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A little self selected bias here but three stories in this weeks local press interested me.
One was a about a deer being shot while it was swimming. Second was the trial report of a fox hunt, on horseback, being carried out without a license Third was a bull elk on private land being shot from the roadway with the carcass left behind. Hunters eh? Not very sporting. The rest was mostly Christmas stuff, house fires, missing ammo at the Pen, and many bad teeth in Emerge. What's happening in your world? |
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someone got shot
someone was murdered who was "known to police" (ar ar) there's an affordable housing crisis some let an exotic killer fish in Deer lake, AGAIN, ffs what if the pipeline ruptures again? what if there's a tanker oil spill? Turns out people don't like buying houses near pipelines BC Hydro rates are going up, and the school district has to find more money for heating/power that it doesn't have |
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Announcement of new prescription catastrophic drugs program means that from next year New Brunswick will no longer be the only province without one.
Turkey drive already met its target. Anti-fracking protests continue. New 'roundabout' working well. |
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It looks like the Boris Bike scheme for Vancouver might be in trouble before it starts. :thumbdown:
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The town council has decided to renovate the town hall, rather than spend the money putting in traffic lights at the top Main Street.
Janice and Wilma,will be running the old timers christmas lunch this year. Time and date provided. |
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The town I live in is more or less boring, so the news is generally boring. I think the paper comes out 1 or 2 times a week, not sure since I don't subscribe. But here is what is leading on the website.
Styrofoam debris litters Howe Sound Fire Hall and Ice Rink upgrades axed for 2014 New Fees for Snowmobile users introduced |
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someone got shot and the mayors a bit dodgy , allegedly :)
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A 31 year old man painted "I LOVE YOU MUM" in 6' high letters on his mum's fence.
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Yes, I share the Drug Plan headlines with Bristol, along with the fact that we are 'creating a centre of excellence' ....a 15 bed treatment centre for young people with mental health issues.
Oh, I nearly forgot, our Mayor sang 'What a wonderful World' at the Red Hat Reindeer Luncheon... |
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Cafe Roubaix gets to keep its name...
Local merchants gather to discuss the opening of Walmart... Cochrane Humane Society invite you to bring home a furry friend for the holidays I remember one Halloween, someone went on a "criminal spree" and smashed about four windows of local businesses - we're hardcore out here |
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the most exciting bit of local news we have had lately was a swingers club catching fire in the basement at night and the fire dept rescuing 'patrons' and them emerging half naked on the pavement covered in blankets
fire down below ;) plus the predicable news of innocent women wearing headscarves being insulted by ignorant racists and how the government inspired QC charter of values is behind all this nonsense :( and every now and again 1.how some person, known to the cops, got snuffed out 2.how the Champlain bridge is being patched up lest it collapse entirely 3. a major water main, installed 80 years ago, has broken and burst 4. a major pot hole alert, since they are seldom filled 5. Government corruption and municipal kickbacks |
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Originally Posted by bats
(Post 11037035)
What's happening in your world?
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/2...-double-murder |
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Nowt.
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The Border Patrol seizing another half ton of pot out in the desert. It's almost a daily occurrence.
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We have a new garbage sorting program. It's not just wet/green and dry/blue anymore. And it's mandatory.
Unfortunately it's not simply glass, paper, plastic in one and everything else in the other. We now have to rinse yogurt pots and put them into blue/recycling. Ditto for Styrofoam meat trays. We are actually required to wash garbage before throwing it out. Using up water. Hot water. :confused: We used to recycle grocery bags by putting food waste in them. Not now. Two sheets of newspaper so particularly thick wet stuff seeps through and sits smelling in the bin until collection day. Coffee grounds in single cups go in blue but coffee grounds in filters go in green. Broken glass can be wrapped in newspaper. Food waste can be wrapped in newspaper. The former goes in blue, the latter in green. But no more than two sheets. Bags have to be clear so they can see the right garbage is in the right bags. And presumably they will count the sheets of newspaper. :unsure: Tissue/kitchen paper goes in blue unless used, in which case it goes in green. I'm sure we can all think of how this stuff has been used so it needs to go in green, but why would it ever go in blue if it's not used? So that's three different things that could go in blue or green with no way of the collectors telling just by looking through the bag. Non compliant bags :eek: are rejected with an orange sticker and you have to re-sort or have it removed at a cost of $100 - now being enforced. Not surprisingly, illegal dumping has increased. Especially of bags with orange stickers. |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11038316)
We have a new garbage sorting program. It's not just wet/green and dry/blue anymore. And it's mandatory.
Non compliant bags :eek: are rejected with an orange sticker and you have to re-sort or have it removed at a cost of $100 - now being enforced. Not surprisingly, illegal dumping has increased. Especially of bags with orange stickers. and what fancy name do they give these mandatory garbage sorting program officers? In my neck of the woods we are spared such bureaucracy, so far, but we are blessed language/signs enforcement officials here is the link -- french only http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ however some english http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gou..._11/C11_A.html |
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It snowed. Quite a lot. Some people took pictures and submitted them to the paper.
