Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'chalkriver'
February 15, 2008
TTC promises more buses, new routes, candy. Okay, they're not promising candy, but over the next year there will be gradual extra service along all of the TTC's major routes to lessen the impact of crowding. In 2009: possibly we get candy. Speaking of the TTC, Dalton McGuinty wants to bring it under provincial control as part of the Metrolinx regional transportation authority. Bypassing the fact that "Metrolinx" is a terrible, terrible name for......
Continue Reading "TTC Expands Service, Sikh Doesn't Want To Wear Helmet, and the Leafs Get Smacked Around"January 30, 2008
Chalk River reactor's risk level was 1,000 times greater than normal. However, Stephen Harper is a certified nuclear engineer, so if he says it's safe, then shouldn't we trust him? Wait, what? He's not a certified nuclear engineer? Well, dang. John McCain wins crucial Florida primary. The old coot narrowly defeated the Mormon android and the world's angriest ex-mayor to maintain his momentum in the Republican candidates' race. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama in......
Continue Reading "Chalk River "Holy Crap" Levels Of Unsafe, McCain Wins Big, and Charles Smith Is Bad"January 16, 2008
Government fires head of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Linda Keen. However, it is understandable, considering that Ms. Keen went public about government interference in her job and threats of being fired if she shut down the Chalk River reactor for being potentially unsafe. We mean, you can't say she wasn't warned that her bosses were mendacious assholes, is our point. Mitt Romney wins Michigan Republican primary. The former Massachusetts governor, thought to be made......
Continue Reading "Nuke Safety Chief Gets The Axe, Mitt Romney Gets The Nod, John Ferguson Gets A Stay Of Execution"December 17, 2007
It snowed a whole lot. Of course, you probably didn't need Torontoist to tell you this, unless you've been on a serious World of Warcraft run all weekend. In which case you are probably trapped inside your home, and soon will perish—which probably gives you just enough time to make it to level sixty! Panel to seek more family-friendly Ontario legislature. The panel will look at cutting out some evening sittings, setting up an......
Continue Reading "Snow Day, Tory Emission Plan Draws Criticism, And Heath Ledger Makes A Wicked Joker"December 12, 2007
The Auditor General's report notes that drivers who graduate from Ontario's volunteer driver's education program have a much higher accident rate than motorists who don't. Stay out of school, kids! Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said his government will restart the Chalk River nuclear power plant, in spite of a warning from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that such a move poses an accident risk until needed safety equipment is installed. To minimize the......
Continue Reading "Drivers Ed, Nuke Plant Both Risky, Jeopardy Not In Jeopardy"