The Canadian Turns 70

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, April 24th 2020, VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian, turns 70 years old.

On April 24th, 1955 the Canadian Pacific Railway began running The Canadian on a daily schedule between Toronto/Montreal and Vancouver.  The train ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to Sudbury, Ontario where it would be split into two sections with one section going to Montreal, Quebec, and the other going to Toronto, Ontario.

VIA Rail would take over operation of The Canadian in 1979 when it took over passenger operations from the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway.

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Early Spring 2025 Pictures

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Edward Brain

On Sunday April 20th, 2025 – Easter Sunday in Canada – I went for a walk in the afternoon on what turned out to be a bright and sunny day, albeit a bit cool.

I took my camera with me just in case I saw anything interesting.

While out for my walk, I caught a picture of the first swan I have seen this year, a mute swan:

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First Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Edward Brain

The end of the 2024-2025 NHL Regular Season has come to an end and the first round of the playoffs are now set.

Some highlights of this year’s playoffs include:

Let’s look at the match-ups:

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End of an Era: Demolition of the Lakeshore Teachers’ College

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Edward Brain

Humber College has began tearing down Building A at its’ Lakeshore Campus.

The building was originally built in the 1950’s at the Lakeshore Teachers’ College. The college remained in operating from the 1950’s until the mid-1970’s when Humber College took over the building.

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George Foreman Passes Away at 76

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Edward Brain

Former two time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has passed away at 76.

Mr. Foreman was born George Edward Foreman on January 10th, 1949 in Marshall, Texas.

George Foreman by Ed Schipul

He would win the Gold Medal as a heavyweight in the 1968 Summer Olympics before turning professional in 1969.

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VIA Rail Train #73 on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Edward Brain

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

As it is a nice sunny day, I got out and caught VIA Rail train #73 as it passed through Long Branch GO station enroute for Windsor, Ontario.

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Red Moon – March 14th 2025

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Edward Brain

In the early hours of March 14th, 2025 a Red Moon occurred.

I got up to try and get some pictures.

While I wasn’t able to get great pictures due to the distance of the moon from the Earth (at least in my area.) However, here are a couple of pictures that I was able to get:

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Happy Commonwealth Day, 2025

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today (March 10th, 2025) is Commonwealth Day in the countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Post Snowfall Pictures

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Edward Brain

The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) was hit hard with snow in mid-February 2025. The area was hit with roughly 20 cm of snow on February 12th, another 5 cm on February 15th, and then another 15-20 cm on February 16th for around 40 cm of snow.

During the afternoon of February 17th – a day which ended up being bright and sunny, I went for a walk around the north end of Colonel Samuel Smith Park in South Etobicoke to check out all the snow. Here are some pictures from the day:

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Downy Woodpecker

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Edward Brain

Following the snowstorm over the weekend of February 15th and 16th, 2025, I managed to get out for a nice walk on the afternoon of February 17th, 2025.

While out for the walk I was able to catch a Downy Woodpecker.

Here is a short video of the woodpecker:

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