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July 19 Cabbagetown North
DISCOVER OUR TORONTO with FELIX TOURS – HAPPY VOYAGES In Toronto we are fortunate to have many beautiful historic neighbourhoods, which had survived influx of modern architecture. This makes our city different than any other mega-city of North America. All walking tours are for groups of 5 (min) to 20 (max) participants. Price for each tour is $35 per person. Place of meeting will be given upon registration by email or phone.
One of Torontoâ€&#x;s historic residential areas that was nicely gentrified in last 20 years. Come with us for a leisurely 2-hour walk and find out about this unique neighbourhood and its strange name.
July 26 Yorkville
Cradle of legendary Canadian Pop Music Did you know that Bob Dylan grew up in this area? Or that on a small stretch of Yorkville almost every house had a coffee place, where pop musicians created and played their music?
August 8 Rosedale
Would you like to see mansions of Rosedale and hear stories of residents and history of this fashionable neighbourhood?
August 23 Heart of Toronto
Exciting walking tour in the neighbourhood of the City Hall
August 29 Riverdale
In the last 20 years Riverdale has changed from a quiet residential area into place which deserves to be introduced to tourists. We will look at some very interesting Victorian homes and visit the impressive building of the famous Don Jail, as well as panoramic vistas of Don Valley and Toronto downtown from the top of Bridgepoint Health Centre.
September 19 Annex
Until 1886 northern boundary of Toronto was Bloor Street, which today is considered a main thoroughfare of the city. By the end of 1880s, a few small villages north of Bloor Street were annexed to the city of Toronto and began to develop as attractive places for residents with higher than average income.
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AN INVITATION TO VISIT THUNDER BAY with Felix Tours - Happy Voyages August 1-3, 2015 416-953-0280; info@felixtours.com
http://felixtours.com By Felix Shuster In many years of providing different tours out of Toronto we often had to answer this question: “Why are you offering tours of places, people hardly ever heard of before?” So, our usual response has been: “We select interesting places which are off the „beaten path‟, but ought to be better known – and this depends on us!” In case of Thunder Bay, our new offering, there is no due to a lack of exposure - it is well in the news. Just last week a Toronto newspaper mentioned the biggest Festival of Kites in Canada taking place in Thunder Bay. And, with plenty of discussion in the local media about the future of public transit in Toronto, one could not miss the fact that new cars/trains for planned LRT and Subway are manufactured at the Thunder Bay plant of the Bombardier Company. Thunder Bay is a city with 120 thousand residents of 42 national origins that enjoys a diversified economy and a rich cultural environment. It is the home of Lakehead University and the Confederation College, both institutions of great prestige.
Situated on the picturesque shore of a small bay on the northern shore of the great Lake Superior, about 50km from the border with Minnesota and 400km east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the port of Thunder Bay is one of the busiest in Canada – at any day you may see cargo ships coming from the Atlantic coast, or the great Canadian Lakes and, on occasion, you might have a delightful view of a beautiful white cruise ship. This city bears its impressive sounding name only from 1970, when 3 former cities: Port Arthur, Fort William and McIntyre were amalgamated into one. In a very heated debate local people reluctantly chose this fine name. It is interesting to note that the earliest presence of European newcomers on this shore goes back to 1650s when voyagers from New France used this place as a base for starting the journey inland in search for furs. In early 1802, the North Western Company from Montreal had built here a permanent Fort William as it was the most distant land reached by canoe in one summer - so trade goods were unloaded and bales of furs brought on board just in time to start the return trip to Montreal.
The intense competition between the Hudson Bay Company and the fur traders finally ended in 1823 with an uneasy merge under the Hudson Bay name. To commemorate those great times, Thunder Bay has a very interesting Fort William Historic Park as its major cultural attraction (opened year round). The end of the 19th Century and the years prior to WWI were a period of a booming economy in this area, when 3 railways and a busy port were processing goods from 4 sides of the compass. Shipbuilding, as well a lumbering industry and railway cars-building plants provided many jobs. After the end of WW1 the situation changed and the slow-down lasted until 1937. Then, the new plant to build airplanes for export to England signified the beginning of economic recovery; during WWII, Thunder Bay area had truly become, in the words of Winston Churchill, “the arsenal of our victory”. One of the main reasons more and more tourists and outdoor enthusiasts choose to start and end their vacation experience in Thunder Bay – is simply due to its convenient location. Right in the physical centre of North America, the city is within 2-hour flight (or less) from most big cities. This awesome part of Ontario, is surrounded with great natural wonders such as: Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, thousands of rich angling lakes ready for fisherman, millions of acres of forest with abundance of wild animals. It is no wonder that within a radius of 100km from this city there are more than a dozen Provincial Parks, and two Canadian National Parks. This is a real natural paradise!
