Or so says Christopher Hume, writing in the Toronto Star: “Toronto’s accidental treasure“
I love the Spit: it’s a bird sanctuary, wilder than most city parks, looks a bit like Scotland with its hills and fjords, I mean lochs. It’s a good place for a walk or a bike ride. Who cares that the park exists only on weekends or that it’s built out of landfill?
I arrived safely in Revelstoke after a beautiful drive up from Kelowna.
I didn’t take this picture, but I saw scenes like this with the dramatic rainy-day clouds. This is Eagle Pass.
We’re expecting snow of 20 to 30 cm over the next day or two.
Winter storm watch for City of Toronto issued 2:43 PM EST Thursday 6 March 2008..Another winter Wallop threatens spring forward weekend..
This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A winter storm is currently brewing over Texas with the potential to bring significant snow to most of southern Ontario. It appears that the snow will come in two doses. The first shot will begin as early as Friday afternoon for southwestern Ontario and Friday evening in eastern Ontario. We may have a brief reprieve overnight into Saturday morning where snow may become light and more intermittent. The heaviest snowfall is then expected in the second shot beginning later Saturday. Keep in mind that this storm is expected to last for 36 to 48 hours.
Storm totals may be near 30 centimetres along and east of a line from Long Point to the Golden Horseshoe then to Petawawa. There is potential for 30 to 50 centimetres of snow over the Niagara Peninsula and parts of eastern Ontario. Areas west of the Long Point to Petawawa line should see between 10 to 20 centimetres with lesser amounts near Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Behind this system we could see strong northerly winds to 60 km/h. On Saturday strong winds combined with fresh snow will cause blowing snow to lower visibilities and create dangerous driving conditions. Whiteout conditions are possible so travellers should be prepared to alter their plans accordingly.
Total snowfall amounts will depend on the track of this system. There is still some uncertainty as to the exact track of this storm. Environment Canada will closely monitor this situation and issue warnings as required within the next 24 hours.
We had some snow Wednesday as the jet stream dipped into Texas, pulling cold Arctic Air practially down to Galveston.
We shovelled because we know it will be getting cold again and there’s more snow coming.
Why can’t we all get contracts like this?
Documents reveal Le Groupe Polygone Editeurs got $475,000 from Ottawa for television ads that cost $7,300.
It wouold be the ultimate pyramid scheme and we could all retire. So have Messieurs Brault ($60 million), Corriveau ($30 million), and Lemay ($6.7 million). retired to Caribbean islands?
Gregory Clark was old enough to fight in World War I and young enough to go to World War II as a war correspondent. In between he lived through the Great Depression, went hunting and fishing, made friends, and lived in Toronto. He worked at the Toronto Star, where Ernest Hemingway called him the best writer he ever met.
After working as a reporter for many years, Clark wrote a weekly column, which was illustrated by Jimmy Frise. His stories of misadventures with his fishing buddies are plausible but perhaps a little exaggerated. His accounts of life in a war are little gems of humanity. Some of his newspaper columns are collected into books such as this: The Best of Gregory Clark .
The fourth winter storm in a week hits Eastern Canada. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Montreal were all hit by more snow.
Thousands of crazy people raised money for charity or just showed off their toughness by swimming in icy water on New Year’s day. This picture shows the Toronto swim.
The athletes in the red swim suits are Toronto runners.
There’s a much bigger picture here.
It’s quite cold here in Toronto: cold and crisp and nippy, but not unpleasant. The worst of the weather is reserved for Atlantic Canada, which is expecting yet another winter storm.
Maritime provinces are bracing for a storm: Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and parts of Newfoundland & Labrador are expecting more snow.
