After Donald Trump arbitrarily and foolishly signed an Executive Order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, an idea that is ridiculous. The name predates both the United States and Canada, Huron Indigenous people’s word “oniatarí:io,” which means “lake of shining waters.” Here a few of the photographs of LAKE ONTARIO from my […]
The end of March 2026 in Kitimat has been nasty. Rather than slowly becoming springlike we’ve had snow storm after snow storm, with the latest (after the spring equinox) was more like a blizzard in January or February.
An atmospheric river brought a late winter Sunday snow storm to Kitimat on March 15, 2026. The snow continued until late in the evening and then turned to heavy rain,
Kitimat held its annual Rail Jam at City Centre n Friday January 30, 202. A rail jam defined as a high-energy, grassroots skiing and snowboarding competition focusing on technical tricks on rails, boxes, and urban-style features. It is held in small spaces, often in city centres or at the base of ski resorts. The District […]
I took it pretty easy during the holidays, trying to relax. The weather continued weird and I only ventured as far as my driveway.
The New York Times (paywalled) reported on Tuesday, December 16, the results of a study of dark eyed juncos around the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles.Over the past few years, the juncos (part of the sparrow family) have adapted to living in LA and are now apparently enjoying human food. That […]
This morning’s atmospheric river hitting the northwest from Oregon to British Columbia brought a blizzard to Kitimat. That didn’t deter all the birds that came to my tower feeder.