Perspectives

When my brother called to say that he had heard about a great motorcycle trip I thought he was referring to one of the day-long jaunts we do on the back roads on Central Ontario.

(A Disraeli Club Report) It was a wet and windy Tuesday last week when we met at the Disraeli for our after-work martini.

Ottawa City council stopped short of posting No Farting signs in their buildings last week. They instead opted to try an awareness program to ease the discomfort and suffering of people who have allergic reactions to air-borne smells and particles.

It is beginning to look like the Conservative government under Harper is heading for a period of reform in Canadian politics. Unelectable under the party name of Reform, the new conservatives are bringing a refreshing change to our federal politics.

Talking briefly to a councillor at the liquid refreshment store, I was asked what I thought about the proposed traffic circle on Gormanville Road.

Before Dan Brown gave us the currently popular Da Vinci Code, Dominic Da Vinci (Nicholas Campbell) was prowling the streets of Vancouver in Da Vinci’s Inquest.

Honesty in government has reached a new pinnacle with the vow by North Bay Mayor Vic Fedeli that the signs announcing that the population on the approaches to the city would reflect the actual population, not wishful thinking.

Travelling by air is an everyday, common adventure untaken by millions of people. It is usually the quickest way between two distant points and is accomplished in an atmosphere of safety, if not convenience.

Mention Intelligent Design around City Hall and they will immediately begin discussing the controversial traffic roundabout proposed for Gormanville Road.

Once known as the Gateway to the North, North Bay and its traffic flow problems is becoming known as the Bottleneck to the North. And West, East and South.