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R’s Desk: Safeguard your automobile
Insurance companies premiums will increase soon. Delay the inevitable by safeguarding your car as best as you can. Garage? Parked close to garage door? Front to door? Locked doors? Empty insides?
R’s Desk: Interaction with a very angry Pickering citizen at the Crimson Inflorescence art
Sad what ageing does to some people. I bumped into an example of this sadness when….I was entering the Esplanade Park the day the Crimson Inflorescence art display was being installed. I was just about to step onto the wide … Continue reading
REMEMBRANCE DAY: Create your own DIGITAL POPPY
After you donate, they send you a response to creating a DIGITAL POPPY. A nice result.
CANADIAN LEGION Br. 606 – Some information, notes, and notices from the Branch 606
Some notifications, notes and messages from the local branch of the Canadian Legion ______________________ The Remembrance Day commemorative banners depicted above fly from 56 street lamps in downtown Pickering. The City of Uxbridge has hundreds as they fly them throughout … Continue reading
PICKERING: CRIMSON ART DISPLAY unveiling
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PICKERING: Pickering remembers Canada’s fallen veterans
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KUDOS to Cities of Uxbridge and Pickering for their wonderful civic spirit
Kudos to the City of Uxbridge and its Region; Kudos also to the City of Pickering for following suit. On a recent Sunday drive, I had the good fortune of stopping in the Uxbridge, ON. What a wonderful surprise! … Continue reading
CONTEST: A COMPARISON of Commemorative Street Banners of Uxbridge vs. Pickering
Kudos to both cities, Uxbridge and Pickering, for their street lamp commemorations of our fallen military veterans. This is a comparison set of questions about the Uxbridge vs Pickering streetlamp Remembrance Banners. Which City highlights the fallen soldier more emphatically? … Continue reading
AGE PROGRESSION: A self-portrait ??
Watch how the climb down changes through the decades of aging. [videopack id=”68347″]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/GuOuxUjX/video-2024-10-23-10-35-07.mp4[/videopack]
PICKERING: FALL FLING..great weather, great crowds, smashing success…kudos to Councillors Nagy and Brenner
Pickering’s event by the waterfront, “FALL FLING,” ended on its second weekend of flinging and its last day was a tremendous success and celebration. Mother Nature gave the attendees the right fall weather, sunny and moderate temperatures, so it was comfortable … Continue reading
PICKERING: ***addendum added*** Amazing, getting away with criminal misconduct if you’re in ‘high places?’
Meet Durham Police Deputy Chief Chris Kirkpatrick, stunt drive, street racer in school zones. ______________________ Kirkpatrick was caught speeding, a few times, 28 kmh over the school zone limit and and 108 kmh in a 50 kmh zone days later. … Continue reading
COMMENTARY: Reduce your risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s – Exercise your brain – visit “www.thebrewsterblock.com”
We all want to avoid being afflicted by dementia or Alzheimer’s. There is no guaranteed way to prevent these maladies. However, research has shown that their risk is reduced greatly by using the brain, exercising it as much as you … Continue reading
PAY IT FOWARD: I got touched by a ‘good samaritan’ paying it foward
I was at a coffee shop this morning for coffee with a war veteran. As we stepped up, 2nd in line, the young man in front of us stepped aside saying, “Go ahead. Order.” We ordered but when we went … Continue reading
Difficult to understand, even harder to believe
Hard to understand or believe… CBC TV journalists reporting the news at this time of the year and not wearing a poppy. No one…not Adrienne Arseneau, not Ian Hanamansingh, none of the subordinate … Continue reading
PICKERING: High Speed Train station not happening in Pickering
Too bad Councillors Nagy and Cook it looks like Pickering still will not get a new train station if Canada and the federal government, not the municipality of Pickering, ever give the go ahead to build a new high-speed rail system between … Continue reading
An open letter to the CBC national TV network
The two national broadcasting networks, CBC and CTV, do not have reporters wearing poppies. Pursuing this, the national Royal Legion explained that wear a poppy is personal. Maybe the networks have a schedule, namely Nov. 1st. The BBC reporters all … Continue reading
15-year-old girl threatens to “shoot up school” in Ajax
No longer as bewildering and surprising as it once was…. No editorial proselytizing telling people what they are doing wrong in our society. I am at the end of my rope on this. Read the full story -> Shoot_em_up
AGEING & SENIORS: HEALTH: Fall precautions, toppling over, happen in a blink
Taking a stand against falls November is Fall Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the risks of falls. Falls are a significant health concern for older adults, as they can lead to injuries, loss of independence, and a … Continue reading
