Rebecca St. Pierre
@rebeccamstp.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Writer|poet|photographer|artist. Featured photographer in ON Nature, & Featured artist in Blank Spaces. Work in Unearthed, The Dirigible Balloon, Honeyguide Literary Magazine, Paddler Press, MoonLit Getaway, & others. WordFlightAndLight.mypixieset.com
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Excited to share my new website highlighting my new composite images and continuing dedication to Nature.
Scan the QR code to visit wordflightandlight.mypixieset.com and invite Nature's warmth into your day.
#naturephotography #artist #Canadian #writer #poet #Nature
Scan the QR code to visit wordflightandlight.mypixieset.com and invite Nature's warmth into your day.
#naturephotography #artist #Canadian #writer #poet #Nature
I'm thrilled to have my work chosen as cover art for the Fall 2025 issue of "Unearthed Online Literary Journal". Many thanks to "Unearthed" for this honour and for also accepting my poem "Beneath Burnt Brown Fur" and photo "Thames Tempest". You'll find the issue at unearthedesf.com/fall-2025-no... .
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm thrilled to have my work chosen as cover art for the Fall 2025 issue of "Unearthed Online Literary Journal". Many thanks to "Unearthed" for this honour and for also accepting my poem "Beneath Burnt Brown Fur" and photo "Thames Tempest". You'll find the issue at unearthedesf.com/fall-2025-no... .
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There are still people cutting Carney all kinds of slack on the climate front. But I now think I was naïve to believe Carney would support Trudeau-style, regulatory climate policy. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/o...
Mark Carney is making a cynic out of me
What to do in a political ecosystem where, for anyone concerned about climate change or whose politics run even slightly left of centre, there is precious little choice?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There are still people cutting Carney all kinds of slack on the climate front. But I now think I was naïve to believe Carney would support Trudeau-style, regulatory climate policy. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/o...
"mishap." "unfortunate."
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Walter Yarwood sculpture installed in Sarnia, Ont., 53 years ago 'mistakenly' demolished by construction crew | CBC News
An influential abstract artist was commissioned to build a sculpture for Lambton College in Sarnia, Ont., in 1972. Due to a shocking construction mishap, that longstanding and public connection to mid...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"mishap." "unfortunate."
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Seriously? That's how you describe destroying a METAL sculpture?
How about "inexcusable"?
It was outside the construction zone!
And “irreparably damaged and inadvertently removed".
Did not one single brain cell say, "Hey, wait a minute"?
😡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Before and after moments like this keep us going. This #BarredOwl arrived with severe torticollis, making even basic movements hard. With daily physio and red light laser therapy, it’s now holding its head almost straight. Thank you for supporting the care that makes this recovery possible🦉
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before and after moments like this keep us going. This #BarredOwl arrived with severe torticollis, making even basic movements hard. With daily physio and red light laser therapy, it’s now holding its head almost straight. Thank you for supporting the care that makes this recovery possible🦉
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Humans kill 100m sharks every year. 73% have their fins chopped off & are thrown back into the sea to die slowly & painfully. Wtf is wrong with us? 🤬
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Humans kill 100m sharks every year. 73% have their fins chopped off & are thrown back into the sea to die slowly & painfully. Wtf is wrong with us? 🤬
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
"Mankind"... what an oxymoron. Let's hope there are some other species left when our reign of terror on Earth comes to a messy and inglorious end.
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The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
a colorful hot air balloon flies over a mountain range at sunset
ALT: a colorful hot air balloon flies over a mountain range at sunset
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November 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
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Update: Richard Hamelin, a forest pathology professor at UBC says the cuts are "mind-boggling."
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Update: Richard Hamelin, a forest pathology professor at UBC says the cuts are "mind-boggling."
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.
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NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. Read more about that, and how it's at risk of being derailed. @utoronto.ca @uguelphhist.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @manish--s.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social
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Shots Fired
- Canada's History
Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. That work is at risk of being derailed.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. Read more about that, and how it's at risk of being derailed. @utoronto.ca @uguelphhist.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @manish--s.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social
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Today is #GivingTuesday! As a non profit, we depend on community generosity to keep this work going. Every donation, share, and show of support helps give wildlife the best possible chance. We couldn’t do this without you! Donate today: www.salthaven.org/make-a-donat...
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday! As a non profit, we depend on community generosity to keep this work going. Every donation, share, and show of support helps give wildlife the best possible chance. We couldn’t do this without you! Donate today: www.salthaven.org/make-a-donat...
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Trying to make sense of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects push?
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trying to make sense of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects push?
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us TODAY at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET) for a free webinar featuring Narwhal reporters from across the country. We'll unpack the process, politics and potential impacts.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Maximus the triceratops, dear friend of London Children's Museum, at l00 Kellogg Lane in #ldnont.
