Wayne in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
@wayneking.bsky.social
Retired
Canadian Navy Veteran
Living in Nova Scotia, Canada
Canadian Navy Veteran
Living in Nova Scotia, Canada
A Remembrance Day must watch. Today I was in my grandson's Grade 5 Class for an assembly and they sang this to honor all Veterans. Moved me to tears. It was the first time I heard this tribute.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_...
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Terry Kelly - A Pittance of Time (Official Version)
YouTube video by Terry Kelly
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A Remembrance Day must watch. Today I was in my grandson's Grade 5 Class for an assembly and they sang this to honor all Veterans. Moved me to tears. It was the first time I heard this tribute.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_...
What is happening in NS courts; Poppys are not allowed to be worn by some judiciary staff but not all.
I understand the need for proceedings to be not biased.
Someone, please explain to me how wearing a Poppy biases proceedings.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
I understand the need for proceedings to be not biased.
Someone, please explain to me how wearing a Poppy biases proceedings.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. premier outraged after court staff told they need permission to wear poppies
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was disgusted when he found out that some court staff were told they needed a judge’s permission to wear a poppy.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What is happening in NS courts; Poppys are not allowed to be worn by some judiciary staff but not all.
I understand the need for proceedings to be not biased.
Someone, please explain to me how wearing a Poppy biases proceedings.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
I understand the need for proceedings to be not biased.
Someone, please explain to me how wearing a Poppy biases proceedings.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
If this article is accurate Pierre Poilievre doesn't sound like a confident leader after Chris d’Entremont changed parties.
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/poil...
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/poil...
Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
OTTAWA - With Yarmouth MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals due to "Poilievre's leadership style", the CPC leader has responded "My leadership style is the ab...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If this article is accurate Pierre Poilievre doesn't sound like a confident leader after Chris d’Entremont changed parties.
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/poil...
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/poil...
Canada, this is how it is done.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Canada, this is how it is done.
Wow! What a difference a day makes. Lately Bluesky has been looking like the Twitter I abandoned years ago. But today, the Bluesky I joined seems to be back. Let's keep it this way, shall we.
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Wow! What a difference a day makes. Lately Bluesky has been looking like the Twitter I abandoned years ago. But today, the Bluesky I joined seems to be back. Let's keep it this way, shall we.
Take time this week to remember that many over the years have paid a huge price for you to live free. Buy a poppy to support your local Royal Canadian Legion to help them support veterans.
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Take time this week to remember that many over the years have paid a huge price for you to live free. Buy a poppy to support your local Royal Canadian Legion to help them support veterans.
To those wanting prices to roll back to yesteryear's prices; not gonna happen.
What needs to happen is for income to increase which will allow people to afford to live and buy what they need/want.
What needs to happen is for income to increase which will allow people to afford to live and buy what they need/want.
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
To those wanting prices to roll back to yesteryear's prices; not gonna happen.
What needs to happen is for income to increase which will allow people to afford to live and buy what they need/want.
What needs to happen is for income to increase which will allow people to afford to live and buy what they need/want.
Here is a local interest story. Even if you don't like Brad Marchand, you have to admit this is an act of friendship and love.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NHL star subs in as coach of N.S. minor hockey team to support a grieving family | CBC News
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand, who is from Hammonds Plains, N.S., said he didn't hesitate to come home once he learned his friend's 10-year-old daughter died after a battle with cancer.
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Here is a local interest story. Even if you don't like Brad Marchand, you have to admit this is an act of friendship and love.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cybertruck recall, again. This time for off road light bar falling off.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Cybertruck recall, again. This time for off road light bar falling off.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Some pumpkin people in Kentville NS
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Some pumpkin people in Kentville NS
Went to the Sound of Music put on by Quick as a Wink in WIndsor Nova Scotia. What an awesome performance!
I highly recommend this performance, you will not be disappointed.
Running from October 17th to 25th, 2025, get your tickets here: qaaw.ca/tickets2
I highly recommend this performance, you will not be disappointed.
Running from October 17th to 25th, 2025, get your tickets here: qaaw.ca/tickets2
Tickets — Quick As A Wink Theatre Society
qaaw.ca
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Went to the Sound of Music put on by Quick as a Wink in WIndsor Nova Scotia. What an awesome performance!
I highly recommend this performance, you will not be disappointed.
Running from October 17th to 25th, 2025, get your tickets here: qaaw.ca/tickets2
I highly recommend this performance, you will not be disappointed.
Running from October 17th to 25th, 2025, get your tickets here: qaaw.ca/tickets2
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hfxALERT (August 14 at 10:32am):
Susies Lake wildfire remains held with crews working this morning. The mandatory evacuation of area businesses will be lifted at 11 a.m. Julius Boulevard remains closed. Barriers will be in place and HRP remain. Halifax Transit routes will return to normal.
Susies Lake wildfire remains held with crews working this morning. The mandatory evacuation of area businesses will be lifted at 11 a.m. Julius Boulevard remains closed. Barriers will be in place and HRP remain. Halifax Transit routes will return to normal.
August 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
hfxALERT (August 14 at 10:32am):
Susies Lake wildfire remains held with crews working this morning. The mandatory evacuation of area businesses will be lifted at 11 a.m. Julius Boulevard remains closed. Barriers will be in place and HRP remain. Halifax Transit routes will return to normal.
