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surely, we're not that far North?
And what's wrong with lorries from the Arctic?
seen outside a building site in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
Large neon sign for Fritch Fuel-Heating-AC in Bethlehem PA. Seen near the Lehigh River.
Looks great at night: www.flickr.com/photos/kristenlou/2193026860/
(not my shot)
The Saltese trestle was not included in the Forest Service purchase. However, The Montana Nightriders Snowmobile Club purchased the Saltese trestle in 2013. They hope to convey ownership to the Forest Service for use in the new trail, an important link in the trail. They first need to raise money to rehabilitate the bridge deck in order for the Forest Service to be able to use it. I could see many areas of need on the roadbed here. Gaps have formed at the joints of the ballast troughs allowing gravel to run through like an hourglass. The cable railings are in poor shape after 34 years as well.
Hubby says this has been here as long as he can remember. Now closed. There is a huge billboard casting a shadow.
Reposted image from the scanned negative.
Replaces scanned print from 2007.
Lincoln Motel, 5900 N Lincoln Avenue. December 2004
the sign and business are gone.
Japanese guys have a tendency to piss wherever they want when drunk. This guy does not want anyone pissing on his property.
In Japanese-
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%e6%8e%92%e5%b0%bf
An explanation in English-
Tachisho-ben
It is not uncommon in our neighborhood to see men (especially older men) urinating in the street. Maybe because of the Nomiya, cheap drinking places, in our neighborhood. Even our landlord, not a man who doesn't possess a comfortable toilet at home, prefers the street. Why? A possible explanation in "Hundred Things Japanese":
"Tachisho-ben, the act of urinating in public, is typically Japanese only in that it is performed so much more openly and freely than in most other countries. Though there are occasionally enforced laws against the practice, it is still commonly encountered and had best be regarded as a typical part of the Japanese scene.
Typically, certainly, is the process of reasoning which permits tachisho-ben. Traditionally, the Japanese entertain a strong dichotomy between yours and mine - or more precisely, ours and theirs. Thus private politeness and public rudeness, and the other seeming paradoxes which have long observed by the apprehensive foreigner. The fact that no one practices tachisho-ben within the private garden but everyone does on the public street on the other side of the wall, is just another example of the dichotomy at work.
The garden belongs to us, or to the people we know, and must therefore be respected. The street, on the other hand, since it belongs to everybody belongs to no one and need not be respected at all. Also, the viewers of the tachisho-ben are either complaisant friends or else nameless strangers and, in either case if for entirely different reasons, censure is not to be expected.
There is another reason for this indulgence. Urban Japanese still cling to their rustic origins and are fond of calling even Tokyo a village, albeit an overgrown one. They secretly yearn for the rural life of a former age and admire behavior among their fellows which they feel to be natural, just as they admire a life which is natural, i.e. in tune with nature. To them the modern urban scene is not welcome, but only tolerated. No one would take a farmer to task for urinating in a stream or at a roadside while working in the paddies, and citified Japanese, recognizing the farmer in themselves, look upon those under the influence or nonchalantly relieving themselves in the street not entirely without approval, recalling perhaps a village life that once was, a life closer to nature and to the natural instincts of man.
Tachisho-ben thus joins a host of like manifestations (rowdy drunkenness in public, knocking people about in crowded trains and subways, public vomiting, etc.) which insist the civic ideal does not exist even though private politeness does."
---(Paul Richards in 'Hundred Things Japanese')
from
www.vincentvds.net/blog/archives/000176.html
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The side facing east was replaced in 2007 with a duplicate paint scheme on new sheetmetal and NO Neon ! This shot is before the alteration. Why they decided to change a sign that was in good working order is beyond me. The side of the sign facing west was still neon but not wasn't being turned on.
Update: sign was gone in Oct 2011
Update: Business moved to 11969 W. 143rd Street.
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My name is Fern Taillefer, President of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP), Central Ontario Chapter located in Barrie. The Association is a non-profit organization as well as non-political and non sectarian. We wish to perpetuate the memories and deeds of our fallen comrades who lost their lives in defence of freedom, as well as donate to schools and public libraries, literature on Canada's participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.
We have a National Monument in Ottawa to recognize the sacrifice and service of Canadians in United Nations missions. Various Chapters across Canada have memorials to recognize those efforts.
Our Chapter in Barrie has the unique opportunity to have a 2 ½ acre park leased from the Township of Essa known as PEACEKEEPERS’ PARK. The Royal Canadian Legion (Edward Macdonald Branch 499) in Angus is our partner in this endeavor with the Township. The piece of property donated by Essa Township was the brainchild of one of our members, Gerry Tremblay who was with the recovery team in 1974. He personally knew all of the members killed.
The initial idea and concept for the park was mine and when I presented it to the chapter it was unanimous. We approached a company called Curbex with our idea and they went with it. Artist concept then the research that had to be conducted to make sure I got all the names right etc. We started however with a huge stone which is described below.
In 2008, the Chapter raised $18,000 to purchase and have installed at the park a large six ton polished maple leaf stone which we unveiled and dedicated on Aug 9th of that year to our Peacekeeping veterans. This completed phase one of our long range plans.
Contributions to date have allowed phase two of the plan which was the construction and erection in 2010 of a Memorial Wall which includes the names of 283 Canadians who have died while serving on United Nations missions. This includes 158 killed in Afghanistan, and three RCMP killed in Haiti. The cost of this phase was approximately $60,000.00 Two of the members killed in Afghanistan were Military Policeman.
The vision of the park is to include recognition of all UN missions that involved Canadian participation. The current plan is to have pedestals placed along a (wheel chair accessible) path to identify the missions performed. There will be benches to sit on at each pedestal area placed on an interlocking brick pad. If you wish to have your name placed on the bench as a sponsor to the park, this can be arranged.
