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It really shouldn't have taken this long to see a defense of Sarah in Canadian media after so many articles were written slandering her in the last two weeks. This was only published yesterday, the same day Sarah tweeted that her and her staff will be closing their office and working remotely due to the threats received.

So many supposed progressives that sat back and let her be attacked and harrassed including NDP leadership are responsible for this as well as the scumbags attacking her:

That standing up for Palestinians invites pushback is no secret. A report by Independent Jewish Voices Canada last October researching the repression faced by academics, students and Palestine solidarity activists, described the chilling effect of speaking up for Palestinian rights in the country. Journalists have spoken out about being silenced on this issue. Teachers have revealed a culture of fear keeping them from tackling Palestinian issues through an anti-oppression lens.

Just last week, an Ontario doctor was suspended from a Richmond Hill hospital and doxed after he posted views in support of Palestine on social media.

Before this latest Hamas attack, supporting Palestinians was too often falsely equated with antisemitism. Now it is also being equated to supporting terrorism.

The right-wing Israeli lobby group B’nai Brith asked the Halton school board to ban “clothing, signs, banners and flags that glorify Palestinian terror groups …” I can see not wanting a Hamas flag, but what is this overly broad category of “clothing” that the B’nai Brith now seeks to ban? Kuffiyehs worn by civilians?

After the Egyptian swimmer Abdelrahman Sameh dedicated his World Cup Gold medal to Palestinians this week, the Israel Swimming Association urged World Aquatics — swimming’s governing body — to “take action against swimmers who support terrorism.”

In the same vein, Doug Ford, the man who once needed to invoke his Jewish doctor, dentist and lawyer to fend off criticisms of antisemitism, first accused Jama of antisemitism. Then he wildly blamed the NDP for not holding Jama accountable for “publicly supporting the rape and murder of innocent Jewish people.”

That is an overreach by any stretch. The premier and his party, which desperately needs a distraction from the criminal investigation into the Greenbelt land swap, then sought to censure Jama, which would block her from asking questions of Ford in the legislature.

This is rank political opportunism that serves to quash dissent.

Jama’s threat to sue Ford represents the drawing of a line in the sand, a gauntlet thrown down and a sentiment that says: “Enough.”

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A First-Time Buyer's Guide to Richmond Hill Condos and Homes

Richmond Hill's real estate market is booming. Why is this city so popular? It offers a mix of urban and suburban convenience. The population is growing fast with over 200,000 residents calling it home. Great schools, parks, and community centers make it a top choice. Are you considering Richmond Hill? You'll find a vibrant community and a range of housing options.

Whether you're eyeing Richmond Hill condos for sale or pre construction homes Richmond Hill, it's a savvy place to start your real estate journey. Here's a guide to help first-timers navigate the market.

Discover Richmond Hill's In-Demand Neighborhoods

Richmond Hill encompasses a diverse array of neighborhoods, each with its own vibe. Do your research to pinpoint areas best suited to your lifestyle and budget. A few key neighborhoods to explore:

The Richmond Hill City Centre core offers an urban walkable experience with new high-rise condos and easy transit access.

 Suburban enclaves like Bayview Hill, Jefferson, and Westwood each have their own distinct community feel, parks, and recreation.  

Rural pockets like Elgin Mills and North Ridge provide peaceful estates on larger lots.

Identify Your Must-Have Features

Before seriously shopping Richmond Hill condos for sale or pre construction homes Richmond Hill, get clear on your needs. You can make two lists. One list is for must-have features you won't compromise. The other list is for nice-to-have extra features that would be bonuses. For homes, things like a number of bedrooms, yard space, garages and basements are important. For condos, you should consider lifestyle amenities like a swimming pool, smart appliances, gym, lockers and parking.

Understand the Costs

Richmond Hill real estate doesn't come cheap but there are different options for first-time buyers on a budget. With condos, you should know about mortgage payments plus monthly maintenance fees. For houses, calculate property taxes, potential renovation costs for older homes, and utilities. Pre-construction lets you get in at lower prices but requires paying deposits over time during the build process.

No matter what, you'll need a minimum 5% down payment. Loan programs like the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive can help qualified buyers increase their down payments.

