CIRCLE WITH A DOT

I sent an email to Dr. Barry Prentice of the University of Manitoba. According to an old CBC article he is involved with efforts to get airships hauling cargo up north. So I asked him a few questions about how things are going. Hopefully he responds. If he does I’ll post an update here.

@evdelen @mike there are still details to explore here. Like, how big would the airships be? what wind speeds would cause issues with an airship of that size + what are the average wind speeds up north? And for mitigating harm: are there any route/altitude changes that minimize wind exposure? is temporarily anchoring in place feasible? etc.

Imo until we explore all these questions its premature to rule the possibility of airships out completely. But im willing to have my mind changed!

@mike @evdelen thats a shame. But i still have hope!

@evdelen I could be mistaken but, from what I heard, it would still be prohibitively expensive to build roads to Nunavut even once the permafrost melts because huge stretches of the landscape are swampy, muddy mush, and it’s very deep. So to build a road you would need to pour a gravel hill into the mud to secure the road on (thats how they built the railroad up to Churchill MB, apparently it still needs to be toped-up regularly). In some areas it’s still unclear how deep the mud is

The Canadian North has serious supply chain issues. Some communities (and all of Nunavut) are cut off from road networks. Goods need to be flown in with cargo planes, leading to crazy grocery prices + housing shortages.

One solution is to use airships to fly cargo in, dramatically reducing the cost. Apparently there were some companies looking into that: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/possibility-of-using-airships-in-the-arctic-studied-by-canadian-north-french-company/ But this article was published 07/23. Does anyone know if there’s been any updates since then?

#canada #cdnpoli

@charlesdelavalleepoussin@mastodon.social @MLE_online non-alcoholic drinks are also super trendy right now. I don’t have any hard stats on this but 5 years ago I never heard of anyone drinking nonalcoholic beer, and it didn’t seem to be sold anywhere. Whereas now I see non-alcoholic beers placed in prominent shelves in grocery stores and I know people who actually like to drink them.

Money is ofc tight for everyone rn but I think there’s more than just that going on here

RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116234599380629777

What apps do you guys use to access #mastodon on mobile?

@drewdaniels nice to meet you as well!

@krst yo

@tnkgrl that’s interesting. Hopefully if Manitoba makes a change they will do what’s best for public health. The NDP are apparently collecting public feedback on the topic right now though I guess it really depends on how much the general public cares about public health over having an extra hour to do stuff every evening

@graand greetings!

@TheFeatureCreature that’s fair enough

@FlareHeart if it’s the worse option then I wonder why everywhere keeps going for it (BC and the Yukon too). My guess is that it’s partially for economic reasons. Most people are out and about in the evening, so by allowing for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening you open the window of time when people will engage in economic activities. This could have indirect health benefits through increased employment or something, who knows.

@TheFeatureCreature What do you prefer about standard time?

@canada Residents of #canada, would you be in favour of your province or territory abolishing annual clock changes and moving to a consistent, year round time?

If yes, what would you prefer: year round daylight savings time (an extra hour of sunlight in the evening) or standard time (an extra hour of sunlight in the morning)?

@tnkgrl greetings🫡

@caffeinatedgeek hello my fellow winnipegger!

How many people from #manitoba or #winnipeg are on here?