[lake of the nations]

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4728/lavalvsgodzilla.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-11-16

[1ajs]

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Extra! Extra! Free Press enters its 140th year

Been around as long as Manitoba

By: Kevin Rollason
Posted: 11/30/2011 1:00 AM

Ulysses S. Grant was re-elected as U.S. president, the Great Boston Fire destroyed 1,000 buildings, and the Mary Celeste sailed from New York before being later found mysteriously abandoned.
And at 555 Main St. in Winnipeg, just weeks after the first cylinder press north of St. Paul, Minn., was delivered by steamboat, William Fisher Luxton and John A. Kenny produced volume 1, number 1 of the Manitoba Free Press on Nov. 30, 1872.
Since then, under the motto of "freedom of trade, liberty of religion and equality of human rights, the Free Press has chronicled the execution of Louis Riel, the rise and fall of numerous parties and leaders in the province and country, two world wars, the dawn of flight, and -- just like its motto -- the signing of free trade agreements with other countries.
Today marks the start of the old lady of Mountain Avenue's 140th year of publishing in Manitoba, a significant number reached by few companies.


http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/extra-extra-free-press-enters-its-140th-year-134736053.html

[Rico Rommheim]

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4728/lavalvsgodzilla.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-11-16

aahahah! That's great! I hope Godzilla tears the shit outta that building.

[caltrane74]

Cal is feeling great - my magazine is increasing our newspaper insertion dates to 6 times a year. I can potentially increase my commission income by 50%. This is the year I get rich, I hope.

I'll make it rain up here on skyscraperpage.com

I luv all you guys!!!

[Rico Rommheim]

So political upheavals in the Arab world and Russia, economic meltdowns in the world's biggest economy, Religious bullshit in Canada, Canada pulls out of Kyoto, the RCMP's continued rampage against Canadians, and what is CBC's main story tonight?


Some hockey player got hurt again, so he must leave the ice.


Welcome to Canada.

[vid]

So political upheavals in the Arab world and Russia, economic meltdowns in the world's biggest economy, Religious bullshit in Canada, Canada pulls out of Kyoto, the RCMP's continued rampage against Canadians, and what is CBC's main story tonight?


Some hockey player got hurt again, so he must leave the ice.


Welcome to Canada.

You can't even make the argument that all the other things are old news, because hockey players getting hurt and having to leave the ice is something that happens just as much as all those other things.

[MolsonExport]

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4728/lavalvsgodzilla.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-11-16

Pure Gold. :jester:

Nothing is uglier than that Laval highrise. Except maybe the Longueuil skyline. Nothing is uglier. Not even Bernie Ecclestone, not even Pierre Peladeau.

[SpongeG]

new channels for Canada... if u like movies

Hollywood Suite - Canada's new 24/7 multi-platform HD movie service launches across Canada, kicking off a 2 month freeview

Comprehensive website also launched

TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2011 /CNW/ - Hollywood Suite, four new HD channels for the True Movie Lover, announces its first wave of channel launches. The services launched on EastLink November 23rd, TELUS Optik TV December 5th, SaskTel MAX December 7th and MTS TV December 8th, kicking off a 2-month Freeview that ends February 19th.

Hollywood Suite has also unveiled its companion website at www.hollywoodsuite.ca where viewers can access schedules, search movie information and learn how they can view Hollywood Suite's four movie channels.

...

Featuring 450 commercial-free HD movies 24/7 per month, uncut and unedited, Hollywood Suite is the exclusive home of studio movie channels WarnerFilms, MGM Channel, action adventure channel Hollywood Storm and romance and relationship channel Hollywood Festival.

...

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/892523/hollywood-suite-canada-s-new-24-7-multi-platform-hd-movie-service-launches-across-canada-kicking-off-a-2-month-freeview

[Calebb]

Hi i'm bonnie brookes

[Rico Rommheim]

So tonight I tried watching the news on CBC, instead they tried to sell me some goddamn meatloaf pan...for 5 minutes.

