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 Wednesday, 15 June 2005
Archaeologists may have found first Ville-Marie fort  < 2:56:29 PM>.
Archaeologists working on Pointe-à-Callière have found what they think are traces of the original fort of Ville-Marie.
[Via montreal city weblog]
Canadian Forces sees first gay wedding < 2:54:21 PM>.
Two men exchange vows in a small ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Greenwood in western Nova Scotia
[Via The Globe and Mail - National News]
Smog expected to kill 5,800 Ontarians this year < 2:54:09 PM>.
A new report from the Ontario Medical Association estimates air pollution will cost $1-billion in health care costs this year alone
[Via The Globe and Mail - National News]
Quake off California briefly prompts tsunami warning < 2:52:38 PM>.
Quake off California briefly prompts tsunami warning
A major earthquake struck about 145 kilometres off the coast of northern California on Tuesday night, prompting precautionary tsunami warnings along the Pacific coast from the California-Mexico border to Vancouver Island.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]
Toronto eyes transit-fare card < 11:29:09 AM>.
Ontario government is planning to bring in a single pass system for public transit in the Greater Toronto Area
[Via The Globe and Mail - Technology News]
Rains flood autoroutes and sidewalks < 1:36:05 AM>.
Last night's heavy rain, 30 mm in less than two hours, flooded the 40 near l'Acadie leaving some cars abandoned on the highway; sidewalks and roads were also inundated in various parts of town.
[Via montreal city weblog] Cait and I got caught in a flash flood in Montreal about 17 years ago. Fortunately we weren't in the water but we were behind a huge line-up of cars that couldn't get past a flooded area on the Trans Canada. We were there for over 3 hours. Fortunately I'd just bought some cans of apple juice, there was a baby bottle in the back seat, and a letter opener (which I used to puncture the can) in the glove compartment. Cars were floating down Decarie Blvd. Cait's mom was quite worried. This was in the days before cell phones kids!
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