Today's letters: Gordon Lightfoot's love of sailing

  • 📰 OttawaCitizen
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 65 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 29%
  • Publisher: 68%

Entertainment Entertainment Headlines News

Entertainment Entertainment Latest News,Entertainment Entertainment Headlines

Wednesday, May 3: Gordon Lightfoot loved being on the water, one reader says, recalling the singer\u002Dsongwriter\u0027s sailing yacht in Sarnia.

Joanne Laucius’s excellent article makes it patently clear who came out on top in the recent public service contract settlement. The winner is the membership of the PSAC. The loser: the rest of us.‘A necessary action to prevent harm’: Police euthanize bear in KanataObviously protection is needed against bears and coyotes. Maybe it is time to determine if “protection” is needed from Canada Geese.

Golf courses, parks and airports are dealing with this issue; shouldn’t the city and the NCC do the same?This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.How to fix the LRT’s wheel-rail interface? Greasing the rails might help, city sub-commitee hearsThe bends in the Confederation line are too tight. The tightest radius corner is at Hurdman.

The evidence that this is happening is from the loud squealing as the train goes around the corner, the corrugation patterns on the tracks surface, and flat spotting of wheels. This is inevitable given the combination of solid axle and the tight corner radius. This slip-stick condition sets up high-frequency vibrations that put stresses into the axle bearings and drive assembly — leading to rapid wear and eventually fatigue failures.

Tight curve radii are used in tramway systems but the speed requirements for the LRT system and the size/weight of the cars compared to typical tram systems mean they are not appropriate. . Until this issue is addressed these problems won’t go away.The amount of people I’ve seen speeding during my few months as a new driver is quite concerning. Unless someone is dying or giving birth in your back seat, you do not need to be going that fast. Please slow down.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 21. in ENTERTAİNMENT

Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84BREAKING: Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84, says a representative for the family.
Source: CTVToronto - 🏆 9. / 84 Read more »

Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at 84.
Source: CP24 - 🏆 30. / 67 Read more »

Iconic Canadian Folk Music Star Gordon Lightfoot Dies At 84Legendary Canadian folk music star Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84. His cause of death was not immediately available, however the “Early Morning Rain” singer passed away at a Toronto hospital on Monday evening. ET Canada takes a look back on some of his greatest moments.
Source: ETCanada - 🏆 67. / 51 Read more »

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Music Icon, Dies At 84A native of Orillia, Ont., Lightfoot topped music charts with classic songs including 'If You Could Read My Mind' and 'Sundown' and his career spanned decades.
Source: ETCanada - 🏆 67. / 51 Read more »