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Niagara.social is a Mastodon Hometown server based in the Niagara region in Ontario, Canada.

This server has a post size of up to 1500 characters.

https://niagara.social

You can find out more at https://niagara.social/about or contact the admin account @admin

#FeaturedServer #Niagara #Ontario #Canada #Mastodon #HometownMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Workers in Ontario were shortchanged nearly $200 million in unpaid wages, a new report says: ‘A massive crisis happening in plain sight’.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/workers-in-ontario-were-shortchanged-nearly-200-million-in-unpaid-wages-a-new-report-says/article_ed8a1fbd-418d-4eee-98d2-a41df6be8ee5.html

#canada #cdnpoli #ontario

many years ago i began archiving original receipts from game/system purchases. these ephemera were almost always thrown out by the owners, so it's a rarity to come across one while out thrifting.

this k-mart receipt from 1989 is for a Nintendo Power Set for $149 CAD in Hamilton Ontario. the white original and pink copy went to the store, and the customer received the yellow copy.

it's hard to imagine a big box store using handwritten receipts as far back as 1989.

#nintendo #retroGaming #canada #ontario

https://globalnews.ca/news/11463735/ontario-cabinet-minister-vehicle-speeding-tickets/

NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit.

#OnPoli #ontario #urbanism #SafeStreets #dougford

https://globalnews.ca/news/11463735/ontario-cabinet-minister-vehicle-speeding-tickets/

NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit.

#OnPoli #ontario #urbanism #SafeStreets #dougford

Update. Ontario Health got back to me:

Updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available starting the week of September 22nd for priority populations, including people 65 years and older, health care professionals (including students), people with underlying health conditions and young children. Eligibility will open up to the general population starting October 27th.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/guidance-documents/signs-symptoms-severity.html#a3

Eligible populations for priority access (starting next week) will also include: 

Residents in long-term care homes and other congregate living settings
Individuals from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities
Members of underserved communities
Health care workers and other providers in facilities and community settings as per National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) guidelines.

#CovidBooster #Ontario #Covid #vaccines

Update. Ontario Health got back to me:

Updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available starting the week of September 22nd for priority populations, including people 65 years and older, health care professionals (including students), people with underlying health conditions and young children. Eligibility will open up to the general population starting October 27th.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/guidance-documents/signs-symptoms-severity.html#a3

Eligible populations for priority access (starting next week) will also include: 

Residents in long-term care homes and other congregate living settings
Individuals from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities
Members of underserved communities
Health care workers and other providers in facilities and community settings as per National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) guidelines.

#CovidBooster #Ontario #Covid #vaccines

Just found out I can't get my COVID booster until the end of October at the earliest, even though I'm high risk and due for one. What the fuck, Ontario? #HealthcareOrLackThereof #Ontario #Covid #CovidBooster

TIL, the city of #Kitchener was named after this fucking guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener

Starved 22,000 Boer kids under 16 to death in concentration camps in South Africa circa 1901.

Over 27000 Boers and 14000 Black people died in those camps.

#Ontario

TIL, the city of #Kitchener was named after this fucking guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener

Starved 22,000 Boer kids under 16 to death in concentration camps in South Africa circa 1901.

Over 27000 Boers and 14000 Black people died in those camps.

#Ontario

🌤️ Weather accounts for Ontario, Canada:
@barrie__ontario
@brampton__ontario
@cornwall__ontario
@guelph__ontario
@hamilton__ontario
@kingston__ontario
@kitchener__ontario
@london__ontario
@mississauga__ontario
@north_bay__ontario
@orillia__ontario
@ottawa__ontario
@peterborough__ontario
@sault_ste_marie__ontario
@st_catharines__ontario
@sudbury__ontario
@thunder_bay__ontario
@timmins__ontario
@toronto__ontario
@windsor__ontario

4/5

The accounts below are discussion groups. Follow a group to see its discussions in your timeline, mention a group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse)

➡️ @ontario - Ontario discussion group

➡️ @toronto - Toronto discussion group

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUPS.

