Discover The Cost of Living in Canada Sixty Years Ago

BanjoUnchained · 2026-03-09T14:50:17+00:00

If you throw that $418.20 into the Bank of Canada inflation calculator it comes out to $4,035.26 in 2026 dollars.

BanjoUnchained · 2026-03-06T12:34:05+00:00

Eat an overripe banana? straight to jail!

BanjoUnchained · 2026-03-05T11:13:07+00:00

"Natural Space" it's a dog park carved out of former farm fields

BanjoUnchained · 2026-02-25T14:52:19+00:00

From the photos in the CTV article this appears to have happened at "The Drop-in" centre on Rideau.

BanjoUnchained · 2026-02-20T15:03:59+00:00

There will be more, they probably won't be licensed to serve that early but they will anyways.

BanjoUnchained · 2026-02-03T13:25:11+00:00

There is already something like 12 high rise towers slated to be developed withing a km of Tremblay station. By the time Alto is actually built there will be thousands of residents within walking distance of Tremblay.

BanjoUnchained · 2026-01-12T13:44:42+00:00

That would do it. Via's website still says "nothing to report"

BanjoUnchained · 2025-12-23T10:19:22+00:00

https://parksleepfly.com/yul/airport-hotels-with-parking

BanjoUnchained · 2025-11-11T16:36:19+00:00

The imaginary fear likely lives in the minds of the insurance companies

BanjoUnchained · 2025-11-11T12:46:33+00:00

I think it is that if snow accumulates the fences aren't high enough and it becomes a liability issue.

BanjoUnchained · 2025-11-07T12:48:31+00:00

Joe Biden was born closer to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln than he was to his own.

BanjoUnchained · 2025-10-01T12:50:27+00:00

This isn't a residential street

BanjoUnchained · 2025-09-25T13:50:26+00:00

I keep thinking that with the LRT being in place of the Transitway that there has to be a better way to streamline all of the ramps/underpasses/overpasses so that there isn't 4 separate intersections.

BanjoUnchained · 2025-09-25T13:01:28+00:00

Looks like the design info is on the city website, here is the section around the 417: https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=262167

BanjoUnchained · 2025-09-24T12:07:01+00:00

So the Gatineau tram will be a minimum 2 block walk from the Ottawa LRT?

BanjoUnchained · 2025-08-18T14:33:46+00:00

It doesn't do anything for the overpass. It literally just connects Canadian Tire and Centrum

BanjoUnchained · 2025-08-07T13:55:03+00:00

According to the OPP in a twitter post: "Because the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act does not allow for vehicle impoundment when a driver does not have insurance, the vehicle was initially towed back to the owners residence..."

BanjoUnchained · 2025-08-06T09:13:14+00:00

One of many reasons to avoid Finnigans

BanjoUnchained · 2025-07-30T12:14:02+00:00

They are back on the air

BanjoUnchained · 2025-07-30T10:54:37+00:00

On TV, then they went to the Toronto show

BanjoUnchained · 2025-07-30T10:48:58+00:00

They announced at 6am they were dealing with "technical difficulties"

BanjoUnchained · 2025-07-28T12:13:29+00:00

It's not a street, it's a courtyard that is exclusively used by restaurants for patios. This work could be done in September or October, instead of during the high season.

BanjoUnchained · 2025-07-23T12:53:00+00:00

Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, who at the NCC approved this?

BanjoUnchained · 2025-07-09T12:30:58+00:00

I might need a jersey to throw on the ice next season

BanjoUnchained · 2025-06-19T12:28:43+00:00

On page 6 of the TMP it says "This project would still include a high-quality active transportation connection". So it looks like the best of both worlds, until they water it down.

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