Sigmoid Social

LeroyIt’s good to celebrate progress, Canada is slowly reducing traffic deaths, as written by <a href="https://mastodon.social/@davidzipper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@davidzipper</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/the-us-and-canada-are-going-in-different-directions-on-traffic-safety" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/the-us-and-canada-are-going-in-different-directions-on-traffic-safety</a>But it also notes that we have a long way to go, when we’re competing to be the lowest and achieve milestones like Helsinki’s zero deaths in a year.Thanks to movements like <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@VisionZeroYVR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@VisionZeroYVR</a> we are making progress.This is the sort of competition I can get behind.<a href="https://indiehackers.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://indiehackers.social/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦We can grow used to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>After awhile what was once extraordinary is now mundaneThen you encounter a story that absolutely blows your mindWonder and awe are rekindled"A decade after losing her sight, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> woman can see again — through her tooth"TLDR:1. remove tooth, implant in cheek 2. wait, let it gather connective tissue 3. remove both, add plastic lens 4. implant in eye socket 5. connective tissue anchors 6. some sight is restored🤯<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tooth-in-eye-surgery-corrects-vision-loss-1.7602011" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tooth-in-eye-surgery-corrects-vision-loss-1.7602011</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>

Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:The wildfire near Port Alberni, British Columbia :flagbc: now 1391 hectares. It presumably started yesterday.<a href="https://apple.news/AzjhJedsbQWaJfuqpl1dhWA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apple.news/AzjhJedsbQWaJfuqpl1dhWA</a> - - - Le feu de forêt près de Port Alberni, Colombie-Britannique :flagbc: fait désormais 1391 hectares. Il aurait prétendument commencé hier.<a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2185063/bamfield-feu-tourisme-electricite?partageApp=mastodon&accesVia=lien" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2185063/bamfield-feu-tourisme-electricite?partageApp=mastodon&accesVia=lien</a><a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/PortAlberni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortAlberni</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/CB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CB</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/ColombieBritannique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ColombieBritannique</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/BCfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BCfires</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/FeuxBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FeuxBC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfires</a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/FeuxDeFor%C3%AAt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FeuxDeForêt</a>

RichmondBCWelcome to my <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Richmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Richmond</a>, <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> Mastodon feed! 🌟 Here, I share my love for this vibrant city that I'm calling my home for 10+ years. I want to highlight its unique blend of cultures and rich history. From the vibrant markets of <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Steveston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Steveston</a> to our beautiful parks, I’ll share local events, great food spots, and community stories that highlight Richmond. Join me in exploring the culinary scene, outdoor adventures, and cultural festivals that make this city truly special!

Windspeaker.comPlanning and growing seedlings for <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> restoration spans two to four years. This necessitates significant long-term investments from Canada’s nurseries and the entire forest restoration supply chain to ensure the availability of the right tree species and infrastructure to get the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trees</a> planted.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Saskatchewan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Saskatchewan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/reforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reforestation</a><a href="https://www.windspeaker.com/news/opinion/over-68-billion-seedlings-needed-restore-just-15-cent-forests-destroyed-canadas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.windspeaker.com/news/opinion/over-68-billion-seedlings-needed-restore-just-15-cent-forests-destroyed-canadas</a>

BenderIsGreat34It’s only 11am and it’s far too hot and uncomfortable to be sitting outside IN THE SHADE. <a href="https://fedi.aiga.rocks/tags/bc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bc</a> <a href="https://fedi.aiga.rocks/tags/fraservalley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fraservalley</a>

LizShannon Falls in Vancouver BC <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/waterfall?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#waterfall</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/water?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roadtrip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtrip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/waterfalls?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#waterfalls</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/woods?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#woods</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gooutside?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gooutside</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thegreatoutdoors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thegreatoutdoors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greatoutdoors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greatoutdoors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wanderlust?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wanderlust</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/worldttaveler?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldttaveler</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/potd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#potd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/chasingwaterfalls?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chasingwaterfalls</a>

