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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.

What interests me: #PublicTransit #transit #TOPoli #urbanism #F1 #CivicTech #MeshCore #Meshtastic #FediQC #searchable #fedi22 and my cat!

#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.

Polar Bear Express - Wikipedia

Ontario regional train return to the North announced their pricing

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northlander-fares-ontario-9.7157717

#northlander #ontario

Northlander train service announces expected fares | CBC News

The anticipated launch fares for the Northlander train will be around 10 per cent above the standard rate of travel on the existing Ontario Northland bus service.

CBC
I'm glad we have the Indigenous Arts & Culture Fund, and I hope one day we can find ways for people like the founder to be able to showcase arts in commercial spaces in an inclusive way.

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

Canada’s first fully indigenous-owned department store, Aaniin, closes amid Indigenous funding challenges.

Toronto Star
Cebuano is a language, not a dialect. Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Bikolnon are also languages, not dialects. Calling them dialects also downplays their importance and relevance.

Follow packs aka "Collections" are coming to Mastodon soon

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Le fédivers pour lutter contre l’ingérence étrangère et protéger notre démocratie

Il faut passer à des technologies libres pour offrir des solutions locales, interopérables et souveraines.

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