‘Events’ Archives
Spain and the Octpus Win the World Cup
It is official, Spain has won the world cup. We think there is only one major winner in this World Cup and that is the octopus. The world will never be quite the same. We predict the famous octopus will be attending the next G20 meeting, which from here-forth will be known as G20+ The Octopus. BTW, the octopus can also help you pick your [...]
Toronto Pride Parade
Image via Wikipedia The Pride Parade this weekend will likely gather a huge crowd this year along Yonge Street. In 2009, the event attracted an estimated one million people who contributed about $136 Million dollars to Toronto and unlike G20 we didn't have to board up any stores or buy a sound canon. In our view Pride Parade represents [...]
Toronto Police Sound Canon
But on a serious note, now that G20 is over what are we going to do the with sound canon? Does the police need to fine tune the sound each year? Did it actually work? We are not sure why it was not used last Sunday? Perhaps it doesn't work well in the rain. It is a mystery. Happy Canada Day Everyone ! Related articles by Zemanta Rights [...]
Toronto Canada Day Celebrations and Fireworks Safety Tips
Image by wmacphail via Flickr Canada Day Celebrations, marks the day when Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Province of Canada( now, Ontario and Quebec) joined together on July 1, 1867. Below is a list of celebrations that will take place across the city. North Live music and barbecue at Mel Lastman Square from 5 to 10 p.m. Fireworks at [...]
G8 and G20 Accomplishments, Public View and Impact on Toronto?
Image via Wikipedia Lets review the events of the past few days and see what has been accomplished after spending a billion dollars and having an estimated 19,000 law enforcement officers protecting the summits. Here are the key areas discussed at the summits: The European-turned-global financial crisis. Devastation to trade, [...]
G20 Protests in Toronto
The demonstrations continue in downtown Toronto on Bay, Dundas, Yonge, Queen and Richmond Streets. Related articles by Zemanta Summit chaos arrives in 'Fortress Toronto' (thestar.com) G20 protesters try to take over downtown property (thestar.com) Second man charged in bank vandalism (theglobeandmail.com) Police hope rain puts damper [...]
Missing Tourists in Toronto G20 Demonstrations
Below are some photos of the demonstrations earlier today in downtown Toronto. Police worked hard to regain order in different locations including Yonge and College street where there were some arrests. It was easier to spot a black bear today than a tourist ! Perhaps we need a sign similar to the one below for tourists. Related [...]
2010 Toronto Mayor Candidates Performance Index
Image via Wikipedia Many of you have seen a significant amount of publicity on Toronto's 2010 municipal election including the two televised mayoral debates on CP24. About 40% of voters are still undecided at this stage so we felt it would be worthwhile to look at this election from a different perspective. Lets assume the main goal is to [...]
Raw Update on Toronto Earthquake
scott_showalter: Felt the edge of that Ottawa/Toronto earthquake here in NW Ohio. USGS confirmed it was 5.5 magnitude. Great site: http://bit.ly/recentquakes on June 23 at 02:45 p.m. froshbite: I survived the 2010 Toronto earthquake while doing yearbook. Defying the odds. on June 23 at 02:41 p.m. TheKatzer: RT @YUCKYBOT: TEXT "APOLOGY [...]
