I got some pictures sent to me from a fan in Ottawa that you might enjoy.
The first is this:
My fan who sent the photo in informs me this sign is in a lakeside park near the person’s cottage in Eastern Ontario, which happens to be in the riding of Scott Reid, Conservative MP for Lanark-Frontenac. According to this person, 2 summers have passed now with no project; the graffiti/political statement on the sign that you see was apparently wrote on the sign in frustration this past year.
The next set of pictures comes from Ottawa:
According to my snap-shooter, these pictures of the Action Plan Sign (just to the right of the dog sign – click on the photos for a larger blown-up view) are located in a field in Conservative MP Pierre Poliviere’s Nepean-Carleton riding, and is entering the 2nd summer of no apparent activity. It refers to the future home of the Ottawa Humane Society.
Not a lot of ‘action’ in these 2 instances for Canada’s Action Plan – more surprising when they’re apparently in 2 Conservative MP’s ridings, according to the person who sent them in (shouldn’t be too hard to confirm them though). Regardless of what ridings they’re in, I thought projects were zipping out the door, but not in these 2 cases.
UPDATE on August 20, 2010: It seems my fan has sent me in slightly dated photos of the Ottawa Humane Society construction. Check my comments section for some links to what the place looks like now.. still a long ways from getting done, but more then a field.. so in fairness, building at that site is at least initiated.
UPDATE 2: The person who sent me in those photos has voluntarily identified himself in comments and says his pictures are legitimate.
Overheard at Con HQ: “Quick, call Baird and get those GD bulldozers over there pronto!”
Hi Scott:
The photos that were sent to you are old ones. You can see some of the photos of the ongoing OHS construction here:
June: http://www.ottawahumane.ca/breakingground/enews/june2010/
July: http://www.ottawahumane.ca/breakingground/enews/july2010/
While I don’t have any photos from this month, we’re excited to say that the complicated floor and drainage systems are all finished, and now the vertical part of the construction has begun.
For more information on the OHS’ Breaking Ground building campaign, visit http://www.breakingground.ca.
Cheers!
Michelle at the Ottawa Humane Society
@Michelle at OHS, Fair enough. I’ve posted an update.
@Michelle at OHS, I’ll also say my “fan” who sent me those pictures insists they were taken 2 days ago at your site’s location.. so perhaps he took it at a different site then he thought.
@Scott Tribe,
Those photos were taken from the overpass heading west, facing north, on Hunt Club West, at a site adjacent to Club Piscine Sports which is next to my destination of Mark Motors Audi. I was walking to pick up my vehicle from a day of repairs. The photos were shot on the 18th of August 2010 at 15h01.
I’m not certain where the bulldozers in the OHS photos were located but that is the scene as I saw it 2 days ago.
@Michael Bussiere, The plot thickens 😉 Update 2 added.
Last week, I presented an Action Plan sign that demonstrated Harper’s support for our buck-naked Canadians. See link: http://skinnydips.blogspot.com/2010/08/stephen-harper-and-his-conservatives.html