Posts Tagged “Tourist in My Own Town”

This is my 3rd trip to Tyrone to watch the parade. It was cold and there was snow this year. It was a hoot.

Tourist in My Own Town: Tyrones Festival of lightsIts the 9th annual event for a group of farmers from Tyrone, Hampton, Enniskillen and Enfield. Held the first Wednesday in the Month of December.
The parade begins at about 5:30 p.m. at Old Scugog Road and the 9th Concession, running south to Potters Lane, then jogging back slightly north to the 8th Concession. It then goes past Haydon and down Middle Road, turning east on the 7th Concession, winding up in Tyrone around 7:30 p.m.

A stretch of Ontario highway that’s become a sombre repatriation route for soldiers felled in Afghanistan, drawing impromptu gatherings of mourners saluting that sacrifice, is set to be renamed in their honour. The 170-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 between the eastern Ontario airbase where the flag-drapped coffins of fallen soldiers arrive and the forensics centre in Toronto that receives them has been dubbed the Highway of Heroes.(CNews)

Aug 25, 2007 (Oshawa, Canada)
Showing support to the fallen Canadian Soldiers and their families.

The whole family goes down to Laveview Park in Oshawa to watch the Canada Day fireworks.

My first stab at Final Cut Express.
Now using h.264 compression on Quicktime Version.

This is part 2 of our night watching the Toronto Maple Leafs’ game from within the TV production truck. In this half we watch the technicians do their thing and get to meet the Leafs’ Play-by-play announcer; Joe Bowen and colourman; Harry Neil.
We had a fantastic time.

This is the first of two parts. Deryk and I enjoy a trip to watch the Leafs play, from within the production truck. In part 1, we see the sites around the arena, watching while the players come off the ice and sit on the set of Hockey Night in Canada.
And once again, the security forces are out to stop the vlogger.

Tourist in My Own Town: Tyrone’s Festival of lightsIt’s the 8th annual event for a group of farmers from Tyrone, Hampton, Enniskillen and Enfield. Held the first Wednesday in the Month of December.
The parade begins at about 5:30 p.m. at Old Scugog Road and the 9th Concession, running south to Potter’s Lane, then jogging back slightly north to the 8th Concession. It then goes past Haydon and down Middle Road, turning east on the 7th Concession, winding up in Tyrone around 7:30 p.m.

We continue our Tourist in My Own Town series with a visit to the new General Motors Centre, Hockey Arena. Come watch our 14 minute tour around the new facilities.

On June 24, 2006 the whole family attended the Canadian Aviation Expo, with Airshow.

Blue skies, lots of people and events. Come see near 8 minutes of sites and sounds of this annual event.

mike

Tourist in my own town (Darlington Park - Ontario, Canada)
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Spent the weekend, June 9-11, 2006 at Darlington Provincial Park .

Come watch over 8 minutes of sights, sounds and review of this recreational and camping park located just a couple minutes east of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

Mike