I nominate Debby for the Order of Manitoba

So if this penguin can receive a knighthood (awesome publicity coup for the Edinburgh Zoo by the way), then I’d like to nominate Debby the Polar Bear to receive the Order of Manitoba.
The purpose of the Order is “to recognize individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavour benefiting in an [...]

Unnecessary roughness

When did Lyle Bauer join the Free Press editorial board? Today, the paper offers another “rah-rah-shish-boom-bah!” call for a new stadium (including $40 million++ in public money), while simultaneously taking shots at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s recent call to renovate the existing stadium (for $0 in public money). Unfortunately, the writer is offside on several [...]

Steal this steel, please

If metal is so valuable these days that people are breaking into scrap yards and raiding construction sites for it, why the heck is this monstrosity still sitting on top of the old Army Surplus Building? Geez, the Bombers could build their own Bird’s Nest with all this junk.
[Photo from mrchristian via Flickr]