Everything we do is legal, Milice patriotique québécoise says

Everything we do is legal, Milice patriotique québécoise says
http://bit.ly/ruTxoJ The Montreal Gazette

This Is Not A Good Thing. This kind of talk is very disturbing. We have an Army and Reserve plus various Police forces that are regulated by law. I did not ask for this group to protect me. What laws/rules do they work under?

Canadian Air and Space Museum closes doors to visitors

Canadian Air and Space Museum closes doors to visitors
http://bit.ly/oSsF6o Toronto Sun

A sad day for history buffs. I hope they can relocate & reopen soon. I understand they were behind on the rent, but to refuse a payment and the lock them out is questionable in my mind. There seems to be a push on in Toronto to close anything remotely educational.

City budget problems lets close the Zoo's & Learning Farms  close branches and/or cut back hours at the library.

This is something that all levels of government should be supporting.

Link to an older post http://bit.ly/rmOizx

Ford's Waterfront Plan Part 3

Ford's Port Lands plan sinks http://bit.ly/nU256f Toronto Sun

Good News, looks like council may be waking up to fact that not all Ford's ideas are not good ones. Letting the environmental assessment and the wetlands review happen is a very good thing.

Will be keeping an eye on this project.

Air museum eviction 'immoral,' vet says

Air museum eviction 'immoral,' vet says http://bit.ly/ozbn8A Toronto Sun 


Downsview is the best spot in the Toronto area for the museum. It is in the city, there use to be an airport there, close to where planes use to be built. 


Downsview Park museum allowed to stay six months http://bit.ly/qQbA6R Toronto Sun 


I hope they can find a permeant home quickly. 


Canadian Air and Space Museum closes doors to visitors 
http://bit.ly/oSsF6o Toronto Sun


A sad day for history buffs hope they can relocate & reopen

Raccoons in the city

The attack on Rocky Raccoon - a prelude to animal gang war
http://bit.ly/pLdcMw  Montreal Gazette 


Funny but sad. Raccoon can do quite well around humans. But then they get bold and/or damage things trying to get to food. 


Relocation does not work as you have to move them far away from people and they are no longer up to fending in the wild.

Tourist attractions register objections to recycling facility

http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3305384 Midland Free Press

There have to be better locations for a recycling facility than the proposed location. The view from these attractions is part and parcel of the attraction for both of them. The added traffic and noise from the traffic would detract from the serenity of the area. 

I am for recycling but locating a recycling facility close to a river does not seem like a good idea to me. 


St. Marie, Shrine register objections to recycling facility http://bit.ly/o6knRb  Midland Free Press

Help Save Toronto Libraries

Ford bros not 'stupid' says Atwood
Author campaigns to save city libraries http://bit.ly/pe2MQ6

Ford's Waterfront Plan part 2

Ford waterfront vision sinking quickly http://bit.ly/qd6AMV Globe and Mail

Maybe council is waking up to Mr Ford?

Organized crime clearly involved in Quebec road construction

Organized crime clearly involved in Quebec road construction
Radio Canada report
http://bit.ly/pub8Yk Montreal Gazette

An Honest Report for a change?

I ask, who is surprised at this? The rumour has been the Mob is running the road construction in Quebec, since a long as I can remember.

Report linking Quebec construction, organized crime won't be released http://bit.ly/ponMIW Montreal Gazette

Why not release the report?

Road work corruption report 'devastating,' reveals 'rotten apples': critics http://bit.ly/poG72J Montreal Gazette

It is not a free ride

Libraries offer free ride: Levy http://bit.ly/pN0n0D


It's not a free ride, it is a way to introduce pepole to new places. If the winners take their family to the venue they might learn something and enjoy it too. They may well go back and pay.

I have friends to have won theses kinds of tickets and they enjoyed it and have home back. It is a kind of advertising.

It is a case of city venues working together, that is a very good thing.

Asserting Canadian Arctic Sovereignty

Asserting our Arctic sovereignty http://bit.ly/nxRxur

The Arctic could be our future, if we keep it.

Canadian military offers design bid for stealth snowmobile http://bit.ly/naCIo4

This would let us follow/intercept those who cross in to our part of the arctic.

Students say hazing expulsion 'unfair'

Students say hazing expulsion 'unfair' http://bit.ly/qFW1rj Toronto Sun

Driving around throwing eggs, then deciding to chase someone with a car and hitting them


There should be charges for driving around and throwing eggs at anyone. Sounds like assault and dangerous driving at least. 


Chasing someone on a bike with a car and hitting them, sounds like that would be against the law...


"Oh it's unfair".... Bull Shit ... If I had done this my dad would have taken me to the police station and said keep him locked up. after giving $hit for several hours for having been that stupid.

Yet an other Ford quick fix for Toronto

Animal attractions could be cut http://bit.ly/oXqXRM  Toronto Sun

Ford seems to be trying to cut/close any thing that might be educational.

Toronto Budget Committee Okays Bed Bug Nurses

Budget committee okays bed bug nurses http://bit.ly/obCuEp Toronto Sun

Glad the council got the idea, will Ford?

This is a great idea

A result of security theatre at the Airport

Some recent news headlines

Some airport screeners have sticky fingers, documents show http://bit.ly/nKa5gp  Toronto Sun.
Airport security thefts plague Canadian travellers http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/13/airport-security-thefts-plague-canadian-travellers Toronto Sun.


Not surprised at this. The rush was to make it look like the government was doing something, they hired at a low pay with minimum screening. This leads to trouble with under screened and under trained personal.

For any security involved job, we need to hire good people at a good wage. Not farming it out to a contractor who hires at a low wage.

They need continuous training as the rules they are to enforce keep changing.  They need training on how to deal with people in general. Also have some of them speaking more than English or French would be a good thing too.

They need as good wage, so there is less temptation to steal or work with criminal elements. The vast number of laptops stolen at Airports in Canada and the USA would seem to indicate that there is some cooperation between some security elements at some airports.

Volunteering

Volunteering for the Right Reasons Might Help You Live Longer http://lifehac.kr/q65W79 Life Hacker

I have enjoyed volunteering over the years. Currently serving as Vice-President for the Clearwater Beach Ratepayers Association. One day a year it is a fast paced running around trying to solve/prevent problems but smiles on the faces of the members of the association make it worth while.

The rest of the year, it is meeting and working with other toward a common goal.

Living in Montreal, does mean that getting back to the Beach for meetings is a bit of a pain, but it means I get to see a lot of old friends and new friends too. Working with the association helps me keep connection to our cottage where I have been going since I was born. Keeping in contact with those I have known since I was born or they were born. 

All in all the members of the Clearwater Beach Ratepayers Association are a great group of people that I enjoy being around.

Part of my involvement is paying it back to the Association, for the many Fun Day’s when I was young on the beach.

Volunteer it is a great way to get in touch with your community. An it might be good for you too.

B.C. residents vote to scrap HST

B.C. residents vote to scrap HST http://bit.ly/n4EBuS 


This will be a nightmare for Businesses rolling back to the old system. 


It was a pain making the changes for Ontario and B.C. Undoing just BC will be a pain. Reissuing all of the PST exemption's will take a lot of work for the companies and the goverment.

You Do Need Know How To Cook The Basics

10+ Dishes and Drinks Everyone Should Know How to Make At Home (Including You) http://lifehac.kr/mXSwFK  from LifeHacker

Some of these look great

Learn the basics, and build from there.