Thursday, May 22, 2008

Hotel plans hit sour note for Sound of Music mansion

Hotel plans hit sour note for Sound of Music mansion: "Residents living near the former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in the movie The Sound of Music are protesting plans to run a hotel out of the 125-year-old mansion on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria.

'We will fight this with all means at our disposal,' said Andreas Braunbruck, who lives near the Villa Trapp in a neighbourhood already teeming with tourists seeking a glimpse of the house."

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Spark | CBC Radio | Will my TV stop working in February?

Spark | CBC Radio | Will my TV stop working in February?: "On February 17, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital.' For many Americans with older analog receivers, this means either buying a converter box or not watching over-the-air TV anymore."

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Transit Toronto

Transit Toronto: "How can the TTC improve services for passengers with disabilities?

The TTC is inviting members of the public to talk about how to make transit facilities and services better for passengers with disabilities.

The TTC’s 2008 Accessibility and Disability Accommodation Public Forum takes place from 7 to 9 p.m.:

Tuesday, May 20, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), 1929 Bayview Avenue, at the corner of Kilgour Road.

If you can’t attend, but would like to suggest how the TTC can improve both conventional and Wheel-Trans services for passengers with disabilities, call 416-393-3030, Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The Toronto Transit Commission and the Advisory Committee on Accessbile Transportation (ACAT) will review and assess your comments and ideas.

The TTC offers accessbile bus service to the CNIB along the 11 Bayview route from Bayview and Davisville Stations."

Monday, May 12, 2008

CBC Radio Summer

CBC Radio Summer

Pinsent to host obit show in summer lineup on CBC Radio One

Pinsent to host obit show in summer lineup on CBC Radio One: "CBC Radio One has added 13 new programs to its summer lineup, including a documentary series of unusual obituaries hosted by actor Gordon Pinsent.

The Late Show, to air weekly, will profile the lives of little known but extraordinary Canadians, from a street kid with dwarfism to an elderly man obsessed with sailing the Northwest Passage"

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