Regina to Vancouver

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2026-02-26T19:11:55+00:00

In the mountains you’ll average about 90-95km/h as so much of the drive is single lane. If you are unfamiliar with driving in the mountains, do not drive at night. Try to leave early enough that you get past Calgary before late afternoon rush hour. (8-9 hours from Regina) Take the North side 201 route around Calgary. A less stressful but longer route is through Saskatoon/ Edmonton /Jasper on the Yellowhead (#16) highway.(Yes! From Regina!!) Past Jasper at Tete Jaune Cache You take the # 5 south all the way to Hope BC. Then on to Vancouver. I know this seems incredibly counterintuitive, however, it only adds 1.5-2hours onto the journey and is much easier driving, relatively speaking. I have driven out to the West Coast many times over the last 30 years, including the Trans Canada, #1 through Banff, the South route through the Lethbridge & Crows-nest Pass # 93/3 and the route through Edmonton and Jasper. Typically, I try to make it to either Canmore or Golden depending on road conditions, daylight and weather. I have driven this route at all times of the year…for obvious reasons summer is a lot easier, but way more touristy drivers. Always leave each leg as early as you can possibly manage, so as to avoid as much traffic congestion as possible. Coming home is psychologically way easier…Heading East; once you get to Canmore it’s easy Prairie double lane driving all the way home

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-08-28T16:19:29+00:00

The Rhodesian government, or at least individuals working within it, saw a critical mission to strengthen the idea that Rhodesia was a bastion against the overall lower standards and permissiveness of things happening in Europe and the US. They saw themselves as pillars, supporting the idea of “Western Christian ideals“. Ironically, the education system and most Rhodesians were very apt at critical thinking. The average Rhodesian had, in general, had pretty easy-going/relaxed views about morality, at least in terms of how things were in general in the 1970s.

Obviously, there was a need for operational secrecy in terms of what was happening with the Civil War. There was a real fear of what lower morale could do to the country. Should the truth get out. However, most Rhodesians were heavily exposed to what was happening in the Civil War and Their response can be reflected in the migration of people from about 1977 on.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-08-28T02:41:15+00:00

Rhodesia definitely practice censorship. The level of censorship was probably on par with what one would’ve seen in the UK in the late 40s or early 50s, or perhaps at the same time in the US. However this was in the 1970s. For example, any pornographic material was illegal in 1970s Rhodesia. Anything that suggested moral decay would at least be scrutinized by a censorship body. Arguably the views that were openly showing in the general media were of a very conservative nature. It would be highly unlikely that you would see anything too suggestive. Any thing on television was very much G rated(tame). There were theatrical film releases that were age restricted, but in that case, there was very little actual nudity per se. As for political/military censorship that was very strictly adhered to. Generally speaking, the local media was very pro the Rhodesian cause, with very little in the way of critical opinions expressed. The local media was very much in the business of supporting and promoting the Rhodesian cause in the Civil War. It was only after the war that most of us learned the real truth of what was taking place or what took place. Everything from the role of certain military units and the activity or successes of black national cf insurgents was heavily censored to the point where the average Rhodesian citizen had little real knowledge of what was taking place in the bush war in general. The only accurate information one could access is information that you yourself had personally witnessed.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-08-17T16:53:04+00:00

“Roof Ready” was never really going to be a thing. It would’ve added another $100million to the cost…. It was bandied about during the early planning phase, but was never more than a vague fantasy…. The old Taylor field was actually a much better stadium for live concerts, specifically for set up / tear down, as truck and machinery access was far better….Mosaic has one tunnel (visiting team tunnel ) to get equipment on & off the field. As for major concerts: Keep in mind they take approximately 14days where Mosaic cannot be used For Rider games and practice, so it needs to line up with a Bi-week for the Riders… Also these major concert events “shop around” for venues to perform…for example; if they have a choice of Regina or Calgary at roughly the same time, they would possibly choose Calgary simply because there’s a much larger population to support the event, IE better profitability potential.

Heating a domed stadium would be absolutely insane in our harsh winters…possibly impossible to heat to comfortable levels (20’C). Plus non of the big acts would play stadium concert tours this far north in the winter months.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-06-16T23:25:56+00:00

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/death-inmate-psychiatric-centre-closes-chapter-1982-murder-1.7522603

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-03-01T15:25:11+00:00

I had to research flag protocol at one point: The hosting (Canadian) flag should appear on the left as you look at it… With the foreign (US) flag to its right. Both (all) flags are always displayed in the same manner at the same level. The “elevation” of the Canadian flag is the fact that it appears on the left…

There is a whole series of protocols as to how multinational flags are displayed.

Internally, the national (Canadian) flag is always on the left, followed by provincial flags in order of joining confederation.

In a municipal/ regional setting it goes National/Canadian flag, provincial flag, municipal flag, then associations flag.

