Monthly Archives: June 2011

What’s in the news this week? Mail Delivery Resumes, Royals Visit Canada, Fireworks, Fireworks and More Fireworks.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Ron

Some royal visitors are coming to Canada and spending Canada Day in the Nation’s capital (an understatement!). Their arrival should completely clog up the streets of downtown Ottawa on July 1st (Canada Day) and add to the party mood that … Continue reading →

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Lake Superior/Lac Sup̩rieur РKatherine Cove/Anse Katherine

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Ron

Lake Superior/Lac Supérieur – Katherine Cove/Anse Katherine Katherine Cove is one of only a few beach areas along the east edge of Lake Superior where the water can actually become reasonably warm during the summer. The cove is sheltered by … Continue reading →

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Bill C-6 РAn Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services/ Loi pr̩voyant la reprise et le maintien des services postaux

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Ron

As the debate surrounding Bill C-6, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services/ Loi prévoyant la reprise et le maintien des services postaux appears to be coming to an end (not holding my breath), the … Continue reading →

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Invitational International Chicken-Rib Cook Off – Sparks Street Mall, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ron

Last night, in the House of Commons, the politicians were debating the future of Canada’s postal service – see previous post. (UPDATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 – 8AM – Debate has gone on all night and is still going on! … Continue reading →

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Postal Strikes, Lockouts and Government Involvement

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ron

June 23, 2011: The official title: An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services/ Loi prévoyant la reprise et le maintien des services postaux (C-6) The background is simple, sort of. Some postal workers began rotating … Continue reading →

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Maplelawn Public Garden revisited – June Blooms

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Ron

The forecast was for rain and the skies were overcast but I decided to go out and revisit Maplelawn and photograph some of the late Spring/early Summer blossoms.(location)

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Butterflies, damselflies and hoverflies

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ron

It was a nice day on Friday so I took a bit of time to enjoy the sunshine and lay around in the vetches photographing whatever happened to be in the area. I hadn’t even left the parking lot before … Continue reading →

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ISS Flyby & Hercules Cluster

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Graeme

ISS Flyby & Hercules Cluster Tonight was a clear night with several visible ISS flybys. Using the GH2 for the first time I mounted it on my telescope mount to track the stars so that only the ISS itself was … Continue reading →

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Alan Playing Softball – GH2 Video vs. 40fps 2MP

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Graeme

Alan Playing Softball – GH2 Video vs. 40fps 2MP So I gave my brother Alan a ride to his softball game and took some pictures of him at bat. The first time he was at bat I used the GH2’s … Continue reading →

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Hockey’s Over! Bring on the Heat of Summer

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Ron

Winter sports: The hockey season ended last night!!!!!! Boston Bruin fans are happy. Vancouver Canuck fans are not. We attended the first game that Chris Kelly played as a Boston Bruin. He is probably pretty happy today! Bruins vs Senators … Continue reading →

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