A Day at The Beach!

On Saturday, we spent the afternoon at Hershey Lake - only about 15 minutes from our home. We took Jonas swimming for the first time, and he seemed to enjoy himself. Here are a few pictures.

This is the funniest thing I have ever read

I had to read this article by Bill Simmons of espn.com in incriments to avoid causing internal damage to myself from laughing so hard. It has to do with the recent NHL draft. He pokes fun at Canadians in good fun, I trust.

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Mould Problems in Fort Albany

Fort Albany made front page news for all the wrong reasons last week. It turns out there is a serious mould problem in a number of houses in the community, many of which are under 10 years old. It made me think of a student of mine, a very bright and engaging woman. The house she and her three daughters were living in was infested with mold. It was clearly having a negative impact on her health.

Scott Paradis of the Daily Press has done some excellent reporting on the story.

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Carnival Time

What a fun day! It was Christine’s birthday, so we had to celebrate. We went to check out the carnival at the Timmins Square. We saw a lot of people we know from Fort Albany. Not surprising because Timmins is known as Albany south.

I took Jonas for his first ride on the horses. We later went to the Fish Bowl for dinner. Jonas is sound asleep now on the rec room floor. He is pooped from a day excitement. Here are some pictures.

Today's List: Canada's 50 Largest Towns and Cities By Area

Timmins was once Canada's largest city in terms of area. That honour, however, now belongs to Wood Buffalo, Alberta. Courtesy of Wikipedia, here are the largest cities and towns by square kilometres.

1. Wood Buffalo, Alberta 63400.51
2. La Tuque, Quebec 29696.83
3. Senneterre, Quebec 16524.88
4. Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 6435.64
5. Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia 5490.90
6. Val-d'Or, Quebec 3958.13
7. Greater Sudbury, Ontario 3354.34
8. Kawartha Lakes, Ontario 3059.22
9. Timmins, Ontario 2961.52
10. Greenstone, Ontario 2780.56
11. Ottawa, Ontario 2778.64
12. Chatham-Kent, Ontario 2457.97
13. Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia 2434.39
14. Queens, Nova Scotia 2397.59
15. Gillam, Manitoba 1988.51
16. Sept-Îles, Quebec 1969.42
17. West Nipissing, Ontario 1909.67
18. Temagami, Ontario 1906.42
19. Norfolk County, Ontario 1606.95
20. Killarney, Ontario 1513.30
21. Gaspé, Quebec 1446.95
22. Leaf Rapids, Manitoba 1272.87
23. Haldimand County, Ontario 1252.37
24. Snow Lake, Manitoba 1211.89
25. Saguenay, Quebec 1166.00
26. Hamilton, Ontario 1117.11
27. Port-Cartier, Quebec 1073.70
28. Prince Edward County, Ontario 1049.99
29. Chibougamau, Quebec 1041.97
30. Lynn Lake, Manitoba 910.23
31. Brant, Ontario 845.49
32. Shawinigan, Quebec 781.81
33. Mont-Laurier, Quebec 756.41
34. French River, Ontario 734.15
35. Huntsville, Ontario 703.29
36. Calgary, Alberta 701.79
37. Elliot Lake, Ontario 698.12
38. Caledon, Ontario 687.04
39. Edmonton, Alberta 683.88
40. Huron East, Ontario 669.16
41. Laurentian Hills, Ontario 640.41
42. Rivière-Rouge, Quebec 626.40
43. Toronto, Ontario 629.91
44. Bracebridge, Ontario 617.47
45. Clarington, Ontario 611.06
46. Red Lake, Ontario 610.30
47. Iroquois Falls, Ontario 599.42
48. Meaford, Ontario 589.03
49. Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec 546.73
50. Quebec City, Quebec 544.75