Here’s the ist:
Kingston, Ontario
Guelph, Ontario (taking 2nd place for the second consecutive year)
Oakville, Ont.
Victoria, Saskatoon
Regina, Calgary
Kamloops, B.C.
St. John’s, N.L.
Richmond Hill, Ont.
Red Deer, Alta.
Langley, B.C.
Winnipeg
Burlington, Ont.
Thunder Bay, Ont.
Barrie, Ont.
Brantford, Ont.
London, Ont.
Burnaby, B.C.

The CSFL will host a three-day, no elimination Pro/Am combined team weight bass tournament, and the event will be in support of The Kingston Military Family Resource Centre (KMFRC), a registered non-profit, charitable organization that supports and enhances the health and well-being of the military community by assisting injured or ill Canadian Forces personnel.

The Pros will be competing for cash prizes exceeding $100,000, with this year’s winning Pro angler set to walk away with $40,000 in cash, and the top co-angler to receive a $15,000 Lund/Mercury Boat package. This year, amateur anglers will have a chance at an impressive list of prizes valued at well over $50,000.

In addition to a modern, new, restaurant design and layout, the unit will also serve Redhead Roasters proprietary blend coffee and fresh baked goods including oatmeal bars, cookies, muffins and brownies. Also to be tested there are new service staff uniforms, new digital menu boards, and redesigned product packaging.

The new restaurant concept has been ‘in the works’ for the past three years, and is designed to deliver more open space, brighter dining rooms with bigger windows and a variety of seating options from booths to high tops to cozy chairs around a fireplace. The new concept is also equipped with free WiFi. Customers will be able to view baking and prep areas, reinforcing Wendy’s “food story.” The restaurant’s modern design will be complemented with natural colors, brick and wood materials and a bold use of red. A bright red center wall will celebrate Wendy’s heritage with a quote from the late founder Dave Thomas, “Quality is our recipe.”

The stained-glass windows in the century-and-a half old Cathedral were originally imported from England. Over the years, several installation projects, additions and changes have been undertaken, including a complete restoration of the windows that began in 1993, and used many of the same methods employed over the past thousand years.

All three Stained Glass stamps (Permanent domestic, U.S. and International) measure 24 mm x 32 mm (vertical) with simulated perforations and pressure sensitive gum and are printed by Lowe-Martin on Tullis Russell paper using lithography in seven colours plus spot varnish. The Permanent domestic stamps are available in booklets of 12 stamps and the U.S. and International each in booklets of six. A souvenir sheet of all three stamps is also available. The Official First Day Cover will be cancelled in Kingston, Ontario. The Christmas Holly PERMANENT stamp measures 24 mm x 24 mm (square). Printed by Lowe-Martin on Tullis Russell paper using lithography in five colours plus varnish and pressure sensitive gum. The Official First Day Cover will be cancelled in Greenwood, British Columbia. The stamps are available in booklets of 12 stamps.

Any individual, team, company or organization living or working in Kingston or involved in a project which directly benefits the citizens of Kingston can be eligible. The projects must have been developed within the past three years, and both new or renovated buildings are eligible. In addition to building projects, contributions could include employment programs, transportation systems or recreational programs.

Nomination forms (which can be downloaded here) must be submitted to the Accessibility Office, Attention: International Day of Persons with Disabilities Access Award, City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2Z3 no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 31.

In partnership with the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC), the city of Kingston will present the awards in a ceremony on November 3, which also happens to be the officially recognised International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Persons who order a ‘medium’, will find that they’re given this in a large-size cup, and persons who order a large, will be given what is normally an extra large. For persons who would normally order the extra large ( 20-oz. (591 mL)), they will now be presented with a giant-sized 24 oz. (710 mL) cup. The former small cuppa – 8 oz. (210 mL) – is no more. The cheapest hot Tim’s coffee in the two test towns is now a 10 oz. (296 mL) cup, for $1.33 (i.e. the price of what was ‘medium’ last week).

According to reports, the up-sized servings are meant “to test consumer preferences and that the trend we have seen has been to larger sizes.” There have been denials that the move is an attempt to match Canadian offerings with those at Tim Horton’s outlets in the United States (which sell coffee only in the larger sizes).

This spectacular annual event attracts over 70 of North America’s premier high performance enthusiasts and their exotic boats, as they ‘show what they’ve got’ on the fabulous waters of the St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Prescott. Poker Run activities start when the boats arrive on Friday (August 5) afternoon.

Confederation Park and Ontario Street will feature exhibitors, live entertainment and boat displays. Live music in Confederation Park begins at 5 p.m. Things get serious as the fleet departs Confederation Basin on Saturday morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. The start is always a spectacular display of boating sights and sounds.