#ottawa tornado

[thecanadianweeb]

Ottawa Valley? more like Tornado Valley!

[newsbites]

News from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 17 July

1..Navigating Elizabeth Avenue in St John's will be a nightmare as various construction projects come together over the next year, including plans for a shared use path.

2. The Port of Argentia is describing its new shipping yard for monopile transit to an offshore wind installation as a sign of bigger things.

3. Family from NL found themselves in the path of a tornado that touched down outside Ottawa, in the town of Barrhaven [per VOCM].

[ponysoprano]

OF COURSE THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN FUCKING BARRHAVEN

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Hope everyone in Ottawa is staying safe. There was a tornado

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[thevioletcaptain]

the youtube algorithm has helpfully blended the [skilled outdoorspeople building shelters in the woods] content i frequently watch for visual background noise with the [stormchasers surviving despite catastrophic miscalculations] content i've been mainlining for research purposes this week and served up this utterly insane video of a dude in ottawa who was building a bushcraft shelter with his kid brother when they got hit by a tornado and somehow survived what looks like every goddamn tree in the forest being thrown directly on top of the shelter.

[wanderingmind867]

A character idea I had at school today:

A person wakes up on an isolated area somewhere in North Ontario. This would be weird enough on it's own, except that he quickly discovers that he also has a body which is seemingly impervious to harm (and slightly graying). After a run-in with a criminal gang in the forest, the shocking truth becomes clear: he's an Android. A very lifelike looking android, with no memories of his life before today.

The only thing he has to identify himself is an identification mark on his exoskeleton. An identification mark branding him "Subject Delta #5". Knowing he'll need to enter human society to figure out who he is, he steals the identity of a dead man after he broke into a cemetery. He is now William Nielsen, a man who died in 1983 with next to no living family. (Although he might have some distant relatives still around).

Using this identity, our android man heads for the Ottawa area, hoping to blend in and try to figure out his real identity. He tries to infiltrate the government and ends up as a member of the liaison team assigned to the Justice League Canada under his new identity of William Nielsen.

After like maybe a year or two of espionage, "William" gives away his secret in order to save the Justice League from an attack by a powerful supervillian. And even though he knows Red Tornado is an android who may understand his predicament, he flees Ottawa immediately after this and goes on the run as a fugitive.

This leads to him getting his own comic for at least 10-20 issues, as he becomes a fugitive from the law, traveling the globe searching for answers to his condition. His book is just one long story arc that ends shortly after he finds the answers to his existence.

My one problem, I don't yet know any of the answers to "William's" condition and existence myself. Hopefully at some point answers will come to me. If not, I will gladly let someone else try to resolve the story of "William Nielsen", the amnesiac android.

[clove-pinks]

After a lot of driving back and forth on Anthony Wayne Trail—named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne himself, Revolutionary War hero and apparently a Founding Father—we made it to the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and monument.

Our first stop (by accident) was the actual battlefield site, which has a plaque, a few nature trails, and a visitor's center that wasn't open.

I know this is the battlefield site, because it's right next to a mall called "The Shops at Fallen Timbers." Yeah, they built a shopping center adjacent to/basically on top of one of the most important sites commemorating the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795), which saw the United States defeating a confederacy of Indigenous peoples and their British allies, opening a huge territory to US settlers.

It prefigures the War of 1812, which involved the same Chippewa, Lenape, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Miami, Shawnee, Wyandot, United States, and British belligerents. The 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which followed Fallen Timbers, set aside large tracts of northwest Ohio for Indigenous use.

It was edifying to read the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which names the Indigenous nations I've included from a list on a monument at the site as well as "Eel Rivers, Weas, Kickapoos, Piankeshaws, and Kaskaskias." (Make of the spelling what you will, because the Treaty even spells European names wrong e.g. Fort Lawrence instead of Fort Laurens). The Treaty carves out a number of exceptions for land in the territory ceded to U.S. forts, and a guarantee of free passage between the forts.

