Former SFDCI teacher goes nuts

Why is it I get some kinda smug satisfaction outta writing that ?

Walnuts, to be precise.

Mr. Croskery is now livin' the retirement sweet life on his hobby farm near Westport. While I didn't have the pleasure to study under his tutelage (after reading my blog, that's a fact he'll likely be comforted by - my life's work ..... wasted), from all accounts he was one of the great ones.

I've been to Mr.C's blog before .... I think I first ran across it looking for info on importing a vehicle from the US. It's quality stuff .... on successfully biking UP Foley Mountain hill -- certainly not a task for the faint of heart:

I’m not saying it was pretty. There was drool all over the front forks of the Raleigh.

I've been waiting for the perfect time to introduce his blog here -- the day has arrived.

LEAVE IT TO A BLOGGER ....

To give ya the straight goods on what's really happenin'.

Mr. C was at the meeting in Westport Saturday with the MNR, the Ontario Chinese Anglers Association and local residents to discuss the bru-ha-ha last summer over illegal fishing and assaults in Westport and other areas of the Province. Media accounts of the meeting were a tad lacking, the only stunning revelation being the MNR doesn't have the resources to protect our resources. Here's a hint -- take the deneros spent on counter-productive one-sided OHRC reports .... and put it toward actually solving the issue. Better yet -- disband the whole darned thing and give the entire budget to the MNR ... one of those win-win, two-birds-with-one-stone deals.

Reflecting on the meeting, and following a visit to the Ontario Chinese Anglers website Mr.C is left with the impression that the Chinese community is taking some responsibility and ownership of the problem and tackling the issue head-on -- from within "the community". Steps such as education on regulations for newcomers are underway.

How utterly refreshing. Now if we could just get Jam .... Er, never mind - that one will only get me in trouble.

What's really interesting to me: Some culpability is acknowledged by the anglers -- but that's something the OHRC fails (or refuses) to include in the report. More to come on that when I get the time.... the preliminary report really begs to be dissected. FACTS are completely ignored and it's FULL of half-truths, mis-quotes and assumptions. Each one designed to suit the Commissions self-serving purposes, of course.

Anyhow, it's nice to have another local voice in the blogosphere -- three now !!