[armorand93]

http://youtu.be/7E82ozXyNjk

[vid]

So tonight I tried watching the news on CBC, instead they tried to sell me some goddamn meatloaf pan...for 5 minutes.

Only Liberals make meatloaves. Obviously, CBC is biased.

[SpongeG]

are rogers video stores shutting down elsewhere in Canada?

a number of them here are having closing down sales... doesn't seem to be much made about the closings in the news

[vid]

They've been gone in Thunder Bay for a couple years now. They disappeared around the same time that all Roger's cell phone customers were transferred to TBayTel.

[PhilippeMtl]

Anthony Bourdain in Montreal
no3kvrnCoqc

[dsim249]

are rogers video stores shutting down elsewhere in Canada?

a number of them here are having closing down sales... doesn't seem to be much made about the closings in the news

I've heard there's only 3 left in Canada. Can't confirm that though. We have 1 left in Saskatoon.

3 months ago we had several (maybe 6 of each?) Blockbusters and Rogers Video, now all Blockbusters are gone and all but one Rogers.

End of era. :shrug:

[manny_santos]

Where I live there's "Rogers Plus" stores. They still offer movie and video game rentals, but they also conduct sales and service for digital cable, wireless, and Internet.

I'm surprised Rogers still offers movie rentals, when they offer the same movies on Rogers on Demand. But I guess some consumers still like the experience of going to the video store.

[dsim249]

Where I live there's "Rogers Plus" stores. They still offer movie and video game rentals, but they also conduct sales and service for digital cable, wireless, and Internet.



They're Rogers Plus here too and offer all that stuff. Everyone just calls it Rogers Video because that's what it was up until a year or so ago.

[ZeDgE]

Most of the Rogers and Rogers Plus stores are are closed or closing here, there will only be two left in Calgary from what I heard. There is really no need to go rent a movie from a video store any longer, there are so many ways to do it without getting off your couch. The Rogers plus near me had a huge blow out buy one get one free sale on everything. Picked up a few blu rays and games. :P

[harls]

In the wee hours of the morning, if you are lucky, you may be able to catch the new Alarmforce infomercial starring skyscraperpage sensation Joel Matlin in all of his cheesy stiff-armed glory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ItYZMi9XY&feature=relmfu

[bulliver]

starring skyscraperpage sensation Joel Matlin

Who now?

[vid]

It's a Southern/Eastern Ontario thing. I've never seen an Alarmforce ad, either. I just know that it's listed on the TSX.

[bulliver]

I've seen plenty of Alarmforce ads, just have no idea who Joel Matlin is. Googling him just brings up references to Alarmforce.

[SpongeG]

he stars in their commercials and they are always on TV or the radio - out here in BC too

[MolsonExport]

In the wee hours of the morning, if you are lucky, you may be able to catch the new Alarmforce infomercial starring skyscraperpage sensation Joel Matlin in all of his cheesy stiff-armed glory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ItYZMi9XY&feature=relmfu

Outstanding. I love the new explosive noises thrown into the jingle, and the performance of captain wincer on the cellphone.

Just noticed that the alarmforce logo has two chevrons....kinda like a staff sargeant or corporal might. Makes me feel safer knowing that Joel Matlin and co. are out there protecting Canadians, and that Alarmforce is listed on the TSX.

[Rico Rommheim]

Haha! "Can I help you??!!"

Alarm force commercials always crack me up. And of course, it is listed on the TSX.

[MolsonExport]

Haha! "Can I help you??!!"

Alarm force commercials always crack me up. And of course, it is listed on the TSX.

As for the would-be burglars, what a bunch of bumbling bozos. Quick let's run! Maybe we won't look suspicious! Or maybe they suddenly realized that Alarmforce is listed on the TSX.

[Tony]

I've seen plenty of Alarmforce ads, just have no idea who Joel Matlin is. Googling him just brings up references to Alarmforce.