Weigh Resale Value

In red-hot markets like Richmond Hill, it pays to consider a property's long-term value and appreciation potential - even if you plan to stay put for decades. Qualities like neighborhood desirability, square footage, functionality of layouts, included finishes and amenities all contribute to resale value down the road.

Team Up With Experienced Agents

Working with Richmond Hill's experienced real estate agents can give you a huge advantage. They'll have important knowledge of the latest listings, pricing trends, negotiation tactics and more. They will have VIP access to hot pre-construction condos. Critically, they can advocate for your interests and ensure you don't overpay. Many buyers find it invaluable to have professional representation on their side.

Before seriously shopping, get pre-approved for a mortgage. This is another important step you can’t ignore. Having proper financing approvals shows sellers you're a qualified buyer ready to act fast on your dream home.

Richmond Hill presents fantastic opportunities for first-time buyers - if you approach it with a smart strategy. Do your homework on affordability, neighborhoods, must-haves and resale factors. With perseverance and guidance, you'll find the perfect Richmond Hill property to start building your future.

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Flagstones Patio DIY

To create interest or divide the outdoor living areas in your backyard, build a flagstone patio DIY or pathway yourself. Flagstone is a naturally occurring stone with a variety of colors and sizes. Installing a flagstone patio or pathway using mortar or the dry process allows you to add landscaping components such as sand, stone, mulch, grass, or ground cover to fill in the spaces between the flagstones. Flagstones can be heavy, so use caution when positioning them. It might be necessary to use a dolly to move the flagstones. Because flagstone has irregular shapes, make sure each section of your patio or pathway has the appropriate sizes and shapes by dry-fitting a few stones and laying them out on the grass.

We sells flagstone pavers in a variety of styles and hues. The finest pricing in Houston may be found on half-pallets, full pallets, and individual pieces of flagstone pavers. Customers can pick up at the Houston, Texas-based landscape supply store. You are welcome to come see us. Homeowners, landscaping firms, contractors, building firms, home builders, swimming pool companies, restaurants, schools, churches, HOAs, and other businesses are among our clientele. Additionally, we provide flagstone delivery services straight to your Houston and surrounding area home or business landscape project. Additionally, services for installing flagstone pavers are offered. Residential and business clients in Houston, Memorial, Bunker Hill, Piney Point Village, Bellaire, Meyerland, Katy, Richmond, Sugar Land, and the surrounding areas can take advantage of our landscape installation services.

We have a wide variety of driveway pavers and walkway stepping stones in various shapes, sizes, hues, and materials to enable you to construct a layout you'll like looking at and walking on every day. Flagstones require regular upkeep to prevent grass and weeds from spreading between them. Flagstone installation might be difficult without professional help. Flagstones can grow expensive depending on the size, shape, and color you choose. If smaller stones are required, mark the proper fracture point and then gently hammer the stone to a clean split. Alternatively, you might let the stone gently fall upon a hard surface and let it break naturally.

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Books read recently...

Like he wrote in this post a couple of months back, a new Books read recently post is just about due, given that the last such post was published some six months ago. And so here’s a new one this week, folks! This new post not only features some of the books arg has read in the last few months, but also lists a few he intends to read soon.

New books… Listed below – in alphabetical order – are some of the books that arg found time to enjoy over the last few months. In the Also recommended sections are similar titles he has read or those he plans to read in the next few months.

“Late one night, Laura, Daniel, and Mo find themselves beneath the fluorescent lights of a high school classroom, almost a year after disappearing from their hometown, the small seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, having long been presumed dead. Which, in fact, they are.

With them in the room is their previously unremarkable high school music teacher, who seems to know something about their disappearance – and what has brought them back again. Desperate to reclaim their lives, the three agree to the terms of the bargain their music teacher proposes. They will be given a series of magical tasks; while they undertake them, they may return to their families and friends, but they can tell no one where they’ve been. In the end, there will be winners and there will be losers.

But their resurrection has attracted the notice of other supernatural figures, all with their own agendas. As Laura, Daniel, and Mo grapple with the pieces of the lives they left behind, and Laura’s sister, Susannah, attempts to reconcile what she remembers with what she fears, these mysterious others begin to arrive, engulfing their community in danger and chaos, and it becomes imperative that the teens solve the mystery of their deaths to avert a looming disaster.”