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Our short, but concentrated trip to Thunder Bay starts with the flight from Toronto. Upon arrival we have a tour in the centre of the city and its waterfront, followed by a sailing yacht cruise in the bay for superb views of the city and its magnificent silhouette of the Sleeping Giant (Provincial Park) across the Bay. Our overnight stay is in the great historic Port Arthur hotel on the waterfront with stunning lake views. The next day is devoted to absorb the amazing nature of Thunder Bay in two Provincial Parks: Kakabeka Falls (that has been called “Niagara of the North”) and Ouimet Canyon with stunning views of vertical rock walls with multi-million years of history and the blue waters of Lake Superior on the horizon. Most of the third day in Thunder Bay is spent enjoying history, culture and action in the outstanding Fort William Historic Park, before getting our return flight home. INFORMATION:
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Your Winter Vacations in Portugal! Early Booking Promotion! Valid on new individual bookings for a minimum of 7night stays made by Oct 31, 2015 for travel between Nov 1, 2015 and Apr 28, 2016. • Pay $100 deposit per person • Toronto departures: Faro - Lisbon - Porto • Portugal packages include round-trip Economy Class flights and accommodations. • 50kg Baggage on all Portugal Flights! Spend memorable days in Portugal this winter! Great vacation packages, tours, car rentals, and excursions from Transat Holidays are all available! Discover the beauty and history of Portugal. Experience museums and the local culture. Enjoy dining and shopping. Try world famous wines. City hopping, and go-as-you-please tours are also available. Do you know that Portugal is the oldest country in Europe with the same borders for 900 years?! Portugal played a crucial role in world history. During the 15th and 16th centuries it established a sea route to India, and colonized areas in Africa, South America, Asia, and Oceania creating an empire. The Portuguese language continues to be the biggest connection between these countries. Somewhat isolated geographically and culturally, Portugal has a rich, unique culture, lively cities and beautiful countryside. Due to its outstanding landscape diversity and rich history, now Portugal is becoming one of the best value destinations in Europe. In a single day you can travel from covered with vines green mountains in the North, to rocky mountains, with spectacular slopes and falls in the Centre, to a near-desert landscape in the Alentejo region and finally to the glamorous beach holidays destination Algarve.
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Lisbon - city of the seven hills Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest in Western Europe, predating London, Paris and Rome by centuries. Being located on the edge of the Atlantic, Lisbon is one of the rare Western European cities that faces the ocean. Lisbon enchants travelers with its white-bleached limestone buildings, intimate alleyways, and an easy-going charm that makes it a popular yearround destination. The city is the 7th-most-visited city in Southern Europe with about 2Million tourists annually. Lisbon enjoys a Mediterranean climate. Among all the metropolises in Europe, it has the warmest winters, with average temperatures 15°C (59°F) during the day and 8°C (46°F) at night from December to February. Lisbon is the city with a contemporary culture that is alive and thriving and making its mark in today's Europe.
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Porto - "Unvanquished City", along the river Douro and the Atlantic Ocean Built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, Porto and its historical center was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996. It has been continuously inhabited since at least the 4th Century, when the Romans referred to it as Portus Calle. The city is extremely hilly, with many buildings built into a cliff face that overlooks the river. Stairs cut into the stone run up and down the cliff face and offer a laborious but rewarding walking tour. The Old Town is granite and monumental. Tripe stew is a specialty of the city: it started in 1415, when the city went without meat in order to provision the capital and the fleet that departed to Ceuta. Porto is home to port wine of course, and there are many wineries around the city where port wine is matured. Strictly speaking, port wine can only be called port wine if the grapes are grown in the Douro valley, and the wine is produced and bottled in Porto. Port wines come in many styles, with vintage port being the most expensive. Faro - The administrative centre of the Algarve Faro is the gates to explore the more remote areas of the Algarve in the off-season. In winter, it is a beautiful, peaceful corner of Southern Europe with plenty of sun bleaching the white-washed town with Iberian and Moorish-influenced architecture. The people are more friendly than other parts of Europe.
If you want a condensed view of European landscapes, culture and way of life, going to Portugal could be your best option.
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DOCVILLE – mysterious Wild West in rural Ontario Rush up to see and enjoy a FUN afternoon with Steve ‘Doc’ Holliday – a distant relative of infamous western outlaw Doc Holliday. This amazing place is a popular movie set. Even weddings are taking place here for people who like exotic. This is a rare opportunity to visit the place and have a program designed especially for our group. The program includes a tour of the property, pictures, and a rock band will perform 60 minute classic rock concert. You bring your own food.
DOCVILLE Wild West in Ontario Felix Tours-Happy Voyages http://felixtours.com By Felix Shuster
One bright autumn day while exploring the rural roads in Ontario with the accompaniment of bird songs and the rustle of leaves under a mild October, we came across to an amazing mystery place. Only 10 minutes north of HWY 401, about one hour east of Toronto, amidst hills and a small corpse of trees there was a real remnant of America‟s Wild West hidden in central Ontario. First we noticed an old farmer‟s barn, which we stopped to photograph, and then we saw a sign nailed to the tree announcing: ‘Welcome to Docville’ In the next moment, we started feeling that we have travelled back in time more that 100 years and across the continent. Guests of this historic place were met in a Victorian style village hotel. On the veranda, several antique rocking chairs covered by woven throws invited tired travelers for a comfortable rest. It seemed like just a few minutes ago people had sat here smoking their pipes and chatting about their day.