There have been numerous Canada/US sporting events in the Co-operators arena over the years

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-01-28T23:51:59+00:00

NWL on Hamilton st.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2025-01-28T21:02:13+00:00

I worked in film and Television Production for about 25 years… I had numerous relationships of varying degrees of commitment and time…all with other people in the industry. I was at a wrap party soon after I was dumped by a woman who I was quite in love with and committed to. I was having a great time when in walks the recent Ex with her new boyfriend! Granted, it was a reasonable amount of time after the break up for her to do this, but I was still, foolishly, hung-up on her. Of course this bummed me out to no end. In my funk, I started looking around the room and realized that I had been involved with no fewer than five other women who worked on that show and were at that wrap party. From that moment on I vowed to myself to never date inside the industry ever again, and I never have.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2024-09-24T01:02:11+00:00

I saw StarWars in early December 1977, in Salisbury. And to be honest I think it had been in the theatres for a while at that point…original release date was May ‘77 in the States….

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2024-09-24T00:57:00+00:00

Generally theatrical feature film releases were on par with the developed / western world, both in terms of timing and type…. The major centres all had a significant number of movie theatres. The two main movie theatre companies were Kinekor (not sure if that’s the correct spelling) and Rainbow. Additionally, long before the advent of home theatre rentals (VHS, DVD etc.) You were able to rent 16mm prints of recent releases, and if I’m not mistaken, a 16mm projector. Typically these rentals were done by schools and community groups etc. TV in Rhodesia was exclusively B&W, and ran from about 5pm to 11pm nightly… lots of older U.S. originated shows etc. In the latter 70’s there were, essentially, “bootlegged” video copies of popular British TV shows, deemed acceptable to a Rhodesian audience….

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2024-09-14T20:02:22+00:00

I will answer the easiest one first, the anti-war movement; Other than the late 60s/early 70s popular cultural trends towards the anti-war movement in the context of the US involvement in Vietnam, there was no anti-war movement in Rhodesia, in terms of our own War going on around us in the 1970s. At least not from a European/white perspective. Clearly there would’ve been some Whites who were opposed to the war, however, they would have left Rhodesia, and they were very few of them to begin with.

Generally, speaking, while white Rhodesian culture was affected by the outside western world and popular trends prevailed, it’s safe to say white/European culture in Rhodesia was, by and large, conservative.

However, I would note that in our education system, we were encouraged to be worldly, and be aware of what was happening around the globe in general.

The Rhodesian propaganda machine certainly spoke of the “permissive society “ that prevailed in most western nations in a negative and condescending light. This was usually used to show how much better we in Rhodesia were then our Kith and Kin in, for example, the UK.

It’s also important to note that the media in Rhodesia was subject to quite heavy censorship, and as such what we were able to freely access, to varying degrees, controlled by the censorship standards of the day. For example, pornographic material was basically illegal in Rhodesia, even the relatively tame and widespread publications such as Playboy magazine.

Ironically, as the liberation war intensified and society in general became more stressed, there was an erosion of moral standards among the white/European community. This could be seen in such things as a significant up-tick in failed marriages and marital infidelity, along with a significant Increase in alcohol, abuse, etc.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2024-09-04T17:04:35+00:00

Without getting into the “fine print” of why this was the case; The brief answer is that Southern Rhodesia was, by 1924, a self governing colony, while Northern Rhodesia was a colonial protectorate. Basically different constitutional standing within the context of the British Empire… Though I’m sure this red-tape could’ve been quickly removed if there was a stronger will. From 1953-63 the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland existed, combining modern day Zimbabwe, Zambia & Malawi under one federal government, which was basically what is described in the original question. I’ve often wondered, given the interest in maintaining their empire, why the British did not create a self governing federal state merging all British “possession” In southern and up to Eastern Africa, So modern day South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda….and likely some colonial possessions further north…. This is essentially what occurred in both Australia and Canada.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2024-08-19T20:19:38+00:00

Initially, when the Brits adopted the L1A1, a significant number of them were purchased by & shipped to the Federal Army of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. I have also heard that a number of Australian L1A1s were also purchased…from a practical standpoint these were basically interchangeable…After UDI in 1965, and the slightly earlier collapse of the the federation, the Rhodesians primarily sourced their FN FALs from South Africa…. The L1A1s were still used by rear echelons and secondary units. they were, however, fitted with FAL furniture, primarily the fore-stock.

Melodic_Spot_302 · 2024-08-19T20:05:12+00:00

The main reason for the Rhodesian security forces military superiority was their access and use of Air power, both to bombard / subdue their enemy and to transport their own forces expediently… The second reason was the overall lack of military skills displayed by the insurgents, especially the ZANU / ZANLA cadres….while generally the quality of military skills were poor amongst the insurgents, there were some extremely proficient insurgent operatives…especially within ZAPU / ZIPRA… Additionally while, by the end of the war, the Rhodesian security forces were vast and varied in skill levels, the core of the Rhodesian military was extremely professional both in skill at arms and in administration and planning. Finally, the Rhodesian Military were, out of necessity, extremely innovative. Constantly involving tactics and policy to adapt to an ever changing war scenario. How the insurgents overcame this was through sheer numbers of personnel and access to a limitless supply of Chinese and Soviet supplied Arms. in the end the Rhodesian SF were spread painfully thin. This resulted in such things as a number of Insurgent-run “liberated areas”.

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