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TPOD: Enjoying the Breeze

Sun, 04 May 2008 03:17:07 +0000

Well, I just finished my last exam for the year and am definitely in decompression mode. Additionally, the exam made it a bit difficult for me to come with something insightful today, so instead I’ve gone through pictures on Flickr to find you an excellent Toronto picture to act as a holdover to tomorrow. In a city that is so identified with the colour blue, I think a picture like this definitely does a lot to bring the city home.

Photo Credit: Flickr

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Lightning Striking the CN Tower

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:00:27 +0000

So, I was cruising YouTube as I do from time to time and I came across this video:

Not exactly tourism related, but I thought getting a few shots of the lightning striking the CN Tower would be cool enough to overcome that! According to the CN Tower website, lightning strikes the CN Tower about 75 times a year. According to the person that posted this video on YouTube, these strikes are from a storm in August 2003

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10 Fun Facts About the CN Tower

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:00:13 +0000

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Here are some fun facts regarding the CN Tower pulled from http://www.cntower.com for your amusement:

1) The CN Tower is 553.33 metres tall
2) The CN Tower’s glass floor is 342 metres above ground
3) The CN Tower was opened to the public on June 26, 1976 which was was three months before its official opening on October 1st
4) The original building cost of the CN Tower was $63 million, which is over $250 million today when adjusted for inflation
5) The building time of the CN Tower was around 3 years, 4 months
6) Over 1,500 workers participated in the construction of the CN Tower
7) The CN Tower elevators normally travel at a speed of 6 metres per second, although in high winds they lower that speed to 1.5 metres per second for safety reasons
The total staff of the CN Tower fluctuates between 400 and 550 depending on the time during the year
9) Over the course of an entire year the CN Tower draws approximately 2 million visitors
10) The revolving restaurant at the top of the tower does one revolution every 72 minutes

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Family Day in Toronto

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:26:23 +0000

When the Liberal government was elected late last year, one of the promises that Dalton McGuinty made to Ontarians was that he would create another statutory holiday for them to participate in.

The result of that promise is Family Day, a provincial holiday that will be occuring next Monday, February 18th.

Because the point of Family Day is supposedly for people to spend time with their families, I thought I’d put together a short list of things that you can do on Family Day should you wish to leave the house or hotel and go out on the town. Now, this is by no means an exhaustive list, but it is one that should get you started if you are thinking about something to do.

Gadgets & Gizmos – A Family Day activity at the Ontario Science Centre

The Family Day Long Weekend – An exploration of family fun in a way that only the Royal Ontario Museum can do it

Family Day at the CN Tower - A celebration of family at Canada’s tallest building

50% Off – A discount off the regular price at the Metro Toronto Zoo

Free Admission for Children - Children get in free on Monday at Casa Loma when accompanied by a paying adult

McGuinty Photo Credit: Joshua Sherurcij

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