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In the news . . . |
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Written by Laura King
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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 .
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Back to blogging |
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Written by Laura King
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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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On Scene |
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Written by Paul Dixon
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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.
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On Scene |
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Written by Paul Dixon
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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.
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On Scene |
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Written by Paul Dixon
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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.
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On Scene |
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Written by Paul Dixon
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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
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On Scene |
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Written by Paul Dixon
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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.
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On Scene |
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Written by Paul Dixon
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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.
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