Balmoral reconstruction begins, but multi-use trails delayed The final phase in a major reconstruction of Balmoral Street is set to begin Wednesday after a delayed start, closing the road between Alloy and Central. Detour routes will be available and marked with signage. The work, which will rebuild the stretch of Balmoral from Alloy Drive to Beverly Street, faced weeks of delay … Read more
Goldeneye Remember these? They were called DVDs. They were like CDs but had larger capacity. People used to buy them to store computer information, movies, music, etc. The connection of the temporary potable water supply for the cruise ships. Looks like something I would come up with. Great Blue Heron Morning sky photo Trash in … Read more
Plastic straws are now forbotten but plastic water bottles? Nope. I see many every day. How many are given out everyday for free to street urchins? How many end up in the landfill site? How many in the lake? But plastic straws…..the planet is now safe for everyone. Politicians can pat themselves on the back. … Read more
Mom and three children Ravens Nice reflections this morning MV Ale Out for another day of fishing Never could understand the standing thing. Looks like she has a kind of chair on her board Trash in context chairs
not something you see laying around all that often. Looks to be in good shape. Probably full of cooties. Maybe monkeypox. Parking meters are good for something. Trash receptacles The Big Dig so far. What’s in the trash can? Not your run-of-the-mill railcar graffiti. Lots of planning went into this one. Your morning sky photo … Read more
Voter turnout way down in both Thunder Bay ridings Voter turnout plummeted across both Thunder Bay ridings in 2022 – and a lower percentage turned out to cast a ballot that the woeful provincial average. In Thunder Bay-Superior North, 24,631 of the 57,590 registered voters went to the polls this year, a 42.77 per cent … Read more
The Big Dig so far. You are getting an idea of the size of the building’s future footprint. Investing In Public Infrastructure sign. How old is this sign? Is it left over from the 2009 – 2010 Pool 6 cruise ship dock improvements? Anyway, its still located at the Pool 6 site…..nobody picked it up. … Read more
As I said many times before, feral shopping carts can make handy trash cans. Unsightly but handy. In all the years that I have walked down this stretch, this is the first time I can remember this ever being mowed. Tree Swallow Looks waaaaay too much like snow. Like I mean, waaaaay toooo much. Having … Read more
The big dig has begun. The excavation of the former Finnish Labour Temple site is now underway. The schedule is to begin building construction by August. This section of the property was the former location of Bay and Algoma Gulf which later became Bay and Algoma PetroCan. Strong winds yesterday Pool 6 site fencing was … Read more
See any recyclables in there? It does not matter as it all will end up in the landfill. Tree Swallow At the pedestrian entrance to the cruise ship dock Does anyone still read these signs? MV Americaborg Raven feeding one of its young. Imagine if humans fed their babies this way? Eat some food and … Read more