The floor of the veranda gradually became a wooden sidewalk, along which row of small stores offering all things used by American pioneers: horse implements, hunting gear and ammunition, tools for mining and farming. Some stores even had bear traps for sale. Among the stores stood an antique shop, a post office and telegraph, a tiny jail and the sheriff‟s office and of course The Saloon. We walked the grass-covered trails around the buildings of this ghost-town, reminding ourselves that this was just another attraction, while thinking: “What if someone is creeping behind us?” as if to confirm our suspicions a man in worn jeans, leather jacket over a flannel shirt, cowboy boots and hat came out of the Saloon. For luck of small details – a straw casually sticking from the corner of his mouth, he looked like Clint Eastwood from the old western flicks. Alas, he introduced himself as Docville Pete and offered to guide us in this mysterious place. From his story we found out that the hotel and attached barn were built in the middle of the 19th century, but the rest of the buildings were added later on – moved from other places in Ontario. All of them are more than 100 years old. Today‟s, the owner of Docville is Steve „Doc‟ Holliday – a distant relative of the famous Wild West gangster „Doc‟Holliday. After this old farm house was restored, Steve decided to continue on with the project and add to it a post office, a saloon, a horse barn and a general store. Later on, there was added a stagecoach station, and a blacksmith shop, so, the tired travelers could have their horses shoed or hunting gear repaired, while they just sat and talk about news of the day. There even was a bathhouse exactly across the bar. Probably after a long journey, travelers could wash the dust from their bodies and then refresh their throat with a mug of beer or ale. On the occasion, we also sat in the bar, imagining ourselves pioneers of these lands, played some cards, although we were not offered any drinks. But, if to forget about all fantasies, it is worth to mention that Ontario‟s Docville – is a typical model of a Wild West town: movies and commercials are made here; even weddings are taking place for people who like exotic. With a sense of light sadness we said goodbye to Pete and Steve and their attraction. In today‟s world of fast cars and madly rush lifestyle it was very pleasant for at least a short time to get in touch with a faraway past, when steamers were chugging on rivers and lakes, and on dusty roads stagecoaches ran in the yet littleestablished American West.
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Enhancing Road Safety in Ontario On June 2, 2015, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario passed the Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act to help ensure that the province’s roads are among the safest in North America. In order to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on Ontario‟s roads, the new act will: • Increase fines for distracted driving from the current range of $60 to $500 to a range of $300 to $1,000, assigning three demerit points upon conviction, and escalating sanctions on convictions for novice drivers • Apply current alcohol-impaired sanctions to drivers who are drug impaired • Introduce additional measures to address repeat offenders of alcohol impaired driving
• Require drivers to wait until pedestrians have completely crossed the road before proceeding at school crossings and pedestrian crossovers • Increase fines and demerits for drivers who „door‟ cyclists, and require all drivers to maintain a minimum distance of one-metre when passing cyclists where possible • Help municipalities collect unpaid fines by expanding licence plate denial for drivers who do not pay certain Provincial Offences Act fines. • Allow a broader range of qualified medical professionals to identify and report medically unfit drivers and, clarify the types of medical conditions to be reported. The new fines and measures will come into force over the coming months.
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Changes to the Making Ontario‟s Roads Safer Act and subsequent supporting regulatory amendments to the Highway Traffic Act, Provincial Offences Act and Highway 407 East Act include: Distracted Driving • Increasing the current fine range from $60 to $500, to $300 to $1,000 • Assigning three demerit points upon conviction of a distracted driving offence • Adding distracted driving convictions for novice drivers that will result in the following sanctions: FIRST CONVICTION – 30 day suspension; SECOND CONVICTION – 90 day suspension; THIRD CONVICTION – license cancellation i.e. driver must return to the start of the graduated licensing program. Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving • Requiring all drivers who repeatedly drive with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding any of the thresholds in the Highway Traffic Act (and/or drug impaired drivers) to complete an impaired driving education program, treatment and/or monitoring program • Extending the current Reduced Suspension with Ignition Interlock Conduct Review Program to repeat offenders • New rules for drug impaired driving that mirror existing sanctions for alcohol-impaired driving such as roadside licence suspensions of three, seven, 30 and 90 days, seven-day vehicle impoundments and remedial education or treatment and monitoring requirements for repeat offenders
Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety • Requiring drivers to yield the whole roadway to pedestrians at school crossings and pedestrian crossovers, instead of yielding only half of the roadway • Allowing for new pedestrian crossing devices on low-speed and low-volume roads as requested by municipalities • Allowing cyclists to use the paved shoulders on unrestricted provincial highways instead of riding in main lanes • Allowing municipalities to create contraflow bicycle lanes to provide more direct routes and connectivity. A contraflow bicycle lane flows in the opposite direction of the surrounding lanes on what would otherwise be a one-way street • Increasing the fine range for convictions of „dooring‟ of cyclists from $60 to $500, to $300 to $1,000 and raising the demerit points from two to three • Requiring all drivers to maintain a distance of at least one metre when passing cyclists, where possible • Increasing the maximum fine for not using required bicycle lights and other reflectors/reflective material from $20 to a set fine amount that falls in the range of $60 to $500 • Permitting the use of flashing red lights as a safety feature on bicycles Drivers with Medical Conditions Enabling future regulations to: • Clarify mandatory and discretionary medical reporting requirements • Allow for reporting by additional, qualified medical professionals • Allow drivers with medical suspensions to retain their driver‟s licence card for identification purposes and for when they are eligible to drive again
$1,000 fine for distracted driving + 3 demerit points!
