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Old May 31st 2010 | 1:29 pm
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So did I. I chuckled at the fact that our Private Defective thinks I really am Albert.
Hah, I knew you weren't

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Old May 31st 2010 | 5:29 pm
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Originally Posted by The Aviator
Don't know about other provinces, but grade 9 in BC is middle school, not secondary.
Not in Vancouver or Burnaby = K to gr 7 is elementary Gr 8 to 12 is secondary. no Middle schools.
 
Old May 31st 2010 | 5:32 pm
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ps - I like the easy listening jazz version of the Grange Hill soundtrack!
 
Old Jun 1st 2010 | 2:13 am
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
Education in Canada

Is provided, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments.
Define local government in Canada that has a role in education?
 
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Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon
Not in Vancouver or Burnaby = K to gr 7 is elementary Gr 8 to 12 is secondary. no Middle schools.
Then there are the schools that go from K to 12. It seems there is not continuity anywhere.
 
Old Jun 1st 2010 | 4:55 am
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Originally Posted by The Aviator
Then there are the schools that go from K to 12. It seems there is not continuity anywhere.
Tis all over the show!
 
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Originally Posted by The Aviator
Then there are the schools that go from K to 12. It seems there is not continuity anywhere.
That should be the tagline for Canada's education system
 
Old Jun 9th 2010 | 10:57 am
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TORONTO PICTURES

A few pictures taken in and around around Toronto showing the good, the bad, and the ugly.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfDocD6Yz4

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Very artistic, you have very good eye for these things.
 
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
TORONTO PICTURES

A few pictures taken in and around around Toronto showing the good, the bad, and the ugly.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2xfDocD6Yz4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfDocD6Yz4
Which is which?
 
Old Jun 9th 2010 | 11:08 am
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Where are the bad and the ugly?
 
Old Jun 9th 2010 | 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
Which is which?
Both the same.

The insert don't work for me, so i stuck the http on as well. Just in case.

I would say the Police pound was BAD

And the concrete fly overs (ugly) remind me of the M6 in Birmingham, UK.
 
Old Jun 9th 2010 | 12:08 pm
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In the spirit of if you can't beat 'em join 'em, here is a better shot at Canadian Regular etc Life....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n03OezKHnGg
 
Old Jun 9th 2010 | 9:01 pm
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
TORONTO PICTURES

A few pictures taken in and around around Toronto showing the good, the bad, and the ugly.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2xfDocD6Yz4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfDocD6Yz4
Toronto looks like a shithole. Had i been in the process of moving there, this video would certainly make me rethink.

Magnum, do you have a thing for Policemen and their cars?


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Old Jun 16th 2010 | 12:15 pm
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World Cup Flags Toronto

All these vehicles were visiting the Dufferin Mall located on the west side of Toronto near Bloor Street West. Great to see world cup fever here in Toronto. It's quite a refreshing change from Iced Hockey.....


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