Whenever I get junk mail, I fill out the postage paid forms / envelops with Joel Matlin's name and Alarmforce's phone number. Then put some more filler in them like other pieces of junk mail (to add weight) and drop them into the mailbox. I'm just doing my part to give Canada Post other people's (spammers) money. :tup:

[mr.John]

you know they're bad guys because they're dressed in black. It would be great if Joe Matlin's evil twin brother started his own company called revenge force.."protect your loved ones, destroy your enemies"

[Travis007]

Peter MacKay marries a total babe!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/peter-mackay-weds-rights-activist-former-beauty-queen/article2291706/

http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/01359/webb-mackay05nw_1359389cl-8.jpg

[MolsonExport]

^that babe is way too hot for the likes of Peter McVulcan.


What is it with Harper cabinet ministers? Despite massive douchebaggery, they often get the babes.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00674/canada_minister404_674089c.jpg

[vid]

They have to have something pretty to distract people from the fact that half of them are secretly gay.

[harls]

^that babe is way too hot for the likes of Peter McVulcan.


What is it with Harper cabinet ministers? Despite massive douchebaggery, they often get the babes.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00674/canada_minister404_674089c.jpg

You know the media loves this pic. "Hey, do you have that in hi-resolution? we must enhance her cleavage to attract the maximum amount of viewers." how many times was this photo on the front page of a newspaper, I wonder? Fuck I am a bitter old man.

[MolsonExport]

Nickelback blamed for helping to kill rock 'n' roll


http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120106/nickelback-rock-roll-death-120106/20120106/?hub=CalgaryHome

Ay-Oh-Ay-Oh-Ay-Oh-Ay!


I shit ye not:
Kicked off the interview with Playboy Contributing Editor Rob Tannenbaum with an open revelation about his criminal record and his hard-partying habit, Kroeger also recalled on the stupidest thing he ever did for a case of beer, saying "I put my own d*ck in my mouth. I was 14 and much more flexible at the time. It was soft and required a lot of pulling. I really wanted that case of beer." Being quizzed on thinking it is fun to be bad, the musician said, "I don't know how many times I got kicked out of school. I just thought it was fun to be bad. To a certain degree I still think it's fun to be bad. You should just never do anything that's going to hurt someone else."

Aside from his soft side, Kroeger indeed is a though and persistent guy, being labeled a "walking penis". About this he commented, "You know anything about zodiac signs? I'm a Scorpio. A Scorpio is pretty much a walking penis. Getting that under control is difficult. Also, I was born in 1974, the year of the tiger, which means I'm a shrewd businessman and I pretty much want to take over the world. I'm a walking penis that wants to take over the world. So you can imagine."


http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00014704.html


Nickelback can save bowl attendance
Schedule compelling halftime shows. Two words (annoyingly made into one): Nickelback. Sell two ticket sections: Booing and Tomato-Throwing. For 100 bucks, you get into the upper deck and back rows of the lower deck, close enough for Nickelback to hear your boos and taunts. For $1,000, you can sit in the first few rows, close enough to hit the band with tomatoes or other overripe produce. That's a sellout in five minutes, and at prices higher than any other bowl game in America.
http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7400137/varsity-tailgate-says-need-nickelback-more-ever-save-bowl-game-attendance

dip-shit: you going to the nickelback concert

me: no they're fucking clown-shoes, I would rather listen to fran drescher while being raped by hitler then go to that suckfest

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nickelback&page=2

[vid]

they're fucking clown-shoes, I would rather listen to fran drescher while being raped by hitler then go to that suckfest

Then and than!!! THEN AND THAN!!!!!!

I wouldn't want to be raped by Hitler, he was a coprophiliac.

