Renfrew County in #Ontario Is home to a diverse population & is a place where the people are friendly, there’s a strong sense of #community & where new immigrants & international students are welcome➡️full video here bit.ly/3p5Axuw #OttawaRiver New Canadians

Nice to see Conservatives have a history. Perhaps someone may ask them a few questions as Liberals get deserved questions.

An extreme heat event currently ripping through Mexico has been described as "hands down the worst in the country's history." Children have been killed, athletes at the country's national games hospitalised and wild birds have died en masse as temperatures approach 50C (122F) 🧵

“On Monday I came to check my net, but I saw that the river was ‘black’ and spoiled.. There were no fishes because the water is polluted” A fisherman laments the damage caused by an oil spillage from a Shell pipeline in Alston, Nigeria punchng.com/rivers-fisherm…

Please see our statement from Warden Peter Emon in relation to helicopter accident on the Ottawa River this morning near Garrison Petawawa. We stand with our neighbours at this difficult time. Royal Canadian Air Force #RenfrewCounty

I wrote this five weeks ago, but with Premier Doug Ford today officially declaring Mark Saunders as his choice for Toronto mayor, I thought it was worth re-posting. #topoli After pledging to stay out of Toronto mayor election, Doug Ford jumps in (again) cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

BREAKING: the White Cliffs of Dover have been illuminated with the UK 'warming stripes' for #ShowYourStripes day! These stripes represent the UK average temperature from 1884 to 2022 with blue colours for colder years and red colours for hotter years. ShowYourStripes.info

When you hear about climate-related #heatwaves, #floods or #droughts, remember: In 2022 alone, five oil companies ⁠— ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and TotalEnergies ⁠— more than doubled their profits to an all-time historic record of $200 billion. visualcapitalist.com/cp/big-oil-pro…

Pierre Poilievre refuses to bow his head for a moment of silence to recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day and for fallen RCAF Pilots Another shameful display by #PierrePoilievre. My latest from @thecriermedia. #cdnpoli crier.co/pierre-poiliev…

The Town of Renfrew's in-home food waste diversion program using the Food Cycler appliance is a go, and the machines have arrived. Interested in reducing your environmental impact? What to prevent bad odours from your garbage? For more information, visit renfrew.ca

Exciting Agenda. Progress update on Highway 417 to Renfrew.

You just knew when recycling shifted from municipalities paying to producers paying they would squirm out of Full Producer. Responsibility. Hey Doug Ford hold their feet to the fire & stop the attempt to screw over everyday people. They will pocket 💲💲 & screw up recycling.

4 educators, including 2022 Assistant Principal of the Year Katherine Holden, detail why their schools are banning student cell phones. #EdChat 🙅‍♀️📱 bit.ly/44eHCsd

Scientists have called the last few weeks 'unprecedented' as we have entered 'uncharted territory'. As more and more records fall - the only question is how long will our leaders fail to do what is required to avert disaster. There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

The average resident of Mali has the same carbon footprint as a British kettle 🍵 The average resident of Nigeria has a smaller carboon footprint than an American fridge 🧊 Africa has contributed so little to climate disruption, yet suffers so much. David Wallace-Wells nails it 👇

Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows - Detailed analysis finds plant diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones #climatecrisis Story by me theguardian.com/environment/20…

BREAKING: A damaging tornado has impacted densely populated portions of the Milan metro, specifically Cernusco sul Naviglio, Lombardy, NW Italy about 2 hours ago.

Latest Canadian fire data as of July 22nd, compared to previous seasons.