Obviously this is very significant in the War of 1812, which mostly took place in a region of Ohio that was granted to Indigenous people not even a generation earlier. William Henry Harrison, military leader and politician, was known for his manipulative and deceptive agreements that kept putting lands into U.S. hands without honoring past treaties. It's a lot of interconnected conflicts between opponents who are already familiar with each other (Harrison, Tecumseh, and Procter come to mind, but it goes even deeper).

I feel a lot of sympathy for the settlers and even the U.S. military personnel engaged in these conflicts; but this park is a rather one-sided presentation of a complicated history. There is an attempt at including more of the Indigenous perspectives, which is something that I think needs a lot more attention in Western War of 1812 history. They wouldn't make a monument like the 1929 Anthony Wayne memorial again.

Fallen Timbers Battlefield is confusing to locate because the historic site with the 1929 monument is also in the wrong place. Only in 1995 did researchers uncover the real location of the battle (near the present-day shopping center).

The GPS took me on some unnecessary adventures, but as you can see, people have been getting this wrong for over 200 years.

We didn't go walking on the trails (at either park), although it was a warm sunny day. I would like to do that in the future. I think you can still see some of the actual fallen timbers (trees knocked over by a tornado) on the real battlefield 230 years later!

[butterflyintochains]

How It All Began

A view back to the past, I've alluded to the 2011 All Star Game in my past TangerKarlsson fics, like, a lot. It is the hinge of everything for this little brainrot I've had for them since last august. So... Let's go back there, to Raleigh 2011.

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Some say the tiny flapping of a butterfly's wings can cause a tornado half a world away. A tiny action can have massive consequences for one's life. Some say that there's one single moment where you find everything you've ever needed in life. Kris Letang doesn't quite know if he believes all that, he knows he's excited to be in Raleigh for the 2011 All Star Game. Sid and Geno are at home with injuries, but he's got Flower, and that's even better, someone to be a menace with for a weekend. It's a bit sunnier in Raleigh than it is back home in Pittsburgh. They're driven to their hotel, and check in for the weekend, then head down to the rink for a practice session. Kris notices the Sedin twins chatting in a little conclave with the other Swedes by one of the benches. He and Flower go to hang with Giroux, Briere, and St Louis. ''Bonjour, gents.'' Martin says.

Flower goes to set up at the net, sliding his blocker on. ''Hi, Marty. Looking forward to the draft tomorrow?''

Martin laughs. ''Not even a little bit, I know I want a Sedin, both if I can convince Lindstrom.''

Claude remarks, a wry grin on his face. ''Yeah, Vancouver would riot if you split them up.''

Kris jokes. ''Just like Philly would if you and Danny were split up, don't lie, Giroux.'' He keeps it to a last name basis, Sid would kill him for getting too friendly with Giroux. ''Got me there, Letang.'' Giroux says.

The French-Canadians chat some more, Martin gains a weird look on his face, and says to Kris. ''Tanger, I think Karlsson is looking at you.'' Really? Kris slowly turns to face Karlsson, who just shoots him a bright smile. Kris feels something in his chest, and swallows through some dryness in his throat. Probably just nerves for this weekend, right?

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The draft comes, and it's like being eighteen all over again. While they're all getting seated, Kris finds himself looking for Erik Karlsson again, secretly hoping they end up on the same team this weekend. Erik catches his eye, and they share a slight smile across the seating row. Flower, being annoying, elbows Kris. ''Eyes up front, ami, the show's starting.''

The draft kicks off with Staal picking his teammate Cam Ward, and Lindstrom picking Stamkos. The third picks are the most heated, with the two captains splitting the inseparable Sedin twins up, Daniel to Staal, Henrik to Lindstrom. The twins laugh it off, but everyone can see how weird it looks to see them parted. Flower is taken with Team Lindstrom's ninth pick. Team Stall make their twelfth pick. ''With our twelfth pick, Team Staal select, from the Pittsburgh Penguins - Kris Letang.''