Susies Lake wildfire remains held with crews working this morning. The mandatory evacuation of area businesses will be lifted at 11 a.m. Julius Boulevard remains closed. Barriers will be in place and HRP remain. Halifax Transit routes will return to normal.
What is NSP trying to hide by this Damage Control attempt. Those affected by the cyber incident have a right to see all the information as it is reviewed. NSP wanting to try to shape the final report before publication is not appropriate either.
Glad to see NSEB disagrees.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Glad to see NSEB disagrees.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.S. Power asks for blanket secrecy in cybersecurity inquiry, but the regulator is not keen | CBC News
Nova Scotia Power wants special rules and blanket secrecy during an inquiry into its cybersecurity breach, but the board in charge of the process is not keen on the proposal.
www.cbc.ca
August 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What is NSP trying to hide by this Damage Control attempt. Those affected by the cyber incident have a right to see all the information as it is reviewed. NSP wanting to try to shape the final report before publication is not appropriate either.
Glad to see NSEB disagrees.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Glad to see NSEB disagrees.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax Electric Ferry demo by Belfast based Artemis Technoligies. The sales guy, Carl Wegener, is based in Florida. While HQed in Belfast Ireland, any US portion of this company should be not allowed to bid on any NS RFPs. NS Premier Houston & HRM, what say you?
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Company pitching Bedford to downtown Halifax ferry commute in 20 minutes during rush hour
Belfast company in town this week pitching their foil technology for electric ferries for Mill Cove
www.saltwire.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Halifax Electric Ferry demo by Belfast based Artemis Technoligies. The sales guy, Carl Wegener, is based in Florida. While HQed in Belfast Ireland, any US portion of this company should be not allowed to bid on any NS RFPs. NS Premier Houston & HRM, what say you?
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Canada is weathering the US tariffs because we are supporting supportig each other by buying Canadian and our government is negotiating with other countires for improved trade. We will come out of this all the stronger. Yay Canada!
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Why Canada's avoiding the 'worst-case scenario' in the face of U.S. tariffs | CBC News
With tariffs piling up over the past few months, economists say Canada's economy is starting to show cracks but there are few signs of collapse. Economists explain why that's the case.
www.cbc.ca
August 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Canada is weathering the US tariffs because we are supporting supportig each other by buying Canadian and our government is negotiating with other countires for improved trade. We will come out of this all the stronger. Yay Canada!
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
CUPW rejects latest offer, but not because it was a bad offer.
Jan Simpson, CUPW's national president, had urged unionized workers to reject the proposal in order to protect the integrity of the bargaining process, and she criticized Hajdu for forcing a vote.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Jan Simpson, CUPW's national president, had urged unionized workers to reject the proposal in order to protect the integrity of the bargaining process, and she criticized Hajdu for forcing a vote.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Unionized workers at Canada Post vote against latest contract offer | CBC News
Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted against the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer.
www.cbc.ca
August 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
CUPW rejects latest offer, but not because it was a bad offer.
Jan Simpson, CUPW's national president, had urged unionized workers to reject the proposal in order to protect the integrity of the bargaining process, and she criticized Hajdu for forcing a vote.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Jan Simpson, CUPW's national president, had urged unionized workers to reject the proposal in order to protect the integrity of the bargaining process, and she criticized Hajdu for forcing a vote.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Nice to see Canadian Korean Veterans getting honoured in Canada. thank you Western Canada chapter of the Korean Veterans Association. My dad, just 20 yo, was on the HMCS Iroquois when she was hit by Korean shore fire on 2 Oct 1951.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Korean War Veterans Day marked with ceremony at Burnaby memorial
More than 100 people gathered at the Korean War memorial in Burnaby’s Central Park Saturday morning to mark the 72nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the conflict.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Nice to see Canadian Korean Veterans getting honoured in Canada. thank you Western Canada chapter of the Korean Veterans Association. My dad, just 20 yo, was on the HMCS Iroquois when she was hit by Korean shore fire on 2 Oct 1951.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
RCN freeing up almost 400 crew by paying off 8 MCDVs. That is one way to reduce recruiting demands and provide more crew for deploying Frigates/AOPS. Too bad the Global News chose to show 2 Frigates vice MCDVs in their article.
globalnews.ca/news/1130266...
globalnews.ca/news/1130266...
Royal Canadian Navy plans to retire eight warships this year - National | Globalnews.ca
The navy says eight of its 12 Kingston-class vessels will be removed from service following "paying off" ceremonies in Halifax and Esquimalt, B.C.
globalnews.ca
July 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
RCN freeing up almost 400 crew by paying off 8 MCDVs. That is one way to reduce recruiting demands and provide more crew for deploying Frigates/AOPS. Too bad the Global News chose to show 2 Frigates vice MCDVs in their article.
globalnews.ca/news/1130266...
globalnews.ca/news/1130266...
Grocers are still trying to mask US products as Canadian. Read the labels carefully.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding | CBC News
New data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a CBC News investigation suggest ongoing problems with country-of-origin signage in Canadian grocery stores. CBC also found questionable Canadian ...
www.cbc.ca
July 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Grocers are still trying to mask US products as Canadian. Read the labels carefully.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...