John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In, 40th Anniversary

February 2, 2009 · Filed Under Accommodations, Attractions, Canada, Freebies, Museums · Comment 

Discover Montreal this Spring and Give Peace a Chance

This year marks the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In staged in Montréal in May 26 to June 2, 1969 at The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, which promoted a message of peace.
 
To commemorate the event, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (www.mmfa.qc.ca), in collaboration with Yoko Ono, has curated an exhibition called IMAGINE: JOHN & YOKO’s PACIFIST ANTHEM which will run from April 2 to June 21, 2009. The exhibition will be free.
 
The exhibition will follow the wide-ranging artistic and musical dialog that took place in the name of peace conducted by the pop icon and the conceptual artist with ties to the Fluxus group.

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Life Vests Have Been Removed From This Airline; What Are They THINKING?

August 27, 2008 · Filed Under Air Travel, Canada, Safe Travel · Comment 

Did you hear about THIS one? In an effort to lighten the load on its aircraft, in order to get better fuel mileage, Jazz Airlines (a subsidiary of Air Canada) has come to the brilliant conclusion that using the seat cushions as a flotation device in case they, well, land in the water is enough of a safety precaution for its passengers. They have gotten rid of all the life vests!!

Well here’s the problem. If you are involved in a water “landing” and the water is very VERY cold, which is typical in Canada, how long can you hang onto a seat cushion’s strap? (Did you see the movie Titanic?) Life vests are designed to keep you floating with your face above the water even if you can no longer hang on.

But wait!  Safety issues aside, certainly the trade-off must be worthwhile financially, right? I mean, those life vests must really be heavy. Otherwise no airline executives in their right mind would think that risking passengers’ lives in an effort to save some fuel would make sense. Right?

Hey; who am I to judge? Let’s see. Jazz Airlines carries about 75 people per flight. Each life vest weighs about half a kilogram; multiplied times 75 gives us about an 83-pound saving per flight.   Well now, maybe that IS worth putting the passengers’ lives at risk for.  What do YOU think about this?

[FYI; Transport Canada regulations do allow carriers that fly within 50 nautical miles of shore to use the seat cushions as a flotation device instead of the vests; it's up to the airline.  On the other hand, Air Canada has stated that they have no plans to remove life vests from THEIR planes.]


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VIA Rail Canada: Kids Travel Free through September 15

August 8, 2008 · Filed Under Canada, Children, Family Travel, Free Travel, Travel Discounts, train travel · Comment 

With the soaring price of gas, family travel with VIA, Canada’s national passenger rail service, has never been more economical.

When traveling now through September 15, 2008, for every senior, student (18+), or adult-fare ticket purchased in VIA’s Comfort Class (economy), a child age 2-11 travels for free.  Available on every VIA train system-wide, the “Kids Travel Free” program makes it even more affordable to plan the perfect family getaway on VIA while exploring some of Canada’s most exciting destinations.

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