[manny_santos]

Aside from his soft side, Kroeger indeed is a though and persistent guy, being labeled a "walking penis". About this he commented, "You know anything about zodiac signs? I'm a Scorpio. A Scorpio is pretty much a walking penis. Getting that under control is difficult. Also, I was born in 1974, the year of the tiger, which means I'm a shrewd businessman and I pretty much want to take over the world. I'm a walking penis that wants to take over the world. So you can imagine."

If that is the case, then according to William Tapley, the Third Eagle of the Apocalypse and Co-Prophet of the End Times, Kroeger is an evil sign of satanism.

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[Echoes]

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall releases 2011 election ad bloopers. Actually kind of entertaining and endearing. It's a smart political move too, it makes an already popular Premier even more likeable.

L9FpeDt3MU8

[mr.John]

never say no to Panda
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[MolsonExport]

Anybody ever come across this guy (911allo) on the Internet? I know that B'nai Brith and the Gazette (Montreal newspaper) were on the attack.

Stark raving lunacy. Entertaining due to his insane ability to (and personal conviction towards his fantastical theories) link anything and everything to a vast sinister conspiracy of "false jews" headed by the Rothschild banking family.

Bar Codes are the mark of Satan:
hp6a3F7IOP4

Radioactivity in the Bible
vqC6ry-lMPE

911allo has hundreds of video-posts, most of which are in French. All of which are highly amusing on account of sheer lunacy and the intricacies of this all-encompassing conspiracy.

[manny_santos]

I am currently in Mexico City for business, and I am listening to the Leafs game online on AM640.

Hearing Joel Matlin's voice so far from home is a whole new Alarmforce commercial experience.

[lake of the nations]

911allo has hundreds of video-posts, most of which are in French. All of which are highly amusing on account of sheer lunacy and the intricacies of this all-encompassing conspiracy.

The Holy Trinity of the Plan Nord (http://www.youtube.com/user/911allo#p/u/8/4BNW7ElRJ14)

«Paul Desmarais is a mix between Rasputin and Machiavelli...» LOL!!!

[MolsonExport]

^brilliant! this guy is hypnotic with his stark raving lunacy.

[harls]

Who is that entertainment reporter on CBC that looks like a horse? Big mouth, huge teeth. God, I can't get her face out of my head. I want to stick a bit in that mouth and blinders on the side of her head. Reminds me of a horse-like secretary I worked with once.

[MolsonExport]

What about Silken Laumann? Never a more horsey face did I ever see.
http://www.loumarsh.ca/_media/pictures/1991-lauman-01.jpghttp://www.cguyz.com/Wilber.jpghttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1996/olympics/daily/july21/images/laum4.jpg
loumarsh and cguyz and sportsillustrated, respectively


I really can't tell them apart!

[vid]

Mother of God.

[Gerrard]

You do need to check out the murals from the Denver Airport. They. Are. Insane.

BTW there's a whole bunch of conspiracy theories surrounding the airport. Some are rather entertaining.

[SpongeG]

canada goes viral in canada thanks to luiza



http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/world-22186928/luiza-in-canada-27949691.html

[SpongeG]

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[SpongeG]

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[davidivivid]

Last year's nomination of Incendies followed this year by Monsieur Lazhar's...great news!!!

Montreal filmmaker's Monsieur Lazhar nominated for foreign-language Oscar

MONTREAL - Wow! Montreal filmmaker Philippe Falardeau’s touching drama Monsieur Lazhar has indeed made the short list at the Academy Awards, snaring a nomination in the category of best foreign-language film.

This is the second straight year that a Quebec film has made it into this prestigious category, following the nomination last year for Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies.

This is just the latest honour for the Falardeau film. It won the award as best Canadian feature at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto and was recently named best Canadian film by the Toronto film critics association.

[...]

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Monsieur+Lazhar+nominated+Oscar/6042949/story.html

[SpongeG]

ABC spark coming to Canada - it seems to be a Canadian version of ABC Family

http://www.abcspark.ca/

http://assets.corusinteractive.com/uploads/ytv-dev/abcspark/11/49/mj-4.jpg

ABC Spark is coming to Canada! It all kicks off in January with a sneak peek of two ABC Spark Original Series: Switched at Birth on W Network and YTV, and Melissa & Joey on CMT.

