Canuck

  Wednesday, 27 April 2005

New Canadian Museum Has a Battlefield Focus < 11:13:00 PM>.


The new Canadian War Museum, which will officially open in May, honors the country's fallen soldiers but also warns of the horrors of battle.
[Via New York Times: Arts]

Guess Who album drawn from CBC variety shows < 11:08:58 PM>.


"I pick up my phone [and answered] 'Hello archives,'" he recalled. "'Colin Preston, you don't know me but I'm your new best friend, Randy Bachman.'"

The archival footage dates from the late 1960s, when music programs – complete with promos for the Canadian Bible Society or Wojack starring John Vernon – were shot in colour on two-inch broadcast videotape in cities like Winnipeg or Toronto.
[Via CBC | Arts News]

CBC announces job cuts < 12:41:30 AM>.


Notice given to publicity and Newsworld International employees
[Via The Globe and Mail - Entertainment News]

""Seventy-four people have had their positions declared redundant, or have had their contracts terminated or . . . not renewed,” said CBC spokeswoman Ruth-Ellen Soles, adding that a bumping process would begin and some employees would end up in other jobs at the public corporation."

Creemore Is Less < 12:33:53 AM>.

Molson-Coors has just bought the microbrewery in Creemore Springs, Ontario, brewer of Creemore Lager. This is a shame. Creemore was a very good beer. It was the only one the brewery made, except for a seasonal Bock, and the focus enabled them to keep the quality high. It had a unique taste, something that’s important if you aspire to being a great beer. And many would say that Creemore was the best beer brewed in the country.

Argh. One less fine beer.