5/5

🌤️ Weather accounts for Ontario, Canada:
@barrie__ontario
@brampton__ontario
@cornwall__ontario
@guelph__ontario
@hamilton__ontario
@kingston__ontario
@kitchener__ontario
@london__ontario
@mississauga__ontario
@north_bay__ontario
@orillia__ontario
@ottawa__ontario
@peterborough__ontario
@sault_ste_marie__ontario
@st_catharines__ontario
@sudbury__ontario
@thunder_bay__ontario
@timmins__ontario
@toronto__ontario
@windsor__ontario

4/5

➡️ @leveller_ottawa - Community newspaper at Carleton Univ

➡️ @scholarsportal - Service arm of Ontario Council of Univ Libraries (in English & French)

➡️ @XtraMagazine - LGBTQIA+ news in Canada

➡️ @cardamomaddict - Freelance food writer

➡️ @topw - Photography walks in Toronto

➡️ @JanLuitPhotos - Nature & fine art photographer in northern Ontario

➡️ @DebOppermann - Nature, wildlife photographer in Ontario

➡️ @Hagukh - Photographer of wildlife, lichen, moss etc

3/5

➡️ @OttawaCititzen - Newspaper based in Ottawa

➡️ @TorontoLife2019 - Culture, news, food, politics etc in Toronto

➡️ @blogTO - Local news, events, restaurants in Toronto

➡️ @PostCityMag2pjr - Lifestyle & culture news in Toronto

➡️ @bsdcan - Annual tech conference for BSD-based OSes

➡️ @ottawasystems - Community-run talks on systems programming in Ottawa

➡️ @va3db - Amateur radio operator in Ottawa

➡️ @MetrolandMedia - Local newspapers in Ontario

2/5

➡️ @transit - About Toronto public transit, TTC & Greater Toronto

➡️ @bikeottawa - Advocating for cycling in Ottawa

➡️ @deathbydenim - Bike ride videos in Ottawa

➡️ @CyclingGuide - Cycling route app in Ontario

➡️ @showuptoronto - Calendar of activism, mutual aid, advocacy etc in Toronto

➡️ @londonlabourcouncil - Trade union based in London, Ontario

➡️ @JasonThorne - Chief planner for city of Toronto

➡️ @AnimeLondon - Anime club in southwest Ontario

🧵 1/5

Stopped at my local for a couple of pints and some hang time with friends.... A buddy snapped this as I was getting ready to pedal home

#BikeTooter
#PedalOn
#WindsorON
#YQG
#Ontario
#Canada
#Bicycle
#BikeNite

Stopped at my local for a couple of pints and some hang time with friends.... A buddy snapped this as I was getting ready to pedal home

#BikeTooter
#PedalOn
#WindsorON
#YQG
#Ontario
#Canada
#Bicycle
#BikeNite

This is such a great project by @vlrny.

https://turtlebower.org/about/

Many neurodivergent and disabled people of all ages struggle with housing and as many of us age we are faced with more and more isolation and the possibility of traumatic institutionalization.

Community living has the potential to save lives if done right - if it’s done for and by the people who live in that community and not by ableist people who want to hide away disabled people.

“In its current form, Turtle Bower is a seedling place–an old 3 bedroom farmhouse in a small town just outside of Guelph, Ontario renovated to add a wing with four wheelchair-accessible bedrooms as well as a massive shared kitchen built for co-living.
[…]
Right now we are inhabited by a mix of abled and disabled folks all just trying to get through. We want to be more; we want to be a collaborative co-living household that takes care of all within its borders.”

A vision of community support needs community funding (https://turtlebower.org/donate/)

#Guelph#Ontario#Canada#CoHousing #LongCovid#ActuallyAutistic#Spoonies #DisabilityJustice https://disabled.social/@vlrny/115035488756724553