Dew Drop Inn and food banks see the impact of inflation Lineups are growing as the cost of food shoots up. The rising cost of food is affecting area food banks and services such as those provided at the Dew Drop Inn at St. Andrew’s Church. Staff at the soup kitchen on Red River Road are seeing … Read more
Mask photo Big Dig today Oh so close. I remember the television show 77 Sunset Strip. I was only a kid but I remember Edd “Kookie” Byrnes was a big thing. Morning sky photo Not sure what kind of a nest this is. MV Edenborg Its the reflections that get me every time. A pair … Read more
Big Dig today Sky photo today People drive down to the Pool 6 site to drink. Does anyone care? Trash with a view Time to start setting up the stage, only to take it back down, just to set it back up, just to take it down…. Sleeping with one eye open Not my shoes. … Read more
Big Dig today The things you see laying around the city. Morning sky photo Another section of Pool 6 fence has tipped over. Wind or vandalism? Yellow Warbler One of my crow friends The MV Federal Ems has made it to the Keefer Terminal dock after being at anchor for quite a while. A new … Read more
Big Dig today Someone blew a tire Looks like an ad for Labatt Blue, Drink responsibly. Sure thing. This drinker just tossed the empty can on the ground. Not getting a high “responsibility” vibe here. The fact that this can could have been tossed out of the window of a moving car, well, makes me … Read more
Big Dig today Sky photo today MV Viking Octantis is in port today Not as big a crowd as there was the first time the ship came into port. I guess it is old news now. ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.’. Standing up the fence after … Read more
New Study Adds To Growing Body Of Evidence Suggesting Mask Mandates Are Ineffective A new study published this month revealed that COVID-19 mask mandates in schools have little to no effect. “Our findings contribute to a growing body of literature which suggests school-based mask mandates have limited to no impact on the case rates of COVID-19 among K-12 … Read more
Big Dig today Three quarters of the way through July and it looks like the gay crosswalk might be finished. Underwhelming best describes it. First, why the gaps between colours? Just looks bad. Smokers are the biggest litterers in the city. Its not even close. The advantage smokers have over all other litterers is that … Read more
Big Dig today Lots of stuff. Morning sky photo I found one of these still blooming. Instead of throwing this into a trash can, several which are near by, it was decided that simply setting it down in the parking lot is good enough. When was it that this behaviour became OK? At what point … Read more
That is one thing about this city, whatever you need, is always available…somewhere. Stroller? Here’s one. Bicycle? Here’s one. And they are free. Big Dig Today Orange and yellow always look great against a blue sky. Morning sky photo Why stand on one leg? Minimized heat loss seems to be the popular reason. I imagine, … Read more