Toronto Boris

A drawing of three speed skaters (by me!) One is wearing red and white with black accents and the caption "Guy who is either Canadian or Swiss or Austrian or Japanese or Polish or Danish" One is wearing red white and blue and is labeled "Guy who is either American or Norwegian or French or Czech or Slovakian or Slovenian or British" One is wearing neon orange and labeled Guy who is UNDENIABLY DUTCH

God bless the Dutch for this

The Dutch do love their orange

indeed.

No need to apologize. I appreciate you sharing, I hope I didn't stir up too many hard memories for you with my half-assed glib attempt at humour.

No politician has ever played off a public interaction than Chretien did from his handshake with Clennett.

Close-up photograph of Bill Clennett and Jean Chretien during the Shawinigan Handshake incident. Jean Chretien is on the right, wearing dark sunglasses and a dark coat, with his right hand gripping Bill Clennett by the face and neck. Bill Clennett is on the left, wearing a knitted winter hat and glasses, his head tilted back. Several people stand closely behind them, dressed in winter coats, watching the interaction. Snow and bare trees are visible in the background.

On this day in 1996, Bill Clennett confronted Prime Minister Jean Chretien during a National Flag of Canada Day commemoration, leading to what is now known as The Shawinigan Handshake

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Great light.

Last Day (7) of this personal mini project of the week.

See below for yesterdays entry into laneway abandoned cars.

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Part billboard, part flower planter.

An ignominious end.

Last Fare to Clairlea.

Toronto - May 2020

An ignominious end to an old Checker Marathon. Rusting away as a lawn ornament / billboard in industrial Scarborough.

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I'm surprised its as high as 30.

Want Pinball considered a Rookie with the Argos end if played with KC and TB in NFL.

They need to bring this "Made in Canada" model back into production

YouTube video by Jeremy Hopkin Made in Canada: 1906 Russell Model B at the Canadian International AutoShow 2026 (Rough-cut intro)

Hi everyone! I’m working on a new Toronto history video using footage I shot on Media Day of the 1906 Russell Model B runabout, featured in the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance display at the Canadian International AutoShow

Would love your thoughts so far!

#AutoShowCA #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin

A footlong?

Was there a sub cannon?

Get your snowshoeing in while you can.

On bright side. I might be able to find some of my lost discs at Dentonia

But not a shock, these were known for bad electronics.

If I had the time I would.

Keep em coming.

So it's your fault your mom had to give up the Cuda?

I hope you've made amends. /s

But at least the walls makes for an artistic space for local graffiti partitioners.

Less public utility and more of a public mural.

And with that we'll end this #RavineRamble.

Thanks for coming along.

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@lostriversproject.bsky.social do amazing work. I've attended some of their walks and their work has been a great resource for my own personal learning over the years.

Broken door.

Broken toilet.

One of the doors has been broken open allowing us a view inside...

I can't imagine how many decades this place has say idle.

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Abandoned graffiti bathroom.

But before we end. We visit a abandoned public bathrooms.

In my entire life, I dont recall this 1 ever being opened. In fact it's often surrounded by growth

@shawnmicallef.bsky.social bathroom plight is real.

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O'Connor Dr crossing the Taylor Creek.

We're approach the end of this ramble..

The O'Connor bridge looms large over the ravine.

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About a dozen bat boxes dot the shoreline here.

Bat boxes have been installed along the redeveloped sections of the creek.

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Bridge to cross to the south side.

Erosion control along the banks.

Doubling back to the the Taylor creek, we will cross to the southside of the creek.

Note all the recent slope and erosion control work that has been done.

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Looking north up the Ferris ravine.

Looking down into the creek.

At about 600-700meter up the ravine, the slops are too steep and the bush too thick to continue on in snowshoes.

This is where we double back.

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Thank you kinds, humbled.

Human refuse litters the valley.

Best seat in the house...

Walking down the frozen Ferris creek.

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Ferris creek bridge.

Bridge over the Ferris creek. Again, rusted bridge.

We're taking a short detour up the Ferris reach to see how far we can get.

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