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Post by lmtengs on Aug 6, 2012 12:03:07 GMT -8
Constitutionally speaking, ferry services within a province are under provincial jurisdiction. Services between provinces, such as in Canada's Atlantic provinces, falls under the jurisdiction of Ottawa. I assume that this would apply also on the west coast if the separate colonies of Vancouver Island & BC had entered confederation as separate provinces. Would it be so? Alaska runs their own interstate (and international) ferry, and so does WSF across the International border. I wouldn't be surprised if, had BC and Vancouver Island remained as their own entities, one of them would have started their own service. |
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Post by Nick on Aug 6, 2012 14:11:18 GMT -8
Constitutionally speaking, ferry services within a province are under provincial jurisdiction. Services between provinces, such as in Canada's Atlantic provinces, falls under the jurisdiction of Ottawa. I assume that this would apply also on the west coast if the separate colonies of Vancouver Island & BC had entered confederation as separate provinces. Would it be so? Alaska runs their own interstate (and international) ferry, and so does WSF across the International border. I wouldn't be surprised if, had BC and Vancouver Island remained as their own entities, one of them would have started their own service. Apples to oranges. You are comparing international ferry routes, which fall under COMPLETELY different regulations. Also, AMHS's inter-state runs are in a different country. Again, different regulations. In Canada, transportation between provinces (no matter land, air or sea) fall under federal jurisdiction. Travel within provinces remains with the particular province. Marine Atlantic is a federal crown corporation for the sole reason that it was a contractual obligation made to the NL government for joining confederation in 1949. Similar to BC getting a railroad, NL was promised year round reliable freight and passenger transportation between the ports of North Sydney and Port-aux-Basques. |
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Post by Neil on Aug 6, 2012 20:42:52 GMT -8
I sometimes wonder about the attendance figures that are bandied about for some of the big outdoor events in Vancouver. We hear 400,000 for the fireworks, and one account I read gave the crowd count at Sunday's Pride Parade as a mind boggling 600,000.
That just seems nutty to me, for more than one reason. For one thing, 600,000 represents more than a quarter of the entire population of metro Vancouver. One out of every 3.5 people from West Vancouver to Langley went downtown to celebrate the diversity of one per cent of the population?
It's estimated that about 125,000 people work in downtown Vancouver. Not all of them work rush hour to rush hour type hours, but let's assume that the majority do. Some of those people live in the downtown core, but it may be that something like 75,000 commute in by car or transit, during rush hour. And we know how packed transit- buses, seabuses and skytrain- are during peak hours, about two and a half hours in the morning, and the same in the afternoon.
And yet media accounts are telling us that, somehow, not a rush hour-like 75,000 came in for Pride, but somewhere in excess of 500,000. Think seven or eight rush hours, all packed into one. It's logistically impossible in Vancouver.
There are only 13,000 hotel rooms in all of downtown Vancouver, and even if we assume that everyone occupying those rooms went to the parade, along with every single gay person in the West End, that still leaves an overwhelming majority commuting in... somehow. And it sure wasn't by car.
The fireworks numbers seem wacky as well, but at least with them, people are not supposedly all packed into a few streets downtown.
I suspect that the Pride numbers were inflated by at least a factor of five, and maybe more. Vancouverites like to think that we're a big league city, and big numbers at public events tend to reinforce that.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 7, 2012 16:42:33 GMT -8
Various groups bandy about over a million people for Pride, and 1.3 million for the Scotiabank Caribbean Festival final parade, in Toronto. When police, tourism, and the event people themselves all agree, the numbers become more believable. In Toronto itself there are 35,000 hotel rooms. I know a lot of locals attend both events. With a catchment area population of 8.75 million and people coming from Buffalo just for the day, the numbers, particularly for the Caribbean festival, are somewhat believeable. September however is still the busiest month with the best occupancy due to the film festival. A restaurant chain I won't mention had regional meetings the week of Pride, and a few people didn't think to advance book, and couldn't get hotel rooms unless they drove in from quite a distance (45 minutes out of town). They finally fanangled a couple rooms out of a few hotels paying over $300 per night that was half the going rate. And it wasn't the Turmp Hotel or Ritz Carlton either but rather middle chains. That is an indication of volume in the city. Plus many people at these events also stay with friends or family. I would not be shocked that 1 million attend the pride parade given the traffic and transit chaos. I like many in the city choose to stay far away from downtown for both events to avoid the crush of people. There is a whole science to people counting and they can spout off how scientific it is. I know groups like to exaggerate to help attract sponsors or charge more for advertising during the event. There is a process that astute advertisers make sure is in place. That figure though is often not public and what you see might be exaggerations  . |
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Aug 8, 2012 15:02:21 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on Aug 13, 2012 21:33:08 GMT -8
While looking at the Orcas cam recently, I found this bug on the lens!   |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 19, 2012 21:09:46 GMT -8
I really miss the quality, the classiness and the maturity of the "I hate people who hate BC Ferries" facebook group.
I have felt a void in my cultural being, ever since that group never really took off....
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Post by Freeland on Aug 20, 2012 3:41:34 GMT -8
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Post by Freeland on Aug 20, 2012 15:17:08 GMT -8
I came across this on MSNBC today. Rather interesting history of sinking of the SS Islander in 1901. Just recently a company has gotten passed some illegal problems and now will get chance to see if there is really any lost Gold to be found. Wikipedia has the history on SS Islander. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Islander |
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Post by Dane on Aug 21, 2012 21:23:50 GMT -8
The voice of the Coastal Class (and the voice of the Fast Cats, Fast Cat documentaries on Knowledge, and a lot more) is not the voice of the BC NDP! www.youtube.com/user/BCNewDemocratsPaul Disclaimer Clause: this is not a political commentary. Just an observation. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 21, 2012 21:28:42 GMT -8
The voice of the Coastal Class (and the voice of the Fast Cats, Fast Cat documentaries on Knowledge, and a lot more) is not the voice of the BC NDP! www.youtube.com/user/BCNewDemocratsPaul Disclaimer Clause: this is not a political commentary. Just an observation. "Not" or "Now" ? |
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Post by Dane on Aug 21, 2012 21:30:32 GMT -8
Not. On my part. The video itself very much is.