When ABC Spark hits the airwaves this Spring, hit shows including The Lying Game will premiere in Canada and shows that Canadian audiences already know and love, like The Secret Life of the American Teenager, will find a new home on ABC Spark. New Series… New Seasons… New Home… on an All New Network. It’s the channel Canadians have been waiting for. ABC Spark. Life just got brighter.

[vid]

Joey's hair looks stupid.

I watched Live with Kelly and Some Other Vapid Bitch in a doctor's waiting room this morning. Thank God I no longer have TV. My condolences to those who do.

[Calgarian]

There's a thing going around facebook comparing Canada's Bill C-11 to SOPA, saying that if passed ripping a CD to an ipod or using a PVR will be illegal. Anyone know if there is any truth to any of this?

http://dearthey.com/2012/01/26/a-copyright-quickie-canada-is-about-to-pass-sopas-evil-little-brother-politely/

[vid]

It will require distant students to shred their coursework after 30 days (can't quite tell if it means 30 days after the lesson ends, or 30 days after the school year ends) to prevent copyright infringement. (Section 30.01(5)) So technically, I guess, all of the school work I have yet to throw out, in a box in my closet, will be illegal under this law. :haha:

Text of the bill: http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=5144516&File=9

I fired off that template email to my MP, who is NDP, and that section was mentioned in his response. It's quite absurd, I think.

Section 30.01 (5) It is not an infringement of copyright for a student who has received a lesson by means of communication by telecommunication under paragraph (3)(a) to reproduce the lesson in order to be able to listen to or view it at a more convenient time. However, the student shall destroy the reproduction within 30 days after the day on which the students who are enrolled in the course to which the lesson relates have received their final course evaluations.

As far as I know, SOPA didn't touch that kind of thing, but then the person who wrote that article didn't mention it, either. I guess all of this infringement is why textbooks cost $80 each? I have a feeling that C-11 will be stretched by publishers to make it illegal to contribute to Wikipedia using their publications.

[manny_santos]

There's a thing going around facebook comparing Canada's Bill C-11 to SOPA, saying that if passed ripping a CD to an ipod or using a PVR will be illegal. Anyone know if there is any truth to any of this?

http://dearthey.com/2012/01/26/a-copyright-quickie-canada-is-about-to-pass-sopas-evil-little-brother-politely/

And the unfortunate thing is that unlike in the United States, the final decision is up to one person and one person only: our dear leader Kim...er, Stephen Harper.

[vid]

It has to be voted on and pass three times in each house, then be given royal assent by Governor General David Rubberstampington the 28th.

Of course if Harper makes it a whipped vote then he basically does get to pass it unilaterally and without debate. Yay 15th century political system we refuse to change!!!!!!

[Rico Rommheim]

ABC spark coming to Canada - it seems to be a Canadian version of ABC Family

http://www.abcspark.ca/

http://assets.corusinteractive.com/uploads/ytv-dev/abcspark/11/49/mj-4.jpg

Wow, Canadian culture is on a roll!

[lake of the nations]

"Dinosaurs disappeared because they were too large to enter Noah's Ark." - Stephen Harper

[vid]

"The Ark of Noah"? Unless that's a direct translation from French (and I have a feeling that he would call it "Le Noah's Ark" in French as well) he couldn't have said that.

[lake of the nations]

"The Ark of Noah"? Unless that's a direct translation from French (and I have a feeling that he would call it "Le Noah's Ark" in French as well) he couldn't have said that.

My bad. It was a direct translation, but I must admit that the real Stephen Harper didn't really say that.

