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Its gonna take time

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

Its gonna take time

Yup, city will likely move quickly to get Kenaston done.

My prediction.... a massive dollarama,  money mart,  giant tiger,  sals,  7-11,  and another subway for good measure.  

10 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Yup, city will likely move quickly to get Kenaston done.

Yup.. Kenaston will be first.. 

Then who knows what the 160 acres will be used for. 

3 hours ago, Brandon said:

My prediction.... a massive dollarama,  money mart,  giant tiger,  sals,  7-11,  and another subway for good measure.  

No Tims?

3 hours ago, Brandon said:

My prediction.... a massive dollarama,  money mart,  giant tiger,  sals,  7-11,  and another subway for good measure.  

I'm shocked there isn't a dollarama out there (don't get me wrong I've been in the area several times) or a giant tiger even

5 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Yup, city will likely move quickly to get Kenaston done.

Did you see the estimate on this project? Who's got $500M to put into this project?? I don't see Kenaston happening for a while. Time to move tractors to the Perimeter where the infrastructure is better suited. 

Edited April 12, 20187 yr by JCon

10 hours ago, JCon said:

Did you see the estimate on this project? Who's got $500M to put into this project?? I don't see Kenaston happening for a while. Time to move tractors to the Perimeter where the infrastructure is better suited. 

I agree they should move the big rigs to the perimeter and the province should quickly get to fixing it (adding inter-changes at St Mary's & St Annes for example).  But I bet we see Kenaston announced sooner than later.  Havent they already started some of the work clearing houses?

33 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I agree they should move the big rigs to the perimeter and the province should quickly get to fixing it (adding inter-changes at St Mary's & St Annes for example).  But I bet we see Kenaston announced sooner than later.  Havent they already started some of the work clearing houses?

Yes and no. Yes, there are houses being cleared but those had not been maintained and needed to come down. Everything is pointed towards widening Kenaston but there's no "official" plan on the table. 

 

Here's a link the the Route 90 Improvements Study. This is an unfunded major capital project. 

 

From the FAQ: 

7. When will construction take place?

Construction on Route 90 would begin only after preliminary design is complete, and City Council has approved the project and funds for a detailed design and construction.

 

They expect to hold Open Houses in June 2018, per the timeline (in the link). 

Gold Star for Dicks

 

http://nationalpost.com/news/world/recycling-2-0-scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-bacteria-that-dines-on-plastic

 

Seven inmates are dead and 17 are injured after the worst US prison riot for 25 years.

Prisoners armed with homemade knives fought each other for about seven hours over territory and money at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/seven-inmates-dead-17-injured-deadliest-us-prison-riot-25-years-072413710.html

 

horrifying.

 

16 hours ago, Rich said:

http://nationalpost.com/news/world/recycling-2-0-scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-bacteria-that-dines-on-plastic

 

sci fi movie plot 

the mutant bacteria escapes captivity, thrives in the wild, and digests all the plastic in the world 

 

 

Edited April 18, 20187 yr by Mark F

At the link is video from inside the plane.  Crazy story.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/04/17/southwest-flight-passenger-todd-dnt-tsr.cnn/video/playlists/southwest-airline-deadly-emergency-landing/

Sounds like metal fatigue resulted in engine explosion.  Debris strikes a window which shatters and a passenger sitting there is sucked out the hole up to her waist.  Her seat mates grab on and struggle to hold her.  Finally two guys are able to pull her back in but she died.

The first post I made about it above had the audio of the Captain and ATC.  Interesting side note is the Captain is a female pilot, formerly of the US Military.  Very very calm.

Always wear your seat belts folks.

16 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

At the link is video from inside the plane.  Crazy story.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/04/17/southwest-flight-passenger-todd-dnt-tsr.cnn/video/playlists/southwest-airline-deadly-emergency-landing/

Sounds like metal fatigue resulted in engine explosion.  Debris strikes a window which shatters and a passenger sitting there is sucked out the hole up to her waist.  Her seat mates grab on and struggle to hold her.  Finally two guys are able to pull her back in but she died.

The first post I made about it above had the audio of the Captain and ATC.  Interesting side note is the Captain is a female pilot, formerly of the US Military.  Very very calm.

Always wear your seat belts folks.

I believe the pilot was the first female F-18 in the US military. 

25 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

At the link is video from inside the plane.  Crazy story.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/04/17/southwest-flight-passenger-todd-dnt-tsr.cnn/video/playlists/southwest-airline-deadly-emergency-landing/

Sounds like metal fatigue resulted in engine explosion.  Debris strikes a window which shatters and a passenger sitting there is sucked out the hole up to her waist.  Her seat mates grab on and struggle to hold her.  Finally two guys are able to pull her back in but she died.

The first post I made about it above had the audio of the Captain and ATC.  Interesting side note is the Captain is a female pilot, formerly of the US Military.  Very very calm.

Always wear your seat belts folks.

Truth!

I'm a big fan of Mayday Air Crash Investigation, I watched an episode not too long ago were they lost the front window of a DC-10 and the pilot got sucked out flying  800 km/hr at 23,000 ft. only to catch the leading edge of the canopy with his lower legs which the First Officer grabbed hold of.  He was beaten like a rag-doll and lost consciousness but miraculously survived an emergency landing draped backwards over the top of the canopy. 

 

Another one, an Aloha Airlines flight lost the skin covering the entire business class section shortly after take off from Maui but managed to turn around and land safely with only one soul lost.

6 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Truth!

I'm a big fan of Mayday Air Crash Investigation, I watched an episode not too long ago were they lost the front window of a DC-10 and the pilot got sucked out flying  800 km/hr at 23,000 ft. only to catch the leading edge of the canopy with his lower legs which the First Officer grabbed hold of.  He was beaten like a rag-doll and lost consciousness but miraculously survived an emergency landing draped backwards over the top of the canopy. 

 

Another one, an Aloha Airlines flight lost the skin covering the entire business class section shortly after take off from Maui but managed to turn around and land safely with only one soul lost.

Im a big fan of the series too.

The Hawaiian flight was truly remarkable.  I believe the one fatality was a flight attendant who was walking through the passenger area.  Everyone else was buckled in and survived.  Truly amazing.

Canada now has 2 gold medals from London 2012

2 gold 5 silver 11 Bronze

Edited April 19, 20187 yr by iHeart

 

 

This is really something.  It’s noted in the story that they were in jail for several hours and released after midnight when the DA declined to prosecute. What the heck was the charge?? Not buying a Latte?

Terrible.  And huge thumbs up to these two guys for handling the situation in a very calm manner. More calm than I’d have been. They are going to be very good spokespeople for change. 

 

 

This is worth watching. Especially since the Freep was so upset that the premier threatened to sue them. Libel chill sucks when they are on the receiving end but a great tool when they use it to get a radio show cancelled. 

 

That’s one victory for the ladies!