Nice looking sky this morning . Nice blues Can’t complain about this. Something about the lights attract me to this every day. Our morning sky today. The sun did finally make its appearance. Chocolate milk. 1% milk fat. No mention of all the sugar in that container. The fat is the last thing you should … Read more
City planning for 3 per cent minimum tax increases over next decade The city is assuming a minimum tax levy increase of 3 per cent a year as a practical baseline for budgets over the next ten years. To maintain service levels, infrastructure needs, and community priorities, administration put forth a long range financial plan, which council passed unanimously during Thursday night’s budget … Read more
Grabbing some shadow shots on the way down to the waterfront Things have already begun We have a promising sky this morning. The clouds are already turning a red. Some pinks as well. I can’t ignore the lighthouse. Some reds starting to take control Kind of messy but still impressive. The sun getting ready … Read more
‘People are dying’: First Nations urge city to declare homelessness emergency “People are dying in the streets, in public parks, in bus shelters. We need to call this what it is: an emergency.” Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Fort William First Nation are calling on the city of Thunder Bay to declare a state of emergency … Read more
Cupwatch continues. Coldest morning so far this winter. Not going to take many photos today. Clear sky. No clouds to speak of. Pale colour along the horizon. Old standby. Moody shot. Pleasant winter scene.
All quiet downtown. Have to watchout for insane people with hammers walking around. Anyone walking behind me is now a possible suspect. Have to take care as this city is becoming dangerous. The cup has moved. Will keep you up to date. Cup watch continues. Not much out there. It is cold. Very cold. Some … Read more
City council faces tough decisions on over-budgeted boards Outside boards and agencies may take up all the air during council’s two-day budget debate. “I really want to delve deeper into those outside boards for sure. Council said let’s meet at 2.6, and the city administration’s done that, and so with regards to that, I’m pretty much … Read more
Keeping an eye on this cup. Cold but no wind. Feels like a day at the beach compared to Monday/Tuesday. Not expecting much this morning. Still, you never know. As good as it got. Better than nothing I guess. Could have been much better. Not sure why it never happened. You can see where … Read more
Another morning in the polar vortex. At least there is lots of colour in the early morning sky. Nice pinks Then the colours begin to fade Then they return with a vengeance. Much bigger area. Then they faded again in preparation to the sun making its appearance. There it is…sort of. The sun still needs … Read more
Cold. Very cold. My cameras were not happy. Not happy at all. They were very hard to use. I tried to take a couple of photos with the tripod but quickly packed it up. Decided to handhold when an opportunity presented itself. Of course, this was hard on my hands. I need to figure out … Read more