On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

1. My parents took my siblings and I to visit Louisberg as part of our family road trip to Charlottetown and back in 1979. That was part of my introduction to the Mik'ma'ki provinces. I don't remember much about the fortress now, and that leaves me with a guiltier feeling than I might otherwise have upon reading this news.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/rising-sea-levels-threatening-300-year-old-french-fortress-in-nova-scotia

2. Yes, that was the same road trip that included my first visit to Parliament Hill, at my father's behest, to view the remains of John Diefenbaker in the Rotunda of the Centre Block. It's disturbing how I've only ever been inside the Centre Block to pay my respects to dead politicians: Diefenbaker, Trudeau the Elder and Jack Layton, thus far. It's a habit I'd like to break, preferably for far more joyous reasons.

3. Yes, I just referred to the provinces east of Québec as "the Mi'kma'ki provinces". It describes their relationship to each other geographically and politically regarding Indigenous presence there, and that label also correctly includes Newfoundland Island. (Newfoundland and Labrador are intersectional as different regions of that province fall into Mi'kmaq, Innu and Inuit traditional lands.)

More thoughts on other matters later.

I did a lot of stuff today:

• Got about two hours' walking exercise, half of which was completely unplanned.
• Checked some leads on new jobs.
• Got started on another page for Local Hero, specifically the "thumbnail" layout stage(more of an 8.5" by 11" rough layout, actually).
• Found I'd been given a tip of the hat by the Canadian Journalist blog today.
• Attended a funeral for a friendly acquaintance from the Ottawa SF Society.

A full day, yes?

Addendum I: Oh, here's something else you might want to keep an eye on re: Net neutrality in Canada, also courtesy of the Canadian Journalist blog.

Addendum II: Added a bit of urban photography to the Artblog. Enjoy.