Also recommended: Lord of the Feast by Tim Waggoner, The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka and Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz.

“Like his earlier novel Golden Hill, Francis Spufford’s Cahokia Jazz inhabits a different version of America, now through the lens of a subtly altered 1920s – a fully imagined world full of fog, cigarette smoke, dubious motives, danger, dark deeds. And in the main character of Joe Barrow, we have a hero of truly epic proportions, a troubled soul to fall in love with as you are swept along by a propulsive and brilliantly twisty plot.

On a snowy night at the end of winter, Barrow and his partner find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. Down below, streetcar bells ring, factory whistles blow, Americans drink in speakeasies and dance to the tempo of modern times. But this is Cahokia, the ancient indigenous city beside the Mississippi living on as a teeming industrial metropolis, filled with people of every race and creed. Among them, peace holds. Just about. But that corpse on the roof will spark a week of drama in which this altered world will spill its secrets and be brought, against a soundtrack of jazz clarinets and wailing streetcars, either to destruction or rebirth.”

Also recommended: When She Left: A Thriller by E.A. Aymar and Lone Women by Victor LaValle.

“Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close: a quiet, gated community – seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.

His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms. When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death. The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle: how do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?”

Also recommended: Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar and No One Dies Yet by Kobby Ben Ben.

“Stevenson's brilliant and creative second closed-circle mystery featuring author Ernest Cunningham [after Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone] toys with golden age mystery tropes while delivering its own hugely satisfying whodunit.

Cunningham's published account of the murders detailed in the previous book has netted him an invitation to the 50th Australian Mystery Writers' Festival. He's been asked, along with five much-better-known authors, to be a panelist aboard the Ghan, a luxury train whose route bisects the Australian desert. Soon after the journey starts, one of the writers turns up dead, and each of the train's other panelists [including Cunningham himself] becomes both suspect and sleuth.

As the investigation unfolds, Stevenson plays scrupulously fair: as in the previous book, Cunningham addresses readers directly, promising ‘to be that rarity in modern crime novels: a reliable narrator.’ Even before the first murder, he reveals that a comma will be a crucial clue, and that there will be more than one victim. Dashes of humor [while introducing his fellow panelists, Cunningham pokes wicked fun at the publishing industry] light the way as Stevenson charges toward the deliciously clever final reveal.”

Also recommended: The Problem of the Wire Cage by John Dickson Carr and Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker

“The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean, in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity – or whatever remains of it. Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives. They are attended to by support staff who live on a cramped neighboring island, where whispers of revolt are brewing – but for the Prosperans, life is perfection. And when the end-of-life approaches, they’re sent to a mysterious third island, where their bodies are refreshed, their memories are wiped away, and they return to start life anew.

Proctor Bennett is a ferryman, whose job it is to enforce the retirement process when necessary. He never questions his work, until the day he receives a cryptic message: the world is not the world. These simple words unlock something he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams of the stars and the sea. They give him the unshakable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important. Something no one could possibly imagine, something that could change the fate of humanity itself.”

Also recommended: Past Crimes by Jason Pinter, Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase and Mister Lullaby by  J. H. Markert.

“Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge

A boy and his father watch a German submarine sink an oil tanker as evil forces in the disguise of federal agents try to ruin their family. A girl is beaten up outside a bar as her university-professor father navigates new love and threats from a group of neo-Nazis. An oil rig worker witnesses a horrific attack on a local village while on a job in South America and seeks justice through one final act of bravery.

With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke’s singular skills are on display in this superb anthology. Harbor Lights unfolds in stories that crackle and reverberate as unexpected heroes emerge.”

“Anna Fort wants to be a supportive wife, even if that means accompanying her husband for the winter of 1918 to a remote, frozen island estate so he can finish his book as the guest of an eccentric millionaire. When she learns three girls are missing from a school run by their host, Anna realizes finding them is up to her – even if that means risking her husband’s career, and possibly her life.

Her husband’s masterpiece-in-progress features strange meteorological anomalies along with wild speculations about ‘facts’ he believes scientists hide from the public. Most people think Charles Fort is a crackpot. That’s about to change now that wealthy Claude Arkel is his patron.

