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Sunset Park - Winter (3)

Looking out on the frozen waters of Lake Nipissing from Sunset Park.

Christmas Decorations @ Nipissing University

Here's one of the many offices that were decorated at Nipissing University for the holidays. This one belongs to the Centre for Continuing Education.



This photo of a Christmas tree was taken near one of the entrance ways.

Gateway Pentecostal Church

A very timely saying posted on the Gateway Pentecostal Church's outdoor sign.

"The thing to spend on your children is time"

The church is located near the intersection of Marshall and Booth Rd.

Sunset Park - Winter (2)

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We are still in Sunset Park but now we are looking west & north. Click here to see a summer image from a similar vantage point.

Sunset Park - Winter (1)

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This is a view of frozen Lake Nipissing looking south & west from Sunset Park. Click here for a similar view but taken during the summer.

Winter Bench

Another photo that was inspired by fellow daily photo city bloggers. Felicia & Alexandra's San Diego Daily Photo's post of their Winter Beach made me want to show everyone what a North Bay bench near the water looks in early December.

This photo was taken in along the boardwalk that passes by the marina heading towards Kings Landing.

Christmas Tree - Education Centre Library

Last week I had seen various unusual & wonderful Christmas Trees that Miami Daily Photo had posted on her blog. They were part of South Florida's Festival of the Trees. Thanks to Gwen, I thought I would share one of the different Xmas trees that can be found in North Bay.

This tree of Tim Horton coffee cups can be found in the front entrance of the Education Centre Library on the Nipissing University - Canadore College campus.

North Bay Marina (Winter)

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In the photo on the far left you can see the Dead Slow sign that I had taken a photo of in November. The last of the boats left in early November (click here to see the last boat in the marina).

King's Landing & Memorial Beach (Winter)

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A different view of Memorial Beach then earlier this summer. Lake Nipissing is starting to freeze over (the ice is still not thick enough to venture upon).

Duchesnay Falls - Winter View

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Here's a shot of Duchesnay Falls. It's a slightly different view of the falls then what I took earlier this summer (click here for that summer view).

Education Centre Pond covered in Snow

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This is the view of the pond at the back of the Education Centre (part of Nipissing University & Canadore College). This is what you can see from the cafeteria windows. It was a bit cold & windy when I took this photo on Monday afternoon.

Come February 2008, this area will be swarming with hockey players as Canadore College hosts the Canadian Pond Hockey Faceoff on February 15, 16, & 17.

Snow Commute - Overpass

Some of you have asked if we get a lot of snow. That depends on your definition of a lot. I don't think we get enough snow but others think we get too much.

This photo was taken last Friday (Nov 30) of the cars coming from downtown onto Lakeshore Drive via the Overpass (called that since it goes above the train tracks of both the Ontario Northland and Ottawa Valley Railways). The snowstorm is just starting to roll into town.

To give you an idea as to the amount of snow that has fallen (& drifted), since Sunday afternoon, I have shovelled out the driveway 5 times! It's supposed to let up a bit by tomorrow, which means that I'll actually have a chance to do a proper job of cleaning the driveway and piling the snow away from the house.

Here it's important to push the snow as far away from the driveway and house on these first snow falls since it will continue to snow until March. It is no picnic trying to clean your driveway when you have created 6 foot banks of snow on either side.

December Theme Day - Stanley St Bridge

It's theme day again for daily city photo bloggers. December's theme is bridges.

This is an older bridge which allows Stanley St to cross over Chippewa Creek.

Below you will find links to other bloggers who are participating in the Bridge Theme, please visit.

Boston (MA), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Portland (OR), USA - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Inverness (IL), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Stockholm, Sweden - Setúbal, Portugal - Brussels, Belgium - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Hyde, UK - Manila, Philippines - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - London, England - Austin (TX), USA - Toulouse, France - Weston (FL), USA - Sesimbra, Portugal - Selma (AL), USA - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Saarbrücken, Germany - Cleveland (OH), USA - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - North Bay (ON), Canada - Arradon, France - Paderborn, Germany - Durban, South Africa - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Portland (OR), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Wichita (Ks), USA - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Grenoble, France - New York City (NY), USA - Nottingham, UK - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Arlington (VA), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Miami (FL), USA - Cheltenham, UK - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Saratoga Spgs. (NY), USA - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nashville (TN), USA - Toruń, Poland - New Orleans (LA), USA - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Melbourne, Australia - Moscow, Russia - Trujillo, Peru - Château-Gontier, France - Quincy (MA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Joplin (MO), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Brookville (OH), USA - Chateaubriant, France - Chandler (AZ), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Baziège, France - Auckland, New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Subang Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Detroit (MI), USA - Riga, Latvia - Nelson, New Zealand - Budapest, Hungary - Cape Town, South Africa - Sydney, Australia - Dunedin (FL), USA - Sofia, Bulgaria - Radonvilliers, France - Turin, Italy - Montpellier, France - Kansas City (MO), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Wailea (HI), USA - Lubbock (TX), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Terrell (TX), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Budapest, Hungary - Montréal (QC), Canada - Sharon (CT), USA - Le Guilvinec, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - London, UK - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Orlando (FL), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Paris, France - Mainz, Germany - Newcastle (NSW), Australia - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Darmstadt, Germany - Naples (FL), USA - Torino, Italy - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Bogor, Indonesia - The Hague, Netherlands - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - Melbourne (VIC), Australia - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Christchurch, New Zealand

On Final Approach - Jack Garland Airport (2)

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Here's a shot of the Jack Garland Airport and terminal from the air as we are coming in for a landing. This photo was taken in September.

This is the last photo in my airplane ride series. Hope everyone enjoyed the aerial view of North Bay.

Airplane Ride (11) - Airport Hill Houses

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Flying low over the trees as we are returning to the North Bay Airport. This photo was taken in mid-September as the fall colours are starting. At the very top of the photo one can see a bit of Lake Nipissing.

Airplane Ride (10) - Trout Lake from Air

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Almost back at the North Bay Airport. Looking east from the plane over Trout Lake. Although ard to see, the houses along the shore are in the Birchaven neighbourhood of North Bay. Click on this link to see a view of the beach area in the neighbourhood.

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last couple of days, but I wasn't in town and had not uploaded any photos previously. As for the current weather, well it's around -9C and we have a bit of snow on the ground (I'll post some photos of the snow after I finish the airplane ride).

Airplane Ride (9) - West Ferris area

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Heading back to the North Bay Airport. Looking west towards Lake Nipissing. We can see the end of both the ONR rail yard as well as the OVR rail yard. The West Ferris neighbourhood is in the background.

Airplane Ride (8) - Pinewood Park Drive

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I'm still on my airplane ride. To answer some of your questions, the photos were all taken on a 1/2hr ride around the City of North Bay in mid-September.

Here we see part of Pinewood Park Drive (the old Hwy 11) as we are looking west towards Lake Nipissing.

Airplane Ride (7) - St. Theresa's School

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This is St. Theresa's School in Callander which has approximately 165 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The school is part of the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board.