Kris takes his jersey, and his seat, sharing a cheeky glance with Flower. Claude Giroux, of all people, joins him one pick later. Then, the fourteenth pick comes. Lindstrom taking Martin Havlat. Eric Stall steps up to the mic. ''With our fourteenth pick, Team Staal selects, from the Ottawa Senators - Erik Karlsson.''

Erik makes his way up to the stage, a bundle of nerves in his stomach for some reason. Erik sits himself down next to Kris Letang. They share a glance, and a smile, and turn their attention back to the draft. They're on live television, after all.

After the draft, they all go for dinner and drinks. Kris and Erik sit together, and talk over burgers. ''My first all star game, a bit nervous for it, actually.'' Erik admits.

Kris nods, sipping his beer. ''Same, we can be debutantes together, I guess.''

Erik smiles. ''I think that sounds fun.''

They end up getting so lost in their conversation, that their captains for the weekend need to remind them about tomorrow. ''Northern Sweden sounds beautiful.'' Kris says as they make their way back to the hotel. Erik smiles wistfully, clearly homesick. ''Yeah, it is, especially at this time of year. I miss it sometimes, the quiet of it all.'' Kris nods, and says. ''Yeah, I sometimes feel the same about Val D'Or, it was only two years, but the place is so friendly.''

Back in his hotel room, Erik is struck by something. He barely knows Kris, they just met properly tonight! How can it possibly feel like he's known Kris his entire life? He gives his head a shake, bigger fish to fry.

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The Skills Competition is the following afternoon. Kris is due to skate in the first round of Fastest Skater against Duncan Keith. The boys skate out for warmups, Kris catching Erik's eye from across the rink. Giving him that warm feeling he had at the restaurant last night. After warmups, they head to the benches, Kris sitting himself down next to Erik. ''So, what d'you say my odds against Keith are?''

Erik thinks it over, smirking as Kris is left to wait. ''Well, you're younger and faster, and skating backwards. But, you've got that gorgeous hair that might slow you down.''

Kris downs some water. ''Gorgeous hair, huh?'' Erik looks him in the eye, their eyes the exact same shade of brown. ''Just stating facts, Kris.''

Kris nods, and goes to take his place. He waits for his signal, and shoots off backwards around the rink, effortlessly gliding along the ice. He's on the top pair for a reason, right? He leaves Keith in his smoke, and takes the win for his team. Erik remarks, a slight pink tinge to his cheeks. ''Well, how was that?'' Kris asks.

Erik clears his throat. ''Impressive.''

Team Staal win the Fastest Skater, and Accuracy Shooting - with Daniel Sedin pulling off a clean sweep of the targets. Ovechkin also nails the Breakway Challenge.

At dinner that night, after Team Staal win the Skills competition, Flower leans over to Kris, and says to him. ''I see you're warming up to Karlsson. Anything gonna come of it?'' Kris looks over to Erik, who is happily chatting to the Swedes. ''I don't know.''

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The game itself is the following day. The two teams get ready, and hit the ice one last time before this weekend is over. Warmups are over, and the game begins. Kris finds it weird to be on a different team from Flower, there's something wrong feeling about seeing Flower across the ice. He, Sid, and Geno belong in front of Flower, not across from him. But, it's just for this hour, so that's fine. Ovechkin scores barely a minute into the first period. Paul Stastny following up soon after. Claude Giroux nets one to put Team Staal up 4-0 midway through the first period. But, Team Lindstrom quickly settle in to level the score 4-4 before the end of the period. During intermission, Erik asks Kris. ''You okay, Kris?''

Kris nods, stretching his back out. ''Yeah, it's just weird to not have Flower in the net behind me.''

They get back to work, Sharp getting them back ahead quickly. Five minutes later, Daniel Sedin and Zdeno Chara feed Kris for a goal to widen the lead to 6-4. He skates back to the bench, and sits down next to Erik. In all, the second period ends at 7-6.