Yet Anna is sure something’s not right on Prosper Island, though the alarming return of her ‘troubles’ makes her question her own sanity. Is the figure in the woods really the ghost of her long-lost friend Mary, or a product of her disturbed imagination? Accompanied reluctantly by a fellow guest, the elegant and troubled Stella Bixby, Anna embarks on a dangerous quest to find the missing girls before Arkel finds her – or her own mind unravels.”

Also recommended: The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman and Diavola by Jennifer Thorne.

“Carson Newman doesn’t wear tracksuits. He doesn’t have a consigliere or operate out of the back room of a restaurant. And as evidenced by his ever-growing Boston empire, he doesn’t get his hands dirty. Usually.

Joe DeMarco, on the other hand, is paid to get his hands dirty. So, when John Mahoney, the former Speaker of the House, calls, DeMarco knows it’s time to get to work. Brian Lewis, an intern for Mahoney, has been found dead, seemingly from a drug overdose. But Brian didn’t seem like a drug user, and even more concerning, he seemed to be on the cusp of releasing a report that identified a group of politicians who had taken bribes in helping dismantle a recent bill. Brian’s mom is convinced that Brian was murdered because of what he’d learned, and it doesn’t take long for DeMarco to come to a similar conclusion.

In a city full of shadowy agreements and duplicitous deals, DeMarco will soon learn that to get to the bottom of Brian’s death, he’ll have to look at people perched the very top of the world.”

Also recommended: Next of Kin by Elton Skelter and The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

“Fifteen-year-old Ámbar has never known any parent other than her father, Víctor Mondragón, nor any life other than his. On any given Friday night, Ámbar longs to be at the arcade or a rock concert, but she’s more likely to be patching up Víctor’s latest bullet hole in a dingy motel or creating a new set of fake identities for the both of them.

When a tattooed mercenary kills Víctor’s best friend and vows that Víctor is next, father and daughter set off on a joyride across Argentina in search of bloody retribution. But Ámbar’s growing pains hurt worse than her beloved sawed-off shotgun’s kickback as she begins to question the structure of her world. How much is her father not telling her? Could her life ever be different? And will she survive long enough to find out? It’s kill-or-be-killed in this gritty, devastating coming-of-age thriller from the king of Argentine neo-noir.”

Also recommended: The Princess of Thornwood Drive by Khalia Moreau.

Leonora has made the same move for similar reasons. She’s living a short walk from Cole’s seaside cottage, preparing for her latest art exhibition. Though Cole still can’t figure out what went wrong with his marriage, and Leonora is having trouble acclimating to the hostile landscape, the pair forges a connection on the eroding bluff they call home.

Then, two young women activists raising awareness about gendered violence disappear while passing through. Cole and Leonora find themselves in the middle of a police investigation and the resulting media firestorm when the world learns of what happened. And as the tension escalates alongside the search for the missing women, they quickly realize that they don’t know each other that well after all.”

Also recommended: The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs and You Know What You Did by K. T. Nguyen.

machine HQ's Retro Pick!

Bond. Ruskin Bond. A respected Indian author, Bond writes all kinds of fiction, and not just scary tales of the supernatural. But since almost all the books featured above have a predilection for the darker aspects – be it murder, evil sorcery, dystopian societies or shady political deals – arg felt this fine collection of Bond’s ghostly tales would be just the title to bring this post to a close. So here it is, as a machine HQ’s Retro Pick!

“In Ruskin Bond’s stories, ghosts, jinns, witches – and the occasional monster – are as real as the people he writes about. This collection brings together all of his tales of the paranormal, opening with the unforgettable A Face in the Dark, and ending with the shockingly macabre Night of the Millennium. Featuring thrilling situations and strange beings, A Face in the Dark and Other Hauntings is the perfect collection to have by your bedside when the moon is up.”

…and that, folks, will have to do for this installment of Books read recently… Visit The Apocalypse Project [on Mastodon, twitter/X and tumblr], check out the machinstagram [where arg posts funky machine HQ visual stuff!] and stay tuned to machine HQ blog.

