available.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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Infants Bear the Brunt of RSV Hospitalizations, UBC Study Finds | The Tyee

Researchers say the province should do more to protect the very small and vulnerable.

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 1d

This is heartbreaking.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck hateful politics and policies.
Free Palestine.
Fuck weapons manufacturers.
Fuck the oligarchs that create hatred and fear and cruelty to enrich their unspeakable wealth.
This is all settler colonialism and capitalism.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”

A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 8d

I have not.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 10d

I’ve been wondering the same thing. It has happened a number or times for me.

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paulseesequasis @paulseesequasis.bsky.social · 14d

Full house at Museum of Anthropology tonight for ‘Beyond Fires & Floods, Indigenous narratives in an era of extremes,’ with Rick Harp, Judi Kochun, Tanya Talaga and Mark Trahant, and myself.

Large crowd at Beyond Fire and Floods at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver.

Panel at Beyond Fire & Floods, with Rick Harp, Judi Kochon, Tanya Talaga and Mark Trahant.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 15d

A credit union.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 17d

Here’s a trick. Public Health Units continue to have vaccination clinics for kids. When mine were little, we would take them for their routine / yearly vaccines and the nurses were happy to vaccinate parents for covid & flu at the same time. The # for qathet Immunization Clinic is 604-485-3310.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 17d

This seems both bad, and a bad idea on the part of BCCDC.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 17d

Do you have any idea how much I love the Strathcona Community Centre?
Vancouver Park Board forever!

www.instagram.com/p/DQFHj3qCeR...

Vaccine clinic on October 28 at Strathcona Community Centre (Senior's Room). Drop in any time between 10AM - 6PM to get a flu or COVID shot. No appointment or registration needed. Vaccines for ages 2+

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 18d

Yes. My great great grandfather was sent from England at 12 years old, along with his brother who was 9, to work as indentured “labourers” on farms in Ontario.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 19d

Mutual aid, forever.

Jane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 19d

So all this is said with the caveat that the conversion cushion has been included to reconcile our figures but

Crips for eSims for Gaza has officially spent over $3M CAD on eSims.

#ConnectingGaza

bit.ly/eSimsRUS

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 20d

Lots of reports from folks who have gone to pharmacies in Vancouver this week where walk in appts are available for covid & flu vaccines. Really wish we did not have to crowd source this vital public health info.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 22d

The thing I abhor is that all? new glass measuring cups dribble when poured. It doesn’t matter how accurate the measuring lines are, if some of that liquid ends up on the counter.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 22d

www.seriouseats.com/best-liquid-...

The 1 and 2 cup Pyrex prepware measuring cups are most accurate and durable glass options according to this tester. Unfortunately they are not sold at Canadian Tire or London Drugs.

I Meticulously Tested Liquid Measuring Cups—and Even Used an Eyedropper for Accuracy

We got eye-level with and painstakingly poured from 10 sets of liquid measuring cups to find the three most durable and accurate models for your cooking needs.

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Stephanie Smith @spkr118.bsky.social · 24d

Hey all - if you're in Vancouver and you want covid and/or flu vaccines*, Rexall is doing walk-ins. Info is on their website, call the pharmacy nearest you to check. I was in and out today with no wait. The Get Vaccinated system is a time-wasting boondoggle

*you really do. both of them.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 25d

I get that. I do not like making or eating hollandaise. Good news is eggs Florentine with a Gruyère mornay is divine. Wondering if you have had success making gf béchamel?

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · Oct 8

Update: vaccine booster appointments must be booked through the Get Vaccinated provincial system - either online getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca or by calling 1-833-838-2323. Booking directly with a pharmacy won’t work anymore.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · Oct 8

Covid & flu vaccines are @ BC pharmacies now. Oct 14 is first day they are available to general public. Some folks are using old vaccine invite email links to book appts on the get vaccinated online booking system. You can also call or visit your pharmacy to book, or wait for your invitation email.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · Oct 2

Will do!

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · Oct 2

Yes, please! Do you know if any bookstores in Vancouver will have the cookbook in stock?

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · Sep 30

For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about the state of reconciliation 10 years after the final report of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...

The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus

“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · Sep 30

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 7.5
Alberta: HIGH - 6
British Columbia: HIGH - 5.8
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 12.1
New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.2
North: HIGH - 9.2
Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 11.6
Ontario: HIGH - 6.3
Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7
Quebec: HIGH - 9.6
Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 12.4

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · Sep 29

please read this story today from @moiradonovan.bsky.social, with incredible photos by Darren Calabrese, which considers the physical history of the residential school system and survivors' efforts to ensure this history is never forgotten

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Sep 29

The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...

What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal

Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Sep 29

Before Raphael Lemkin collapsed on 42nd Street in New York City and died at a local police station in 1959, he knew these truths about genocide that the world still cannot accept.

Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? | The Tyee

The haunting story of the refugee driven to name and prevent the greatest crimes of all.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · Sep 28

Many pharmacies will offer flu & COVID vaccines on a drop in basis. Try calling your pharmacy directly!

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