Theatre lighting.

Promoting the current attraction at The Stanley Theatre. Photo by M. Kalus.

Deployment of US Troops in Canada

What did you do last Friday? Someone within the Canadian military signed an agreement with NORTHCOM (US) that agreed to US troop deployment on Canadian soil. Here's an encouraging quote from one of the signataries, a US Air Force General.

This document is a unique, bilateral military plan to align our respective national military plans to respond quickly to the other nation's requests for military support of civil authorities.

Read the story here.

Encore for Jeff Healey.

A great Canadian guitarist passed yesterday, though a new album is due out in April.

If you haven't heard it, one of J.H.'s greatest projects is "The Jimmy Rogers All-Star Band." Do yourself - and Jeff's estate - a favour and track down a copy of it. Magic.

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