Val Monahan
@valymonahan.bsky.social
Northerner. Stuff I like: birds, food, fishing, social equality.
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Val Monahan
@valymonahan.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Giant steps are what I take
In my Sorel boots
Hope my legs don't break
In my Sorel boots
Can’t walk forEver
In my Sorel boots
Keep my feet togEther
In my Sorel boots
Walking back from mY work
In my Sorel boots
Feet they hardly touch the ground
In my Sorel boots
Feet just make squeak crunch sound
In my Sorel boots
Hope my legs don't break
In my Sorel boots
Can’t walk forEver
In my Sorel boots
Keep my feet togEther
In my Sorel boots
Walking back from mY work
In my Sorel boots
Feet they hardly touch the ground
In my Sorel boots
Feet just make squeak crunch sound
Super happy to see the Halifax Explosion anniversary remembered by so many. But, the more important anniversary, in Canada, today, is the murder of 14 women at École Polytechnique, in Montréal. 13 were engineering students, one was an employee of the school. Femicide happens every day, still.
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Super happy to see the Halifax Explosion anniversary remembered by so many. But, the more important anniversary, in Canada, today, is the murder of 14 women at École Polytechnique, in Montréal. 13 were engineering students, one was an employee of the school. Femicide happens every day, still.
That's a biggie! Only 5km jbelow the surface, in Kluane Park. Assuming folks in Haines Junction got pretty rattled. Hoping nothing fell over/no one got hurt. Last time Whitehorse got one this big, we had another (bigger?) aftershock, within a few hours. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
That's a biggie! Only 5km jbelow the surface, in Kluane Park. Assuming folks in Haines Junction got pretty rattled. Hoping nothing fell over/no one got hurt. Last time Whitehorse got one this big, we had another (bigger?) aftershock, within a few hours. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
And, we just had an earthquake! House was shaking, things in house rattling/swaying. Nothing fell. Off to check the earthquake tracking, to see details.
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
And, we just had an earthquake! House was shaking, things in house rattling/swaying. Nothing fell. Off to check the earthquake tracking, to see details.
Current state, and an annual winter situation.
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Current state, and an annual winter situation.
Yep
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yep
The other December 6 event happened in 1989: a mass shooting of young women who were students at École Polytechnique in Montréal. I had two good friends going to school in Montréal. At first, the news didn't say at WHICH school the shooting had taken place. theconversation.com/why-canada-n...
Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyond
More than 1,100 Canadian women and girls have been killed by men since 2018. So why is the federal government dragging its heels in adding femicide to the Criminal Code?
theconversation.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The other December 6 event happened in 1989: a mass shooting of young women who were students at École Polytechnique in Montréal. I had two good friends going to school in Montréal. At first, the news didn't say at WHICH school the shooting had taken place. theconversation.com/why-canada-n...
December 6th marks the day of two significant events in Canadian history. The older one happened in my town: The Halifax Explosion. It was the largest human-made detonation prior to the first atomic bomb. Link to online exhibit about the explosion: maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/...
Halifax Explosion
Explosion in The Narrows: The 1917 Halifax Harbour Explosion
maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca
December 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
December 6th marks the day of two significant events in Canadian history. The older one happened in my town: The Halifax Explosion. It was the largest human-made detonation prior to the first atomic bomb. Link to online exhibit about the explosion: maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/...
It has been snowing ALL DAY, without ever really getting light. Whitehorse now resembling the interior of a snow-globe. But, not, like, a PRETTY one. Mostly industrial, maybe a bit post-apocalyptic.
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It has been snowing ALL DAY, without ever really getting light. Whitehorse now resembling the interior of a snow-globe. But, not, like, a PRETTY one. Mostly industrial, maybe a bit post-apocalyptic.
"Don't cut down a wildlife tree." "Helpful" advice from a YG Forester, for Yukoners wanting to cut their own X-mas tree, on CBC Radio. Bit vague. I imagine "Do NOT cut down a tree that has a bald eagle roosting on top." "Look (listen?) to avoid cutting down a tree that could contain a lynx 1/2
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Don't cut down a wildlife tree." "Helpful" advice from a YG Forester, for Yukoners wanting to cut their own X-mas tree, on CBC Radio. Bit vague. I imagine "Do NOT cut down a tree that has a bald eagle roosting on top." "Look (listen?) to avoid cutting down a tree that could contain a lynx 1/2
CBC filming in the bar. Of course, I managed to order a purple drink the size of my head.
