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I’ve lived where you can skate on lakes and canals in the winter. If the ice is thick enough there’s no real concern. Here’s some info if you’d like to read more about how the ice is prepped and safety maintained on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/blog/rideau-canal-skateway-creating-worlds-largest-skating-rink
Could you add The Line? https://www.readtheline.ca/ (political commentary, some original journalism)
That’s really cool! Are you an astronomer? Or if not, how do you get telescope access?
If Americans boycotting Tesla is domestic terrorism, I can’t wait to see what we get labelled…
I see the same at NoFrills as well, but if you look at the actual produce stickers instead of the bin labels it will tell you the specific country.
They look like they’re probably “Naughty Marietta” marigolds (#21 on this list: https://gardenerspath.com/plants/flowers/best-marigold-varieties/). Could also be “Legion of Honour” (#14).
1·6 days agoLol I can’t read today
You replied to a comment instead of the OP, so your answer looks a little funny from being out of context, that’s all.
My spouse and I were broke grad students with a baby on the way. We needed a car. Someone in our tiny town was selling a 1992 Accord for $1000 (this was in the early 2010s). We bought it and put in another $1000 to get it to run.
The only problem? It was a stick shift. I didn’t know how to drive standard; at the time, my spouse didn’t drive at all. I tried to learn, but I was so nauseated from my pregnancy that I nearly puked every time the car lurched… which was often. I never did get the hang of it. Eventually we bought a newer automatic car and traded the Accord in for a whopping $250.
These days we could weather a $2000 mistake without too many problems, but back then… yeah, that one hurt.
They’d be a bit young for that, I think. It is a great museum though.
Pulled pork:
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced, on the bottom layer
- A piece of pork (shoulder is probably best but I’ve also done tenderloin), trimmed
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce poured over the meat
Cook about 3-4h on high or 6-8ish on low. Remove pork, shred with a fork, return to slow cooker & stir everything up together before serving.
That’s great, thank you! We lived in the city in our single/DINK days so a number of these weren’t even on my radar. I had no idea you can water taxi to QC now! That might be a fun one.
I get that, though it does have some cool features (the Science Center is fantastic). But that trip was to see particular people rather than the city itself. We’ll miss them, but we also don’t feel super safe crossing the border right now.
I lived in Ottawa for four years, actually, and my husband for over a decade – but I haven’t been back since 2013 and our kids have never visited. I’m actually really looking forward to revisiting some of my old stomping ground with them!
We haven’t really filled out our itinerary yet, so I don’t mind suggestions on things to do with the kids in particular (all elementary school age). So far we’re thinking touring the Hill & Peace Tower, the Museum of Nature, whatever the Museum of Civilization is called these days, and maybe one of the river/canal boat tours.
Our family was supposed to go to Baltimore this summer but instead we’re going to Ottawa :)
That sounds super frustrating!
Our stove has those and I’ve never noticed this; everything takes about the same time to cook as on our last stove, which had the older-style elements. I wonder if it might be a problem with your particular model or brand?
And a good local mechanic is worth his weight in gold! It took about a year in our current city before we found “our guy” but we’re customers for life now.