Archive for November, 2015

WTJHS Xmas/Solstice Event, Thursday December 3, 7:30 pmJoin us for our annual night of celebration and conviviality!xmas
This year we will be at Junction Craft Brewing [where we held Wild Wild Junction 3 Ghost Stories in January.] This event will feature WTJHS’ 2015 videos and the return of the WTJHS auction. Please drop off items for auction at the archives or bring them on the night.
90 Cawthra Avenue Unit 101, Toronto, ON M6N 3C2

(416) 766-1616
Thursday, December 3, 2015: Celebrations start at 7:30 pm

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Since October of this year (2015), the Men’s Issues Awareness Society at Ryerson has been trying to gain official status at the university. Initially, this request was rejected by the RSU committee, and we are in the process of appealing. Their concerns are that we might become a haven for misogyny and violence against women. Anyone who has actually come to our meetings would know this is a completely fabricated assumption, based on preconceived biases about men’s issues groups. Nearly 50% of our members are men and women, of a wide range of races, cultures, sexualities, and genders. Our first meeting alone looked was so diverse it could have been a Michael Jackson video. Since then, other lies have been thrown in the mix, that we’re anti-lgbt, anti-racial minorities, and anti-victims.
Let me clear up some of those claims right now by showing the 5 other events we plan to have once a month until April, each of which cover a different topic:
1. Mental health, homelessness and suicide
2. Masculinity, gender roles, and the LGBT
3. The intersections of race, culture and masculinity 
4. Men, law and the court system
5. Freedom of expression, men’s issues, and the media
As you can see, our group is the furthest thing from the claims made about us. While other groups have attempted to bully us and the administration into rejecting our application, our group remains strong and dedicated to discussing the issues facing men and boys in our society. For these reasons, we ask you, the larger community, to send a clear message to the administration that men’s issues matter and that we will not be silenced. 
By signing this petition you are supporting the formation a Men’s Issues Awareness Society at Ryerson. You are supporting equality, equity, and open and safe dialogue. 
Thank you for your time,
Kevin Arriola
President of MIAS RU
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All text CP news release.

Proposes Business Combination to Norfolk Southern
​​Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) today announced that it has sent an offer letter to Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) proposing a business combination that would create a transcontinental railroad with the scale and reach to deliver improved levels of service to customers and communities while enhancing competition and creating significant shareholder value.
The proposal, which includes a sizable premium in cash and stock offered to NS shareholders, would result in a company with the potential for faster earnings growth than either CP or NS could achieve on their own, all the while maintaining a strong investment grade credit rating.
CP strongly believes that the combined railroad would offer unparalleled customer service and competitive rates that will support the success of the shippers and industries it serves, and satisfy the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and Canadian regulators.
Among the combined company’s key innovations is a new approach to terminal access that would change the status quo in U.S. rail transportation. In the event the new company failed to provide adequate service or competitive rates, it would allow another carrier to operate from a point of connection over the combined company’s tracks and into its terminals, providing an unprecedented alternative to the affected shipper.
In addition, the new company would give shippers the choice of where they can connect with another railroad along its network, bringing an end to the practice of “bottleneck pricing” to a large number of shippers in the U.S. while further enhancing competition.
Furthermore, a combination would alleviate the long-standing issue of congestion in Chicago, which seized into gridlock in the winter of 2014 and hobbled economic growth. By channeling rail traffic away from Chicago, CP would create fluid routes through under-utilized hubs and free up much-needed capacity for other railroads that pass through the city, providing them with new, efficient and competitive service options for their own customers.
In short, a combined CP/NS would create capacity for all shippers without creating the need for more infrastructure.
An efficient end-to-end freight shipment solution will also improve safety, reduce highway congestion, and allow the rail industry to play an even greater role in the revival and sustained recovery of the North American economy.
CP hopes the NS executive leadership team and the Board of Directors give this offer due consideration, and looks forward to a thoughtful dialogue on creating a new industry leader.​

 Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) announced that it has sent an offer letter to Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) proposing a business combination that would create a transcontinental railroad with the scale and reach to deliver improved levels of service to customers and communities while enhancing competition and creating significant shareholder value.
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All text The Financial Times.

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They are, ostensibly, strikingly similar events. In October last year, Canadian Pacific, one of Canada’s two main railroads, approached CSX, one of the two big railroads in the eastern US, about a potential merger. Talks quickly broke down. Then, on November 9, it emerged that CP had made a similar approach to Norfolk Southern, the other big railroad in the eastern US, in the hope that transaction might fare better.

