Anti-nuclear activists greet Liberals in Thunder Bay Opponents of a potential nuclear waste repository in Northwestern Ontario showed up outside a Liberal fundraiser Monday for a peaceful picket. Nuclear Free Thunder Bay spokesperson Charles Faust said the group of approximately 15 protesters wanted to send a message to Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal energy minister, who … Read more
City considering $4 million for temporary shelter village City Administration is proposing a $4 million dollar project to build 100 temporary shelters with prefabricated insulation, lockable doors, heating, electricity, a fixed address for case management purposes, and 24/7 support services. It’s one piece of a ten-part Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan for addressing homelessness and managing encampments in the … Read more
A clear sky morning Clouds over the giant may show some colour at sunrise but that it. The sun appears The steam on the water surface looks nice and so the sun begins The mistake-on-the-lake this morning Frost on the ground this morning Amazing how many leaves remained on the branches after the wind storm. … Read more
Trash in context Street cleaner tracks Interesting morning sky. Has potential. Not bad Evil looking clouds moved in The mistake-on-the lake at sunrise We have a Halloween theme going on in the portable toilets Trash in context I like the lines and shadows What is Thunder Bay without feral shopping carts? Stealing them is not … Read more
A mostly overcast morning with a few, and I mean few, clear patches Gforce vehicles are still here. Last of the fall colours? Strong winds wreaking havoc with leaves on the trees. Broom sightings are rare. A chair with a view. Trash in context. A broken wine bottle and discarded underwear? Must be a story … Read more
More work would squash job-loss fears at Alstom The balance between obtaining contracts, retaining employees, and getting government funding continues to cause concerns about the Thunder Bay Alstom plant. The company has 500 people working on two contracts, which involve refurbishing GO Transit bi-level cars and manufacturing the Toronto Transit Commission’s light-rail vehicle streetcars. These … Read more
I think we have something this morning. Things are looking good. Intense. No filters applied in post. It was this colour Ooooo Then the colours changed as the sun got closer to the horizon. I shifted location in order to have the sun rise behind those ships. …and then the sun cleared the horizon … Read more
trash in context Another clear morning with a cloud bank along the horizon. I wonder if that cloud bank is fog on the surface of the lake. Put my neutral density filter on to try and capture the mist moving along the water surface, Blur the mist and make it look interesting. Sort of mystical. … Read more
The Water and Pearl Street intersection is pitch dark lit up only by the traffic lights. Compare that withe the Cumberland and Pearl Street intersection a block to the west. Clear sky morning Nice reflections Familiar sight. Not a lot of things to photograph at sunrise. Its the same view every day. Took my fisheye … Read more
One question: Why not fix the leak, you know patch it, and then tow the tug to the Lakehead Transportation Museum site? Its a boat after all. A couple of large cranes lift it into the water and out of the water. We have those cranes locally. That can’t cost as much as the … Read more