Western Expresso - Page 181

1ajs · #**3601** Posted **Aug 29, 2017, 1:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jets4Life

There are actual jobs up there?

yes if u want to work

Kronos · #**3602** Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 6:16 PM**

CBC article about how an AB UCP leadership candidate wants the Gov of AB to buy the port of Churchill.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/edmonton/ucp-candidate-callaway-alberta-churchill-oil-1.4267138

esquire · #**3603** Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 6:20 PM**

Where is all the smoke blowing in from?

rrskylar · #**3604** Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Where is all the smoke blowing in from?

It's from fires!

esquire · #**3605** Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 6:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

It's from fires!

Stormer · #**3606** Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 7:13 PM**

It is smoky in Regina too and we have strong SE winds, so I have no idea where this is from.

vid · #**3607** Posted **Aug 31, 2017, 2:27 AM**

The smoke in Thunder Bay, according to Environment Canada's smoke models, is coming from Northern Ontario. The current high pressure system over us is swirling it and smoke from Manitoba, counter-clockwise into the upper plains and prairies. It's quite satisfying to watch. As the high moves eastward, Saskatchewan will see more smoke from the west enter its atmosphere and Northern Ontario will get even more of Northern Manitoba's smoke. It's amazing how many fires are going on up there, since the fire hazard is still low to moderate.

https://weather.gc.ca/firework/firework_anim_e.html?type=em&utc=00

OTA in Winnipeg · #**3608** Posted **Aug 31, 2017, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

It is smoky in Regina too and we have strong SE winds, so I have no idea where this is from.

Manitoba. Three reserves are currently being evacuated. 3,700 people!
Edit: Manitoba fires would be NE.

Nathan · #**3609** Posted **Aug 31, 2017, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTA in Winnipeg

Manitoba. Three reserves are currently being evacuated. 3,700 people!
Edit: Manitoba fires would be NE.

Saskatchewan too. A few places have declared a state of emergency and people are being evacuated to PA and Saskatoon.

Stormer · #**3610** Posted **Aug 31, 2017, 11:12 PM**

Pelican Narrows, SK (NW of Flin Flon) is under mandatory evac. 2700 people.

1ajs · #**3611** Posted **Sep 1, 2017, 4:18 AM**

lots of smoke up by lynn lake and fox mine
the co-op road has been opened and closed on and off from fires as well

Roger Strong · #**3612** Posted **Sep 1, 2017, 3:08 PM**

Google Earth. On Oculus Rift. Is awesome.

Winnipeg has been mapped out with LIDAR, so all the buildings, trees etc. are in 3D. And the Oculus is a 3D viewer, with its own Google Earth app.

vid · #**3613** Posted **Sep 3, 2017, 3:20 PM**

Winnipeg has been in 3D in Google Earth for a while now. Even Thunder Bay and Sudbury is 3D now.

Roger Strong · #**3614** Posted **Sep 3, 2017, 5:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

Winnipeg has been in 3D in Google Earth for a while now. Even Thunder Bay and Sudbury is 3D now.

Yup. But until now I've only seen the 3D models on a 2D screen. In Oculus you view them in full 3D.

LilZebra · #**3615** Posted **Sep 3, 2017, 7:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

Winnipeg has been in 3D in Google Earth for a while now. Even Thunder Bay and Sudbury is 3D now.

The politicians claim that their latest "megaproject" will make Winterpeg a "world class" city.

I guess Google is now claiming that Winnipeg has attained that status.

The Bess · #**3616** Posted **Sep 14, 2017, 2:27 PM**

Here's something different

http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/massive-boa-constrictor-spotted-on-saskatoon-street-1.3589371

goldenboi · #**3617** Posted **Sep 14, 2017, 3:25 PM**

I'm curious to know if any of you skyscraper nerds are at the Canadian Urbanism Conference in Winnipeg right now.

esquire · #**3618** Posted **Sep 19, 2017, 3:49 PM**

What happened to our fearless leader cyro , aka cyrodill? According to his profile he hasn't checked in since July!

TimeFadesAway · #**3619** Posted **Sep 19, 2017, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

What happened to our fearless leader cyro , aka cyrodill? According to his profile he hasn't checked in since July!

I remember him mentioning that he had a lot of personal stuff going on that was preventing him from checking in.

rrskylar · #**3620** Posted **Sep 22, 2017, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

What happened to our fearless leader cyro , aka cyrodill? According to his profile he hasn't checked in since July!

What ever happened to Rgalston?