Thunder Bay – Monday

Ugly morning today. This was all of the colour in the sky this morning The sun is back there somewehere. The sky did light up some for a while. Windy. Scattered bits of clear sky I see that the ever-increasing Snow Geese group has a new member.  The off-white goose on the left is new. … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday

Overcast morning with a stiff onshore wind.  A good morning to stay in bed. The clouds are interesting Long exposure Some colour did appear as the sun neared the horizon The two snow geese have a friend.  An immature blue snow goose? Trash in context.  Someone got some free food. Too lazy to toss the … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday

Another clear morning. Seen a lot of these lately The giant has a blanket of clouds hovering over it. The mistake-on-the-lake today Sun is getting close I guess this is as close to a sunrise we are going to get Frost on the leaves Frost on tire tracks and so the day begins Nice tree … Read more

Thunder Bay – Police Saw One and a Half Missing Reports Per Day In First Half Of Year

Police saw 259 missing persons reports in first half of year City police fielded 259 missing person reports between January and June this year, an average of about 43 reports each month. That’s according to a report presented to the Thunder Bay Police Services Board on Thursday. According to that report all but one were located. … Read more

Thunder Bay – Friday

Not going to see much this morning. The clouds were blocking the sunrise As good as it got Trash in context Parked in front of the stop side.  I mean, parked DIRECTLY in front of the stop sign.  Blocking traffic from seeing the sign.  VERY illegal but not in Thunder Bay.  Acceptable behaviour in this … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Nice sunrise this morning. Once again, my feeble attempt at capturing the myriad of colours fails miserably.   Snow geese still habging around and for those who like the trash photos, we have some trash in context

Canada – McIntosh Indian Residential School Research Needs More Funding

McIntosh Indian Residential School research needs more funding The project to search for unmarked graves on the grounds of the closed McIntosh Indian Residential School has surveyed four hectares (10 acres) of land so far. But the school property comprised more than 840 hectares, Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin Project consultant Janalee Jodouin said Wednesday. “It is the … Read more

Ontario – Privatization Is A Trojan Horse, Health Coalition Says

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

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

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

Thunder Bay – Tuesday

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