Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸🌱 · @chris
2185 followers · 9416 posts · Server mstdn.chrisalemany.caAnother fantastic story. About whaling by multiple First Nations on Vancouver Island. And if you've ever been to the American Natural History Museum, you might have seen the “Whalers Washing House" which was a sacred shrine with dozens of tall human forms made of wood (Picture in the article). They were taken from the Mowachaht/Muchahlaht in Yuquot in 1904.
Here's hoping one day they are returned.
#Whaling #FirstNations #Colonialism #Racism #Reconciliation #Decolonization #VancouverIsland #History
https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2023-09-06/lasting-legacy-nuu-chah-nulth-whaling
#whaling #firstnations #colonialism #racism #reconciliation #decolonization #vancouverisland #history
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸🌱 · @chris
2184 followers · 9407 posts · Server mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
Great story and history here as the First Nation in Yuquot, the home and nation of Maquinna who first met Spanish colonizers in the 1700s on the West Coast of Canada. It includes stained glass windows donated by the Government of Spain in the 1950s when this structure was built.
"It's a striking combination of elements, in a building that still wears the mark of a Euro-centric worldview. At the church’s entrance are two stained glass windows that were donated by Spain in the 1950s, depicting Europeans in the centre as the local First Nations are in the darkened periphery.
“These windows are now jarring remnants from a colonial past,” explained the First Nation on its website. “One window shows representatives of Britain and Spain, Quadra and Vancouver, conferring about ‘sovereignty’ over Nootka Sound in 1791.””
https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2023-09-08/gathering-place-past-restoration-yuquot-church-continues
#España #Quadra #UK #Vancouver #FirstNations #Yuquot #VancouverIsland #Colonialism #Settler #Conquistadors #Catholic #Catholicism
#espana #quadra #uk #vancouver #firstnations #yuquot #vancouverisland #colonialism #settler #conquistadors #catholic #catholicism
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸🌱 · @chris
2184 followers · 9391 posts · Server mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
Young salmon and trout die in the Cowichan River due to extreme heat and low water levels causing algal blooms. And in a few weeks they might have to start trucking salmon up river (again) from the estuary because the water levels are so low.
#climatechange #climateEmergency #Cowichan #VancouverIsland #Salmon #BCPoli #CanPoli #EndFossilFuels
#climatechange #climateemergency #cowichan #vancouverisland #salmon #bcpoli #canpoli #endfossilfuels
Julie Webgirl - Just Your Luck · @justyourluck
430 followers · 1407 posts · Server masto.ai
Just to reiterate...
Saanich Peninsula Hospital
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in case you missed it...
Saanich Peninsula Hospital
on Vancouver Island BC
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30% of the beds
Most patients are over 75 years old.
Public Health Officials would really like you to know this I'm sure.
They are so so afraid of it sounding all bad & scary & make them look bad.
It might even make it look like they HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THEIR DAMN JOBS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vancouver-island-no-outbreak-1.6959369
#vancouverisland #bc #covid #outbreak
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸🌱 · @chris
2182 followers · 9361 posts · Server mstdn.chrisalemany.caHave I ever told you one of my favourite political-actions is to file Freedom of Information/Access To Information requests and then riff on the results? It's good times.
I just got notification that my most recent FOI will be proceeding. It was hung up as the Office determined whether I was worthy of having the fees (~$100) waved. It looks like they might wave them. I'll know shortly and should have a response to my request, or more likely, a request to extend their search time, in the next 30 days.
#bcPoli #Rail #VancouverIsland #Transportation #IslandRail #FOI #ATI #CanPoli
#bcpoli #rail #vancouverisland #transportation #islandrail #foi #ati #canpoli
Mike Edey · @mce
56 followers · 126 posts · Server cosocial.ca
There’s Great Blue Herons and then there’s a greatly blue heron under a blue-lit bridge.