This is the one who did (you cant see it here (http://laflaque.radio-canada.ca/emission/resumesemissions/5fevrier)).

http://laflaque.radio-canada.ca/images/extras/fond_laflaque_harperparty_800.jpg
http://laflaque.radio-canada.ca/extras/fondsecrans

[davidivivid]

Well, looking at the news right now, it seems one of the things that's might become extinct during Harper's reign are abortions...

[SpongeG]

Madonna making a few stops in Canada on her world tour

30-Aug Montreal, QC Bell Centre On Sale Feb. 18
1-Sep Quebec City, QC Plains of Abraham Site On Sale Feb. 17
10-Sep Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place On Sale Feb. 13
12-Sep Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On Sale Feb. 13
29-Sep Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena On Sale Feb. 13

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/madonna-sets-2012-world-tour-dates-1006110152.story

[harls]

Currently, the commercial I loathe the most is that 'merci' chocolates thing, "I want to say thank you, and thank you means Merci" with the dude running after the girl on the train just to give her a box of tampon-esque chocolate pieces.

[mr.John]

Currently, the commercial I loathe the most is that 'merci' chocolates thing, "I want to say thank you, and thank you means Merci" with the dude running after the girl on the train just to give her a box of tampon-esque chocolate pieces.

I think your the one who mentioned that disgusting coldfx commerical over an year ago -the one where that asshole sneezes spit and snot all over the office, they still run it ever morning at breakfast

[vid]

I thought they changed the name of Cold-FX?

[Acajack]

I thought they changed the name of Cold-FX?

Don't we have a poster from out West here on SSP that goes by that name?

[Acajack]

OK, does anyone else find it odd that the Christmas albums of both Justin Bieber and Michael Bublé have both been nominated for best album at this year's Juno Awards?

[SpongeG]

really?
are the junos that desperate?

[Ayreonaut]

Devin Townsend got a nomination (for my least favourite of his last several albums though), so I'm happy with the Junos this year.

[bulliver]

Don't we have a poster from out West here on SSP that goes by that name?

Ha ha ha ha ha! Awesome...

[vid]

I just got that. :haha: His name is Coldrsx, he is the only other user with more posts than me. :(

[lake of the nations]

http://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201202/11/469644-premier-ministre-canada-stephen-harper.jpg
PC (http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/201202/11/01-4495033-harper-et-la-diplomatie-des-pandas.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_BO2_quebec_canada_178_accueil_POS1)

[vid]

Aww, he's gonna shake its paw before sending it to school!

Lately, I've noticed that Stephen Harper looks more and more like an overweight, 60-year old lesbian in drag.

:shrug:

[SpongeG]

I am sure most of us grew up watching this show at some point
RIP

Degrassi's Wheels death announced, 5 years later

Actor Neil Hope spoke to teens about alcohol abuse

Actor Neil Hope, who played Derek “Wheels” Wheeler on the long-running Degrassi series, died five years ago, it was confirmed publicly for the first time on Thursday.

At the request of his family, there was no public announcement in 2007 at the time of his death, according to Degrassi producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn. Hope was 35 at the time of his death.

“We have respected the privacy of the family by not saying anything until now, but our entire team is very emotional about his passing,” Stohn said on his Twitter feed.

“Neil and his character Wheels in the early Degrassi deeply touched many lives.”

Reports said Hope — who appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi Junior High and The Kids of Degrassi Street — died Nov. 25, 2007 of natural causes.

Wheels struggled with alcoholism during the series and Hope spoke candidly about his parents’ alcoholism and his own struggles with alcohol abuse.

...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/02/16/neil-hope-obit.html


http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/topstories/2012/02/16/li-neil-hope-degrassi.jpg

[manny_santos]

Reports said Hope — who appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi Junior High and The Kids of Degrassi Street — died Nov. 25, 2007 of natural causes.

That has got to be the longest gap between a celebrity's death and the death announcement, ever. They waited for Osama bin Laden, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston to all be dead before announcing it.

