Month: August 2012
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Ontario’s Smog Advisory Terminated August 5, 2012
This is an update to my previous blog Expanded Smog Alert Includes Central & Eastern Ontario Regions Aug.4, 2012. The good news is that effective immediately a Smog Advisory has been lifted by the Ministry of the Environment for the following forecast regions:
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Smog Alert: Halton-Peel & Southwestern Ontario Regions Aug.3, 2012
A SMOG ADVISORY* has been issued by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for the following forecast regions for August 3, 2012: City of Hamilton Dunnville-Caledonia-Haldimand Elgin Halton-Peel Huron-Perth London-Middlesex Niagara Oxford-Brant Sarnia-Lambton Simcoe-Delhi-Norfolk Waterloo-Wellington Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent Hot and sunny conditions with light south to southeasterly winds are resulting in elevated smog levels across parts of…
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You’re Invited: Celebrate Simcoe Day at Fort York in Toronto Aug.6, 2012
This video presents “Fort York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada”: “Toronto’s historic Fort York has the largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings in Canada. Over 200 volunteers come from all over North America to provide battle re-enactments, military drills, parades and other colorful activities. The fort itself was an important harbor defense until 1888 and…
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Extra TTC Service to Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto Parade August 4, 2012
This video presents “Official Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto Promo Spot (Full)”: Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto in Ontario, Canada, is an exciting three-week (July 17 – August 12, 2012) cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. In its 45th year it has become a major international event and the…
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Two Contests: Nature Conservancy of Canada (Ends Aug.3) & Toronto Zoo (Ends Aug.31,2012)
This video presents “How to Catch a Grizzly Bear”: “Dr. Michael Proctor catches grizzly bears for a living. He is gathering data on the bears to aid in their conservation. Here he tells the story of how one mama bear — and her curious cub — became the latest subject in his ongoing research project…