Truck, Vehicle and Bus Safety • Allowing B-train double-trailer combinations to be extended from 25 metres to 27.5 metres to accommodate new technologies required to meet air quality and greenhouse gas emissions standards; allow for more comfortable sleeper berths for drivers; and accommodate the use of „moose bumpers‟ that help prevent animal strikes to the front of tractors • Expanding the current „Slow Down, Move Over‟ requirement for motorists beyond only emergency vehicles with red or red and blue flashing lights to include tow trucks that are stopped at roadside incidents while their amber flashing lights are activated • Allowing the Motor Vehicle Inspection Station program to move to a contractual model and enable the procurement of a third-party contract administrator • Clarifying that school buses are the only buses that can be painted chrome yellow. Supporting Municipalities • Expanding licence plate denial for drivers who do not pay Provincial Offences Act fines for offences such as speeding, improper lane changes, illegal turns, driving without insurance and careless driving • Improving municipalities‟ ability to charge and prosecute individuals from out-of-province who run red lights and fail to stop for school buses References: • http://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2015/06/enhancing-road-safety-inontario.html • http://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2015/06/ontario-passes-legislationto-improve-road-safety.html
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The Shaw Festival Niagara-on-the-Lake The Shaw Festival is a major Canadian theatre event, the second largest repertoire theatre company in North America. The festival operates three theatres in the centre of the town: the Festival, Royal George, and Court House theaters
Located where the Niagara River enters Lake Ontario, Niagara-on-the-Lake, is one of the bestpreserved 19th-century villages in North America and a home for the Shaw Festival. Named the Prettiest Town in Canada in 1996, the town is the jewel of the Province of Ontario. The Shaw Festival was founded to boost tourism. Together this was a magical formula. Tourists began visiting to enjoy the history, the restored buildings and increasingly to attend the Festival.
The Festival's roots can be traced to 1962 when Ontario playwright Brian Doherty staged the summertime "Salute to Shaw" in the town's courthouse, later known as the Courthouse Theatre. For eight weekends Doherty and his crew produced Don Juan in Hell and Candida to promote the works of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries. It was an immediate success. With the addition of Barry Morse as Artistic Director in 1966, the Festival gained huge international publicity and its productions garnered sold-out performances. From 1967, Paxton Whitehead served for twelve seasons as Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival. He was able to push through a plan of building the purpose-built 869 seat state-of-the-art Festival Theatre to expand considerably the capacity for audiences. Queen Elizabeth II, Pierre Trudeau, and Indira Gandhi, were among those who attended the Shaw Festival Theatre during its inaugural season in 1973. In 1980, Christopher Newton, joined the company and continued to foster its development with the addition of a third theatre. The acting ensemble was carefully cultivated until it was widely recognized to be one of the best in the world.
Under his direction, the Festival's mandate became more narrowly defined: to produce plays written during the lifetime of Bernard Shaw (18561950). His successor, Jackie Maxwell (2002present), has strived to program increasingly with a view to a younger audience.
2015 season • Sweet Charity - book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields • Pygmalion - by George Bernard Shaw • Light Up the Sky - by Moss Hart • The Lady from the Sea - by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Erin Shields • Top Girls - by Caryl Churchill • The Twelve-Pound Look - By J. M. Barrie • Peter and the Starcatcher - by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, adapted by Rick Elice • You Never Can Tell - by George Bernard Shaw • The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt by Michel Marc Bouchard, translated by Linda Gaboriau
2015 Season Playbill Festival Theatre
Royal George Theatre
Sweet Charity APRIL 17 – OCTOBER 31
Peter and the Starcatcher APRIL 8 – NOVEMBER 1
Book by Neil Simon Music by Cy Coleman Lyrics by Dorothy Fields Based on the original screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano Produced for the Broadway stage by Fryer, Carr, and Harris Originally conceived, staged and choreographed by Bob Fosse
A play by Rick Elice Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Music by Wayne Barker Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes and Disney Theatrical Productions
Pygmalion MAY 31 – OCTOBER 24
By Bernard Shaw
You Never Can Tell APRIL 26 – OCTOBER 25
By Bernard Shaw
The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt JULY 5 – OCTOBER 11
Light Up the Sky JUNE 25 – OCTOBER 11
By Michel Marc Bouchard, translated by Linda Gaboriau
By Moss Hart
Studio Theatre Court House Theatre The Lady from the Sea APRIL 30 – SEPTEMBER 13 By Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Erin Shields
Top Girls MAY 23 – SEPTEMBER 12 By Caryl Churchill
The Twelve-Pound Look JUNE 11 – SEPTEMBER 12 By J.M. Barrie
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures JULY 11 – OCTOBER 10 By Tony Kushner
Studio Underground The Next Whisky Bar A Kurt Weill Cabaret AUGUST 21, 22, 28, 29, SEP. 4, 5 – 9pm Created by Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey
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FISHING in Ontario
GONE FISHING
Fishing Licence Where to Buy Licence Fees Fishing Rules Catch Limit Possession Limit Releasing Fish
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW before YOU GO
A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at the office!
Canadians enjoy the benefits of recreational fishing. Recreational fishing is popular with Canadians and tourists, and an estimated 3.2 million people participate in this leisure activity each year, generating approximately $7.5 billion for various local economies. In Ontario, there are fishing limits, size restrictions and catch and release that regulate the size and legal number of fish you can catch and keep, and how to properly return fish to the water.
Has your Outdoors Card expired? GET A FISHING LICENCE How to get your first Outdoors Card and buy a fishing licence tag FISHING LICENCE (ONTARIO RESIDENTS) Ontario resident: a person whose primary residence is in Ontario and who has lived in the province for a period of at least 6 consecutive months during the 12 months immediately before applying for a licence.
WHERE TO BUY You can buy your fishing licence tag at the same time or after you buy your Outdoors Card. You cannot buy a licence tag without an Outdoors Card with the exception of a 1-day sport fishing licence.
FISHING FOR 1 DAY ONLY If you plan to fish for a single day only, you do not need an Outdoors Card, but you need a 1-day sport fishing licence.
