This just in from Halton Police Services—lead bullets are dangerous to your health. Or at least they're dangerous to the officer firing them in an indoor test range. This may be flippant but I just couldn't resist it.
I finally have a positive update for those who have followed my RV soap opera. Yesterday I received E-mail from the manufacturer, Roadtrek, notifying me that my motorhome was about to be completed for shipment to the dealer. This morning I finally received word from the dealer so that by the middle of next week I should be considerably poorer in pocket and have a shell this turtle can wander around in. This one mind you, though self-propelled, does not travel by means of my own motive input.
"Why do more Canadians shop at Dominion, than at any other store? Well, it's mainly because of the meat!" Well, maybe not any more. Metro, the holding company that owns both Dominion and A&P—the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Ltd—has decided to increase its brand recognition by placing its own name on the stores it owns obliterating a long-standing Canadian tradition.
Rolling Stone Magazine is about to switch to a standard sized magazine format after over 42 years of publication.
Below are two stories recycled from the CBC website which are close to home in Nova Scotia for me. As well a story from Calgary sparks my interest. You may remember hearing last fall that mail delivery to new subdivisions in Edmonton was being delayed because Canada Post could not find anyone willing to work for what the routes paid in the over-heated Alberta economy. Move that thinking to a job that requires someone to interrupt their daily routine up to four times a day for a poorly paid part-time job which bears awesome responsibilities and you will understand the challenge school boards and their contractors have in finding school bus drivers. In my own backyard here in Halton Region, Ontario drivers are allowed to take their pre-school children along for the ride and buses are often observed speeding as the drivers take their empty buses back onto the street to do double duty on an extra run due to short staffing. Therefore it shouldn't surprise anyone to learn that school bus drivers are in short supply in Calgary. Schools are having to stagger their starting times so that students may be bussed in time.
Environment Budget cutbacks and similar safety program slashes have been a feature of conservative governments in Ontario for the last decade and longer. Business as usual with little chance of getting caught and token fines considered the cost of doing business has been a feature of doing business in Ontario that has led to situations that will eventually lead to catastrophic accidents and injury. Just ask the residents of Downsview in Toronto where a propane plant that had not been examined in three years blew up taking a good part of the residential neighbourhood with it. I'm not saying that all businesses are irresponsible; just that in these tough economic times people who feel the lack of any oversight may get sloppy and take shortcuts to save money.
There you have it. My round-up of what struck my interest as I reviewed over a week's worth of news headlines from the CBC.
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