Veteran photographer M.A. “Mick” McMillan is retiring from his downtown studio portrait work in late December, but he is not shedding his camera and lenses just yet. via Veteran photographer ready to take a hike | Great Falls Tribune | greatfallstribune.com.
Journalist, author, and activist, Naomi Wolf, recently penned an article for the Guardian where she argued the “shocking truth” behind the brutal crackdown against peaceful protest by the occupy movement is because the movement demands that we “draft laws against the little-known loophole that currently allows members of Congress to pass legislation affecting Delaware-based corporations… [Read more…]
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Even if they were to get final approval to convert the Cold War-era sub into a lakefront tourist attraction today, local officials say they have decided to defer dredging of the harbour mouth until next year. via Sub not coming to Port Burwell | London | News | London Free Press.
I watched a neighbour, once, trying to start his broken-down pick-up truck. He sat in the driver’s seat and turned the key. Rrrr-Rrrrr-Rrrr it went, ending with a thunk. He sat there, waited a minute or two, and then turned that key again: Rrrr-Rrrr-Rrrr, thunk. And again, and again, and again until he finally gave… [Read more…]
Port Burwell will become a hub of activity later this month as the Elgin Military Museum and Bayham prepare to welcome HMCS Ojibwa to its new home before the snow flies. via Port Burwell readies for sub – St. Thomas Times-Journal – Ontario, CA.
After training generations of Canadian submariners, a proud warrior is on her way to a new life as car parts or razor blades. via TheSpec – Naval vessel towed through Hamilton en route to sub….
I gave in. I hauled the air conditioner from its tomb of dust and linen, pushed its ass through an open window into the great outdoors, plugged it in, turned it on, and then I sat before it in all its magnificence. And I feel guilty. I am contributing to the smog that hounds the… [Read more…]
The Navy BluesFest rocked Port Burwell’s coal flats from early Saturday afternoon on into the evening. via Rocking Port Burwell with the blues – Tillsonburg News – Ontario, CA.
Bayham council has decided to contract out the job of dredging the Port Burwell harbour to prepare for the arrival of a submarine. via Dredging Today – Canada: Bayham Council Decides to Contract Out Port Burwell Harbour Dredging.
December 20, 2011
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