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Swine flu hits Windsor, Nova Scotia

April 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments

CBC reports that four cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Nova Scotia, all in Windsor, right next to my home of Falmouth. Nova Scotia’s chief public health officer, Dr. Robert Strang, said Sunday the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirmed late Saturday that four young people in the province are recovering from “relatively [...]

Bell sued over fee for non-existent service

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Bell Mobility cellphone customers in Northwest Territories are charged 75 cents per month for 911 service.  The only problem is: Bell does not actually provide 911 service in all areas of the territory. So, understandably, a Yellowknife man, James Anderson, launched a class-action lawsuit in 2007 over the fee for a non-existent service.  What’s hard [...]

Winnipeg seeks corporate sponsors for pothole repairs

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The City of Winnipeg is contemplating desperate measures to shore up municipal finances. It wants businesses to buy advertisements on trucks driven by pothole-filling crews. Already this year, the city has spent $400,000 filling the holes, twice as much as usual for the spring. The sponsorship proposal calls for company logos or names to be [...]

Sunday hymn: “I know that my Redeemer lives”

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“I know that my Redeemer liveth.” — Job 19:25 This morning’s recessional hymn on The Second Sunday after Easter at Christ Church, Windsor. Hymn #515 in The Book of Common Praise (1938), official hymn book for the whole of The Church of England in Canada (later Anglican Church of Canada). I know that my Redeemer [...]

The Second Sunday After Easter

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The collect for today, The Second Sunday After Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962): Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, [...]