Jun 20 2020
June 2020 In Paisley, Ontario, a small town in Bruce County, has given new life to an abandoned railway trestle that stretches across the Teeswater River. This steel and wood trestle once carried trains belonging to the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR), a historical railway that ran a distance of just over 100 miles …
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Jun 10 2020
June 2020 Every so often you hear the argument that the rich should pay their “fair share”, but you never really get an answer to the question of how much is enough? It’s too easy to claim that the rich don’t pay enough tax because of the size of their bank accounts. Do you want …
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Jun 10 2020
June 2020 Although I’m not the author of these quotes, this describes people I’ve known in my life. This stuff is too good not to post: “When a person tells you that you hurt them, you don’t get to decide that you didn’t.” “How do you know if someone is a narcissist? Everything will revolve …
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Jun 08 2020
June 2020 Author’s note: I wrote this one back in February 2020, but it sat in the vault until now. During the last federal election in Canada, I found myself engaged in many discussions on line, attempting to debate some pretty hateful Liberals who see anyone who is not a die-hard, drink-the-Kool-Aid supporter of their …
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Jun 06 2020
June 2020 Directly to the south of Detroit, Michigan, is a small general aviation airport that dates back to the early days of naval aviation in the United States. It was here in 1927 that the U.S. Navy Reserve established a training base for naval aviators. Naval Reserve Air Station Grosse Ile was established at …
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Jun 04 2020
June 2020 Police deserve better training and benefit of the doubt In light of the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto, Ontario, on 27 May 27, there are again calls from mental health advocates that police receive better training when dealing with those in a mental health crisis. Some will argue that police should be …
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Jun 04 2020
June 2020 Tim Hortons is the iconic coffee shop that is often the first stop in the morning for many Canadians as they head off to work. The chain was founded by National Hockey League legend Tim Horton in 1964, with the first restaurant opening at 85 Ottawa Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. Born in …
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Jun 04 2020
June 2020 The crowds that packed Trinity-Bellwoods Park on May 24 may have been committing a careless act (future infections from the participants will tell), but in way I can hardly blame them. Firstly, we have been receiving so mixed messages, outright flip-flops and blatant disregard of “the rules” by our political leaders, that it’s …
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May 31 2020
May 2020 While trains still run along the Canadian Pacific Railway lines through the Junction area of west Toronto, there is little left to indicate this area once housed a maintenance depot and marshalling yard for the CRP, complete with industrial shops and a roundhouse. The yard dates back to 1882, when the increasing traffic …
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May 27 2020
May 2020 Note: This is just a sample of the former resorts in Ontario’s “cottage country” and is far from being a complete list. Generations of families have always enjoyed getting away from the crowded cities and having a leisurely vacation in a relaxed, peaceful and serene environment, perhaps on a lake, with the sound …
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