Mike Nelson PeddeFirst gladiolas<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/yyj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyj</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victoria</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JamesBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JamesBay</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NotAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NotAI</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦The Enigmatic Spirit Bear of BC 🐻Found only in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, the rare Spirit Bear (Kermode Bear) is not albino, but a black bear with a recessive gene causing its white fur. Held sacred by Indigenous communities, this elusive creature symbolizes the wild beauty and unique biodiversity of Canada’s temperate rainforests. 🌲🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SpiritBear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpiritBear</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_bear" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_bear</a>

datum (n=1)<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@ducky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ducky</a> thanks for excerpting this too<blockquote>on 7 June 2025, among influenza-like illness (i.e upper respiratory diseases) cases the province has test data for:53.6% were COVID-19; 23.2% were entero/rhinoviruses; 8.0% were parainfluenza; 5.9% were influenza A or B; 3.7% were adenoviruses; 2.5% were RSV; 2.2% were metapneumonia viruses; 0.9% were “common cold” coronaviruses.</blockquote><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BCPoli</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SARSCoV2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SARSCoV2</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID</a>

datum (n=1)<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@ducky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ducky</a> Interesting, so relative test positivities in BC, graphically: RSV: "I'm here guys!" 🦠 Influenzas (all): "Oh yeah?" flexes :virus: :virus: :virus: COVID-19 "hold my beer" :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: :covid19: current data at <a href="https://bccdc.shinyapps.io/respiratory_pathogen_characterization/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bccdc.shinyapps.io/respiratory_pathogen_characterization/</a> via <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@ducky/114996721375127836" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mstdn.ca/@ducky/114996721375127836</a>best (and least comfortably) understood with a screen reader<a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BCPoli</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SARSCoV2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SARSCoV2</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID</a>

Brian DavisDoes anybody here have any experience with the Cascadia Department of Bioregion? They have some interesting goals that align with my personal values but I'm curious how they play out in actual practice.<a href="https://vmst.io/tags/pnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pnw</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/wa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wa</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/or" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#or</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/bc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bc</a> <a href="https://cascadiabioregion.org/our-goals-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cascadiabioregion.org/our-goals-1</a>

נאריש זשלאָב מענטשThe progressive activist lefty <a href="https://babka.social/tags/synagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#synagogue</a> in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Victoria</a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> defaced with this:“<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jews</a> are evil! Because <a href="https://babka.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genocide</a> is evil! Stop genocide stop the Jews! Jews are murdering thousands of gentile children In the future <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestinians</a> will get their revenge against you child-killing <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jew</a>-monsters!”I've heard that little <a href="https://babka.social/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antifascist</a> joke about how many <a href="https://babka.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazis</a> do you have at dinner for decades, and I don't want to hear it anymore. <a href="https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/police-investigating-antisemetic-vandalism-on-victoria-synagogue-8174642" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/police-investigating-antisemetic-vandalism-on-victoria-synagogue-8174642</a>

LaffyMy amazing kids went to a big Pride event in Vancouver, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> yesterday and it confirmed my love of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> and how much I treasure the freedom to do that here without fear of some MAGA bigot with a gun. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> 🩷🧡💛💚🩵

@GottaLaffMy amazing kids went to a big Pride event in Vancouver, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BC" target="_blank">#BC</a> yesterday and it confirmed my love of <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Canada" target="_blank">#Canada</a> and how much I treasure the freedom to do that here without fear of some MAGA bigot with a gun. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LGBTQ" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> 🩷🧡💛💚🩵

Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data.🧵UPDATED: <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> est.'d <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COVID19</a> cases, the same per 100,000 pop. by health authority.According to <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCCDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BCCDC</a> wastewater <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SARSCoV2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SARSCoV2</a> data: on average, from 7/17 - 7/23, there would've been 639 cases/day in <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> (〰️ 636, 7/10 - 7/16).<a href="https://ratnegative.tumblr.com/BCWastewater" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ratnegative.tumblr.com/BCWastewater</a> 1/5

Chris Alemanyincoming! August long weekend and the terminal is hopping! <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bcferries</a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/horseshoebay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horseshoebay</a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/bc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bc</a>

Chris AlemanyThe captain isnt wasting time today. We came around the point into HS Bay that the ferry was leaning to port. 🤪 <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bcferries</a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/horseshoebay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horseshoebay</a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/bc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bc</a>

Chris AlemanyHowe Sound looking beautiful. <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bcferries</a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/horseshoebay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horseshoebay</a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/bc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bc</a>

TheresaI looked out to see if rain stopped and spotted an American Goldfinch in my backyard, blending in well with the sunflowers! <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WestKootenay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestKootenay</a>

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#bc