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UPDATE: Success. The problem was immediately resolved and so far so good.
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😡 Please check on your loved ones in senior home facilities.
Over the past two weeks I couldn't figure out why at night the retirement home hot water was not working .
I spoke with the afternoon shift PSWs and they claimed they had to clue as to why.
Sensing bullshit, I waited for midnight shift changes over several nights and began talking with nursing staff during the middle of the night..
They said they were troubled because they couldn't clean up ill residents with warm water after 9:00 pm.
Imagine late at night having severe intestinal flu and needing a shower, or at the very least warm soap and water to clean up , while waiting as your bedding is changed and having to wait until 6:00 a.m smelling like feces. (not me, others)
Today management and I had words...yet AGAIN!
I mentioned it was quite interesting that immediately after the owners bought another retirement residence our hot water was restricted, and this could be the reason why the flu is ripping through the home...unsanitary conditions, especially since they wash soiled bedding during the middle of the night..
I was assured the hot water settings would immediately be reconfigured to run 24/7.
This is not the first time I "caused problems" for management and I may need a place to stay when they get fed up with my big mouth... 🤔
🤦‍♀️
Please keep checking on your loved ones in LTC and retirement homes.
#Aging #Seniors #Greed

👋 Remember....

Although the news is filled with awful people doing terrible things

👉 Good-hearted people like you still exist in this world

💜 💜 💜 💜

⚠️ 🚨 Health Alert-Wildfire Smoke⚠️

Be aware:

Breathing wildfire smoke?

At any level, it is Not Safe !

Read this is link and download the PDF

Link here: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/publications/healthy-living/wildfire-smoke-health/wildfire-smoke-health.pdf

#Wildfire #Canada #USA #Health

🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🔥 💨

If your Air Purifier suddenly stops working and you notice the change filter light illuminated , but you remember it was recently changed try this:
Take it apart, then examine and gently clean the sensor .
Reassemble and reset, then it might work again.

#Wildfire #Smoke #Health
#AirPurifier #DIY #Canada

🌞 Sunrise June 21, 2025, the Summer Solstice, is the start of the National Indigenous People's Day.

Every year, First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across the country host events on or around June 21 to share and celebrate their rich and diverse cultures and traditions. Find one near you here: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/list-events.html

Please boost- thanks

For generations, many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities have celebrated their cultures, languages, and traditions at this time of year. The summer solstice holds deep spiritual and cultural significance for many Indigenous Peoples, marking a time of renewal, connection, and celebration.

#NIPD2025 #NIHM2025
#FirstNations #Indigenous #Canada

👋 🇨🇦 A loss of rights for one person is unacceptable; when it happens to a group of people, it shows a pattern; we have only to look to the US to understand what this means.

Let's stand with First Nations and tell our government to respect #Indigenous Rights.
#Canpoli #Canada #Bill5 #BillC5
Note: I rarely recommend a You Tube video -this is important for everyone(and includes a transcript), so please take a few minutes to check out this short video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2r2a0N3Y7E&ab_channel=HereWeStand-CalltoAction

🔥 🇨🇦 🗺️ With Canada warming twice as fast as the global average (Government of Canada 2019), and home to more than a quarter of the world’s boreal forests, the country is experiencing this consequence of global heating firsthand.

#ClimateEmergency
#Canada #Wildfire #Nature
#Environment #FossilFuels
#Alberta #Energy
#Cdnpoli #Cdnpoli
https://climateinstitute.ca/news/fact-sheet-wildfires/

⚠️ A warning from Canadian eye doctors about wildfires and smoke

“You can be hundreds and thousands of kilometers away and usually it’s not particulate matter at that point — usually that’s going to be within the shorter range — but it’s going to be people who are noticing more of the allergens and irritants from the smoke, rather than larger particles that are in the eyes,”

#News #Health #Wildfire
#Canada #EU #USA

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/take-care-of-your-eyes-amid-wildfires-and-smoke-ophthalmologists-urge/

📰 :goose_glasses: Distressed by all the bad news? Here’s how to stay informed but still look after yourself

#MentalHealth #News #Mastodon #Fediverse

https://theconversation.com/distressed-by-all-the-bad-news-heres-how-to-stay-informed-but-still-look-after-yourself-259913

Troll Solution:

Group Hugs.

Send out a troll alert then everyone swarm and flood their replies and timeline with memes, gifs, emojies of hugging people, animals, and fluffy hearts.

💞

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Troll

So you hate "Boomers" eh?