The third period gets going Eric Staal tying the score to 7-7. Daniel Sedin and Alex Ovechkin feed Kris for his second goal. ''Hatty watch, Kris?'' Erik asks him.

Kris smirks, he's never scored a hattrick, but it would be funny if his first was in an all star game. ''Hopefully.''

It's not to be, Team Lindstrom take the game 11-10. But, Sharp gets MVP for the weekend.

After the boys are back in their suits, Erik scribbles something down on a strip of paper. He presses it in Kris' hand. ''Call me if you want to, we're rivals again as of tomorrow.''

Kris nods, and does the same, handing the slip over to Erik. ''Here's my number. Call me when you're back in Ottawa.'' He says, adding. ''Y'know, we're only rivals again come tomorrow, as far as anyone's concerned, we're still teammates. Wanna get out of here?''

Erik visibly swallows, but a smile rises on his face. ''Sure.'' They sneak back to the hotel, hoping no one notices them as they do. They opt for using Kris' room, and lock the door behind themselves.

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They check their teams' schedules after breakfast the next morning before it's time to leave for their separate cities. Their teams play against each other on the 15th of March. As well as both teams having a very brief couple of days off in mid February. But, Pittsburgh are on the road then, while Ottawa are at home. They arrange to get together when their teams do, and head down for their cars. Kris gets a look from Flower. ''Well, care to explain what that was all about?''

Kris just simply says. ''Not really.'' He loves Flower like a brother, but there are certain things that must remain with him. Same goes for Sid and Geno once they're home. Besides, barely anything has happened, why get everyone all excited, and alert the media, when they've only spent one night together?

Kris and Flower arrive home in Pittsburgh. and catch up with Sid and Geno for training the next morning. Sid notices how happy Kris looks, happier than usual, and asks Flower. ''Flower, is Tanger okay?'' Flower nods, smiling brightly. ''Yeah, he made a friend, that's all.''

Geno asks, cheeky as always. ''He's not replacing us, is he, Legenda?'' Kris smirks, occupying himself with some puck handling. Oh, if only Geno knew the half of it. ''No one can replace you three, G, promise.'' That little crisis averted, the core get on with some shooting drills on Flower. Kris finds himself looking forward to the 15th of March already. But, he'll not rush anything, that can only blow up in his face.

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Ottawa 2012

This is not going to be fun, Kris grimly thinks to himself during training ahead of the game this afternoon. Sure, he's in Ottawa, and him and Erik are in the same place for the first time since summer. But, he's got Geno with him too. He has no idea if Geno suspects anything, or if he's going to start asking the uncomfortable questions. Erik sidles up to Kris, seemingly equally anxious about his own teammates figuring them out this weekend. ''Do you think they know anything?'' Erik asks him.

Kris takes a deep breath in and lets it go. ''I don't know. I think Geno is too busy talking to Datsyuk. As for your guys, what do you think?'' Erik fiddles with his stick, busying his hands. ''No idea, Spez might be too occupied with media, Danny is basically my brother, so, if he suspects us, he's not saying anything.''

Kris nods, this last year has been so much fun for them both, but he's scared of the media attention they'll inevitably get if this all comes out. ''Cool, I'm fine keeping this between us for now, aren't you?'' Erik chuckles, they've had this conversation probably fifty times by now. ''Yeah, like you said when we were in Portugal this summer, look how everyone monitors Sid and Geno. The entire hockey world knows about them.''

Kris nods, he's had to see that for the last four years, the stress it sometimes brings up with two of his three best friends. That press intrusion makes him sick. ''Okay, good, just so we're on the same page.''

Erik assures him. ''We're alright, Kris, don't overthink things.''

The game comes, and Geno takes an assist from Iginla for 2-0 for Team Chara. Kris has the honour of assisting a Henrik Sedin goal later on in the first period. Alfredsson gets an unassisted goal midway through the second, and then takes assists from both Sedin twins for another goal just two minutes later. That one has the entire arena lit up. Team Alfredsson end up losing despite best efforts 12-9 to Team Chara.

