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Apr 24 2011

Fort St John All Candidates Forum

I admit I’m a little behind on my post about the Fort St John All Candidates Forum, which took place Thursday April 21, 2011. Even more so I don’t care all that much about politics. I’m not saying it isn’t an important part of being a Canadian, I mean I don’t understand a lot of it and I think a lot of it is useless dribble.

If you do want to read some good blog posts on the All Candidates Forum, Lori Ackerman wrote a good post and so did the Chamber of Commerce President, Andrew Tylosky, who also hosted the evening.

For me the evening about about two things. The first was get an idea of who were the candidates of our area. A bigger part of politics for me is knowing what type of person is representing us. I would like that person to be a genuine one, someone who is somewhat honest and actually cares about the people of the area.

The second was taking photos. I have started to enjoy being a photographer at these events. This time the room was relatively well lit and I used a 50mm and 35mm lens. I believe most of the time I used an ISO between 500-1000, with an aperture of f/2.0

Apr 18 2011

Spring has not sprung

Well I guess spring has sprung. As I drove home this evening it started to snow.
This is disappointing because I really wanted to get my bike. But I think it will be warm enough tomorrow that will be melted.
Such a buzz kill really, after such a nice day today I really didn’t want to see the snow.

Apr 18 2011

Has Spring Finally Sprung?

As I do most weekdays I am sitting in front of the big window in the living room of the house I live in, staring out of it. The sun doesn’t actually shine in, in the morning as it is rises on the other side of the house, but I can still see it strong morning reflection on the houses across the street.

When I arrived back to Fort St John after my short trip to Yellowknife the weather was miserable. There were one or two days when I first got back that were pleasant, but then things turned. It started to snow, and snow a lot. Fort St John ended up break snow fall records for certain days.

The worst part was that things were still reletvely wet. So the snow would come down and then slow melt. Which make streets a mess, our gravel/dirt driveway a mud puddle, but also made for slick road condition.

There were several delays on the Alaska Highway around town with vehicles that had gone into the ditch and what not. One case even of a bulldozer tipping off its flatbed trailer north of Fort St John. Having had to travel back from Fort Nelson last Thursday while it was white out conditions, I now know why there are so many collisions.

That might all be over now though and spring might just stick around. As I mentioned it is currently blue skies with the sun gleaming down. Most of the roads are even dry now. I could possible get one of my bikes out and ride it to work.

Before we rejoice to much though, we must brace ourselves for the week of rain the forecast is calling for starting Sunday, April 24. Although it means getting wet, it will be a good thing to get rid of any snow left and to also get rid of any dirt and dust that might have accumulated.

In all I think it is going to be a good week.

Apr 11 2011

Fort St John’s April Snow

I can’t say I really remember the last time I saw snow coming down so much so fast. It is as if there is a curtain of white fluffy stuff outside and I can barely see my neighbours across the street.

When I got back to Fort St John the other day it was beautiful. The sun was shining and it was warm. The other thing I noticed was how much snow had disappeared in the week I had been gone. 10 foot snow piles where virtually nothing.

The temperature at 7:30am is already hoovering around 0, so I don’t think this snow will stay snow much longer before it turns to rain. I am a little concerned though, judging by the forecast we may be getting even more snow at the end of this week.

I must say I’m not sure if I rather all this snow of the -27 and sunshine Yellowknife is receiving today.

Feb 17 2011

REVIEW: First time at Diner on 93rd

After a long day of work, I found myself sitting in a room filled with families, seniors and rig workers all looking for a good meal. This was the first time I had gone to Diner on 93rd. I would actually say that it isn’t a diner, but isn’t quite fancy dining.

I often wondered if it would be a replacement for Uptown Grill, but I don’t think that is the case. Diner on 93rd definitely caters to the families and the groups for quick family meal. Prices range from $10-$20, Which is reasonable for a restaurant in Fort St. John. The menu wasn’t the biggest although it did seem to have the selection. There were things like pork tenderloin, shepherds pie, burgers and fries, steak and a small selection of pasta.

The menu being smaller than most left me actually stumped as to what I was going to order. I ended up deciding to go with the chicken linguine. Once we’d ordered which didn’t take very long, as the restaurant wasn’t that busy at that time, it only took about 15 min. for our meals to arrive. So let’s get into this chicken linguine.

Chicken Alfredo

They say chicken linguine, I say chicken Alfredo, either way it’s the same dish. I often find it’s really hard to make the chicken in the chicken linguini not so bland, it seems that the Diner on 93rd has the same dilemma, or maybe that’s just me. The meal is something that I could definitely cook myself, and I have before. I’m fairly certain that the creamy sauce or Alfredo sauce was just bought from the grocery store. I also found it slightly watery, which made eating it a slight challenge as I tend to get my meal everywhere. The garlic toast on the other hand was a little odd. The garlic toast was soggy and very thin. It was only garlic on one side and I don’t think it was actually toasted. Overall though I did enjoy the meal and was happy to not have to cook it myself.

Photo Feb 16 8 00 46 PM

For meal that was only $15, especially for supper was quite good. I don’t know how often I will return, but I do know I will be back at some point. They tell me the location used to be a Joey’s Seafood, which really shows when you’re inside the restaurant. It is a very similar atmosphere as well as food selection.

If you want a quick and relatively cheap meal for supper I suggest you go check out Diner 93rd. When you do leave me a comment, right here below.