Maureen Perrin

The site is now universally accessible year-round and includes a new public dock with food and beverage amenities. Stop by to swim, snack and enjoy the view 👀 📍 501 Sir George-Étienne-Cartier Parkway 🥗 Food services open daily 11am - 9pm 🛟 Lifeguards on duty daily 7am-7pm

Our Board of Directors approved today the Algonquin name Kichi Zībī Mīkan (kitchi zee-bee MEE-khan) to replace the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. The name Kichi Zībī Mīkan means “Great River Road,” and was chosen based of an Indigenous naming and engagement exercise. #ottnews

'The jump' quilt by Spanish quilter and textile artist Cristina Arcenegui Bono #WomensArt #Saturday

Accessibility isn't just about compliance, it's about creating an inclusive society where everyone can participate and thrive. #AccessibilityMatters

Why you should always wash your hands: this is a petri dish of a hand showing what microbes are in there [read more: ow.ly/heAG50BIBpC]

@JarvisGoogoo Please share your refueling meal of choice!

@rolling_enigma Your regular good night wishes are a gentle moment amongst often sharp and heavy tweets. I’ve learned from your writing to expand my thinking. I’m grateful you’re here too and wishing you ease.

2023 has been tough so far. I'm grateful to still be here, and I'm hopeful that things will get easier soon.

"Persistence of vision display" or POV display are LED devices that compose images by displaying one spatial portion at a time in rapid succession. One example are Hologram Fans [read more: buff.ly/3ykp0cd] [📹 buff.ly/3Yp2ZDY]

Take care in your outdoor travels today! 🥶 call 311 to report & find assistance if you seen anyone outside who needs help to get out of the cold. #FrostbiteWarning #bundleup #bayward #Ottawa

Watched this a few time

Dr Edward Jenner, who invented vaccination, died 200 years ago today. Jenner created the first-ever vaccine when he found out people infected with cowpox were immune to #smallpox. This discovery ultimately led the world to eradicate this deadly disease & save millions of lives ⬇

Update: how it should be done ✅ A short vid showing how disabled passengers use an aisle chair to go to the toilet on a flight. How small this piece of equipment is and how minor of an adjustment that some airlines still refuse to carry. chng.it/pQvCrnZT please share!

How the Panama Canal works #engineering #technology Credit: factomania_official (IG), ViaWeb

many need this reminder especially the non-Black & non-Indigenous folks in #leadership positions on #EDI files in the #GC. I keep receiving emails where I need to respond with the reminder to capitalize the B when referring to Black public servants. Thanks @lecodeswitch_ 👇🏾

All of Canada needs to stop what they are doing, spare a thought for the child whose jawbone was found on the grounds of the Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School in Lebret, Saskatchewan. Bone is about 125 years old, Sask coroner says. Child was btwn 4 to 6 years. @fsinations

This is everything. I’m in tears watching this. A reminder that you ALWAYS have something to give and share with the world. Congrats Ke Huy Quan! ❤️

👏 Include vaccines in the fight against drug-resistant #superbugs. 👏 Let's say it louder for the folks in the back. Learn why in our OWOH #podcast with Dr. David Heymann of @LSHTM_AMR @LSHTM Listen here: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/pod… #fightamr #amr

Go down this science rabbit hole - it’s a good one! Favourite quote ‘Science is the best way we’ve found to keep from fooling ourselves because the process is designed to correct for our limited perceptions and flawed thinking’

Hmmm. I just had a bizarre experience, involving a global news organisation and a trillion dollar corporation. (I got caught in the middle, so... owch.) It’s not the sort of experience the people involved usually talk about in public… so I think I’ll talk about it in public. 🧵