Buy your first fishing Outdoors Card and licence tag: Online: https://www2.on.wildlifelicense.com/start.php?la ng=1 • pay with VISA, MasterCard or American Express • save and print your electronic licence (this is your temporary licence) If you make your purchase online when buying your first Outdoors Card (or renewing your Outdoors Card) you will get a plastic Outdoors Card and licence tag in the mail In person: • at participating ServiceOntario Centres • at a licence issuer You will be issued a temporary licence that can be used immediately. Your plastic Outdoors Card will arrive in the mail.
UNDER 18 YEARS OLD OR 65 YEARS+ • No Outdoors Card or fishing licence tag required. • Government-issued identification with your name and date of birth. • You must follow catch and possession limits for sport fishing
Required information • first and last name • date of birth • mailing and residential address, including postal code • height and eye colour
AGE BETWEEN 18-64 YEARS OLD A valid fishing licence includes 2 parts: 1. an Outdoors Card (a plastic ID card, valid for 3 calendar years): a) fishing version (to fish only); b) hunting version (to fish and hunt) 2. a fishing licence tag (valid for either 1 or 3 calendar years): a) conservation fishing licence tag (reduced catch limits); b) sport fishing licence tag (normal catch limits) You must follow catch and possession limits. You need to carry both your Outdoors Card and fishing licence tag whenever you go fishing.
Fishing Rules You must follow certain rules while fishing that determine: • when and where you can fish • the species, size and number of fish you can keep • what you can use for bait and tackle • what you can and cannot do in specific locations (Ontario is divided into 20 fisheries management zones) You can find the Fishing Guide 2015 here: https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3981/2 015-english-fishing-regulations-summary.pdf
FISHING LICENCE FEES: ONTARIO RESIDENTS The prices of the fishing version Outdoors Card and licence tags. Starting in December 2014, a $2 service fee will be applied to each product related to hunting and fishing for which a fee is charged. Products Outdoors Card 3-year sport fishing licence tag 3-year conservation fishing licence tag 1-year sport fishing licence tag 1-year conservation fishing licence tag 1-day sport fishing licence (You don’t need an Outdoors Card) Valid for 1 calendar day starting at 12:00 midnight
2015 Fees Includes HST $9.68 $88.38 $50.24 $29.46 $16.75
Service Fee Includes HST $2.26 $2.26 $2.26 $2.26 $2.26
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FISHING LICENCE (CANADIAN RESIDENTS) How to get an Ontario fishing licence if you live in a Canadian province or territory, other than Ontario. Canadian resident: a person whose primary residence is any part of Canada other than Ontario and has lived in Canada for a period of at least 6 consecutive months during the 12 months immediately before applying for a licence. http://www.ontario.ca/travel-and-recreation/fishing-licence-fees-canadian-residents FISHING LICENCE (NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA) How to get an Ontario fishing licence if you plan to visit Ontario to fish. Non-Canadian resident: an individual who is neither an Ontario resident nor a Canadian resident. http://www.ontario.ca/travel-and-recreation/fishing-licence-fees-non-canadianresidents
for people UNDER 18 YEARS OLD or 65 YEARS+ • No Outdoors Card or fishing licence tag required. • Government-issued identification with your name and date of birth. • You must follow catch and possession limits for sport fishing
FISHING RULES By law, there are set of limits and restrictions on the fish you can legally catch and keep in Ontario. Each species has its own limits and restrictions for what you can keep, depending on: • the type of fishing licence you have (conservation or sport fishing) • the fishing zone and water body • size of the fish • the time of year There are 3 kinds of limits and restrictions on what you can catch and keep for a particular species: • catch limits • possession limits • size restrictions You must immediately release any fish that exceed the size restrictions and catch and possession limits. You can find a complete set of rules related to size, catch and possession limits in 2 sections of the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary: • Season and Limits section (for zone-wide limits) • Exceptions to the Zone Regulations (exceptions for individual water bodies) CATCH LIMIT The number of fish you can catch and keep in a day. It includes: • fish you don‟t release right away • fish you eat • fish you give away Your daily catch limit counts towards your possession limit. POSSESSION LIMIT The total number of a species of fish that you can have in your possession at any time. It includes fish caught today and in the past, whether they are: • freshly landed • in your car or boat • in your cooler • at home in your fridge or freezer Your possession limit does not include fish you have: • eaten • given away Unless stated otherwise in the fishing regulations summary, the catch limit and the possession limit are the same.