The following day is the Skills Competition, with Fastest Skater being the first event of the day. Kris sits with Erik, they're both in this challenge, Kris is up against Brian Campbell. Kris fist bumps Erik, and takes his place on the starting line. He shoots off, skating forwards this time. That was fun in Raleigh last time, but the novelty would wear off. He crosses the finish line first, and skates back to the bench.

Erik goes fourth against Marian Hossa. ''Good luck.'' Kris says. Erik clips his helmet on, and says. ''Thanks.'' He takes his place, and waits for the signal. He takes off for his lap, leaving Hossa in his dust as he goes, this is his building, he won't lose here. He crosses the line, taking a massive round of applause from his home crowd. ''Bon travail, Erik.'' Kris says in french.

Erik says. ''Thank you, Kris.'' He suddenly gets an idea, if they're going to go forward, shouldn't they know how to talk to each other? ''Kris, can you maybe teach me French?''

Kris beams at him, his face lighting up as he does. ''I could kiss you right now, you know? Yes, of course I can, I'd love to. Can I ask you for a favour too?''

Erik nods, heart racing with happiness already. ''Yeah, of course.'' Kris asks, seeming nervous at first. ''Can you teach me Swedish while I teach you French?''

Erik clears his throat, feeling a bit overcome. ''Yeah, can't wait to hear your accent already.''

After the skills competition is over, they head back to Erik's apartment, an unspoken agreement between them. They're going to be learning each other's languages now, they both know what that means. But, for some odd reason, neither wants to say it. ''Erik, do we start putting labels on this now? I'm ready if you are.'' Kris asks.

Erik takes his hand. ''I think that'd be nice.'' Kris nods, ecstatic at finally getting to have what Sid and Geno have. Kris had no idea if this would go anywhere, when they had that weekend in Raleigh. But, they're both so excited to see where this goes.

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Summer 2012, Montreal

Summer is finally here, at long last. After a letdown of a regular season for Erik, and a letdown in the playoffs for Kris. Their second summer together now, but their first as an official couple. They told Flower and Alfredsson about a week ago, but both are under strict orders not to tell anyone else. They know this is not going to be easy, a long distance relationship, but they're ready to make this work. Erik's eyes sting as he wakes up next to Kris. The july sunlight offensively bright. He grumbles, and rolls over to face Kris. Still deep asleep. They'll be going over to Sweden for a couple of weeks soon. Erik sighs, and gets up to get the day going, leaving his partner to sleep.

He gets on with breakfast, Kris' house in Montreal already feeling like home away from home. Kris comes down while he's cooking, and gets the coffee going. ''We should probably pack today.'' Erik says while they eat. Kris nods, clearly looking forward to Sweden. ''Yeah, anything I need to know about Sweden?''

Erik says. ''Treat the place like you do Canada, and you'll be fine.'' Kris nods. Who knew a weekend in Raleigh could lead to this?

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This was complex to write, that's for sure. But, this is the genesis of the relationship that set the 2023/24 locker room alight. Erik is, of course, still with the Senators here, so this was difficult to figure out. It's so much easier when they're on the same team.

Anyway, this is the fun and light third of a mini trilogy within the grander narrative. The next part is the angsty one. I'll begin work on that tomorrow, and hopefully have it done soon enough. I'll not give too much away, but it's not gonna be fun.

Enjoy!

[kashisun]

I hope all of y’all in Quebec and Ontario are staying safe!!!! I saw that there were tornadoes in Ottawa! My wifi and my lights cut off so i’m using my data 💀

[prezohhh]

so jealous of the rain ur getting. i need that..

every time there's rain im scared a tornado gonna appear cuz they've been constant in ottawa braaaa

[a1exkra1ie]

wait there was actually a tornado in ottawa earlier??? 😭😭

[newsbites]

News from Newfoundland and Labrador, 14 July

1. Police continue to investigate stabbing in St Johns in Topsail Road.

A 34-year-old man was seriously injured in a stabbing in the west end of St. John’s.

