Eric Very
@ekvery.bsky.social
Writing at www.brockton-history.ca, jogging, coffee, dad.
Working on the waterfront.
Working on the waterfront.
Down for 8 minutes and they called 40 shuttle buses. Seem like they operating very cautiously.
"The TTC said service was suspended at 7:36 a.m...Service was restored around 7:44 a.m. It was around -8C when the line shut down."
"The TTC said service was suspended at 7:36 a.m...Service was restored around 7:44 a.m. It was around -8C when the line shut down."
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Down for 8 minutes and they called 40 shuttle buses. Seem like they operating very cautiously.
"The TTC said service was suspended at 7:36 a.m...Service was restored around 7:44 a.m. It was around -8C when the line shut down."
"The TTC said service was suspended at 7:36 a.m...Service was restored around 7:44 a.m. It was around -8C when the line shut down."
This book does a good job of giving more context to the boom and bust cycles. Belich argues the booms drove settlement, not just followed it. Growth came from the settlement economy, and when the busts hit, the staples stepped in to fill the gap.
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Replenishing the Earth
Why does so much of the world speak English? Replenishing the Earth gives a new answer to that question, uncovering a 'settler revolution' that took place from the early nineteenth century that led to...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This book does a good job of giving more context to the boom and bust cycles. Belich argues the booms drove settlement, not just followed it. Growth came from the settlement economy, and when the busts hit, the staples stepped in to fill the gap.
books.google.ca/books/about/...
books.google.ca/books/about/...
Thank for this. A great review of a great book.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thank for this. A great review of a great book.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
I would've stopped if I didn't have a kid to grab! Was great seeing you out and about! Looked like a great tour
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I would've stopped if I didn't have a kid to grab! Was great seeing you out and about! Looked like a great tour