Sunday, March 30, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
blinkx First to Deliver Audio and Video Content from Multiple News and Entertainment Sources via RSS - Blinkx
blinkx First to Deliver Audio and Video Content from Multiple News and Entertainment Sources via RSS - Blinkx: "San Francisco, Calif. - July 19, 2005 - blinkx, the smartest thing on your computer and on the Web, today introduced SmartFeed, the first service to enable Internet users to receive highly personalized audio and video content, from a wealth of news and entertainment sources, via RSS."
Thursday, March 20, 2008
DoorsOpenDays.com
DoorsOpenDays.com: "Railway Coastal Museum
Open: 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday
Located at 495 Water Street. The railway and coastal service changed the lives of Newfoundlanders. For many people, especially those in isolated communities, these services not only transported supplies and people, but it brought education, medical care and the chance for a better life by improving communication throughout the island. The Railway Coastal Museum, located in the original 1903 Riverhead Train Station, tells the fascinating story of how these services changed Newfoundland. Come meet our CN pensioner Volunteers, who worked on the Trains and Coastal services, and see why this Museum recieved the Manning Award (2004) and has been designated a National Historic Site.
Facilities: Disabled access; Public washrooms; Free parking; Gift Shop; Metrobus route(s): 3, 11
Special Activities: There will be kids puppet shows 3 times a day (11am, 1pm, 3pm) on both days.
http://www.railwaycoastalmuseum.ca
Railway Coastal Museum"
Open: 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday
Located at 495 Water Street. The railway and coastal service changed the lives of Newfoundlanders. For many people, especially those in isolated communities, these services not only transported supplies and people, but it brought education, medical care and the chance for a better life by improving communication throughout the island. The Railway Coastal Museum, located in the original 1903 Riverhead Train Station, tells the fascinating story of how these services changed Newfoundland. Come meet our CN pensioner Volunteers, who worked on the Trains and Coastal services, and see why this Museum recieved the Manning Award (2004) and has been designated a National Historic Site.
Facilities: Disabled access; Public washrooms; Free parking; Gift Shop; Metrobus route(s): 3, 11
Special Activities: There will be kids puppet shows 3 times a day (11am, 1pm, 3pm) on both days.
http://www.railwaycoastalmuseum.ca
Railway Coastal Museum"
ACOA Website - News - News Releases
ACOA Website - News - News Releases: "Fiscal year - Investments in PEI’s communities 2005-2006 $ 4,500,000 2006-2007 $ 4,500,000 2007-2008 $ 6,000,000 2008-2009 $ 7,500,000 2009-2010 $ 15,000,000 TOTAL (2005-1010) $ 37,500,000 • Eligible project categories include public transit, drinking water, wastewater, active transportation infrastructure, and roads and bridges where sustainability outcomes can be demonstrated.
• These investments will result in significant environmental benefits, such as cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions."
• These investments will result in significant environmental benefits, such as cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions."
ACOA Website - News - News Releases
ACOA Website - News - News Releases: "26 September 2002 MINIATURE RAILWAY ATTRACTION TO ENHANCE ELMIRA SITE
Elmira, Prince Edward Island
The trains will soon once again be rolling down the tracks in Elmira. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Solicitor General of Canada; Andy Mooney, MLA for Souris-Elmira; and Garry MacDonald, President of the Friends of Elmira today announced details of a miniature railway that will be operating at the Elmira Railway Museum site next summer.
The miniature railway will consist of two, 11 passenger gas- powered trains that will travel on a one-mile track. A tunnel and a maintenance building for storage will also be constructed. A model train display donated to the Friends of Elmira will also be assembled and displayed.
'This new development is a unique attraction for eastern Prince Edward Island and one that fits ideally at the Elmira site. It will not only be another reason for visitors to come to the area, but it will also allow people to experience train travel that was so much a part of our history,' said Minister MacAulay on behalf of the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the Honourable Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).
The Friends of Elmira will receive a $141,230 contribution from ACOA's Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF). Funding"
Elmira, Prince Edward Island
The trains will soon once again be rolling down the tracks in Elmira. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Solicitor General of Canada; Andy Mooney, MLA for Souris-Elmira; and Garry MacDonald, President of the Friends of Elmira today announced details of a miniature railway that will be operating at the Elmira Railway Museum site next summer.
The miniature railway will consist of two, 11 passenger gas- powered trains that will travel on a one-mile track. A tunnel and a maintenance building for storage will also be constructed. A model train display donated to the Friends of Elmira will also be assembled and displayed.
'This new development is a unique attraction for eastern Prince Edward Island and one that fits ideally at the Elmira site. It will not only be another reason for visitors to come to the area, but it will also allow people to experience train travel that was so much a part of our history,' said Minister MacAulay on behalf of the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the Honourable Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).
The Friends of Elmira will receive a $141,230 contribution from ACOA's Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF). Funding"
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Post-Contact Beothuk History: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Post-Contact Beothuk History: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage: "These furriers were skilled in living in the woods and they very much resented the Beothuks taking their traps which the Beothuks reworked into lance blades. Many of the attacks against the Beothuks in the last half of the 18th century were carried out by these people."
Post-Contact Beothuk History: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Post-Contact Beothuk History: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage: "There he found that they had erected a dozen poles upon which they had hung furs and shells, obviously expecting that Guy would leave behind what he thought was appropriate. This appears to have been a classic example of silent barter, and may have been the most common form of trade between the Beothuks and Europeans in the previous century."
Beothuk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beothuk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "By 1829, with the death of Shanawdithit, they were officially declared extinct though oral histories assert that a few Beothuk survived around the region of the Exploits River, Twillingate and Labrador for some years and mixed with 'whites', Inuit and Mi'kmaq.[9] Some families from Twillingate claim partial descent from Beothuks.
Relations with the Mi'kmaq, a native group who arrived in Newfoundland during the colonial period, and with the Labrador Inuit, were hostile but did not often descend into violence. Relations with the Inuit were marked by avoidance more than anything else.
In 1910, a 75-year old Native woman named Santu, said to have been the daughter of a Mi'kmaq mother and a Beothuk father, sang a song in the Beothuk language for the American anthropologist Frank Speck while she was on her way to Nova Scotia and down to New England."
Relations with the Mi'kmaq, a native group who arrived in Newfoundland during the colonial period, and with the Labrador Inuit, were hostile but did not often descend into violence. Relations with the Inuit were marked by avoidance more than anything else.
In 1910, a 75-year old Native woman named Santu, said to have been the daughter of a Mi'kmaq mother and a Beothuk father, sang a song in the Beothuk language for the American anthropologist Frank Speck while she was on her way to Nova Scotia and down to New England."
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Railway Coastal Museum - Home Page
Railway Coastal Museum - Home Page: "The new RCM train park will be the starting point for the Trans Canada Trail. The 'Mile 0' marker can be found at the front of the building. Keep checking back for updated progress on the park. It is bound to be a great addition to the West End of Water Street.
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We acknowledge with thanks, financial support from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador."
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We acknowledge with thanks, financial support from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador."
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