By Leanne Wilson
Feb 20, 2021 1:44 PM
We live in a time where it’s normal to build online networks that include personal connections. But in today’s social strategy, how do we know that anyone is who they claim to be?
And most importantly, are we able to catch a catfish if one swam into our network?
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Brenton Shea is currently the director of the Campus Community Police Services at Western University.
He says
“Catfishing is generally when people create fake identities generally to use for luring people into relationships or trying to gather information about somebody. It is a concern, obviously these people will copy somebody else’s identity. It’s not just necessarily making up an identity, they may even copy an existing like a real person’s identity and use a real person’s photo placing it as themselves.”
By Victoria Newman
Photo taken by Victoria Newman, XFM News.
After the reconstruction of Blackfriars Bridge, some believed that the use of the bridge would resume to what it had previously been- for pedestrians and cars. But that was not the case. As many know, currently, Blackfriars Bridge is only open for pedestrians.
“Right now and throughout the COVID pandemic, it has been closed to motor vehicles, and designated as a shared space for pedestrians and bicyclists,” said Doug MacRae, the Director of Roads and Transportation for the City of London.
This is because in the early days of COVID, the city did a review of “pinch points” within the transportation network in the city of London. They saw that there was a focus on bridges since social distancing was of utmost importance for everyone and their well-being.
This February 23rd will mark Canada’s Agriculture Day. A day which marks a special celebration for farmers. The day was originally started in 2016, and has since evolved into a day where people all across Canada are encouraged to celebrate Canadian agriculture in any way possible.
But what can you do to celebrate Canadian agriculture?
Cook a meal featuring all-Canadian products!
If you’re looking for a mouthwatering way to celebrate, why not try cooking an all-Canadian meal? The Middlesex Federation of Agriculture is going to be handing out burger buns on Saturday, February 20 at Dorchester Foodland, Lucan Foodland, Parkhill Foodland and Glencoe Foodland. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is encouraging those who receive the buns, and anybody else, to take part in the #BurgersUpOnt challenge. The challenge tasks participants with sourcing local ground meat, meat alternatives, produce, baked goods, preserves, condiments and cheese. The challenge then asks participants to po