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a list of ✨things that make me happy and make me feel like myself✨, bc i keep seemingly forgetting the joy i find in things and taking myself way Too Seriously:

the color yellow

iced salted caramel lattes w oat milk and lavender

anything bee, honey, or honeycomb related

purple flowers

tassels

the entirety of Ben Howard’s Every Kingdom album

the beginning notes of Blindsided by Bon Iver

Chloe perfume, the original kind

the Tiny Chef

My comfort shows: new girl, schitts creek, law and order

Madewell, and everything they sell

my Warby Parker glasses bc they fit my face perfectly & none else do

When you finish a hot yoga class & then the teacher puts a iced lavender towel on your forehead

the feeling when you go to a dance class, learn a routine, and nail it by the time the small groups perform

curly bangs

my Vans collection

Bergamot & Amber candles

Frank Ocean

layered gold jewelry

August by TS

the feeling i get when i read Toni Morrison novels

my order from CAVA w/ a glass of pinot noir

the build up to ‘well be alright’ in Fine Line, the song

coral blush

My old NY apartment

Chapel Hill, NC

my best friends cat, Kittles

buying my mom things she deserves, especially $ skincare she won’t buy herself

sunshine & sun-related quotes/art/prints

rooftops

spending all day in the ocean

choreographing a contemporary dance piece & teaching it

small gold earrings paired with small silver earrings

peace signs

hats worn backwards

the MFM podcast

the feeling when sitting on the floor petting a dog

the proud feeling when finishing a well written document

burnt orange nail polish

Louis Tomlinsons’ expressiveness when he talks and walks

The feeling when i read my daily devotional and it matches what i’m going through that day

Yoga with Adrienne

Wearing multiple rings at all times, esp the ring i made for my best friends wedding

Fenty face mist

Hillsong’s The Stand

Sitting on my best friends couch while she watches Gilmore Girls for the 83th time, even though i’ve never watched it on my own

sending memes to my friend while she’s at work

Publix, the superior grocery store

Baby otters holding hands

Snoopy

Rihanna/ Zendaya, doing anything ever

mango Bubbly water

the bookstore, in NC, from that one trip

the feeling after 3, but not yet 4, mimosas

soft amber lighting

pinterest boards of those houses with all those prints that i’m too overwhelmed to hang in my own living room

my leather, card holding phone case

my Columbia Uni Alum zip up that is the perfect level of worn in

They’re Real mascara

PJ, my penguin pillow pet

the anthropologie in Chelsea

RVA Instagram accounts

the song Hometown Glory

Lianna La Havas, Corinne Bailey Rae, & NAO’s music

Degas’ Little Dancer statue

the feeling of looking at art at the VMFA

Driving over the GW Bridge

Sitting on the rocks at Belle Isle

when girls play guitar

my broken in brown leather jacket

the Richmond Ballet hoodie that i’ve had since high school

the handful of people i’ve followed on youtube since 2010

forehead kisses

when people dye the ends of their hair purple

breakfast sandwiches with hot sauce

seafod pasta

taking 40 minute walks and feeling renewed after

the look of a headband + turtleneck + a blazer

when you make plans and they just work out without any snags

the feeling at the height of a good fic when you want to stop reading it so it won’t end

underling important notes that were written in black ink with a purple pen

having a cookout at a swimming pool

the phrase ‘creme de la creme’

driving fast to any Prince song

routines on a Sunday afternoon

dancing, poorly, to Gas Pedal with my friends in a crowded bar

The Dollop podcast

Mexican food

James Blake’s Into the Red

Dear Evan Hansen

striped or color-blocked sweaters

The movie How To Be Single, for some reason

Pizza with pepperoni, arugula, and chili oil from the place down the street

Movies on projection screens

Stringed lights with the bigger bulbs

exclamation points! and, commas

Baby, used in any fic ever

a shirt tucked into a skirt paired with ankle boots

Pesto

the Lazy Sunday Morning perfume

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Interview with Dave Stanfield

This week we sat down with the one and only, Dave Standfield! Dave is our resident canoe builder here at the Taylor Statten Camps and after 43 years has a lot of interesting stories to share.  Dave has been responsible for the hand built Algonquin Special canoe since the 1990s.

My name is Esme Cook and I have been coming to camp for 18 years. I have done 5 work crews and worked with Dave this summer and thought it was about time more people knew about this incredible man. I conducted this interview on a rainy day in the canoe shop on September 9th 2020.