Due to cost, this will take several phases to complete. Plans include recognition of the effort and sacrifice by Canadian Forces in Korea, where 516 lives were lost.
The total expected cost of completing this project is expected to be well over $100 000.
Peacekeeping Day was created to recognize the service of Canadians in far-away places in the service of peace. Since 1948, members of Canada's Armed Forces and Diplomatic service have served on peacekeeping missions around the world. Additionally, since 1992, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police forces have served in Peace Support missions around the world. It was to recognize the service of Canadians past, present and in the future that Peacekeeping Day was created.
9 August was chosen because on that date in 1974 the greatest single loss of Canadian lives on a peacekeeping mission occurred. Nine Canadian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt and Israel, were flying in a Canadian Forces "Buffalo" transport aircraft on UN service which was shot down by Syrian air defence missiles while preparing to land at Damascus, Syria on a regular resupply mission. There were no survivors. Two of these are from the Angus area. Every year family members attend the 9 Aug parade to remember and commemorate.
Canada's first casualty on a peacekeeping mission occurred in 1951 when Acting-Brigadier HH Angle of Kamloops, BC died in a plane crash in Kashmir on the border between India and Pakistan. Since then, 114 members of the Canadian Armed Forces and one member of Canada's diplomatic service have died in far-off lands in the service of peace. The spouse and mother of the deceased receive the Memorial Cross, a gesture of commemoration from the Government of Canada begun in 1919 for casualties of WW1 and continued for casualties of WW 2, the Korea conflict and for casualties on peacekeeping missions.
On this day, we recognize the families of our peacekeepers who keep up the morale of our peacekeepers with cards and letters, parcels and gifts. They play a central part too helping their spouses to adjust to the peace and tranquility of their home and country when they return.
We also recognize and thank other Canadians who have given freely of their time to support our Peacekeepers abroad. In particular are the ham radio operators who nightly have connected to the military ham radio operators calling from the missions and linked the peacekeepers to their families back in Canada. This most valuable service, always given freely, has been a strong element in maintaining family morale. We also thank the families that knit the "Izzy Dolls", small dolls given to the children whom Canadian peacekeepers meet as they patrol their assigned areas. Created by his family in memory of Master Corporal Mark Isfeld who died in 1994 while serving in the former Yugoslavia, the dolls have brought much pleasure to children in many countries suffering the ravages of brutal conflict.
Peacekeeping Day, 9 August is about recognition and commemoration; of peacekeepers past, present and yet to come and their families; recognition and thanks to those who help make the peacekeeping duty less arduous; and remembering our fallen comrades who have died in the service of peace.
I have included a photo of the wall as well as the official Ribbon Cutting ceremony with the Senior Peacekeeper General Meloche, myself, Paul Korejwo son of MWO Korejwo killed on 9 Aug 74 and Jack Stringer father of Cpl Stringer killed on 9 Aug 74.
The third photo is a concept of the park yet to come with plaques at various stations depicting the 58 missions Canada has been involved in in peacekeeping/peace support/peacemaking operations around the world. I have also enclosed a photo of the stone installed in 2008.
I would invite all members of the IPA to join us in our annual Peacekeepers Parade. You would be more than welcome.
If you need anymore info, please don't hesitate to call.
In the service of peace;
Fern Taillefer
President
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ANGUS - The annual Peacekeepers’ Parade on Saturday 9 Aug 2014 in Angus recognized a dark but important chapter in Canada’s peacekeeping history.
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Parade organizer Fern Taillefer, president of Central Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Association, said Saturday’s parade falls on the 40th anniversary of one of the worst peacekeeping tragedies in the country’s history.
“We expect a very large turnout this year with representation of legions from all around the area,” he wrote in an email, adding the parade will probably one of the biggest to date.
Peacekeepers’ Day on Aug. 9 is in honour of those who sacrificed their lives while serving in peacekeeping roles, as well as for current and former service personnel.
It recognizes members of the Canadian Forces, the RCMP and other civilian personnel who have served in NATO missions or in other capacities.
Peacekeepers’ Park in Angus was created in 2004, the same year Peacekeepers’ Day was officially recognized.
Three years ago, an honour wall with the names of those killed on peacekeeping missions was installed at the park and earlier this year replica UN guard posts were installed at the property.
Two of the names on the wall share a strong connection with the community.
Acting Master Warrant Officer Cyril Korejwo and Cpl. Bruce Stringer, both from Angus, along with seven other Canadians were killed Aug. 9, 1974 after a plane they were aboard flying over Syria was shot down. To date, it’s considered the largest single-day loss of Canadian lives during a peacekeeping mission.
Peacekeepers’ Day was inaugurated on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy.
“Peacekeeping Day is about recognition and commemoration of peacekeepers past, present and yet to come and their families, recognition and thanks to those who help make the peacekeeping duty less arduous, and remembering our fallen comrades who have died in the service of peace,” he said.
The wall of honour includes the names of the 116 Canadian peacekeepers that died while serving with the United Nations and other peacekeeping missions. It also includes the names of the 158 Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan, three Royal Canadian Mounted Police killed in Haiti and a small representation of the Korea Veterans killed in peacekeeping duties.
The short parade will start at 10:30 a.m. at the LCBO plaza and march towards Peacekeepers’ Park at the north end of Mill Street.
The procession will include members from the local peacekeeping association, volunteer firefighters, representatives from the OPP and the RCMP, legion members, soldiers from CFB Borden, cadets and more.
After the parade a ceremony will be held at the park next to the memorial wall, followed by a reception at the Angus Legion on Fraser Street starting around noon.