The assault took place between Bay Bulls Road and Topsail Road.

Police are urging anyone with information or video footage of the area during the specified time to come forward.

2. A man from Bell Island is facing charges after being caught on 12 July with drugs in a car which was pulled over for speeding.  He was driving while his licence was suspended and showing signs of driving impaired.

3. Near miss at Braya refinery.  A Stop-work order has not been issued by the department. 

Occupational Health and Safety is investigating a "near-miss" incident at the Braya refinery in Come By Chance, involving drilling on a repurposed line that had previously been in nitrogen service.

The line was not in service or under pressure at the time of the incident, and internal analysis was conducted before sharing the findings with OHS and employees.

This incident comes almost a year after a fatal explosion at the refinery, which resulted in a criminal negligence investigation by the RCMP.

4.  Clean-up underway after an unexpected tornado in Half Moon Bay.

5. Electrically-serviced campsites in loops A and B of Newman Sound Campground in Terra Nova Park are currently without power.

6. Oceana Canada is concerned about DFO’s failure to close Capelin Fishery [via VOCM].

OC says that the Canadian government, specifically the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), is not effectively incorporating climate change data and research into fisheries management decisions, which is exacerbating the depletion of fish stocks.

7. Candidate Tony Wakeham is releasing his healthcare plan for connecting residents with a primary provider for healthcare.

Tony Wakeham's health care plan focuses on improving access to timely care in Newfoundland and Labrador by connecting every resident with a primary health care provider and establishing family health care teams.

The plan prioritizes job offers to health care professionals at the beginning of their training to address the shortage of healthcare providers in the province.

Wakeham emphasizes the urgency of addressing the lack of access to health care and believes that waiting for the long-term vision of the Health Accord is not feasible for the province.

8. Musgrave Harbour failed to respond to two access to information requests, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has found [per VOCM].

9. It is peak tourism for Newfoundland and Labrador right now. Business has picked up but the sector still faces challenges, including air access [per VOCM].

Small businesses in the hospitality industry, such as restaurants and tour companies, are relying on a busy summer season to help cover costs and repay loans taken out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staffing shortages, inflation, and rising food prices are adding to the challenges faced by businesses in the summer, but increased tourism can help offset these difficulties.

Business owners are implementing strategies such as menu changes, hiring immigrants, and raising prices to adapt to the current economic conditions and make the most of the summer season.

[tameblog]

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

The tornadoes that ripped across suburban Ottawa and near Montreal on Thursday highlight a growing concern for researchers.

Preliminary data trends suggest Canada's most densely populated zone — in Ontario and Quebec — may become the country's epicentre for twisters, with increasingly devastating consequences.

"What we're seeing is lining up with climate change projections," David Sills, executive director of the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP), told CBC News. He pointed to information collected in recent years by the team based at Western University in London, Ont.

Canada's Tornado Alley, long considered to be largely in the Prairies, appears to be moving east, home to millions more people. [...]

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[wanderingmind867]

A character idea I had, which I used as an excuse to create an android character (trying my hand at creating someone like Red Tornado or The Vision), and also as an excuse to reintroduce Mantis/Willow back into the DC universe (since I loved how Steve Englehart did that in the 70s).

William Nielsen was an average man, living an average life as a parliamentary secretary in ottawa. But one day (while the justice league canada was fighting a supervillian), William gets caught in the crossfire. His office is vaporized, with him still inside. For all intents and purposes, william nielsen should have died that day. But he didn't. Months after he was supposed to have died, his body rises from the grave in the cemetery.

