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Laura King In the news . . .
Written by Laura King   

March 12, 2010

Some big new stories have surfaced in the last couple of days.

The B.C. government announced yesterday – mere days after the Olympics ended – that it is reorganizing the B.C. Ambulance Service. This is no surprise given that BCAS had been on strike and was legislated back to work just weeks before the Games. CUPE spokesman B.J. Chute called the reorganization “retribution by a vindictive health minister” for the strike. Harsh words indeed. You can read the story here .

by Laura King | 03/12
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Laura King Back to blogging
Written by Laura King   

March 10, 2010

OK. Back to blogging.

I took a swing through Hastings County last week to speak to a mutual-aid meeting for nine eastern Ontario fire departments. Public speaking is not my forte so it was rather nerve wracking but I think I managed to entertain and educate the 50-plus firefighters in the room from Marmora & Lake, Stirling-Rawdon, Prince Edward County, Mohawk and other departments about our magazines.

Here are the guys from Marmora & Lake looking satiated after a fabulous meal (which is part of the monthly meeting – who knew!)

 

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by Laura King | 03/10
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Paul Dixon On Scene
Written by Paul Dixon   

Monday, March 1, 2010

The game’s over. The Games are over. It’s Monday morning comin’  down from Sunday’s dramafest. Hockey fans across Canada rode the emotional roller coaster. In Vancouver, those who couldn’t afford a second mortgage to buy tickets from scalpers started lining up at the three major free viewing areas in downtown Vancouver at daybreak Sunday. Bars in the downtown core were jammed long before they could legally serve refreshments. As with the previous Canada-USA game, the streets were almost deserted when the puck was dropped.

by Paul Dixon | 03/01
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Paul Dixon On Scene
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Sunday, Feb. 28

So I was listening to the opera on Saturday afternoon (s’truth) on CBC Radio 2 (La Boheme) and Bill Richardson had Michael Farber on as his guest. As in, Michael Farber the hall of fame hockey writer for Sports Illustrated. Turns out he’s as big a fan of opera as he is of hockey. He had been hoping for a Canada-Russia final, with Canada as his pick. Check out his take on the quarter-final game here.

by Paul Dixon | 02/28
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Paul Dixon On Scene
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Saturday, Feb. 27

Not even Satan could stand between Team Canada and its date with Team America on Sunday afternoon. Miroslav Satan, that is. Right wing for Slovakia when not lacing his skates for the Boston Bruins. Scored the winning goal against Norway and almost had the tying goal against Canada. That’s why games are 60 minutes precisely and not one second longer.

 

by Paul Dixon | 02/27
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Paul Dixon On Scene
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Friday, Feb. 26

 

The Canadian ego received a much-needed boost with the women’s hockey gold medal victory over the Americans on Thursday. Walking past CBC Vancouver in the waning minutes of the third period, it was neat to watch CBC’s TV news anchors (they’re broadcasting from the sidewalk during the Olympics), watching the game televised by CTV though the window of the restaurant next door
by Paul Dixon | 02/26
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Paul Dixon On Scene
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Thursday, Feb. 25

Downtown Vancouver erupted for joy at the conclusion of the Russia-Canada hockey game.  A wall of sound washed across English Bay and over a solitary photographer (me) setting up on Kits Point for some shots of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Vectorial Elevation light show. People yelling from apartment windows, banging pots, blowing horns and whistles, sounding car horns.

by Paul Dixon | 02/25
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Paul Dixon On Scene
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Wednesday, Feb. 24

 

The rain returned on Tuesday, along with the wind, making for a cold and miserable day for those who came outside in Vancouver. You’d think it was the middle of winter. Even at that, there were lots of people out and about on foot downtown. Not the stifling crowds of the sunny weekend, but still a lot of very enthusiastic people braving the elements. You can measure the buzz level by the length of the lineups at several key places. The Royal Canadian Mint has a pavilion the features the process behind the making of Olympic medals and allows viewers to handle the medals. Today’s lineup was down to about 90 minutes from Saturday and Sunday’s four hours.

by Paul Dixon | 02/24
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