Movie
Titles...TV...and all forms of media
present
“Captions” to attract our attention...
to
incite us to read...and then upon which to possibly activate.
Did You Know?
Monday,
August 7, 2017
is Joseph Brant Day...a day that pays tribute to one of Burlington's
earliest settlers returns to La Salle Park. Since 1980, the first
Monday in August (also known as Civic Holiday) has been proclaimed “
Joseph Brant Day” in Burlington, Ontario.
The famous Mohawk military and political leader, Joseph Brant
(Thayendanegea)
settled in what is now Burlington
in the early 1800's.
Festivities kick off at the 50 North Shore Blvd. park with opening
ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. followed by First Nations “pow wow dance”
demonstrations...a Halton Dance Network interactive workshop...
Curious Canadian Critter Show and the BarBlue Sea Band...in addition
to an interactive First Nation drum circle. The festival is
anticipated to run until approximately 4 p.m.
There will be many great live performances recognizing and respecting
the history of First Nations and our neighbouring communities of the
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory...and the Mississaugas of
the the New Credit...also will include a 'smudge ceremony'.
Wednesday,
August 9: Canada's 150 Train to Celebrate with music!
CPRail''s 150 Train will be rolling into town. The F-uit diesel
locomotaive CP 1401 will lead the train as it travels across the
country and stops in Hamilton from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The free event
will be held at Gage Park...featuring entertainment from Canadian
country singer, Dean Brody and Aboriginal hoop dancer Dallas
Arcand...as well as family-friendly activities for kids. The show
will start at 6 p.m. The train and its more than 10 restored Royal
Canadian Pacific heritage cars are meant to reconnect generations of
Canadians to celebrate the country's 150th
birthday.-
Enforcement
is Deterring Waterfall Mishaps:
Firefighters have responded to 13 calls for high-angle-rope rescues
so far this year. By-law officers have handed out 7 fines for
trespassing past Danger signs around Hamilton's waterfall cascades.
It will take more than 2 hours for 'specially-trained
firefighters'
to set up and use a series of nylon ropes and safety gear to pull a
woman and 3 others to the top this past weekend. Of the 13 calls, 8
times, Hamilton firefighters had to actually use a harness or
stretcher to lift someone out. Last year, these men received 29
calls...23 of which ended in rope rescues.
These people ignore Danger Warnings and now Trespassing signage...
including additional fencing...and going off the 'official trails'.
City bylaw has handed out seven fines ~ a zero-tolerance $130
penalty ~ in the first 2 weeks since increasing enforcement against
trespassers at Albion Falls.
(From
this writer's viewpoint and as suggested in The Spec's 'Readers
Write'
more than once,
those needing rescue should Pay the Full Price of the Rescue
Services required!!!)
Did
You Know?
Injury
Stops DeGrasse at World's ~ No Final Showdown with Bolt:
Our Canadian sprinter will miss the upcoming world championships due
to a torn hamstring....which he suffered at a recent training
session. He comments, “While I'm in the best shape of my life and
extremely disappointed that I will not have the chance to compete for
my country in London...I can't forget or be ungrateful for the
successes that I've been blessed with up to this point in my career.
I'll be back stronger and faster than ever.”
The 22-year-old from Markham was due to race against Usain Bolt (of
Jamaica) in the 100 metre final at London Olympic Stadium. Bolt, an
11-time world champion, plans to retire after the worlds. DeGrasse
was supposed to open the worlds with 100-heats on Friday before the
final on Saturday.
Prince
Philip, 96, Takes His Last Official Bow:
For over 65 years, he has been the unwavering presence alongside the
Queen and royal representative. On Wednesday, Prince Philip made his
22,219th
and final 'solo public engagement' braving heavy rain to meet Royal
Marines at Buckingham Palace.
Also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, he will appear at the Queen's
side...from time to time..as the 91-year-old monarch soldiers on. He
is acting patron, president or a member of 780 organizations with
which he will continue to be associated.
Two years after WWII ended, Philip married Princess Elizabeth
at Westminster Abbey when she was 21 and he was 26.
Renouncing
his Greek title, King George VI made him Duke of Edinburgh.
Hamilton's
No. 3 in Canada for Young Adults Living with Parents:
Wednesday's2 016 census statistics show 44.5 % of local adults
between the ages of 20 and 34 lived with parents. “Unsteady work
and spiking cost of accommodation are behind that figure,” said
Wayne Newchuk, a McMaster professor who studies precarious
employment. The Hamilton census also includes Burlington and
Grimsby. Across Canada, between 2001 and 2016, the percentage of
young adults living at home rose 34.7% from 30.6%. Ontario had the
highest rate of young adults living with their parents in Canada at
42.1%...or more than two in five, Statistics Canada noted in a brief
Wednesday.
Lewchuk said the trend reflects the 'general malaise' in the labour
market.
Wages have not kept up with inflation for 30 years, he added.
Did
You Know?
Arabic,
Chinese Languages Most Spoken at Home...here after English:
Italian has been taken over by Arabic...according to the latest
census data. Last year, 6,345 respondents identified Arabic as the
language most often spoken in their household, compared to Italian at
5,100 reflecting a significant change since 2011. The Italian
community was a large immigrant group in the '40s to '70s in the City
of Hamilton. Arabic saw a surge of 60% between 2006 and 2016.
Conversely, Italian dropped by 34% over the same period. Newcomers
from the Middle East and Africa who speak Arabic have settled here.
Between late 2015 and early this year, nearly 1,500 Syrian refugees
made Hamilton their home.
English, however, still reigns as the language spoken most often
in most Hamilton households at 444,470.
You
Sure You Know What's in That Sausage?
A federally funded study has found that 20% of sausages sampled from
grocery stores across Canada contained meats that weren't on the
label. About 1 in 5 of the sausages tested, had some off-label
ingredients in them. Seven of 27 beef sausages examined in the study
contained pork. One of 38 supposedly pure pork suasages contained
horse meat. Of 20 chicken sausages, four also contained turkey and
one also had beef. Five of 15 turkey sausages studied had no turkey
at all.
We
know what we are...but know not what we may be. (William
Shakespeare)
Not knowing where I'm going,
is what inspires me to travel it. (Rosalia de Castro)
is what inspires me to travel it. (Rosalia de Castro)
Merle Baird-Kerr...written August 4, 2017
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