Feeling as if no time had passed since the moment his office was crushed, William trips over his feet trying to rush back to the parliament offices. But then he gets there, and they don't recognize him. They send him away, thinking he's some insane lunatic. William's agitated, he knows he worked for the Canadian government, so why don't they let him in!? So that sours his mood to the point where he walks out to a secluded lake to try and compose his thoughts.

Then he sees his hand in the reflective waters of the cemetery's fountain. And what he sees is a sight that disturbs him greatly: his hand is made of metal. Confused, he goes to grip his other hand. The skin peels off; it's metal too! Finally, he plunges his face into the water and pulls it back up. And what he sees is a sight to scar his mind forever: his face is not his face. His face is a metallic mockery of human life with bits of synthetic flesh still peeling off into the water. William Nielsen… is nothing more than an android.

And this revelation shakes William to his core. Because William feels human; he vividly remembers being human! Growing up with a single parent, going to university, becoming a government worker, enjoying the company of friends and co-workers. He loves Canada, loves his mom, loves life! But considering the fact that nobody at his workplace recognized him (and that william himself can't remember the names of any of his co-workers or friends), there's only one conclusion he can draw: his whole life has been a lie.

Knowing that his life is a lie (and suffering a full blown existential crisis over it), william flees Ottawa and goes on the run. Where? He's not exactly sure. But he knows that he needs to run and get away from the pain he's feeling in his heart. If he even has a heart. Maybe he's just a heartless machine…

All of these scenes would be flashbacks. William's book would begin with him in Gotham City, hiding there under the name of Niall Williams, a humble accountant for the wayne foundation (which still exists, despite batman/bruce wayne's mental breakdown, as detailed in other notes). He's trying to start fresh in Gotham, live a normal and average life. But sadly, the fates won't let him do that.

The man who created William (his identity will be purposely hidden for most of the early stages of the book) has sent people after him. He wants William back, and William doesn't understand why he's so highly valued. What significance does he hold? What? And more importantly, why can't he just live an average life? That's all he wants…

So William Nielsen's story becomes the story of an extraordinary man trying to live an ordinary life, and fate not allowing him to do that. The book would ideally run for at least 25-30 issues, and 90% of those issues would be about William trying to settle down in different cities across the globe, only to find himself continuously hunted.

In 20 issues, he goes to Gotham, Metropolis, Detroit, Coast City, Houston, New Orleans, Boise, Manitoba, St. Louis, St John's, Dublin, Paris, Verona, Vienna, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City and more. But everywhere he goes (no matter how he disguises himself), he's always found and sent back on the run.

The villians he faces are usually all mundane and bland characters, since this book is principally devoted to portraying an unvarnished look at life, through the eyes of an android who's lived no life outside of a series of pre-programmed memories. The book is philosophical, but it has it's moments of humour. Like in the many interesting people william meets on his travels.

But William's main story arc (his identity crisis) finally begins getting resolved around issue 25 or 26 of his comic. Stopping in Hue, Vietnam, William runs into a woman and child being hunted on the streets. He saves them from their bizarre attackers, and they then agree to accompany him. In the words of the mother: "This One has gone by many names, but you may call her Willow. This is her son, Sequoiah. This one senses a kindred spirit in you, so she will accompany you on your journeys".

Willow is apparently running from "forces beyond comprehension". They apparently want her child, because he is a "very special one indeed". So William agrees to protect Willow and Sequoiah, and get them to their home in Connecticut. But just as they're preparing to board the airplane, sleeping gas is funnelled into the airport, and william is kidnapped.

William wakes up in a strange complex somewhere in the continental united states, and it's here that he learns what his original purpose in life was: He was created by CAW, the criminal alliance of the world, to be the ultimate warrior, at his peak in physical performance. His creators were a criminal terrorist cell, who wanted to use him as a spy and soldier. They'd send him to infiltrate ottawa, where he could get close to the Justice League Canada and kill them.

But before they could send fully program William, Hawkman and Hawkwoman broke into CAW headquarters and destroyed the organization's plans. Members of CAW would escape to plan new schemes, but the plans for an android spy were permanently scrapped. But…William's creator had already implanted all of the false memories into William's head, and they'd already sent him out to ottawa on a plane.

