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Yea you are right when having problems like that the faster the response the better for recovery.
To bad at times like that they don't put the patient before their needs. Cool

The 2 pics below say it all. The Ferry thats been running since 1957 has stopped for good.
I remember being 5 years old and going across to a farmers market every sunday.
They built a new 8 billion dollar bridge about 5 miles up river, and of course, its a Toll bridge.
The ferry survice was free. The bridge for the first 30 days was free.
And now its full time pay as you use. The traffic has dropped 50% since the tolls kicked in, what a shock Shocked

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Albion Ferry makes final voyage
Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2009 | 8:05 PM PT Comments19Recommend14CBC News
Commuters boarded the Albion Ferry for its last run Friday. (CBC)After 52 years on the Fraser River, the Albion Ferry made its final voyage Friday afternoon.

The two Albion ferries have been a significant commuter link between Fort Langley and Maple Ridge, saving a lengthy roundabout drive through Surrey and Coquitlam to cross the Fraser River over the Port Mann Bridge.

But the service became obsolete with the opening of the $800-million Golden Ears Bridge on June 16.

Along the pier, Jack Stafford, 62, played what he calls the Albion Ferry blues on his saxophone as the ferry left Fort Langley for the last time Friday.

He said the two boats, the Kulleet and the Klatawa, would be missed.

"Sad to see it go, but progress is progress, I guess," he said

Blair Fulton joined other motorcyclists to take their last journey across the river.

"It's beautiful for us on the bikes to come across here and it's gonna be a sad day. A part of history is gonna be gone but it's time."

Maple Ridge resident Maria Hupfuan, who has been using the ferry for 35 years, said it would forever link generations of her family.

"It meant family. It belonged to us, it belonged to the family."

Dave Miller says the Albion Ferry means a lot to the community. (CBC)Dave Miller, the president and CEO of Fraser River Marine Transportation, the company that operates the Albion Ferry, had tears in his eyes as he spoke of the final run.

"I've been here for 20 years. It's been a huge part of my life. I've met so many wonderful people down here — crew, passengers, everybody — they've just been wonderful and I'm really going to miss them," he said.

"It's meant an awful lot to the community. You can tell by our patrons over the years."

The Albion Ferry has been running since June 3, 1957.

Recent figures show the two boats carried an estimated 1.5 million vehicles and four million passengers annually.

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Last edited by Drummer Dave on Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:05 am; edited 1 time in total

Pretty bad it closed I always enjoy going across Ferries. Cool

We have very dry and hot weather so this is not what we need.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=6985650

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I decided to spare the cycling thread the lurid details of this story. Yesterday, the former Attorney General, who had recently been hired by the city to bring increased business to town, was involved in an altercation with a cyclist that ended with the death of the cyclist. It's a huge story here. This is a long read with a lot of info to absorb.

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Brash political star vs. 'intoxicated' cyclist. In seconds, Yorkville road rage escalated into death and disgrace
Sep 02, 2009 04:30 AM

