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Posted by Scott Tribe on November 30, 2009, at 5:58 pm |
No measurable snow fell in Toronto today; this is the first time in 162 years, according to the Toronto meteorologists, that no measurable snowfall fell in the city of Toronto (during the entire month of November) . With isolated exceptions, that is pretty much also the case for the rest of Southern/Southwestern Ontario. If the opposite scenario had happened - where the province/city of Toronto had the most snow in November in 162 years - you can bet the skeptics of climate change would be all over the place having a field day in the media about how global warming/climate change wasn’t real; this was proof etc.
Now, I’m [...]
Posted by Scott Tribe on July 10, 2009, at 9:01 am |
I’m rather neutral about this whole Toronto garbage strike affair. I don’t live there, so it isn’t affecting me and I really don’t have an opinion about it, but when you’re the mayor of Toronto, and CNN is calling you up to do an interview on how bad it is, I’d say that isn’t exactly what your city needs for publicity:
Miller was a guest on the U.S. cable network CNN to talk about the city’s continuing civic workers strike and reports in American media that there are “mounds of trash throughout the city that is known for its cleanliness.”..On CNN, Miller tried to paint a picture of a [...]
Posted by Scott Tribe on October 5, 2008, at 9:58 am |
Well, we have another story in today’s Toronto Star over vandalism targeting Liberal supporters in that city:
Toronto police patrolled a midtown area overnight, after vandals cut brake lines on at least 10 cars parked at homes with Liberal election signs on their lawns. Affected residents live in the riding of St. Paul’s, in a swath of the city around Eglinton Ave. between Bathurst St. and Mount Pleasant Rd., and had Carolyn Bennett signs on their property. The cars were also damaged in other ways; some were scratched and keyed with L signs. Phone and cable lines of some homes were cut.
This is chilling, because this is EXACTLY [...]
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