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CBC filming in the bar. Of course, I managed to order a purple drink the size of my head.
Canadians have a long fuse, I think. But, we do get pissed off. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pete Hegseth's use of Canadian character Franklin the turtle in post about boat strikes prompts anger, mockery | CBC News
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth turned the beloved Canadian children's book character Franklin the turtle into a bazooka-wielding soldier going after "narco-terrorists" in a social media post Sund...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Canadians have a long fuse, I think. But, we do get pissed off. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Music for winter. Link to youtube video of Sarah MacDougall singing Cold Night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDYb...
SARAH MACDOUGALL - Cold Night
YouTube video by SouthernSouls
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December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Music for winter. Link to youtube video of Sarah MacDougall singing Cold Night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDYb...
Yep, as it should be: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Link to Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network story about PM Carney meeting with AFN.
Carney’s address to AFN stresses building, trust, partnership
Prime Minister Mark Carney focused on principles of construction, trust, and partnership with First Nations.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Yep, as it should be: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Link to Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network story about PM Carney meeting with AFN.
Makes me happy. Super wealthy people working TOGETHER, on a nation-building thing: ensuring that the HBC original charter remains in Canada, with a fund to make it available to FN and help with long-term preservation. Link to CBC online story about the Charter. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Best-case scenario': Hudson's Bay charter to remain in public hands after joint $18M bid | CBC News
Two of Canada's richest families appear to have been successful in their bid on the royal charter that formed Hudson's Bay about 355 years ago, putting an end to months of uncertainty over the documen...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Makes me happy. Super wealthy people working TOGETHER, on a nation-building thing: ensuring that the HBC original charter remains in Canada, with a fund to make it available to FN and help with long-term preservation. Link to CBC online story about the Charter. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Niche northern: want it to get colder, so we get at least a BIT of sun, during our super short days.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Niche northern: want it to get colder, so we get at least a BIT of sun, during our super short days.
Wow, Time Magazine. Did you get rid of fact-checking? Editing? Are you encouraging "research" using AI?
"Ottawa U.S. Embassy spokesperson Ariel Pollock" has now been required to issue a comment on our foolishness.
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Wow, Time Magazine. Did you get rid of fact-checking? Editing? Are you encouraging "research" using AI?
Feeling the dark days, W'tehorse peeps? Nature's winter pick-me-up, the American dipper, is baaack. Walk the M. Trail by the dam and listen. Cheerful, brave, fighty, ridiculous, soft-ball shaped brown birds diving into frigid, rushing water will make you feel better. Re-posting this bit of film 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Feeling the dark days, W'tehorse peeps? Nature's winter pick-me-up, the American dipper, is baaack. Walk the M. Trail by the dam and listen. Cheerful, brave, fighty, ridiculous, soft-ball shaped brown birds diving into frigid, rushing water will make you feel better. Re-posting this bit of film 1/2
Now walk to work in full dark; walk home at dusk (full dusk soon). Whitehorse/Yukon drivers very unsafe for pedestrians. I wear a giant, reflective vest, like those worn by crossing-guards/daycare kids. Still have to watch myself/occasionally jump out of the path of cars: crosswalks/intersections.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now walk to work in full dark; walk home at dusk (full dusk soon). Whitehorse/Yukon drivers very unsafe for pedestrians. I wear a giant, reflective vest, like those worn by crossing-guards/daycare kids. Still have to watch myself/occasionally jump out of the path of cars: crosswalks/intersections.
Happy Thankgiving to our southern neighbours. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiSk...
WKRP in Cincinnati Turkey Drop
YouTube video by Carla Johnson
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November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Happy Thankgiving to our southern neighbours. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiSk...
First real night of winter cold, in many Yukon communities. Some places going down to -30C with wind, so risk of frostbite. Stay warm and be safe, friends.
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
First real night of winter cold, in many Yukon communities. Some places going down to -30C with wind, so risk of frostbite. Stay warm and be safe, friends.
A sad loss for my home province and for Canada. Journalists, take note: THIS is how you write the obituary of a famous woman (or any woman, really). Family, including the men in her life, are mentioned in the last sentence.
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades, has died.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A sad loss for my home province and for Canada. Journalists, take note: THIS is how you write the obituary of a famous woman (or any woman, really). Family, including the men in her life, are mentioned in the last sentence.