Dave was born and raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Surrounded by vast fields, farms and wooded areas. His father was a biologist who worked at the wildlife research station each summer in Algonquin Park. Dave grew up listening to his father’s stories of the north and was moved by, what seemed to be, the most magical place in the world. His father’s tales had Dave thinking he wanted to be a Park ranger someday.

We asked the TSC community to send in their questions for Dave. Here is how our conversation went

“How did you find out about the Taylor Statten Camps?”

“Don, my older brother, was working at TSC at the time, a friend of his had introduced him to camp. My parents and I drove up to visit him one day, and within a few hours of visiting, I was hooked.” Dave soon declared he would be up the following summer, doing anything and everything the camp would offer him. In the summer of 1977, Dave rode the bus up to Canoe Lake, sitting next to Ian Cameron: “I was so lucky to have sat next to him that day, he really took me under his wing”.

“Where did you live at camp your first summer?”

Cliffdweller as a CIT. Dave took out many trips that summer, which was a first for him. “Tripping was new to me and it wasn’t the easiest, I remember the campers were teaching me how to j-stroke, they were great.” He took out Bantam, Mountaineer and Voyageur trips that summer. “That summer could very easily be, the best summer of my life”.

The following summer, in 1978, Dave boarded the bus again & headed northbound on the 400, hoping to top his CIT summer (which seemed like a tall task). When he got to Canoe Lake, he was offered a Quetico Trip. “I was completely shocked, I was only a first year counselor and quite new to camp at the time. I was quite nervous”. He was told his campers and staff from the summer before had begged and pleaded to have him on their trip again. ( are you surprised?! We are not!) No one on the trip had ever been to Quetico and the first segment was very wet. Once they travelled through to the Boundary Waters, the sun and beautiful landscapes followed them the rest of the way home.

“After all your successful trips, how do you end up in the maintenance shop?”

“I had two weeks in camp after our canoe trip and I was sent to the craft shop to work with Dick Rampen, making paddles, banjos and guitars. The wood-working craft pulled me in”.

“In my 3rd year at camp, I was the craft shop assistant with Dick Rampen. I just loved it. I had a great summer and was asked to stay in the fall. Luckily, I had just graduated high school in the spring so I was a free man”. Dave agreed to working through to the end of October, working with Bill Statten, they recanvassed one of the war canoes in that time. In the new year of 1980, TSC called Dave offering him a full-time position with Bill Statten. “I said yes, and moved up north”. Dave continued “I can’t stress enough how much Bill taught me over the years, from wood-working, simple maintenance tasks, to proper living in Algonquin”

“Where did the canoe building come into play?”

“Well, Jack Hurley, a canoe builder in Dwight, was a big inspiration for me- he showed me how to build a beautiful hand built canoe” “The Algonquin Special mold was languishing in a shed, so I pulled it out and started to work on it. My first build was in 1996”.

“Where did the Algonquin Special mold come from?”

“It was built in the late 1920s by Stan Murdoch to suit our tripping style here in the Park. I wish I could have met Stan.”

“How many canoes have you built over the years?” Dave pauses “It’s not as many as most people would think, some years 4 or 5 specials were built and others there were none. I believe it’s around 30 canoes in total, from start to finish.”

Dave and his maintenance team spend most of their summer days ensuring that Wapomeo and Ahmek are running smoothly and safely for all the campers and staff. When Dave isn’t fixing a piping issue, checking our water or adjusting something on the Hobart, he is repairing canoes.

“What is the hardest type of canoe repair to do?”

“Stems are the most difficult fix. They rot overtime or break with bad canoe care, I can easily tell whether a canoe was damaged accidentally or poorly treated on a trip”.

“What is the strangest patch job you’ve seen come back from a canoe trip?”

Dave laughed: “Melted garbage bags for sure, as well as bubble gum and spruce sap. I wouldn’t recommend any of these. Duct tape is the best quick repair I think”.

“How has your canoe building process evolved over the years?”

It’s all trial and error, there is always something I want to improve on, I’m never satisfied.” (That sounds like a perfectionist to me!) “I am proud to say that I have never wavered from using my hand tools. I love them.  The plane and  spokeshave are important to my process. Keeping to the traditional and simple methods is what I prefer.”

