#Canada #Ontario #Quebec #ALTO #HighSpeedRail
Wow, that proposed ALTO High Speed Rail thing is going to use up so much of our farmland!
Québécois à #Toronto. Toots in English et #francais
I previously was the co-founder and ran operations for two #ecommerce #smallbusiness stores that work with artisans in the #Philippines
I also work as an IT consultant on #Salesforce, mostly working with #retail brands.
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#Canada #Ontario #Quebec #ALTO #HighSpeedRail
Wow, that proposed ALTO High Speed Rail thing is going to use up so much of our farmland!
It will be the second passenger rail line by the Ontario Northland Railway
They already operate the "Polar Bear Express" all the way to James Bay, which is arguiably the best name for a train service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Bear_Express
So you should be able to go from Toronto to Cochrane on the Northlander, then transfer to the Polar Bear Express to Moosonee.
Ontario regional train return to the North announced their pricing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northlander-fares-ontario-9.7157717
As someone who just shut down their small retail brand that also had a strong cultural angle, I know how hard it is out there. So I empathize with the owner.
However as a retailer you’re always a for profit company, few cultural grants out there ever fits the criteria. Im sad to see how she was misled to think she « could » get approved for an Indigenous art grant. I see the argument, you give lots of exposure to artists and artistic pieces. But it’s always no, they don’t see business that way
Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned department store closes amid funding challenges
Follow packs aka "Collections" are coming to Mastodon soon
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/designing-collections/
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