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Banque Provinciale du Canada

August 29, 2008
A few years ago, I was in Point-Aux-Roches/Stoney Point, when I spied this on a pizza place on the main road through town. Turns out that the Banque provinciale du Canada a.k.a. Provincial Bank of Canada according to Wikipedia, … merged with the Banque Canadienne Nationale to form the National Bank of Canada in 1979. Looking at the building above, as you will see, it’s obvious they…
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More Classics

August 26, 2008
A few more shots from Sunday… Way too much to fit into one post 🙂 A couple of Model T’s, which was first introduced in 1908. A view inside the Hudson, I mentionned yesterday. Instruments… Exterior of the Hudson. Everyone’s favourite 6 o’clock news anchor. This is not the first time Jim Crichton’s been MC at this show. The work and…
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Willistead Classic

August 25, 2008
I love hitting this car show. After a one year hiatus, the Willistead Classic returned yesterday at Willistead Park. Most of these old cars, with their hood ornaments, and logos, are like mini works of art. Like everything, they don’t build ’em like they used to…
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Crusherama

August 22, 2008
Postcard from the John Stefani Collection The poor old Aquarama, which met her fate in the scrapyards in Turkey in November, 2007 had acquired the nickname “Crusherama”, due to her terrible turning radius in the narrow ports of the Great Lakes. In her day she…
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It's The Little Things...

August 21, 2008
That make all the difference. I was recently passing through Goderich, on my way home from the Bruce Peninsula, when my wife and I decided to pull over downtown at the “square” and eat our picnic lunch. I noticed all around the square, these beautiful wrought iron planters, and it made me wonder why Windsor couldn’t do better. University Ave. in front of City Hall is a…
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Congratulations!

August 20, 2008
Congratulations to Priscilla Lopes-Schliep who yesterday won a Bronze medal for Canada in the Women’s 100 m hurdles. Our first track medal at the Olympics since 1996. At the Olympic Trials in Windsor this past July, of all the athletes competing, Priscilla…
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Manning House

August 19, 2008
There was a big discussion on an old post the other day about the fate of the remains of the Manning House. The Heritage Committee (of which I am a part) voted to not take any action in moving to designate the remaining section when faced with a request for demolition. The…