The 13 months between the two approaches have nevertheless transformed the commercial picture on the railroads in the US and Canada, which carry more than 40 per cent of interurban freight. The system a year ago was struggling to cope with surging traffic in coal, grain and oil. Traffic so far this year in the US is down 1.5 per cent, with coal — the most important single commodity — down 9.7 per cent, according to the Association of American Railroads.

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All text Bloomberg link to full article after text.

The man Bill Ackman brought in to run Canada’s second-biggest railroad likes to say one of his missions is to “make the assets sweat” — in other words, really put them to work. He could say the same about his investment bankers.

A railroader for more than five decades, Hunter Harrison is an inveterate dealmaker who helped drive the industry’s initial consolidation wave in the 1990s. Now, his Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is exploring a takeover of U.S. carrier Norfolk Southern Corp., people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News last week.

A deal for Norfolk Southern, the second-biggest railroad in the eastern U.S., would revive the 71-year-old CEO’s efforts to build a transcontinental carrier after talks with CSX Corp. ended last year. A merger would offer a sterner test that anything he’s ever done because of its sheer size and would mark the first major North American takeover since Warren Buffett’s purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. in 2010.
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BOTHWELL – Lambton OPP are investigating a crash involving a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train and large dump truck that claimed the life of an unidentified man.
  

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From Wikipedia

Automobile polo or Auto polo was a motorsport invented in the United States with rules and equipment similar to equestrian polo but using automobiles instead of horses. The sport was popular at fairs, exhibitions and sports venues across the United States and several areas in Europe from 1911 until the late 1920s; but it was dangerous and carried the risk of injury and death to the participants and spectators.

November 23 Toronto Reference Library, Bluma Appel Salon 

The Ontario Historical Society would like to inform you that the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS) is pursuing the development of a Culture Strategy for Ontario. The Ministry’s objective is to establish a vision for culture across the province, and they want to know which aspects of Ontario’s culture are valuable to you and your community.
One of the most valuable cultural resources in Ontario is our heritage sector. All across the province, not-for-profit organizations such as historical societies, museums, archives, and other heritage organizations and institutions are working to preserve and promote our diverse history. Activities such as cemetery tours, historical walks, community bike tours, plaque unveilings, archaeological digs, and visits to museums and historic sites are just a few examples of how Ontarians participate in culture by connecting with their heritage. Many of Ontario’s grassroots heritage organizations also work tirelessly to protect our natural history—which is a vital part of both our cultural identity, and our tourism industry.
Since government funding to heritage organizations was both cut, and frozen, in the mid-1990s, the groups who provide these services to their communities have been forced to do more with less. These are the people restoring our train stations, preserving our lighthouses, defending our cemeteries, protecting our genealogical resources, and telling our stories through lectures, films, publications, and exhibitions. Despite all their valuable work preserving our historical landmarks and cultural landscapes, government funding to these not-for-profit organizations remains incredibly low.
These groups are also acting as a voice for their communities. Aboriginal history; women’s history; the history of diaspora in Canada; black settlers who fled north to escape slavery; family genealogy—all of these narratives are pieces of our identity as Ontarians. We have hundreds of historical societies, museums, and other heritage institutions working to tell these stories, and many more. Help ensure that their valuable work is recognized and supported!

The deadline for public submissions to the MTCS is December 7, 2015.Make sure that your interests, and those of your community, are accurately represented in the new Culture Strategy for Ontario. 
How to get involved:
The Ministry has developed a Discussion Paper outlining the importance of culture within our communities, and the many different events, institutions, and industries which help us to define and express that culture. Pages 3, 14, & 15 will be of particular importance to those with an interest in heritage activities and services. The Ministry has also provided a list of discussion questions at the end of the paper (page 16), for your consideration.
In addition to the discussion paper, the MTCS issued a press release defining the Guiding Principles of the Culture Strategy initiative, and announcing the members of the Culture Strategy Advisory Group, who will provide expert advice to the MTCS on the Culture Strategy.

This is a unique opportunity for Ontarians across the province to have their voices heard. The Ministry is offering a few different ways for you to participate in the discussion; 1) online, through Culture Talks; 2) in-person, at local town hall meetings; 3) by leaving a comment online (the link can be found below the Discussion Paper); and 4) by submitting your comments in writing—via fax, email, post, or by visiting Ontario’s Environmental Registry. Page 17 of theDiscussion Paper cites all the necessary contact information required for sending written submissions. A complete list of the remaining town hall meetings is included below.