Aircraft radio scanning – my new interest
A few days ago I was downtown putting gas in Subie when I heard a lot of roaring up at the airport. By the time I got up there, the last of 5 or 6 Firecats had just taken off. I decided that I really need a VHF/UHF scanner...
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Are you a target for a domain name scam?
If you’re in Canada, have a Web site and own a domain name for it, you have received or will receive an envelope in the mail that looks like this: Don’t open it, throw it in the trash. Inside is what looks like an invoice to renew your domain,...
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There’s money in the air
There was an interesting bird at the Whitehorse airport yesterday that may well be the start of serious money funnelling through this town. C-GIPI is a 1980 Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (commonly known as a Dash 7) conducting geotechnical surveys. My guess, due to the size of the aircraft, is that...
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The new luxury hotel in Whitehorse – LOL
Every time I drive by the former Airline Inn on the Alaska Highway, I have to chuckle. This is being heavily promoted as Whitehorse’s newest luxury hotel. Some day. What it looks like is a cheap reno of a former $50-a-night dive. The photo of a very narrow hallway...
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Comfort shouldn’t be optional when flying
All of you who travel by air know that the level of service on all airlines is getting lower and lower as they try to cut costs to stay competitive. That’s particularly true this year with skyrocketing (pun intended) fuel costs. One of the things that’s missing on most...
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Northern labor standards – vacation pay
I got into a discussion about vacation pay over the weekend, and Rachel just sent me the legal requirements for vacation pay across Canada. The Yukon, along with Ontario and Prince Edward Island, lags behind with only 2 weeks (or 4% of your wages) required regardless of how long...
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Landfill-intercept art
Despite the fact that it was a long weekend and Whitehorse was pretty much a ghost town, the garage sale was a success, and very little had to go to the landfill. A few hundred pounds of paper (mostly photography magazines ) went to Raven Recycling, there’s a small...
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Lonely when you travel? Try Photoshop!
Perhaps you sometimes need to travel without your partner, and then get to a great spot where you really miss him/her. Here’s a fun trick to great memories – have a photo taken of yourself and add him/her in later with Photoshop! I think the photos below took 3...
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Whitehorse Freecycle
The Whitehorse Freecycle Network is a Yahoo Group that is open to all who want to “recycle” that special something rather than throw it away. Whether it’s a chair, a fax machine, piano or an old door, feel free to post it. Or maybe you’re looking to acquire something...
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Garage sale weekend
Garage sales can be fun – both going to them and having them. I’ve already got too much “stuff” so haven’t been to one in a long time now (a long time as in years), but it’s time to do “the final sort” to get things cleaned up and...
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