Iroquois Station design drawing – Courtesy Library & Archives Canada I spent an hour this morning at the site of the former railway station at Iroquois, Ontario, Milepost 100.2 on the CN Kingston Sub. This […]
Why do I cheer for Buffalo sports teams? I do so, because I get double the fun out of it. Since watching my first Super Bowl game in 1990, I’ve been a fan of the […]
Recently I sent a letter of inquiry off by email to a company about an issue. The reply struck me odd because it was entirely in French. At no point in my email did I […]
Originally published on OurHometown.ca Has bilingualism gone too far in Canada? I believe that it has. Just as many other past inequalities have been over-corrected, the Trudeau-idea of bilingualism has gone from a good idea […]
Two days later, and I am no longer a Blackberry user. After dealing with Telus Mobility Support agents, and an agent via their Twitter feed, I am through. I have downgraded my service to my […]
I have been a client of Telus Mobility since March of 2007. Since that time I have gone through three phones. First an HTC Starcom 6700 Phone running Windows Mobile, then an Original Motorola Moto […]
Published January 16, 2012 on OurHometown.ca Much ado about Benson Centre financing The Benson Centre is a first-class facility, there is no question of that. The hard work of the organizers to raise the over […]
Drive like crazy: or in the case I had today, park like crazy. I was trying to leave my parking spot, a guy wanted it, but wouldn’t back up so I had room to get […]
This week’s People of the Week: 3) Kim Jong Il is number three. As its been pointed out many times, that’s three dictators/wing-nuts/terrorists gone this year. First Bin Ladin, then Gaddafi, and now Il (or […]
Since my new column doesn’t start until the new year, and the morning show gig is over, I decided to keep going with the People of the Week for now. So without a further ado: […]
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