“Some of the weirdest things have happened to me in life.” Photo: Jeff Childs by Jeff Childs Three years ago today, I was hauling a slop-taker out of Ft. Mac down to Elk point. Some of the weirdest things have
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“Deep Fried Medicare” Photo: Mike Murchison by Mike Murchison Nothing like the rhythm off the road. Wheels humming, pistons stroking…. but what happens when YOU have a stroke…? Driver health is often put on the back burner; it’s often neglected
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The trucks appeared with the force of a thousand chariots charging into battle. In one fell swoop they broke us free from our terminal hypnosis. This was the moment covid was over.
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The Canadian Constitution Foundation, which participated as a party in the Rouleau Commission hearings and launched a legal challenge to the federal government’s February 2022 invocation of the Emergencies Act, is disappointed with the Commission’s report and many of its findings.
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Brian Pattison of NATT; Shelley Walker of WTFC; and Samantha Clarke of DriveWise are all Ambassadors for the Know Human Trafficking program. Photo: Nico Charalambous for TTSAO “There are at least 50 Truck schools that are part of TTSAO,” says
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I was planning to wait until the final expense data for 2022 was posted. I also intended to do a more in-depth exploration of whether it matters that mayoral staffers have increasingly relied on a private transportation option to get around while doing their jobs — in the midst of TTC ridership struggles — but recent happenings have caused those plans to change. This data, after all, will be way less relevant with someone else in the mayor’s seat.
Still, I think the data is interesting.
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Dr. Heider Al-Mashalah of the McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre Photo: Asafo Addai The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) 30th Anniversary conference kicked off February 21st with speakers including Dr. Heider Al-Mashalah of the McMaster Digital Transformation Research
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“Training with Technology” will be a key theme at the TTSAO’s 30th Anniversary Conference February 21 and 22.
The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is back on track with its annual conference schedule, after missing two annual conferences due to COVID-19 then hosting a “summer solution” in 2022.
President Philip Fletcher is enthusiastic about this year’s accent on technology and is particularly keen on demonstrations of simulator training.
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Back in 1970 Tommy Douglas was the only Member of Parliament to vote against Pierre Trudeau imposing the War Measures Act. He called it trying to “Kill a Mouse with a Sledgehammer.
Justin Trudeau did the same thing, only this time he used a nuclear bomb to kill Bouncy Castles.
Just look to other countries that have recently had REAL emergencies with bombs and killing in the streets like France, England, Egypt, Guatemala, and many others.
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