So William ends up in Ottawa, living a fake life he believes to be true for nearly a year. It's around the one year mark that he learned he was an android. It's also around the one year mark that his inventor realizes he's still alive, and decided to use all his remaining criminal connections to get him back. Because his creator was a mad scientist in CAW's employ, a man named Jerome Spiegelman, a 95 year old man slowly dying of bone cancer. Jerome conducted many horribly unethical experiments back in the day, experiments which made him renowned in criminal circles. But when the bone cancer struck, it began to ruin his career as a mad scientist.

But now that he realizes William is still operating, he realizes that he's got a chance at cheating death. So from his hospital bed, Jerome forms a new criminal league, dedicated to hunting down William. And he's finally done it. He has his creation back. And now for the really sick part, Jerome is already dead. His frail, 95 year old body is trapped in a hospital bed, slowing dying of cancer. So Jerome pulled strings and got an old neurosurgeon friend of his to cut his brain out of his body and store it in a jar. And now, that brain is ready to be transplanted into william's body. Jerome Spiegelman will live forever!

But just as the surgery is all set to begin, Willow breaks into the compound and saves William! She somehow tracked him all the way from Vietnam to Wyoming, and she's going to save him from becoming host to this disgusting old man's brain.

Together, William and Willow utterly destroy Spiegelman's compound and destroy all of his precious research, but we never actually see him or his neurosurgeon friend die. So there's a good chance the brain of Jerome Spiegelman is still out there, possibly now in possession of a new host body. And that's a thought that chills William Nielsen to the bone.

In case I never remember to mention this detail later, Spiegelman's brain does survive. But since his neurosurgeon friend ends up with severe burns from the explosion of the compound, the last act he ever pulls is transferring jerome's brain into the body of a coyote out in arizona. They drove all the way out to arizona, only for Jerome's friend to die and leave his brilliant criminal mind stuck in a feral coyote's body. But rest assured, this coyote will be back for Nielsen. Someday…

But anyways, Willow takes William back to her home in Connecticut with Sequoiah. There, William discusses with her his plans for the future. Willow also regales William with ominous premonitions of how her son is "destined for great things, cosmic things. This one senses it". But knowing they can't stay in Connecticut forever, William remembers he was originally meant to be a spy for CAW against the Justice League Canada. Since that's the only link to any sort of possible past William has, he decided to go visit the Justice League Canada Headquarters in Ottawa. Willow decides to follow him, and she brings her son Sequoiah along for the ride.

Together, they break into the Justice League headquarters, only to find three other people have also broken in: The Question (Vic Sage), Jemm, Son of Saturn and The Admiral (Sam Heartsea). Confused about why the league's headquarters is so empty (since willow and william are completely unaware that the Justice League Canada vanished seven months ago), these five stumble into a plot by the roman god of time, Saturn to destroy the flow of time and conquer the galaxies.

But that can be covered in my depth in my Justice League Canada notes. All we need to know is that William, Willow, Jemm, Sam and The Question successfully manage to save the members of the Justice League Canada. And for their bravery, William, Willow and The Question are automatically inducted onto the team (Jemm was already invited to become a member at the end of his miniseries, and Sam's been a member for a while).

William, Willow and The Question continue to have an odd bond. William and Vic end up as best friends, while Willow ends up as a mentor figure to William (since she sees so much of her old, haughty self in him). William's dynamic with the other members of the team is messy, although he does eventually come to respect and admire Jemm and Sam.

William's story arc with the Justice League Canada involves him coming to terms with being an android and with being designed to be the ultimate soldier. William has to learn to ditch his bitter, rage fueled attitude. He has to learn humility, and that he can overcome his original purpose to live a peaceful life. And with the aid of the team (and especially the aid of Willow), William slowly learns to embrace this gentler side of himself.