[MolsonExport]

I am sure most of us grew up watching this show at some point
RIP

Degrassi's Wheels death announced, 5 years later

Actor Neil Hope spoke to teens about alcohol abuse

Actor Neil Hope, who played Derek “Wheels” Wheeler on the long-running Degrassi series, died five years ago, it was confirmed publicly for the first time on Thursday.

At the request of his family, there was no public announcement in 2007 at the time of his death, according to Degrassi producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn. Hope was 35 at the time of his death.

“We have respected the privacy of the family by not saying anything until now, but our entire team is very emotional about his passing,” Stohn said on his Twitter feed.

“Neil and his character Wheels in the early Degrassi deeply touched many lives.”

Reports said Hope — who appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi Junior High and The Kids of Degrassi Street — died Nov. 25, 2007 of natural causes.

Wheels struggled with alcoholism during the series and Hope spoke candidly about his parents’ alcoholism and his own struggles with alcohol abuse.

...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/02/16/neil-hope-obit.html


http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/topstories/2012/02/16/li-neil-hope-degrassi.jpg

Ahh, the Zit Remedy. Guilty pleasures of the eighties included tuning into the odd episode of DegJrHi. Ground-breaking show back in the day.

[Darkoshvilli]

Watched degrassi as a kid in the 90s. So much better than the current shit they're making.

[MolsonExport]

Say what you want, but they are far better than Nickelback:
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[mr.John]

That has got to be the longest gap between a celebrity's death and the death announcement, ever. They waited for Osama bin Laden, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston to all be dead before announcing it.

this guy was a celebrity? if kids ran around dressed like in my high school they would have had the living crap kicked out of them,especially that dork with the little hat (must be some Toronto thing)

[Ramako]

this guy was a celebrity? if kids ran around dressed like in my high school they would have had the living crap kicked out of them,especially that dork with the little hat (must be some Toronto thing)

It was an '80s thing.

[Rico Rommheim]

this guy was a celebrity? if kids ran around dressed like in my high school they would have had the living crap kicked out of them,especially that dork with the little hat (must be some Toronto thing)

of course he wasn't a celebrity. But obviously people remember him from that show.

[Acajack]

of course he wasn't a celebrity. But obviously people remember him from that show.

Celebrity has many different meanings. The fact that most of us have in common that we know of his guy in spite of not knowing him personally means he fits the bill in some way.

[Rico Rommheim]

Had someone come on this forum a week ago and said that the degrassi dude was 35 and living in Hamilton, nobody would of dared calling him a celebrity. Death, it seems, has its benefits.


But whatever, not worth arguing about.

[mr.John]

Had someone come on this forum a week ago and said that the degrassi dude was 35 and living in Hamilton, nobody would of dared calling him a celebrity. Death, it seems, has its benefits.


But whatever, not worth arguing about.

he probably commited suicide after watching some old episodes of that horrible show. What is with Canada when it comes to TV, can't we produce shows that are remotely watchable, how can one forget such classics as the fat pig of Kensington,or locally produced horror - excuse my french...the best show to come out of this country the last 50 years is the trailer park boys and that was only shown on Bravo

[harls]

I was sure I heard about that guy's death when it happened. Maybe I have him confused with someone else.

In other news, "Ever wonder why some bread stays fresh for up to 2 weeks?" No. I am glad it does. I can't eat a loaf in one day, What's New woman.

I think your the one who mentioned that disgusting coldfx commerical over an year ago -the one where that asshole sneezes spit and snot all over the office, they still run it ever morning at breakfast

This pleasant fellow.. yeah. Wonder how many takes they did of him sneezing.

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[Rico Rommheim]

That ain't no bread, that's why it stays "fresh" for 2 weeks. Just like spam isn't meat, and Crap dinner Mac n cheese ain't maccaronni and cheese.

