I feel sorry for the people in Alberta. I was surprised when I read the Calgary Stampede was still a go, although I suspected they'd put all their effort into making sure it was ok. It brings a ton of revenue for the region.
Not related to topic...but Hopefully all of the people up north put their stops in on BBRY. I heard alot of canadians had a big portion of their retirement portfolio in BB. :9
LOL. Agreed. Calgary state of emergency lifting in 2 hours. 1 dead citizen, 25 condemned houses - 1 bulldozed for safety, many 1000s more need work, some a lot of work, and lots of work for contractors , 1 giraffe in shock (may die) from waist deep flood-water, LRT spiral spaghetti track put back in service yesterday - fully operational system (1 week for 10 million dollar rebuild through a tunnel), Stampede parade Friday, the Calgary spirit remains. Mayor was asked if they could build a vital track in a week, how come it takes so long - public consultation he joked.
Unsure of what reality show to watch tonight. Turn off the cable and watch the news - its cheaper and more twists and turns with better subplots IMO. There has been a lot of world attention on American issues - some deserved and some not in my view. The average folks I meet are wonderful in both countries. It's when they put on a suit and tie and move to Ottawa (or Washington) they get an awful disease we call Ottawa (or Washington) disease. The Americans may want to do some further research on some Canadian entertainment headlines (strangely don't get the full media play they should in my view) to help take their mind off the problems for a while: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-admits-to-smoking-crack-cocaine-1.1528841 Initially it was reported that was no such video, next there was an extortion plot, next the police found a deleted copy of the non-existent video, and now his brother (also a councilman) called for the head of the police chief for "judging" the mayor. Seems the frostiest relationship is not the weather up here these days. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sen...egations-bring-rcmp-to-pmo-doorstep-1.2355634 Three senators have been implicated in an audit of expenses and they point back to the Prime Minister's Office as trying to get the money back. Apparently its not getting the public money back that is the media's preferred option. Lots more yet to go in this soap opera. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...ells_of_bikers_mafia_fraudulent_expenses.html The unbelievable Quebec corruption inquiry (likely partially due to bridge reliability issues has resulted in some incredible discoveries. Be sure to have a ready supply of popcorn handy for this long running feature. My bet is that there are some gems yet to come out As a bonus for those that pay too many taxes, how about a tax refund story: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/two-laval-based-cra-employees-suspended-for-rizzuto-cheque-1.1523047 It sure beats the crap out of honey boo boo re-runs. LOL!