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Caledon High School

This was inspired by the new Life is Strange game. I hope you like it!

PS: I suggest you using Lot51's mod "Fashion autority" to have all sims use an uniform :)

Retreat, Caledon, Peel, Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada,

Courtesy of Reflect Architecture Inc.

Caledon, Battleborne

"Everyone has heard the whispers of country clubs denying membership based on background or beliefs, and one Ontario private community is making zero effort to hide its rule of ethnic exclusivity in a perplexing real estate listing that has quietly sat on the market since 2022.

The listing advertises the typical features you'd associate with a small-town home, along with its country club-specific lifestyle and the associated membership fees. But the home description kind of goes off the rails in the last few sentences of the listing, stating that any prospective buyer must be of "Ukrainian descent" to qualify for purchase.

Hold the phone. What?

Time to dive into the law books for a look at the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Under Part 1 (Freedom from Discrimination), section 2 (Accommodation) of the Code, "Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to the occupancy of accommodation, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability or the receipt of public assistance."

A handful of these classifications most definitely seem to point towards there being some pretty glaring issues with maintaining restrictive covenants limiting non-Ukrainians from purchasing a home.

In short, all signs point to 'you can't do this in Ontario.'

When asked directly if this listing is, in fact, legal, Rayissa Palmer, the broker associated with the listing, told blogTO, "That's a very good question," and then proceeded to describe the complexities of this community without ever directly addressing the opening query."

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Tagging: @allthecanadianpolitics

Whitespotted Sawyer Beetle - Monochamus scutellatus

This insect has already been thoroughly examined and explored in the previous post that featured it. For today's post, please enjoy a few more pictures of this hardy Longhorn Beetle that survived a tumble into a cottage pool thanks to quick intervention. If you seek one in North America, remember the following tidbits of information:

Since it relies on forests for its diet and egg-laying, search there to try and find live specimens. Check the bark and needles of cut/damaged pine, spruce and other conifer trees. They are attracted to the scent cues and may also be found after fires (but please don't look during a fire, be safe)

It is a native North American insect, and so the ecosystem has had plenty of time to adapt to it, and the Beetle itself doesn't appear to have status as a major pest of trees

To identify it and distinguish it from its relatives, look for a white scutellum (between the wingcases) and pronotum "shoulder" spikes. It is also rather slim with a slightly widened abdomen

The elongated antennae are hard to miss; they are easily 2-2.5 times the length of the body. Oh my!

If the antennae are ringed and/or the wingcase features white patches, the specimen is likely to be something else...something far more invasive (see the Citrus Longhorn for details)

The larvae may be trickier to find since they hid beneath trees, but they are apparently noisy, hence the name "Sawyer"

The adults have formidable jaws as well, but are unlikely to do anymore than pinch. Nevertheless, handle with care

I really enjoyed observing this insect during the summer of last year, and I'm glad it could be saved from a pool. It still needed some time to recuperate before it could move again, but Beetles are very durable and resilient! I'm very fond of Picture 2, where it looks like the Beetle is trying to pull itself up again, but is too exhausted to fully stand. It tries anyway. I didn't pose it that way, that's just the way it landed on the nearby stones. For a general timeline of handling this insect from the pool: hand pictures were first, with stone pictures taken afterwards. Pictures 7 and 10 showcase that the Beetle was able to regain its strength and move again.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford intends to break apart Peel Region within three years, CBC Toronto has learned from a source not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

The news was first reported Wednesday evening by The Toronto Star.

According to the source, there will be questions around costs.

Another source told CBC Toronto that the decision was approved by cabinet on Wednesday.

Peel Region is made up of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon. The region is responsible for services such as paramedics, health programs and recycling in the three municipalities. [...]

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