Privatization is a Trojan horse, health coalition says Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is stealthily privatizing ever-larger segments of health care, according to a provincewide coalition of activists. To illustrate their point, the Ontario Health Coalition and the Ontario Council of Health Unions are touring a Trojan horse through Northwestern Ontario. The large equine model made … Read more
Cool morning. Clouds and water surface moving soo long exposures provide nice blur. Not expecting much of a sunrise this morning. Clouds are too thick. Maybe a little bit of something that may happen along the horizon Nice The sun has appeared Nice colour and so the day begins The mistake-on-the-lake this morning Still some … Read more
Nice reflections When the water surface is still, you get this The mistake-on-the-lake today Lots of colour on the ground Festive Water bottle photo Squash Is it really? Pretty sure that anyone can go into the LCBO, provided they are over 19 years of age and buy as much of whatever alcoholic beverage they wish. … Read more
Clear sky morning. Not expecting much of a sunrise today That is red Trying a different view Trash in context Drinking alcoholic beverages in public is legal in the city. Its all part of the ‘harm reduction’ strategy being pushed by the various organizations that suckle on the public teat. I call them Industrial Complexes. … Read more
Activists stage ‘die-in’ to protest closure of Path 525 Lying down in front of trace outlines of their bodies in chalk, activists painted a morbid picture of the future they fear will come with the closure of the Path 525 safe consumption site next March. On Monday, more than 100 people gathered at city hall, … Read more
Two sites identified for ‘village’ for homeless people City administration has pinpointed two south-side locations for the proposed “temporary village” that would provide shelter for homeless individuals. One possible site is the Kam River Heritage Park off Syndicate Avenue, where administration says there is space for up to 100 units. The other potential site is a vacant … Read more
‘Significant’ number of possible grave sites identified at McIntosh Indian Residential School Preliminary search results show a “significant number of potential unmarked burials” on the grounds of the former McIntosh Indian Residential School in the Kenora District, according to a media release issued Saturday evening. The search was conducted this month, the release stated. “Members of the Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin Project Team … Read more
Quite the morning sky today When all of the conditions fall into place, great things happen and so the day begins. The mistake-on-the-lake today Trash in context Trash in context Trash in context a photograph of a photograph Its great to live in a city where stuff like this is just laying around. Given out … Read more
Rainy and overcast sooo all that is left is lights and reflection’s It did brighten up eventually but the sun never did appear Lake was very calm Spectacular colour Trash in context Looks like someone got some free food and left the trash behind. There are trash cans across the street but that is … Read more
Looks like some of the city’s POSs were busy last night. That cereal is crap. Lots of sugar. A diet of this stuff is unhealthy. A clear sky morning. Looks a like yesterday’s morning. Lots of geese out there and no ships anchored. Took my fisheye lens out Got fancy in photoshop Nice sun and … Read more