You are falling for the longest running con job in human history;
a deflection,
a distraction to direct your anger away from the wealthiest.
We could be organizing,
working together
to make a better world
instead you cling to your anger
and direct it exactly where they want .
👇

#Psychology #Aging #generations
#Democracy

https://theconversation.com/why-we-keep-playing-the-generation-blame-game-and-why-we-need-to-stop-82219

This photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty images perfectly represents Trump.
#Trump
#G7

Read alt text please

⚠️ 🚨 🇨🇦 Travel Warning 🚨 ⚠️

Via: Steve Chase of The Globe and Mail-Ottawa Bureau --10:00 pm local time 2025-06-13

‪"Canada’s foreign ministry is advising
👉 Canadians to leave the Middle East if possible as conflict between Israel and Iran worsens.
In a statement Ottawa urged “Canadians in the Middle East to ensure their travel documents are valid and to leave via commercial options if safe.”

#Travel #Canada #Canpoli
#MiddleEast #Israel

Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health

Exposure to wildfire smoke — especially if it's heavy and over a long period of time — can cause adverse health effects in anybody, regardless of health status or age. 👉 But even mild wildfire exposure can significantly impact at-risk groups, such as people with chronic health conditions, seniors, young children and pregnant women.

#Wildfire #Health
#Canada #USA #EU
#Climate

https://www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-health-1.7551559

🇨🇦 This sounds like a mission for Fediverse Activists! 👋

Competition Bureau warns Canadian landlords and property managers about illegal discussions on rents
👉 Some may be engaging with competitors on issues such as rental prices, lease terms and availability through social media, Bureau says
👉 The Bureau warned that engaging in illegal agreements with competitors, “such as price-fixing, market allocation, restricting supply, or wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements,” is a criminal offence under the Competition Act, with potential prison sentences of up to 14 years and hefty fines.

#Canada #Fediverse #Mastodon #Activism #Housing #HumanRights
#Rent

https://financialpost.com/news/competition-bureau-landlords-and-property-managers-illegal-rents

🇨🇦 🤔 H5N1, Covid, Measles, Anti-Vaxxers, Right?
So who decided this is a good time to slash the budget for Canadian Public Health!

#Canada #Health #Canpoli

@auscandoc@med-mastodon.com Are you aware of this? 👇 I'm not a healthcare professional but this seems foolish.

https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#infographic/dept/280/financial

⚠️ ⚠️ #Manitoba Evacuees ⚠️ ⚠️

Important financial and temporary housing Information👇
And Area Evacuation Lists

All evacuees in the province are encouraged to register with the Red Cross as soon as possible.
That can be done online at https://www.redcross.ca/2025manitobawildfires
or by calling 1-800-863-6582 (toll-free) between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. CST.

Congregate shelters have been set up across the province. There are shelters in Winnipeg, Thompson, Winkler and Portage la Prairie.

Provincial emergency social services are working with partners to find shelter for anyone who needs it. The province has also said it is working to free up hotel space in Winnipeg after some residents from Pimicikamak Cree Nation were sent to a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Evacuees who do not have a place to stay are asked to proceed to the nearest reception centre:

Winnipeg: Billy Mosienko Arena, 709 Keewatin St. — open 24/7.
Brandon: Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave. — open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Thompson: Burntwood Hotel, 146 Selkirk Ave. — open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Are you an evacuee who needs assistance? Contact Manitoba 211 by calling 211 from anywhere in Manitoba or email 211mb@findhelp.ca.

Manitobans evacuated under a mandatory order are eligible to receive $34 per day for everyone age 13 and older and $27 per day for children 12 and under.

More information about the support program can be found on the province's website. (see link in article )

#Canada #Wildfire #Indigenous
#FirstNations

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wildfire-evacuation-status-manitoba-communities-1.7551968

An excellent rtead.

In ‘Wînipêk,’ an Affirming Indigenous Vision for the Future

Reading Niigaan Sinclair helps us to see Winnipeg with fresh eyes — and #Canada too.

#Wînipêk #Anishinaabe #Kanata #FirstNations #Indigenous
#Winnipeg #Manitoba #Ontario,

#Manitoba, #NorthDakota,
#SouthDakota, #Michigan #Wisconsin
r/t Christine @204queenb

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/08/09/Winipek-Affirming-Indigenous-Vision-Future/

👋 🔭 SPACE WATCH PARTY 🎉

"On June 23 the observatory will unveil a first look at ultrahigh-definition images and videos of the cosmos taken from a mountaintop in Chile. And you can participate by joining a public livestream (in English and Spanish) or one of the in-person watch parties at planetariums, universities and museums around the globe. These watch parties will include a stream of the live unveiling event, as well as three-dimensional virtual tours of the observatory and its surroundings on the peak of Cerro Pachón, a mountain in the Chilean Andes."

#Space #Astronomy

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-vera-c-rubin-observatorys-first-images-live-with-these-watch-parties/

🏊 Don't Salt Your Leeches

Why not?
Read here:

#Canada #Health

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/nature/outdoors/cooling-off-in-the-lake-heres-how-to-handle-leeches