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Epic geek-out

28 Saturday Apr 2012

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Batmobile

Spending the weekend attending the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
There are a huge amount of recognizable names in attendance, including the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation; Adam West; Robert Englund; and numerous others.
I’ve been tweeting pictures and running commentary from the exhibition floor … expect to do a little more over the rest of the weekend.
So if you can’t join me in person, then follow along virtually on Twitter.

Portable gaming Outatime NCC-1701

Montreal metro work-horses

25 Wednesday Apr 2012

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Station : Viau

The original rolling stock of the Montreal metro, built by Canadian Vickers and dating back to 1966, still plies the tracks under that city’s streets. Here’s a train of such cars entering Viau station a few weekends ago.
These vehicles will be retired within a few years, when the Montreal Transit Corp. receives the first of a new fleet of new Metro cars, built by Bombardier and Alstom.

Alberta, have your say

23 Monday Apr 2012

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Monday is election day in Alberta. I encourage every eligible voter to exercise their democratic franchise, if they haven’t already done so during advance polling. It is the least we can do to keep our democracy vibrant and meaningful.

No toys … these are real!

22 Sunday Apr 2012

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Comme des jouets

It’s fascinating how huge pieces of earth-moving equipment can look like Tonka trucks when seen from 100+ metres up in the air. These were parked below the tower at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.

Another telephone poll …

21 Saturday Apr 2012

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Solidly anchored

… because I find them fascinating to photograph for some reason. This one was taken a couple of days ago in Calgary.

Montreal’s downtown beacon turns 50

20 Friday Apr 2012

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Phare

Place Ville Marie is an icon of Montreal’s landscape. The cruciform skyscraper celebrates its 50 years in 2012. Apart from its footprint, the tower is known for a rotating beacon on its roof.
The view shown above was taken last week from the concert plaza outside Place des Arts.

Shell of its former self

19 Thursday Apr 2012

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Désolation

Guided tour of Olympic Stadium in Montreal. It’s way quieter now than I remember it …

Smokestack

18 Wednesday Apr 2012

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Cheminée

Lots of rungs to get to the top … Seen in Montreal this weekend.

Cruisin’ down Ste. Catherine

17 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Promenade en voiture

It’s just a front

16 Monday Apr 2012

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Tenir la façade

There’s a lot of work going on next to the Monument National on Saint-Laurent in Montreal. Almost the entire block north of the venue looks like it’s being gutted or renovated.
This building, for example, is just a facade when seen from the main street. You have to go around back to see what’s really going on …