I am going to be honest I didn't even watch the whole thing - I felt an immediate need to put on a life saving jacket and properly follow instructions. Good!
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Post by Neil on Aug 21, 2012 21:44:24 GMT -8
Not. On my part. The video itself very much is. I am going to be honest I didn't even watch the whole thing - I felt an immediate need to put on a life saving jacket and properly follow instructions. Good!Hmmh. I don't know. Are you sure that's the same guy? I certainly recognize the voice in the NDP ad- he's been around local radio for decades. The lifejacket guy sounds a bit smoother... but I realize commercial people have different tones for different products, so maybe you're right. |
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Post by Dane on Aug 26, 2012 21:49:58 GMT -8
I am pretty much certain the guy in the Fast Cat Knowledge Network documentary and the NDP video are the same. Less sure about the Coastals as I do not have a copy to compare against.
This is what I do on my busy Sundays.
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Post by FNS on Aug 30, 2012 20:24:01 GMT -8
Some new photos of Husky Stadium as new parts rises from renewed foundations:  The new south stand has its framing being put together.  From the west end at the south end of Rainier Vista. Saturday's crowd noise will be replaced by construction noise this season at Montlake. The Dawgs will use Seahawk's stadium this year. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 31, 2012 11:18:37 GMT -8
I am pretty much certain the guy in the Fast Cat Knowledge Network documentary and the NDP video are the same. Less sure about the Coastals as I do not have a copy to compare against. This is what I do on my busy Sundays. Here is that safety announcement: www.facebook.com/v/10151111481708647 |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Sept 2, 2012 10:41:36 GMT -8
A quick survey question among the photographers on the site. Seems to me that many like the Nikon. Any suggestion for a friend who is a new photographer whether the Nikon D5100 or the Canon T3i is a better camera for a novice. My only comment is that the Nikon has chepaer and more choice of lenses and accessories.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Sept 2, 2012 10:45:12 GMT -8
A quick survey question among the photographers on the site. Seems to me that many like the Nikon. Any suggestion for a friend who is a new photographer whether the Nikon D5100 or the Canon T3i is a better camera for a novice. My only comment is that the Nikon has less expensive and more choice of lenses and accessories.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 2, 2012 11:48:29 GMT -8
Double-post!  My biased opinion would tell your friend to buy Nikon. I've found that they produce better pictures in comparison to Canons in most situations, and the build quality of their SLR cameras is better. Try playing with a Canon and a Nikon at the same time in a camera store, you'll see what I mean. With the Canon, you'll be afraid it's gonna snap apart in your hands.  |
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Post by Nick on Sept 2, 2012 12:41:50 GMT -8
Double-post! My biased opinion would tell your friend to buy Nikon. I've found that they produce better pictures in comparison to Canons in most situations, and the build quality of their SLR cameras is better. Try playing with a Canon and a Nikon at the same time in a camera store, you'll see what I mean. With the Canon, you'll be afraid it's gonna snap apart in your hands. I agree with the build quality for the entry level SLRs like the T3i. The Canon is made from plastics almost entirely, whereas I think the Nikon has some aluminum structure. In the higher end, like the Canon 60D I think the quality is about par. Personally, even though I have a Canon, if I were starting out I would not buy the T3i. It's just too cheap. I don't know what the equivalent Nikon is like though, so I can't say I'd buy it instead. Comparing the lenses, I think they are pretty well on an even keel quality wise, providing you're comparing apples to apples. Remember that each manufacturer has different lines of lenses at different price points. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 7, 2012 9:51:42 GMT -8
I just want to send a "Best wishes" greeting to all of our forum members who have Returned-to-School this week, or who are doing so soon. May you have a good and productive school-year.  |
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Post by Curtis on Sept 7, 2012 11:45:56 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 7, 2012 19:57:18 GMT -8
Double-post! My biased opinion would tell your friend to buy Nikon. I've found that they produce better pictures in comparison to Canons in most situations, and the build quality of their SLR cameras is better. Try playing with a Canon and a Nikon at the same time in a camera store, you'll see what I mean. With the Canon, you'll be afraid it's gonna snap apart in your hands. I agree with the build quality for the entry level SLRs like the T3i. The Canon is made from plastics almost entirely, whereas I think the Nikon has some aluminum structure. In the higher end, like the Canon 60D I think the quality is about par. Personally, even though I have a Canon, if I were starting out I would not buy the T3i. It's just too cheap. I don't know what the equivalent Nikon is like though, so I can't say I'd buy it instead. Comparing the lenses, I think they are pretty well on an even keel quality wise, providing you're comparing apples to apples. Remember that each manufacturer has different lines of lenses at different price points. Nikon used to make their prosumer cameras with magnesium. I found out when I accidentally broke a Coolpix 5400. |
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 28, 2012 12:36:28 GMT -8
For the traveller, I have often wondered why there are no direct flights from Vancouver to Paris other than Air Transat occasionally?
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Post by Mill Bay on Oct 3, 2012 15:17:32 GMT -8
How do I fix it so looks normal? This is actually a good look for the Oak Bay. |
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