Search results

Rocky Mountaineer does have panorama view cars, but they may be just recently required. A you say, they are much more expensive than VIA, but provide the whole excursion package (all daylight running, hotels, transport between, etc.).

I agree. International and domestic tourism is a not-insignificant part of the Canadian ridership, and amenities such as sleepers, dining/galley and baggage (luggage) need to be addressed. Some kind of dome or at least large windowed panorama would also be beneficial if there are no structural...

We were taking about this just this morning. I went grocery shopping last week in my truck but forgot to grab the reusable bags out of the wife's car (I only have one or to in the truck). When I was checking out, my only option was to more reusable bags (no paper option). I'll be damned if I...

There's still a few around here. They used to get together at Tim's on Sat or Sun morning but now I think they just freelance. The standard fare: pickup truck, often a loud muffler, rear window/bumper stickers, guy in a baseball hat. I saw one just walking downtown with his flag - maybe his...

It is just a provincial commitment to fund a study (which I think is fairly fanciful) and it would just be in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, which is the 'greater Sydney area' and the east end of the Island...

No need to create anything new. The Canada Lands Company already exists. All they would need is a mandate from the government and the budget to buy and hold. Whether or not it should be within the federal sphere to hold lands for intra-provincial transportation I suppose is another discussion.

I just saw this discussion and there is no way I would pay what they want for a CG parka. I have an old Woods parka I bought in the late '70s before I moved north. It is good to -40* which is way too warm for southern Ontario. I think I've worn it maybe a half dozen times in the past decade...

On another note, it appears CN has bought a stake in the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia RR, which they spun off several years ago. Some think this may mean something positive for the ~150 mile abandoned portion on the Island. The cynic in me says they just want a chunk of the scrap steel...

Do you own mutual funds or have RSPs? Even your CPP contributions. They are only able to grow as investments by the traded companies within them making profits. Why should a railway be required to operate track that generates absolutely no revenue? The privatization of CN was at or around...

It works in the sense that it allows them to be competitive because the don't have to carry the costs of property and infrastructure that is not profitable. Expecting them to hang on to hundreds of miles of property that is of no value to them makes no sense. If there is or was a public policy...

I wasn't aware of that. I thought all KKs were on-site. Quite frankly, I wasn't even sure they were in Canada anymore. I used to occasionally drop into the one on Mavis Rd. when I was working in the area. I searched and found listings for Krispy Kreme 'Cafe' and assume that is what you are...

They forgot about their most prolific sales generator. Well done. Yet another reason why I never use anybody's drive-through. The cost to re-install full bakery kitchens in all of their stores would probably be prohibitive. They're still a money maker for their shareholders...

When you are a for-profit corporation, maximizing profits is a "noble reason". Make your financial argument for nationalizing our rail network (re-nationalizing in one case - the State never owned CP).

Once again they need to try an solve the Boston dilemma.

Back then it would have been truly out in the boonies with no light pollution.

Fair points, but many allergies are not as easily managed by simply keeping a particular item in sealed bags. Some are sensitive to aerosolized food irritants, there can be transference on preparation surfaces, etc. I think doing one's homework is important. Besides, I don't think anyone...

Meh. If a person has some kind of dietary restriction, ethical, physical or otherwise, going into a fast food restaurant that has an essentially fixed menu won't be for them. Pizza restaurants - real ones that make pizzas on-site from scratch - will either accommodate you or not. Their...

True for 'new money' ownership but there is a lot of old money family vacation properties. The ones I know I would hardly call "elite". Vacation country extends well beyond Muskoka into areas that are quite accessible by the average, non-elite taxpayer. People who have gone into significant...

Any federal exercise of its residual power under Section 91 would be heavily litigated by the provinces. Keep in mind that the section reads: It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good...

I see nothing being "made" at a Tim's site. It will be factory made, frozen then 'finished' at the restaurant.