How to read the limits: S-4; none between 70-90cm (27.6-35.4in.) not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4in.) • for anglers with a sport fishing licence • catch and possession limit of 4 • only 1 fish can be longer than 90 cm • immediately release any fish you catch between 70-90 cm long C-1; any size • for anglers with a conservation licence • catch and possession limit of 1 • no size restriction If the limit is 0, you may only practice catch and release. (You must immediately release any of this species back into the water without harming the fish.) SIZE RESTRICTIONS Restrictions on the size of fish that you can keep. They cover only the named species. Size restrictions may identify: • fish longer or shorter than a specified length • fish between or outside specified lengths (known as slot size) Fisheries managers set size limits to: • protect fish until they reach spawning size • protect prime spawning size fish • improve the size of fish in fish populations How to measure a fish To find the length of a fish: • measure from the tip of the mouth with the jaws closed to the tip of the tail • compress the tail fin lobes to give the maximum possible length
RELEASING FISH You need to release any fish you don‟t want to eat or take home. You can only release fish that will survive. It is against the law to allow fish suitable for food to spoil. If you catch a fish after you have already reached your daily catch or possession limit for that species, you must release it immediately. Any fish you do not release become part of your daily catch limit. When you must release a fish Some fish must be immediately released in the manner that causes the least harm to the fish. These include: • fish caught during a closed season • fish that exceed your limit • fish that are restricted in size • protected species • fish hooked anywhere other than the mouth Culling and livewells Culling means swapping a fish you‟ve already caught for a different one to maximize the size of your catch or to selectively harvest fish of a certain size. In most cases, fish you do not release immediately become part of your daily catch limit. Tight lines! Sources: • the Fishing Guide 2015: https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3981/2015english-fishing-regulations-summary.pdf • http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/pechesfisheries/rec/indexeng.htm?utm_source=efm&utm_medium=cdnsitecarousel &utm_campaign=RecFishing • http://www.ontario.ca/travel-and-recreation/fishing-limitssize-restrictions-and-catch-and-release
Ontario 511 Traveller Information Services
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Ontario 511 is an Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) telephone service that provides the public with voice-activated, handsfree information on provincial highways. The Traveller Information Services provides road information for provincial highways in Ontario by telephone at 5-1-1 or online with accessible information on the MTO Ontario 511 website www.ontario.ca/511 At present, the Ontario 511 site is not mobile friendly. Check online before setting out on a trip, to see the latest: • Road Closures & Restrictions: incidents and closures, today‟s roadwork, planned roadwork • Traffic & Road Information: construction, traffic flow (GTA), high occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV) • Road Conditions: description of road conditions and visibility • Traffic Cameras & Carpool Lots • Other Traveller Information: service centres, ferry services, provincial parks, travel information centres
How to access Ontario 511 The Ontario 511 telephone service is available throughout Ontario and is free. Just dial 511. Call to check the roads before setting out on a trip. If calling 511 while driving, observe Ontario‟s ban on cell phone use while driving. Pull over safely to the road shoulder before calling or use hands-free, Bluetooth technology. If you travelling in another province or state If you wish to call Ontario 511 toll free while driving in another province or state, dial 1-866-929-4257 FREE The information provided and updated as it becomes available. Although every effort is done to ensure that the information is as current and accurate as possible, errors do occasionally occur. Therefore, MTO cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. Ontario 511 road information can assist provincial road travellers with planning travel routes, avoiding congestion due to poor weather conditions, construction or road closures, and receiving critical information when emergencies or events arise. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/trip/
FOOD SAFETY TIPS FOR BARBECUING from Health Canada
Many Canadians love to barbecue all year round, but especially when the weather starts to get warm. As with any type of cooking, itâ€&#x;s important to follow safe food handling guidelines to prevent harmful bacteria from spreading and causing foodborne illness.
At the store When youâ€&#x;re at the grocery store, buy cold food at the end of your shopping. Raw meat may contain harmful bacteria and so it is important that it be kept separate from other grocery items to avoid crosscontamination. You can put packages of raw meat in separate plastic bags to keep meat juices from leaking onto other foods. Always refrigerate perishable foods within one to two hours, especially in warm weather. For longer transport times, consider bringing along an insulated cooler to hold your perishables.
Storing raw meat In the refrigerator: At home, store raw meat in the refrigerator immediately after you return from the grocery store. Freeze raw poultry or ground beef that won‟t be used within one to two days. Freeze other raw meats if they won‟t be used within four to five days. Marinate meat in the refrigerator, not on the counter. If you want to save some of the marinade to baste cooked meat or use as a dipping sauce, make sure to set some aside in the refrigerator that hasn‟t touched uncooked meat. Don‟t use leftover marinade that has been in contact with raw meat on cooked food. In the cooler: If you are storing your meat in a cooler before barbecuing, make sure that the cooler is kept cold with ice packs. Keep the cooler out of direct sunlight and avoid opening it too often, because it lets cold air out and warm air in. Ensure that your meat products are well sealed and that ice water doesn‟t come in contact with stored meat products. This can lead to cross-contamination with others items in the cooler. You may also want to use two coolers, one for drinks (as it may get opened more often) and another one for food. Whether you are storing the meat in the refrigerator or a cooler, always remember to keep food out of the temperature danger zone of 4°C to 60°C (40°F to 140°F). Bacteria can grow in this temperature range. In as little as two hours in this range, your food can become dangerous.
Avoiding cross-contamination To avoid potential cross-contamination and the risk of foodborne illness, follow these steps: • Make sure to keep raw meat away from other foods, including vegetables such as lettuce and tomatoes. You can do this by packing meats separately or by making sure they are wrapped separately, so that juices don‟t leak out onto other foods. • Use separate utensils, cutting boards, dishes and other cooking equipment when handling raw and cooked meats. For example, do not place cooked meat on the same plate used to bring the raw meat to the BBQ. Raw juices can spread bacteria to your safely-cooked food and cause foodborne illness. • Wash your hands carefully with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling raw meat. • Clean all your cooking equipment, utensils and work surfaces, and then sanitize them with a mild bleach solution.
Thawing Plan ahead. Thawing of meats should be done in the refrigerator, not on the counter. Sealed packages can be thawed in cold water. Microwave defrosting is acceptable if the food item is placed immediately on the grill. Meat should be completely thawed before grilling so that it cooks more evenly.