The SallyAnn's kettle drive needs a big push to reach its fundraising goal. Apparently not as many people have spare change as they used to, because we're all using plastic. A man was mugged at knifepoint in the early hours of Sunday morning. The three suspects fled on foot, the victim was not harmed |
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Local residents charged in smuggling 73 tons of tobacco
Boy, 9, dies after being crushed by piece of steel Record snowfall - first storm of the season Bedroom blaze does $35,000 damage to Mountain home James North bank robbed Saturday The streak continues: $7m winning ticket for 6/49 jackpot |
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Passengers moan about new Rapibus system (again).
Car collides with Rapibus (again). |
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"Drunken man urinated in hallway cupboard in stranger's flat, ruining Christmas presents and decorations."
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Couple uses taxi as getaway car. He has to "make a withdrawal" and pops into store while taxi waits with accomplice in the car.
He holds up the store ($300 and cigarettes) gets back into car to continue to destination. Other car blocks path, driver tells cabbie what happened. Couple try to make escape. He removes her wheelchair from the taxi, she gets in and they leg it with him pushing her. :rofl::rofl: |
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Originally Posted by montreal mike
(Post 11038342)
well that is progress ;)
and what fancy name do they give these mandatory garbage sorting program officers? |
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Local news today leads with a picture of a Pelican on the Trent....
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Turkey seen waiting at bus stop .
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Originally Posted by bats
(Post 11042311)
Turkey seen waiting at bus stop .
They should leave that poor sod alone. |
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"Ferry service to P.E.I. ends today"
Probably a good idea, considering the strait is already half frozen over... |
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Calgary man wins $40,000,000 on lottery and decides to give all of it to charity: Generous man
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:thumbup:
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 11042379)
Calgary man wins $40,000,000 on lottery and decides to give all of it to charity: Generous man
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my local paper hasn't arrived yet! :thumbdown:
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http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/...714/story.html
MONTREAL — Haitian-Montrealers are reacting with dismay to a crackdown by the Office québécois de la langue française on a pair of hospital workers who were chatting together in Creole while on the job. sheer insanity! |
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Not the local paper but local radio.
This morning our second (expected) big snowstorm had begun, schools closed, warnings about driving conditions etc The announcer/newsreader said advice was only to go out if essential. Then in the next sentence advertised that today was a seniors discount day at a named store. This was not pre-recorded, but one of those sponsorship style things. If he'd said "...sponsored by (store) who are holding a discount day..." then that wouldn't have been so bad. But "don't go out unless essential....come and shop at our store today" just looks silly. |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11043182)
Not the local paper but local radio.
This morning our second (expected) big snowstorm had begun, schools closed, warnings about driving conditions etc The announcer/newsreader said advice was only to go out if essential. Then in the next sentence advertised that today was a seniors discount day at a named store. This was not pre-recorded, but one of those sponsorship style things. If he'd said "...sponsored by (store) who are holding a discount day..." then that wouldn't have been so bad. But "don't go out unless essential....come and shop at our store today" just looks silly. some of these announcers are brain dead i despise the types who feel obligated to wear a constant pleasant smile and who report mundane stories as well as tragedies with the same facial expression and all they do is read a prepared script |
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Originally Posted by montreal mike
(Post 11043223)
some of these announcers are brain dead
But is nobody connected to the police ever thinking how can we discourage unnecessary travel via a medium encouraging people to do the opposite? How about the marketing/advertising people? Don't they see an advantage in a common sense policy registering as such with their customers? Perhaps this is another example of "it's the way it is" and not even thinking about it. |
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This morning our second (expected) big snowstorm had begun, schools closed, warnings about driving conditions etc The announcer/newsreader said advice was only to go out if essential. Then in the next sentence advertised that today was a seniors discount day at a named store. Lots of public services were closed yesterday. Local and national gov, libraries etc. |
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Domestic violence in Walmart leads to attempted murder charge.
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An advert in the local paper advises of a truck sale of citrus fruit from 12:30 to 2:30 on Christmas Eve. Navel oranges and grapefruit will be available from the truck, parked opposite Tim Horton's, for $28 a box.
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Emu spotted on Highway 106 near Caribou ferry terminal
Updated on February 05, 2014 - Students travelling home from school Wednesday afternoon along Highway 106 near the Caribou ferry terminal spotted an emu standing... http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2014...rry-terminal/1 |
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Yet another story about people complaining of their cars being 'booted' after parking where they're not supposed to park.
This guy claims it's illegal interference with the operation of his property, or mischief, and he plans to test it by contacting the RCMP to charge the booters the next time he gets booted for deliberately parking where he's not supposed to. |
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Kinder Morgan Pipeline - deadline to register with NEB is Feb 12th.
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We had a lovely, albeit Wierd & hilarious, possible "UFO" sighting story recently. I have been eagerly awaiting the follow-up. In vain. ;-)
Otherwise : Multiple car pile-up on highway 15 victims were transported to hospital. ... Er, Duh? ... ;-) |
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