“What has kept you coming back over the years?”

“Besides the great people I have met over the years, I’d have to say the Park. There is something magical and humbling about this place. I remember walking into the canoe shop for the first time and saying ‘wow’. It’s moments like that that remind you why you’re here.”

“ What is the most unique or interesting thing you have seen at TSC in the winter time?”

“Skating on the ice is the coolest thing. The most unique moment I’ve had up here in the winter was when I was surrounded by wolves with my buddy Gord Carl. They weren’t bothered by us at all and we felt completely comfortable”.

This 2020 summer has been like no other in the camps history, leaving a little more time for relaxing and activities.

“How many times have you been swimming this summer?”

Dave laughed and asked “Did Mouse ask this? You can tell him I’ve been swimming at least 10 times.”

“What is your favourite Bruce Springsteen song of all time?”

“That’s a tough one, it’s not Born to Run, I know that haha. Probably Moonlight Motel, from his most recent album”.

As our conversation came to its end, I asked him “What is your fondest memory of Dr. Tay”. I saw his mind working hard to find an answer as it filtered through hundreds of favourite memories. “Doesn’t feel right picking just one. I do have great memories of Tay teaching me to fly fish, that was neat. He showed me how to cast and told me about his special fishing spots on the Oxtongue river. I remember being called down to the office for a package which I was not expecting. I opened the package and it was a fly tying kit from Doc Tay. He praised and thanked me for my work and that was a really wonderful moment.”

Lastly, I asked “What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you were young?”. “I was very unsure of myself in my younger years, I wish I could have told myself I have plenty to offer and to believe in myself. ” That lesson goes for anyone at all ages, you can do it!

Thank you to Dave Standfield for taking the time to answer these questions!

Thank you to our followers who sent in their questions! Thank you Felix, Caroline, Laura, E J, Cory, Eric, Mouse, Will, Lucas, Dylan, Masato, Robin.

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A La Carte Villas Overview

A La Carte Villas by Damac Properties, the latest development that offers 3 & 4-bedroom units with an option of maid plus terrace located at Damac Hills, Dubai. For your convenience, these luxury homes can be designed with the help of a digital app that let you choose the villa type, layouts, furnishing and more.

For the first time with the technology advancement, Damac will embrace this new trend that will transform the real estate development era. Whereas it will provide a better solution for the customer into the realty market, thanks to this technology revolution that offers you to build your own home without much of fuss.

The development provides easy accessibility with its smooth interconnection of road networks that saves your precious time. With its centric location connectivity, you can access various key points interest location including Arabian Ranches, Plantation Equestrian and Polo Club, Motor City, Dubai Autodrome, Jumeirah Golf Estate Club House, Dubai Investment Park, Dubai Miracle Garden, Jumeirah Village Circle, Jebel Ali Racecourse, Palm Jumeirah and many more.

With its signature quality assurance, these homes offer a luxurious atmosphere that is being surrounded by lush green areas and parks, while dotted with various leisure and entertainment places. While the interiors are designed with high-quality grade materials with its luxurious fittings and furnishings. This new development will add another development addition in Damac Hills and offers you a luxurious lively community experience.

This self-established community is boasted with various key facilities and home to the Trump International Golf Course. Access its four million square feet parkland area that offers various themed designed places for your relaxation and sports activities that includes various gardens and parks dotted with various leisure arenas. Key Highlights Attractive Post-Handover payment plan

State of the art Infrastructure design

42 Million sq. ft. family-friendly Community

3.9 Million sq. ft. of lush parkland

21,500 sq. ft. community skate park

Home to the renowned Trump International Golf Course Features & Amenities A La Carte Villas comes with its crafted amenities and facilities offering you a new world of surprises filled with its enchanting vibes of nature and surrounding. Avail its luxurious in and out leisure spots that allows you feel the dynamic serene environment lifestyle. Enjoy its lush green gardens and parks where you can relax and sit back along with your friends and family, plus access the Trump International Golf Club. Plus enjoy a myriad of leisure trolls with its skate park, fitness park, event park, pond park, beach park and recreational parks at its ease. Key Facilities

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