Charles Gorman Dedication

A couple of interesting events in honour of Charles Gorman are upcoming.
On July 6 there will be a dedication to the champion speed skater from 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM at the Old Cedar Hill Cemetery, on Lancaster Avenue.  According the city’s calendar of events:

Charles I. Gorman, of Saint John, was the world speedskating champion in the 1920s. He was also an outstanding baseball, bowing, boxing, and tack athlete. A memorial headstone will be dedicated at his grave site in the Old Cedar Hill Cemetery, near Havelock School.

A luncheon reception will follow immediately in the adjoining Hillcrest Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend.

And in the evening,  one of Dave Goss’s great Walk ‘n’ Talks will feature a visit to the cemetery to explore the site.

7:15 PM - 8:45 PM. Martello Tower to Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Fast, Faster and Fastest. Walk from Martello Tower to Cedar Hill Cemetery where special attention to the new marker to Charles Gorman will be the highlight of the walk, though others buried there will be noted too! Free. Sponsored by Friends of Charles Gorman Committee. Rain date next night.
Contact: (506) 672-8601.

I like this image below (from the Can. Sports Hall of Fame) of a huge crowd gathered on King Street by the site of our current city hall waiting to greet Gorman in 1920.  You can see the smoke stack of the old electric power company in the background.

Market Place Community Session

SJ Leisure Services is hosting a community session tonight at the Carleton Community Centre - “Lower West Side, what do you want for Market Place?”, from 7-9 pm.  Participants will be asked for input on a plan for the Market Place area, an “untapped” recreational space -  as the City says in the ad.

This is getting ridiculous

More wild and crazy nature facts from the Irving Nature Park.

PlanSJ June 12 Workshop

I wasn't able to attend the Directions and Opportunities Workshop on Saturday presented by the folks from PlanSJ.  Luckily they have emailed links to seven questionnaires, covering the same questions discussed on Saturday. 

The responses are requested by June 30,  "so that all your feedback can be incorporated into the next Engagement Report, and will be used to directly shape the next stage: generating growth options."

The surveys are:

1. Inclusiveness
2. Arts Culture and Heritage
3. Smart Growth
4. Mobility
5. Employment
6. Environmental Sustainability
7. Urban Design

I thinks it's worthwhile to make the effort to add a voice to this initiative.

Stand by for action!

Today is World Oceans Day.  The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues.  Reminds me of how lucky we are to live near the Bay of Fundy; no major disasters - so far.

As for the Gulf Coast - maybe the team from the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) could help? Captain Troy Tempest, "Phones" Sheridan, and of course Lieutenant Atlanta Shore (voiced by Canadian Lois Maxwell - Miss Moneypenny for 25 years) always seemed to solve the most dire situations.
Don't know these cats? Check out  Stingray on YouTube.

This is harsh

More weird and wild info from the Irving Nature Park;   spotted this a few days ago.