[harls]

I don't get those "natural selection" hot dogs from Maple Leaf. No fancy chemicals or things you can't pronounce. But it's still the same ingredients... instead they dumb it down to make the consumer think they are buying something pure when it is still processed cow arse and hooves. No smiling butcher in a bowtie will change that.

[vid]

The bread I used to get didn't grow mould or even get stale. It simply turned grey. I no longer get that bread.

Part of my job is printing labels for a bakery. The ingredients list in is 8 point font (the smallest size legally possible) and takes up half of the label, which is between 6 and 18 square inches. The labels below 8 square inches are pretty much just ingredients and a bar code.

[manny_santos]

The bread I used to get didn't grow mould or even get stale. It simply turned grey. I no longer get that bread.

Part of my job is printing labels for a bakery. The ingredients list in is 8 point font (the smallest size legally possible) and takes up half of the label, which is between 6 and 18 square inches. The labels below 8 square inches are pretty much just ingredients and a bar code.

When I lived in Ontario it was impossible to find a good bakery locally; if you wanted to buy bread locally you either bought the processed corporate crap, or you bought really mediocre corporate bread "Baked in Your Metro", handcrafted by accountants and not people who care about quality. Or, you could drive 15 minutes to the nearest real bakery.

The bakery experience is sadly lacking in Southern Ontario.

[vid]

Lots of bakeries in Thunder Bay, but they're making that processed crap. You basically have to just bake things yourself if you want something good.

[Innsertnamehere]

there is a bakery where I live, and It has been here for the last 50+ years. It bakes "real" bread, though the owners are getting have high digit ages, so I;m unsure about how much longer it will be until they retire and it shuts down.

[reidjr]

When I lived in Ontario it was impossible to find a good bakery locally; if you wanted to buy bread locally you either bought the processed corporate crap, or you bought really mediocre corporate bread "Baked in Your Metro", handcrafted by accountants and not people who care about quality. Or, you could drive 15 minutes to the nearest real bakery.

The bakery experience is sadly lacking in Southern Ontario.

I am not sure about southern ontario but in eastern ontario there are still real bakery's the one i like the most is in richmond which is around 40 minutes from ottawa the down side is if your not there by 9:00 am most of the good stuff is gone.

[SpongeG]

the only store bread i can eat is Country harvest 12 grain, i've tried orowheat, dempsters etc 12 grains and i just don't like em - you wanna try really bad bread try the diet weight watchers bread - its purely awful

http://www.charlottepantry.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/o/countryharvest_12grain.jpg
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[reidjr]

SpongeG
Have you tried Jake's Bake house?

[softee]

This hilarious Toronto-shot video is blowing up bigtime.
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[harls]

Looks like Batman polished off a 26 of rye before going out on the town.

[harls]

I've seen more tim horton cups than usual on the sidewalks and gutters, it must be rim-rolling season again.

[MolsonExport]

Montreal had a dancing Batman. Would dress up in the batsuit. Hang out in front of some semi-touristy spot (e.g., Place Jacques Cartier, or in front of St. Patricks Cathedral, or corner McGill/Peel). Play the batman theme on a shitty ghetto blaster. Dance and look like a total idiot.

[vid]

I've seen more tim horton cups than usual on the sidewalks and gutters, it must be rim-rolling season again.

I think that Tim Horton's employees, when they are bored (like at night I guess) they just drive around town, throwing cups all over the place to advertise their new Lattes.

Speaking of shitty coffee, the radio ads for Seattle's Best Coffee at Mac's are the worst things I have ever heard. They make that Chinese kid who sang Ricky Martin's She Bangs on American Idol sound like Ricky Martin himself. :no: It's bad enough the places are crime magnets. They don't need to attack us with these commercials.

[SpongeG]

SpongeG
Have you tried Jake's Bake house?

never heard of it - is it available easily?

the country harvest is usually around $4 a loaf - normal price is $3.97 - it can go on sale 2 for $5 sometimes - its a little pricier than most breads on the shelf but i love it