#yyj #vancouverisland #victoriabc #birbs
Mike Edey · @mce
56 followers · 126 posts · Server cosocial.ca
“Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can't get either, I really try
Got the wings of Heaven on my shoes
I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose
You know it's alright, it's okay
I'll live to see another day.”
#photography #vancouverisland #yyj #birbs
evildrganymede · @evildrganymede
164 followers · 573 posts · Server wargamers.social
Went out for a walk up Christmas Hill today and spotted a lot of small grasshopper-type things that clicked when they flew - not sure what variety they are (they're about 5mm wide and 3 cm long) but there were lots of them flitting around!
Also spotted an Anna's Hummingbird! I got lots of blurry pics but I did get one sharp picture at least :)
#vancouverisland #naturephotography #nature
Panopticola · @Panopticola
28 followers · 258 posts · Server climatejustice.socialFully 21st C #genx moment:
Soaking my arthritic ankle on the couch, listening to the now-retro Revolutionary Tea Party on vinyl, watching #Destiny2 streamers on YouTube on the phone because I can use the Vinegar app to strip out the ads.
Interrupted by texts from my sister-in-law on food allergies and my adult children's fibromyalgia because they're about to visit. So I check the wastewater surveillance viral load summary for #VancouverIsland at https://bccdc.shinyapps.io/respiratory_wastewater/ as we consider masking for relatives who should be in our bubble. Then procrastinate harvesting fodder for the chickens for a second while checking social media for the latest war, climate disaster, and fascist depredations, looking for patterns and hope.
So now time to pop the bread in the oven and head out and hay.
"You who see for us a future
come sit here with we
Mek wi drink tea
Let's talk
Mek wi analyze
Mek wi strategize
Mek wi work together"
- Lillian Allen, 1985
#genx #destiny2 #vancouverisland
BC Info Bot · @bcinfo
610 followers · 44523 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caGlobal News BC: Hundreds of surgeries postponed as Vancouver Island hospital closes operating room https://globalnews.ca/news/9936248/vancouver-island-hospital-closes-operating-room/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #RoyalJubileeHospitalORclosing #royaljubileehospital #BCMinistryofHealth #VictoriaHospital #VancouverIsland #BChealthcare #AdrianDix #BChealth #Victoria #Health
#globalnews #BritishColumbia #news #royaljubileehospitalorclosing #royaljubileehospital #BCMinistryofHealth #victoriahospital #vancouverisland #BChealthcare #AdrianDix #BChealth #victoria #health
BC Info Bot · @bcinfo
611 followers · 44449 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caGlobal News BC: Vancouver Island communities call for compensation after Highway 4 shutdown https://globalnews.ca/news/9934853/highway-4-open-compensation-alternate-route/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DisasterAssistance #financialsupport #highway4reopens #VancouverIsland #cameronbluffs #Compensation #BCwildfires #PortAlberni #BCWildfire #Highway4 #Ucluelet #Economy #Tourism #Tofino #Fire
#globalnews #BritishColumbia #news #disasterassistance #financialsupport #highway4reopens #vancouverisland #cameronbluffs #compensation #BCwildfires #portalberni #BCWildfire #Highway4 #ucluelet #economy #tourism #tofino #fire
BC Info Bot · @bcinfo
608 followers · 43931 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.ca
Global News BC: B.C. man transforms old instruments into eye-catching art https://globalnews.ca/news/9926874/this-is-bc-musical-instrument-sculptures-art/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #musicalinstrumentsculptures #musicalinstrumentart #MusicalInstrument #VancouverIsland #thisisbcmusic #b.c.sculptor #thisisbcart #Sculptures #ThisisBC #b.c.art #Canada #Art
#globalnews #BritishColumbia #news #musicalinstrumentsculptures #musicalinstrumentart #musicalinstrument #vancouverisland #thisisbcmusic #b #thisisbcart #sculptures #ThisisBC #Canada #art
Morgan Grubb · @miggles
6 followers · 93 posts · Server ruby.social
Go and see Poems for God at the Victoria Fringe Festival. And be game.
