I attended the 2023 EV & Charging Expo in Toronto for work, but I also arrived early to have some fun before official work hours started. It’s an industry showcase of where changing infrastructure stands and what kinds of commercial electric vehicles are available. Everything from the (relatively) tiny Ford Read more…
The late Queen Elizabeth II had reigned for so long that people have lived and died in 70 years. Although there was a quick succession of death, ascension, abdication, and coronation in the first third of the 20th century, there hasn’t been a change of guard in recent memory. Canadians Read more…
The 50th anniversary of the Canadian International Auto Show exhibited over 1,000 vehicles with a focus on battery-electric and hybrid-electric powertrains. Unfortunately, it was more focused on consumer sales than an exhibition on engineering prowess. While manufacturers were proud to show off safety features on stage, there was no information Read more…
I wanted to visit Atlantic Canada in October 2020 when the weather was nice, but it was closed off for pleasure trips sue to the pandemic. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia finally reopened in February 2022, so I jumped at the chance to visit even though it was cold and Read more…
Few traditions in America have over a century of history. The Times Square Ball is the most prominent New Years celebration in the Western Hemisphere, but few know that it was started by The New York Times. I doubt many even know that Times Square was named after the newspaper’s Read more…
The Spirit of Vancouver is one of three Super C Class ferries in the BC Ferries’ fleet. These are the largest double-ended ferries in the world and provide a truly luxurious experience for their travellers for a highway connector. I traveled on the Tsawwassen to Victoria route and had the Read more…
Bedford Falls from the 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life was partially filmed in Seneca Falls, NY. In 1917, a man jumped from the bridge and saved a young girl from drowning in the canal at the risk of his own life. This heroic act inspired the movie where George Read more…
Canada’s largest tech festival is back in Toronto in 2022 after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Speakers from online gaming, fintech, AR/VR, and creative industries from around the world congregated at three venues along the front of Lake Ontario to network and learn more about the work of emerging tech enterprises. The Read more…
The same day that Queen Elizabeth II’s body was carried through the streets of London to her final resting place in Westminster Abbey, Ottawa had its own commemoration activities mirroring those in the old country. A 96-gun salute for every year of her life, an invitation-only remembrance service at Christ Read more…
There are three Guinness World Records certificates of participation hanging on my wall, all of them from Hong Kong. But only one of them are worth talking about because I was part of the organizing committee. I was just part of a crowd for the other two. It’s not what Read more…