#photography #art #dinosaur #ldnontart
#photography #art #dinosaur #ldnontart
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Maximus the triceratops, dear friend of London Children's Museum, at l00 Kellogg Lane in #ldnont.
#photography #art #dinosaur #ldnontart
#photography #art #dinosaur #ldnontart
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For one dyslexic moment I thought it said, "warning yellow snowfall", and wondered what fresh hell is this.
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For one dyslexic moment I thought it said, "warning yellow snowfall", and wondered what fresh hell is this.
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We'll leave this here...
Today the Carney government delivered a devastating blow to climate and nature by agreeing to a new Alberta–B.C. bitumen pipeline while scrapping environmental protections.
Read more, dsfdn.org/CarneyMOU
Today the Carney government delivered a devastating blow to climate and nature by agreeing to a new Alberta–B.C. bitumen pipeline while scrapping environmental protections.
Read more, dsfdn.org/CarneyMOU
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We'll leave this here...
Today the Carney government delivered a devastating blow to climate and nature by agreeing to a new Alberta–B.C. bitumen pipeline while scrapping environmental protections.
Read more, dsfdn.org/CarneyMOU
Today the Carney government delivered a devastating blow to climate and nature by agreeing to a new Alberta–B.C. bitumen pipeline while scrapping environmental protections.
Read more, dsfdn.org/CarneyMOU
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Today is a historic setback for climate action in Canada. DSF vehemently opposes this proposed pipeline and calls on @mark-carney.bsky.social to do better. Stand firm on environmental standards and advance Canada’s clean energy transition. Not Danielle Smith's fossil fuel fantasy.
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today is a historic setback for climate action in Canada. DSF vehemently opposes this proposed pipeline and calls on @mark-carney.bsky.social to do better. Stand firm on environmental standards and advance Canada’s clean energy transition. Not Danielle Smith's fossil fuel fantasy.
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If Canada wants to fulfill its role in the fight against climate change, it must stop supporting new fossil fuel projects while partnering with petro-states.
Let's stop backtracking. Canada must show some climate ambition. #COP30
Let's stop backtracking. Canada must show some climate ambition. #COP30
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If Canada wants to fulfill its role in the fight against climate change, it must stop supporting new fossil fuel projects while partnering with petro-states.
Let's stop backtracking. Canada must show some climate ambition. #COP30
Let's stop backtracking. Canada must show some climate ambition. #COP30
Exciting news! My artwork is now available at the wonderful Curiosities Gift Shop in #ldnont.
If you're on Instagram, check Curiosities' Nov. 25 post to hear me talk about why and how I create my artwork.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRf8K3z...
#CompositeImages #artwork #ldnontartist #naturephotography
If you're on Instagram, check Curiosities' Nov. 25 post to hear me talk about why and how I create my artwork.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRf8K3z...
#CompositeImages #artwork #ldnontartist #naturephotography
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Exciting news! My artwork is now available at the wonderful Curiosities Gift Shop in #ldnont.
If you're on Instagram, check Curiosities' Nov. 25 post to hear me talk about why and how I create my artwork.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRf8K3z...
#CompositeImages #artwork #ldnontartist #naturephotography
If you're on Instagram, check Curiosities' Nov. 25 post to hear me talk about why and how I create my artwork.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRf8K3z...
#CompositeImages #artwork #ldnontartist #naturephotography
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Colleen Jones was larger than life.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Colleen Jones was larger than life.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
"...when it comes to using the power of the law to ensure nature’s protection, the Ford government has proved more adept at bulldozing through."
#onpoli
#SaveNature
#OntarioParks
#onpoli
#SaveNature
#OntarioParks
For the Ford government, it seems Ontario’s nature is important — until it gets in the way of development. The government creates new parks while paring back protections for others. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social asks: Why create a park if you won’t properly protect it? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-prov...
Is Doug Ford’s Ontario pro-parks? | The Narwhal
Ford’s Ontario government is creating new categories of provincial parks while dismantling protections elsewhere to ease development
thenarwhal.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"...when it comes to using the power of the law to ensure nature’s protection, the Ford government has proved more adept at bulldozing through."
#onpoli
#SaveNature
#OntarioParks
#onpoli
#SaveNature
#OntarioParks
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Fires are still burning in the Arctic in the winter. The climate catastrophe is here.
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Fires are still burning in the Arctic in the winter. The climate catastrophe is here.
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We’ve protected 23 hectares in Norfolk County, Ontario, closing a key gap in a vital conservation corridor. These lands help protect water, wildlife, and local communities. natureconservancy.ca/norfolk-coun...
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We’ve protected 23 hectares in Norfolk County, Ontario, closing a key gap in a vital conservation corridor. These lands help protect water, wildlife, and local communities. natureconservancy.ca/norfolk-coun...
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