Cook thoroughly and use a digital food thermometer Bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter are killed by heat. Raw meat must be cooked properly to a safe internal temperature (see chart below) to avoid foodborne illness. Colour alone is not a reliable indicator that meat is safe to eat. Meat can turn brown before all the bacteria are killed, so use a digital food thermometer to be sure. To check the temperature of meat that you are cooking on the barbecue, take it off the grill and place it in a clean plate. Insert the digital food thermometer through the thickest part of the meat. For hamburgers, you should insert the digital food thermometer through the side of the patty, all the way to the middle. Make sure to check each piece of meat or patty because heat can be uneven. Remember to always clean your digital food thermometer in warm, soapy water between temperature readings to avoid cross-contamination.
Keep hot food hot Remember to keep hot food hot until served. Keep cooked meats hot by setting them to the side of the grill, not directly over coals where they can overcook.
Serving food Use a clean plate when taking food off the grill. Remember not to put cooked food on the same plate that held raw meat. This prevents it from being re-contaminated by raw juices.
Leftovers Cool food by using shallow containers, so that it cools quickly. Discard any food left out for more than two hours. On hot summer days, don‟t keep food at room temperature for more than one hour. Remember to keep food out of the temperature danger zone of 4°C to 60°C (40°F to 140°F). When in doubt, throw it out! The Government of Canada is committed to food safety. Health Canada establishes regulations and standards relating to the safety and nutritional quality of foods sold in Canada. Through inspection and enforcement activities, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency verifies that food sold in Canada meets Health Canada‟s requirements. Source: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/
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The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson, 1917
The Group of Seven At the beginning of the twentieth century, several artists truly believed that a distinct Canadian art could be developed through direct contact with nature. They were committed to exploring, through art, the unique character of the Canadian landscape. Collectively they agreed: Canada‟s rugged wilderness regions needed to be recorded in a distinctive painting style. This style would break from European tradition and reflect an increasingly nationalistic sentiment. Today, these men are among Canada’s most famous artists.
The Group of Seven, also known as the Algonquin School, originally consisted of: 1. Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945) 2. Lawren Harris (1885–1970) 3. A.Y. Jackson (1882–1974) 4. Frank Johnston (1888–1949) 5. Arthur Lismer (1885–1969) 6. J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932) 7. Frederick Varley (1881–1969) Later, A. J. Casson (1898–1992) was invited to join in 1926; Edwin Holgate (1892–1977) became a member in 1930; and LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956) joined in 1932.
Two artists commonly associated with the group are Tom Thomson (1877–1917) and Emily Carr (1871–1945). Although he died before its official formation, Thomson had a significant influence on the group. In his essay "The Story of the Group of Seven", Harris wrote that Thomson was "a part of the movement before we pinned a label on it".
Thomson's paintings The West Wind and The Jack Pine are two of the group's most iconic pieces. This well-known oil painting is an artistic representation of the most broadly distributed pine species in Canada and is considered an iconic image of the country's landscape. It is one of the country's most widely recognized and reproduced artworks. The painting was completed in 1917, the year of Thomson's death. It is a roughly square canvas that measures 127.9×139.8cm. It has been in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa since 1918.
Beginning in 1913, Thomson annually stayed in Algonquin Park from the spring until the autumn, working as a guide and fire ranger while also fishing and painting for his own pleasure. It was there, at Carcajou Bay on Grand Lake, that Thomson made the oil sketch in 1916 that he would use for the final painting in 1917. There are numerous other paintings by Thomson with compositions similar to that of The Jack Pine: in fact, the majority of Thomson's canvasses depict the far side of a shore. These include Northern Lake (1912–13), his first; Pine Island, Georgian Bay (1914–16; pictured); and more famously, The West Wind (1917), another painting of iconic status. Thomson's art bears some stylistic resemblance to the work of European post-impressionists such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, whose work he may have known from books or visits to art galleries. Other key influences were the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, styles with which he would have been familiar from his work in the graphic arts.
The West Wind by Tom Thomson, 1917
DAY OUT WITH MY Part II RELATIVES
By Carlos Perdomo
ON THE UP AND…DOWN I started feeling a little bit cold, therefore I cranked up the heat; in about five minutes we would be warm and cozy. Not even two seconds had elapsed when I felt a chilly draft hitting the nape of my neck. I looked sideways and, without doubt, the back windows were completely open. I tried to explain the reason for having the heat on when suddenly everybody started talking at once. “Why? You know perfectly well that my allergies can handle a dry environment.” “Terrible. At my age, I feel hot and then cold. I might catch bronchitis if we have to open the windows just because you want to do it your way.” “I left the city to get a fresh air!” “Well, if you want to do so at least stop for a few minutes, I need to get rid of my winter coat. I am roasting already.” Finally, I had no choice but to turn the damn thing off. I just wanted five minutes of comfort. I repeated to myself two or three times, “It is only a trip, Aquileo. There is no need to lose your cool. Everything will be nice and dandy, Aquileo. Whatever!” Soon after, I asked everybody to listen carefully; it was time to collect each person‟s share. “As we agreed with Fernando and Alfredo, the expenses will cover gasoline, change of oil, and car-wash. Brenda believes that the total will be $240.00 and the amount per capita will come to $40, we also decided that everybody was going to bring some food, but apparently only my side did; either way, today is a day to celebrate and I do not mind to share our food with you guys”. “Wait a second, I do not want to complain about the division but something does not seem right, we are
seven in this car and Brenda calculated the expenses only for six, am I right?” “Christina, please do not tell me that you are thinking what I am thinking,” Deborah stated. Here we go again! At the beginning I did not understand where the mistake was apparently made or where the difference might be. For me it was plain and simple -- $240.00 divided among six people would equal to $40.00 each. “Relax, relax,” Brenda intervened, calculator in hand. “Can you see?” adding one by one all the quantities “numbers never lie,” she stressed. “I insist, we are seven in this car and the rate should be divided accordingly.” “Seven?” “Sure, I am counting the cat because it occupies space, eats and on top of it makes the car stinky. If we want to be fair, Fernando and Deborah should pay for Felixia‟s portion.” The good thing about recounting the experience is that I can express in a few paragraphs an argument that lasted from Barrie to Huntsville, or about 45 minutes of the drive time. Finally, after a “no,” a “maybe,” and a “probably,” Christina was willing to forgive but not to forget about the Felixia issue. Doing it under protest, plus with the condition that we had to stop and visit her relatives. I completely disagreed over the last point, and for the second time, everybody was shouting and trying to be heard. By then, I was ready to turn back to Toronto. I kept on asking myself, “Why did I decide to invite the family? Who laced my bloody scissor two days ago? When did I hit my head and come up with this „superb‟ idea?” In synthesis, what the heck I was thinking?
