I learned today that the #MTO (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario) switched to 500 MPa yield strength steel for their standard #reinforcing bars in 2021.
Imagine, that happened three years, and I was unaware until now.
Serious, hard-hitting, quantitative political analysis:
If the Ontario government had spent $1billion on bagels instead of penalties to multinational breweries, every one of the province's 14.2+ million residents could've had 55 bagels* each.
*Actual bagels (not round Wonder Bread crusts with holes in them). Calculation based on my local, perfectly respectable, Montréal-style bagel bakery and the 2021 population of Ontario.
Tom Peace, historian at Huron College at Western University, discusses the first recorded baseball game, played, not in the US, but in Beachville, Ontario. He also speaks to "the Cooperstown myth" and the game as it existed in the mid-19th century.
Reminder that the city of #ottawa likes to unilaterally decide when summer starts and ends. Has Britannia Beach been packed for weeks already? Did a 9-yr old just die? Yes. Will this change the city’s approach to funding how the city operates in an era where it’s much warmer for longer? No probably not. The speakers mentioning no lifeguards are on duty are like speed signs. Meh, that’s enough #ontario#onpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/britannia-beach-dead-child-june-2024-1.7222570
PSA: (and a question). #ottawa and #ontario pulled two ticks off the kid after a hike in Gatineau park. And you NEED to check all of the little ones, especially parts of genitalia you can’t just visibly check. Both of these dots are ticks but unsure what kind. Does anyone know if there is a drop off location to get these tested? Lymes disease is shit and the risk increases a LOT after 24-36 hrs attached #kids#ticks
#Ontario Premier #DougFord has suggested #immigrants r 2 blame 4 the shooting of empty #Jewish school in Toronto over wknd, despite police saying they have little info on the suspects
#Toronto police have said 2 suspects fired shots shortly before 5am last Sat @ #BaisChayaMushka Elementary School & that no 1 was injured, though there was damage 2 the building
Avez-vous fait votre ménage du printemps? Il n'est pas rare de retrouver des objets, anciens ou non, à divers stades de détérioration, mais avant de les jeter, le Repair Café offre de leur donner un second souffle.
Que ce soit des vêtements, des jouets ou des appareils électroniques, les bénévoles de l'organisme Repair Café s'activent à réparer les objets abîmés au cours d'une série d'événements à travers la ville, gratuitement.