Staff Reporter
Less than an hour before his path would fatally cross that of former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant, Darcy Allan Sheppard was sitting in the back of a police cruiser.
Sheppard had been trying to get into an apartment on George St., south of Allan Gardens. Until a week before, he had lived there with his girlfriend, Misty. Then he had rented a place in the west end.
On Monday night, he showed up at the rundown building near Jarvis and Gerrard Sts. After eight days of sobriety, he had been drinking. Police said they were called. When officers arrived shortly after 9 p.m., they told Sheppard, 33, to leave and not come back.
"He had a relapse," said Jordana Maxwell, who also lives at the apartment. "He came to us, because we're his family. I said, 'Let him come back upstairs.'
The officer said, 'No, he needs to go home.' I said, 'He can't make it home, he's intoxicated. He cannot ride a bike.' We begged them. They said, 'He will not go back upstairs.' And they put him on the road."
For their part, the police said they had heard Sheppard might have been drunk but they wouldn't discuss the issue until the results of toxicology tests are available.
From the apartment, the father of four headed toward the tonier environs of Yorkville.
By 9:45 p.m., Sheppard was cycling west along the stretch of Bloor St. W. often called the Mink Mile. After passing the intersection of Bloor and Bay Sts., Sheppard collided with Bryant's black convertible Saab.
The 43-year-old former MPP had recently quit politics to become the CEO of Invest Toronto, a public foundation designed to promote the city to business interests. After a slew of cabinet positions in the McGuinty government, the job was another notch on Bryant's impressive CV. Many had already tapped him as a future premier.
Police would later call the accident that brought the two men together a "minor collision." Sheppard appeared unhurt. He angrily slammed his bag down on the hood of Bryant's car.
Despite the evening chill, the Saab's top was down. Sheppard and Bryant began jawing at each other. Bryant's 42-year-old wife, lawyer Susan Abramovitch, was in the passenger seat. The couple, who met while working as clerks at the Supreme Court of Canada, were celebrating their 12th anniversary.
According to witnesses, Bryant cut the argument short by pulling away. As he headed westbound on Bloor St., Sheppard chased the car on foot. He grabbed hold of the vehicle on the driver's side. It's not clear if he was trying to get into the car, get at the driver or merely prevent him from leaving.
In one published report, a witness recalled seeing sparks flying from Sheppard's cycling shoes as he skidded on the road alongside the car.
Within seconds, the westbound car had crossed over into the eastbound lanes of Bloor St. Construction workers laying pipe on the stretch of road gaped as the car swerved toward them. It was dark. Many couldn't see Sheppard clinging to the vehicle. All of them said they could hear Bryant screaming.
"The car was riding right up against the sidewalk where there were trees and posts and newspaper boxes. The tires were screeching," said witness Josh Harlan.
"Suddenly it was clear to me whoever was dragging on the side of the car was in mortal danger. It was like something out of a gangster movie."
Several witnesses said it looked like the driver was trying to brush the cyclist off his car using the roadside objects as bludgeons. The first thing Sheppard struck was a small tree. Then he slammed into a grey mail collection box. Sheppard fell from the car. During the collision, he was thrown under the Saab's rear wheels.
Witnesses described Sheppard bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth. He was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The Saab continued along Bloor St. for a short distance. Then Bryant turned right onto Avenue Rd. and made a quick left into the driveway of the Park Hyatt Hotel. Bryant phoned 911. Police were on the scene at 9:50 p.m.
A short while later, it was Bryant – the charismatic, can't-miss political salesman – who was sitting in a cruiser.
Bryant was taken into custody overnight.
"He's not saying anything," said Det. Const. Lester Lalla. "His wife is pretty shook up. She's not saying anything."
However, there were dozens of witnesses and a score of surveillance cameras that recorded the incident.
Yesterday morning, there was no activity at Bryant's two-storey Victorian home in Deer Park. When a Star reporter knocked on the door, a woman inside closed the curtains.
By yesterday afternoon, police had decided to charge Bryant with criminal negligence causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. He is to appear in court Oct. 19.
"Based on the circumstances and the evidence we have so far, it was the appropriate charge. We have witnesses saying we have a male attached to a door. And we have a vehicle with a male hanging on to the driver's side," Lalla said. "Eyewitnesses report he was driving along the curb. The car doesn't appear to be out of control."
Police said there was no indication Bryant was intoxicated.
At 2:30 p.m., Bryant was released without a bail hearing.
"Anyone else would have been taken to bail court and forced to stand in the box, unshaven and dishevelled," said veteran defence lawyer Edward Sapiano.
Bryant emerged from the police station dressed in a pressed suit and tie. He seemed shaken.
"I would ... like to extend my deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Sheppard," Bryant said. He blinked rapidly while reading a short prepared statement. On two occasions, he appeared to choke back tears.
After his brief comments, Bryant headed home. His white SUV pulled into a neighbouring driveway and he sprinted into the side door of his house. Residents on the quiet street expressed dismay at the incident, but wouldn't comment.
"We don't gossip about our neighbours. Not around here," one man said.
Bryant's former political allies were also treading carefully around the issue.
"My thoughts are with the family and friends of the gentleman who lost his life," Premier Dalton McGuinty said.
McGuinty would not comment on how best to handle the prosecution of a man who had until 2007 overseen the province's justice system.
"With respect to the case itself, I think the best thing to do is let the investigation unfold," he said.
Others predicted that Bryant would have to step aside as Invest Toronto CEO.
"I don't believe he can continue on under this cloud,'' Toronto city Councillor Brian Ashton said. "He's in a very difficult, unfortunate situation. Of course, your credibility has been (damaged) ... so it's pretty difficult to carry on."
Jonathan Rosenthal, a lawyer with extensive experience in motor vehicle cases, said that if convicted, Bryant might expect a sentence in the range of two years in jail.
It's a stunning fall for a politician who always seemed on the right side of attention-grabbing issues. From a ban on pit bulls to a crackdown on street racing, Bryant had an uncanny knack for reading the public mood. He was first elected as a representative for the diverse north Toronto riding of St. Paul's in 1999, at the age of 33.
A rising star, he was named the youngest attorney general in provincial history. He later served as minister of economic development and minister of aboriginal affairs.
It is one of the small ironies of the case that Sheppard was a Metis. His life could not have been more different from Bryant's.
Sheppard was born in Alberta to an alcoholic mother, the eldest of eight children. As a youngster, he was removed from his mother's care and later adopted at age 4 or 5.
Friends say he struggled with alcoholism and related issues, but was a bright presence at the best of times.
Yesterday morning, two of Sheppard's friends sat on the sidewalk near where he was killed scrawling notes for their friend, which they taped to a tree.
"He had a rough go," Will Pierson, 26, said. "And just this last week all these things were starting to look up for him and that's why it's such a f---ing tragedy."
Sheppard's death hit the tight-knit community of bicycle couriers hard. Sheppard, an avid cyclist, had worked for several years in that business.
The first notice of his death was a posting on a courier message board. By mid-morning yesterday, a small shrine was under way on Bloor St.
By late afternoon, Sheppard's mourners had grown more militant. Just after 5 p.m., a group of about 15 cyclists put their bikes down on the stretch of road where Sheppard's body had landed.
The group – many of them couriers who had worked with Sheppard – chanted "Murder!" and blocked rush hour traffic in both directions.
Sheppard's girlfriend, Misty, arrived to lay flowers at the growing shrine. She would not comment.
The blockade ended after an hour. The militant riders said they would stage another rally on Richmond St. after 5 p.m. today.

