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Ontario's most breathtaking boardwalk opens next month
Warmer days are just around the corner for Ontario, and with that comes the seasonal opening of the Niagara White Water Walk, one of the (if not the) most breathtaking waterfront boardwalks in the province.If piling into the car with your closest pals and exploring Ontario's many weird and wonderful attractions is your ...
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I've had quite a week, so I am enjoying the morning in my lovely neighbourhood park. Over the years, this neglected green spot in my town had endured developers trying to destroy it for luxury condos, decay during the lockdowns to now being a community hub at last for the townspeople. This is a private park not council owned, and I guess the co realised that instead of earning the ire of the people, they'd build the place into a community centre where they can not only earn good CSR points and goodwill, but also earned some cash.
Lots of cafes here, and an event space that can be rented.

So it looks like I'm celebrating spring equinox with a run through a quick-car-lube joint followed by a caffeine break at my favorite accessible riverside hang. The service folk were refreshingly helpful and free from snooty vibes re my admittedly disheveled old van, I got out of there for cheaper than I feared, and now I'm being treated to the occasional honks of overhead geese trading signals with a passing freight train. This area has several at-grade crossings through high density neighborhoods, which can make for some interesting views and occasional traffic drama. There's also repair work happening to the nearest automobile bridge over that busy rail line; that overpass gets a significant volume of semi trucks and other business traffic, and has been looking more beat-up than I care to think, so I'm glad it's getting redone before it joins the bridge failure stats.