BlogCadre - canada

A human foot found on coast of British Columbia, 6th this year

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:31:02 -0500

A human foot encased in a running shoe was found along the shorelines of the Strait of Georgia, southwest of Vancouver. This is the second foot encased in a running shoe found this week and the sixth within a year.

Authorities say they haven't reached any conclusions about the origin of the feet but are working to determine if there are any links to any other partial remains recovered in the province.

"Too my knowledge, we have not encountered anything like this," RCMP spokeswoman Annie Linteau told The Associated Press Wednesday evening. She declined to speculate if foul play was involved.

Link.

Update: Turns out the 6th foot found was a hoax. It turned out to be an animal paw that was placed in a sock and athletic shoe that was stuffed with dried seaweed. Link [via]

History of Typography in the Toronto Subway

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:56:55 -0500

Joe Clark wrote an interesting and extensive article, Inscribed in the Living Tile - Type in the Toronto Subway, on the history and degradation of typography in the Toronto Subway.

The Toronto subway has a typographic heritage all its own, starting with a unique font. But, with renovation after renovation and after a series of new station additions, signage and wayfinding in the system are a total mess. The latest “standard” in Toronto subway signage uses fake Helvetica and is a clone of Massimo Vignelli’s work from 40 years ago.

It's a long read, but an interesting one. [via digg]

Prom Goers Ride in Style

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:30:55 -0500

Forget limos and Hummers, this Canadian prom couple made their grand entrance in the bucket of a front-end loader.

[via Neatorama]

On a road trip to... somewhere

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:18:27 -0500

We are flying by the seat of our pants... My little family is going on a road trip out east and our plan is to end up in Vermont. We don't know how long it's going to take us because this will be Zach's first road trip so, who knows, we may just end up at the end of our block. If all goes well, we will be driving to the Canadian-side of the Niagra Falls and spending some time there and then heading over to Vermont to visit a friend.

I don't know what my connectivity will be like while we are gone, but I will definitely post some notes from the road if I can. I hear the cornfields of Iowa are beautiful this time of year.

Previously:
We're heading to Maker Faire, San Francisco
Vacationing in the Philippines

Ice Hotel

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:22:46 -0600

If I were to go on vacation I would choose a place that is hot, sunny, and far from the wintry cold weather of Minneapolis. If I wanted to spend an evening in 14 degree weather, I would sleep for free in the newly fallen snow in our yard rather than spending money to stay in the Ice Hotel.

I have to admit that I find it amazing that the hotel is made entirely of ice, but still, not my idea of a weekend getaway.