With files from Robyn Doolittle, Daniel Dale, Peter Small, Jesse McLean, Dale Anne Freed, Donovan Vincent, Nicole Baute, John Rieti, Dan Robson and the Star Library

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You guys that have hurricane Ida coming,take care.!!!! Exclamation

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Thanks Steven.....hoping it won't be to bad. Cool

Ahh, not much. Just a little rain for now. Smile

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hope all is well lara Shocked

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All is fine Kim Thank's We were lucky and didn't get much of it a front came through and pushed it north of us.
Getting cooler weather now because of it.....loving it. Razz

Toronto's Santa Clause Parade, an annual tradition since 1905, was held yesterday. An estimated 500,000 people packed downtown sidewalks along the 6 km. parade route. Smaller communities also hold Santa Clause parades, Cambridge, for example, held their parade yesterday, too. Apparently some participants in that event were at the wrong party:

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Impaired driver in parade
Someone’s on the naughty list for bad behaviour during Saturday’s Santa Claus parade.

A 51-year-old Cambridge man driving a vehicle in the parade down Hespeler Road was charged with impaired driving after Waterloo Regional Police received a tip the man had been drinking.

Police officers, who had been assisting as parade escorts, used discretion when stepping in to investigate, said Olaf Heinzel, police public affairs co-ordinator.

“They flagged the vehicle out of the parade into a parking lot and dealt with it there.”

Further questioning resulted in additional charges. Two occupants of the vehicle were charged with being intoxicated in a public place.
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So it wasn't just the driver of the float, but the 'elves' , too.
All I could think was that it sounds like an episode of "Trailer Park Boys". Laughing

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good post BR

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