Although, I was deeply consternated about the way the situation had evolved, the latest discussion was a blessing in disguise. Christina did not notice when we passed Huntsville, and for the first time in the whole trip I heard some reasonable words. “Family, I do believe that we have to revert to the main issue – the share of expenses,” Fernando stated. “Okay, okay,” everybody responded. Alfredo who had been quiet for most of the trip was the first to react. “Does somebody have a pen?” “Yup.” “Brenda here is our donation. Count it all to be sure that there is $40.00,” Deborah stated while handing a white bag full of coins collected the night before in the school raffle. Shortly afterwards, Alfredo, not to be outdone, gave her a cheque and said, “I apologize because it is postdated. Hopefully you can cash it in a week or so.” I did not know what to do – laugh or cry. The brightness in my wife‟s eyes was impossible to translate, but the constant shakiness of her hands was an indication of her thoughts. Obviously, nobody was paying any attention at the fabulous landscape in front of us; there where more important matters to take care of. “Hey guys, you can not drink in the car.” “Who cares? Nobody is going to notice.” “Yeah, how can that be a problem? Our driver is sober.” “Please, there are a lot of cops along this road and if they stop me I will pay for something I am not doing.” “Ladies and gentleman we got a priest!” “A saint!” “A square triangle!” “A nincompoop!” “Loser, loser!”
Everybody was laughing hard and the bugging continued for a few more minutes until Christina started yelling at the top of her lungs: “Felixia don‟t! Leave it alone! Fernando hurry, hurry, stop her!!!!! The motive of the screaming was easy to deduce – the back seat cushion. “I told you so many times to leave that animal at home, but you never listen. Now tell me what you are going to do?” “It‟s not that bad. It was probably ripped before.” “Impossible Deborah,” my better half answered, her face of the colors of the rainbow. “I always take care of the car and everything was in perfect condition as per yesterday.” “Well it is not my fault; the poor cat has been hours sitting idle she needs to be active. Aquileo you should have stopped once in a while to let her walk, but I know very well that you are so inconsiderate.” Enough is enough I determined. I put on the breaks, pulled over to the side of the road and walked into the forest to regain my serenity. Alfredo looked for me, lighted a cigarette, and expressed his regrets about all the incidents that we were experiencing in just three short hours. “You know, the next time, we should make a better plan. Unfortunately, no one wants to cooperate, you know? My opinion is that we better go back to Toronto, otherwise the whole family will not talk to each other anymore” “True. You‟re making sense. We‟ll do it.” “I need one, you know, small favour. In our return, leave us in Huntsville. Poor Christy is feeling very sad. She really wants to see her family. Don‟t worry, you know, the house is only about 10 kilometers west of town.” “Alfredo? “Yes?” “Go to hell!”
I went back to the car, gathered everybody around me and commenced my speech. “The honest and damn truth is that for some reason we cannot get along properly. You are fully aware that in a short period of time we have been having incident after incident, consequently the best thing to do is to call it a day and go back home.” “What is he talking about?” “No way, we are almost there.” “I want my money back.” “Aquileo, I never thought you were such a party pooper.” “I cannot believe it!” “At least you can give us some food.” “Ain‟t gonna happen,” Brenda jumped in, “I am taking the food back. There will be no more handouts from me.” “What a stupid decision!” “No matter what you say, it is not going to change my mind. We will get some coffee to go and no more parley.” Fernando raised his hand, “Hold on, hold on. We all understand that you are upset, we also recognize that we deserve to go back, thus I propose that we eat a little bit before heading home.
Right across the road there is a hamburger and chip stand. Let‟s go over, eat as much you want. It‟s my treat. We are not close to any town and we are really lucky that there is food in the middle of nowhere. Maybe it was what I needed, a tasty patty along with crispy fries and as a topper no more shenanigans. How wrong was I? We finished our food barely talking to each other. There were no more smiles and crackpot jokes between us. Fernando true to his word as approached the attendant. “How much is the tab beautiful lady?” “$45.21, sir.” Reaching in his wallet, my brother pulled out his debit card and asked, “Can I get some cash back please?” Indeed, you guessed it right. On our return trip to Toronto, I got two speeding tickets.
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