Fish Ladder

Gay and I had an amazing week at the Royal Habour Resort in Thornbury.

Here is a short video of the Dam at Thornbury and the fish ladder.  The Beaver River empties into the Nottawasaga Bay (part of Georgian Bay).

From:  http://www.visitgrey.ca/travel-experiences/fall-in-grey-county/fish-ladders/

Thornbury Fish Ladder - Located on Hwy 26 just east of the lights in Thornbury.  
The fish ladder runs under the bridge over the Beaver River.  It was designed to provide fish passage from Georgian Bay to spawning beds on the Beaver River, south of the Thornbury dam.
It can best be seen from an attractive stairway and platforms which are accessible from the public parking lot next to Town Hall.  There are interpretive story boards sponsored by the Thornbury Clarksburg Rotary Club along the walk known as Riverwalk which follows the shore of the Beaver River.  The best times to visit the fishway are spring and fall.  Rainbow Trout swim up the river in spring and salmon in fall.

History

History - of course, sometimes needs a rewrite!

It should be altered to reflect new facts or facts that were deliberately ignored (or covered up) in earlier versions.
Alternate voices are important to give history its depth.  True, this creates a bit more mess.  It isn't quite as simple as good guys/girls versus bad guys/girls, but the 'truth' generally isn't so clear-cut anyway.

Have a look at some of the various discussions around Louis Riel.
(Canadian History: Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion)

A good starting place is Canada's History magazine (Feb-March 2013): Thunder on the Prairie and
Shifting Riel - ity.

Was he a rebel, a defender of human rights, a hero, a crazy man ?  Perhaps he was all of this and more.  
For sure, he wasn't just a hero.  He wasn't just a rebel.

1984

I just finished re-reading George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Despite the date of the title, there are still many relevant themes.

                         Telescreen - Facebook / Twitter anyone ?

Some modifications -but who knew so many people would be willing to forgo their privacy.

Also, ideas around the haves and have-nots.  There is lots of fodder for conspiracy theorists as well.

                        reality control - spin
   
       correcting history - politically correct translations of classic texts.

Still lots to think about! 

Snow !!

Good Luck on Exams!

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Of course, if you have been following along with the lessons, you know that luck is the smallest part of doing well.
Your preparation and excellent study skills will take you to the top!

Don't panic, relax, use what you have learned, and you will do fine.

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Christmas decorations

 Here are a few interesting bits of information from Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. 

A long time ago the Roman festival of Saturn was held in December and the temples were decorated with greenery. 
The druids are associated with mistletoe, and the Saxons used holly and ivy. 
These customs have been transferred to the Christian festival. 
The decorated Christmas tree was in use among the Romans and was introduced to Britain from Germany soon after Queen Victoria's marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840.