#VancouverIsland #vanisle #victoria Are there Fringe Festival hashtags? Is anyone on Mastodon doing the Victoria Fringe?
#vancouverisland #vanisle #victoria
Stéphanie Pageau · @stephanie
1002 followers · 560 posts · Server ottawa.place
Stuck on highway 4 for two hours after missing the morning opening (barely... there are about twenty cars in front of us..)
At least we have a nice view of Cameron Lake, my feet are in the water, and we have snacks.
Jen Kuntz 🇨🇦 · @jenk
216 followers · 1656 posts · Server techhub.socialBoarding my flight for leg 1 of 2 on the trip home. It’s always a sad feeling leaving an area you have fallen in love with. #FutureWestCoaster #VancouverIsland #Vacation
#futurewestcoaster #vancouverisland #vacation
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1844 followers · 29227 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org@skinnylatte YES!!! I'd really love that so much. As you know - I'm one of the only Teochew on entire #VancouverIsland in #BritishColumbia & feel very alone here!
#vancouverisland #britishcolumbia
Stéphanie Pageau · @stephanie
1001 followers · 540 posts · Server ottawa.place
✅ See some sockeye salmon jump during the salmon run.
I thought we would be too early, but we saw a few in the river and past the waterfall!! It was a real cool experience at Stamp River, where there is also a fish ladder with cameras!
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1832 followers · 29112 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
My #StrawberrySpinach #plants are bursting with new berries & more are ripening, daily. More back cherry #tomatoes & purple #tomatillos are ripening too 👩🌾
#zone8 #homegrown #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #FoodGardening #permaculture #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodSecurity #vegetable #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FoodSecurity #GrowItEatIt #FeedYourFamily #GrownFromSeed #GrowFoodNotHate #WhatsInMyGarden #LiveByYourValues #gardening #WhatIGrow
#strawberryspinach #plants #tomatoes #tomatillos #zone8 #homegrown #gardenersofmastodon #sdfgardeners #foodgardening #permaculture #growfoodnotlawns #foodsecurity #vegetable #wsanec #saanich #victoriabc #yyj #vanisle #vancouverisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #growiteatit #feedyourfamily #grownfromseed #growfoodnothate #whatsinmygarden #livebyyourvalues #gardening #whatigrow
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1830 followers · 29058 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Today's #harvest 👩🌾
More strange shaped cukes, blackberries, basil, & cherry tomatoes.
#zone8 #cucumbers #blackberries #basil #tomatoes #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #FoodGardening #permaculture #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodSecurity #vegetable #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FoodSecurity #GrowItEatIt #FeedYourFamily #GrownFromSeed #GrowFoodNotHate #FoodHarvest #FreshHarvest #FoodFromMyYard #PlantFoods
#harvest #zone8 #cucumbers #blackberries #basil #tomatoes #gardenersofmastodon #sdfgardeners #foodgardening #permaculture #growfoodnotlawns #foodsecurity #vegetable #wsanec #saanich #victoriabc #yyj #vanisle #vancouverisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #growiteatit #feedyourfamily #grownfromseed #growfoodnothate #foodharvest #freshharvest #foodfrommyyard #plantfoods
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1830 followers · 29058 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Check out my #strange #spiral shaped #homegrown #cucumber 👩🌾
It decided to wrap itself around a chopstick marker stake & kept growing around it.
Slicing it up to add to salad rolls for lunch.
#zone8 #cukes #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #FoodGardening #permaculture #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodSecurity #vegetable #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FoodSecurity #GrowItEatIt #FeedYourFamily #GrownFromSeed #GrowFoodNotHate #CuteFood
#strange #spiral #homegrown #cucumber #zone8 #cukes #gardenersofmastodon #sdfgardeners #foodgardening #permaculture #growfoodnotlawns #foodsecurity #vegetable #wsanec #saanich #victoriabc #yyj #vanisle #vancouverisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #growiteatit #feedyourfamily #grownfromseed #growfoodnothate #cutefood