sharon simms
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sharon simms
@sharon664
wife, parent, retired teacher, blogger, family tree keeper
Manitoba, Canada Katılım Mart 2009
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Queen of recycling ✨
1973/2025
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Things that happened in Canada the last time voter turnout exceeded 70% (1993):
- Canadiens won their 24th Stanley Cup
- Toronto Blue Jays won 2nd World Series
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes premiered
- Nunavut Act Passed
Let's beat 70 this election! Get out and vote!
#letsbeat70
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Team Canada…but only when it’s convenient? Politicians love the slogan for headlines, but where’s Team 🇨🇦 when our farmers face a 100% Chinese tariff on canola oil, meal & pork over EV tariffs?
Canadian ag deserves the same urgency as other industries.
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25 years later. Remember Joe? He’s actually CBC colleague Jeff Douglas.
He’s back with an updated Canadian rant.
“MY NAME IS JEFF AND WE ARE CANADIAN”
youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg?si…
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This is a Christmas Eve tradition in The Netherlands. The Dutch have never forgotten the sacrifices of Canadians.
And neither should we.
Hillel Neuer@HillelNeuer
The Dutch people honor their World War II liberators by lighting candles on Christmas Eve at all the war graves. At the 🇨🇦 Canadian cemetery in Groesbeek, thanks to hundreds of volunteers, a candle has been lit at each of the 2619 graves, and will stay burning tomorrow.
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It's dark and it's cold but it's only 30 days until midwinter. We're all good.
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On this day in 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever.
One of the most successful children's books ever written, it is beloved by generations of Canadians and others worldwide.
Let's learn more about it (and try not to cry)!
🧵1/10
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Today is British Home Child Day, a time to remember the more than 100,000 children who immigrated to Canada between 1869 and 1948.
Private Walter Rayfield was one of them.
This is his story: ow.ly/aeLS50TxnZx
#CanadaRemembers
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"Some experienced terrible cruelty, others simply neglect, and the lucky ones found a happy home."
Do you have a British Home Child in your family tree? On #BritishHomeChildDay, we remember the 100,000 British children sent to Canada:
whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/feature/who-we…
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What is Canada's Favourite TV Show?
THE FINAL!
We started with 192 shows and over the past few months and after 600,000 votes we are down to the final three!
#CanadasFavTVShow
TV Show info in 🧵👇
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🌟NSLA Family Friday🌟
Meet Kim from Reston, Manitoba, a dedicated NSLA volunteer since 2022. She oversees ceremonies in four communities, inspiring students to research veterans and create a 90-banner program. Kim finds NSLA deeply rewarding. Thank you, Kim!
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Nobody will remember:
- how many millimetres of rain
- how many days of sunshine
- the overnight low
People will remember:
- the local forecast theme song from 2007
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1/3 What are parents going to do for the other 17 hours a day when smartphones are not banned? They are obviously not teaching them responsible and ethical use even tho they bought them for their 10 year olds. Are parents going to model ethical and responsible use? Bans may...
Winnipeg Free Press@WinnipegNews
Manitoba bans cellphones for K-8 students on the front page of Friday's Free Press
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Frankly I don’t know why anybody of Biden or Trump’s age would *want* to be President. I’m 60 and I don’t even want to go upstairs.
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