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Jefferson Salamander has Right of Way in Burlington Ontario

As it does every year, the city of Burlington Ontario has given the right-of-way over King Road to the Jefferson Salamander for a three-week period. Here is a public service announcement to remind residents of, and visitors to, Burlington to plan for an alternate route.

Why did they city close the road? So the Jefferson Salamanders can cross to the other side.

(Added March 27, 2014): Burlington Again Guards these Salamanders in Spring 2014

(This paragraph added March 27, 2014): Kudos to Burlington for continuing its annual campaign to protect the Jefferson Salamanders in 2014. Part of King Road is closed from March 27 through April 17, 2014. In “Salamander season…”, the Toronto Star reports Conservation Halton‘s communications director, Hassaan Basit, as saying that in 2013, the road closure no salamanders died of “road mortality”. Basit also encourages other municipalities which host this endangered species to follow suit.

(Added March 27, 2014): Learn More about Salamanders or Endangered Species

(This section added March 27, 2014): Despite its over-enthusiastic title, “Salamanders! Learn About Salamanders and Enjoy Colorful Pictures…” offers great information about salamanders even for adults. You and your children will enjoy over four dozen photos. Available in Kindle format (for the Kindle reader or to your PC) from Amazon.ca and Amazon.com for Americans.

Introduce your children to the world of endangered species with “Endangered Species! A Kids Book About 50 of the Most Endangered Animal Species on Planet Earth…”. The American Amazon.com page gives it 4.6/5 stars over 15 reviews. One reviewer said it’s written simpler than a textbook but not too easy, and with great photographs.

And what is it with these long Kindle book titles? Sorry… let’s get back to the Jefferson Salamander in Burlington.

Burlington Protects the Endangered Jefferson Salamander Again in 2013

"Jefferson Salamander image" by Matt Tillett
“Jefferson Salamander image” by Matt Tillett

In 2012, I wrote about this topic for a a now-defunct web site, in “Burlington Acts to Protect the Jefferson Salamander in Ontario“.

When do Salamanders Close King Road for 2013?

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In today’s paper edition of the Toronto Star, Erica Rae Chong reports that King Road should be closed between North Service Road and Mountain Brow from March 18 to April 8, 2013.

This allows the hundred or so amphibians to breed in ponds across the road from their usual habitat.

Salamanders and Economics

Is there an economic impact for protecting this endangered species of salamander? Chong reports that the “estimated cost of the road closure is around $1,500”.

I’m not sure whether the road closure would affect, for example, the price of used cars in Burlington Ontario.

Perhaps the city of Burlington could offset this cost by selling specially-commissioned Jefferson Salamander T shirts.

Although I doubt that the law would permit breeding the Jefferson Salamander at home, I have had other salamanders as pets in a vivarium. The Tiger Salamander is a more popular choice for caudata enthusiasts. (Caudata are amphibians with tails: newts and salamanders. Adult frogs and toads lack tails. What is a newt? Informally, a newt is a salamander that lives in water; the adult salamander lives on land, but in marshy or damp areas and typically with leaf cover to retain moisture). You might find salamanders and newts for sale online, but first learn more from a local pet store.

Let’s Commend Burlington Ontario for Protecting this Endangered Species of Salamander

This act of civic responsibility for an endangered species reflects well on the city of Burlington. Annual events to take care of the environment and our at-risk species are praiseworthy, especially when it’s all to easy to focus on immediate commercial gain or convenience.

Long may these Jefferson Salamanders be safe in their quest for survival.

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Thank you for reading about how Burlington gives the endangered Jefferson Salamander the right-of-way over King Road in 2013, continuing their noble tradition.

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Launch Daylight Savings Time 2013 in Canada and in the USA

(Added March 6, 2014): Have you read “Make Time for 2014 Daylight Savings Time in Canada” for the 2014 dates for Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time? Well, enjoy reading the rest of this article from 2013, if you insist!

When is it Daylight Savings Time for 2013 in Canada and in the United States? What about Europe’s Summer Time? For that matter, what is Daylight Savings Time, anyway? While we’re at it, when is Standard Time?

"Three Clocks Care Not for Daylight Savings Time" image by servus
“Three Clocks Care Not for Daylight Savings Time” image by servus

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When is it Daylight Savings Time in Canada and in the USA?

Most of Canada leaps ahead one hour to Daylight Saving Time early on Sunday morning, March 10, 2013, by skipping past 2am to 3am.

The Canadian exceptions are “much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut Territory, small region of Quebec, and a small region of Ontario”.

May I suggest that people living in or near “Fort St John, Charlie Lake, Taylor and Dawson Creek in British Columbia, Creston in the East Kootenays, and most of Saskatchewan (except Denare Beach and Creighton)” contact their local authorities to learn whether they are exceptional in a Daylight Saving Time fashion?

Most of the USA follows suit at the same time on March 10, 2013. The exceptions are “Hawaii, Arizona with exceptions (so parts of Arizona do go to Daylight Savings Time, apparently), Midway Islands, Wake Island, and a small region of Alaska”.

When does Europe Switch to Summer Time?

The United Kingdom and much of Europe will switch to Summer Time on March 31, 2013.

What is Daylight Savings Time?

The phrase, “Daylight Savings Time”, means that we “save” an hour of daylight in the warmer part of the year by adjusting our clocks. This allows more time outdoors. It’s been argued that this saves energy for lighting; some say it’s hogwash. Regardless, for practical purposes, Daylight Saving Time or DST is simply this one-hour adjustment from Standard Time.

By the way, the idea for “Standard Time” is that the sun should be at its daily zenith, or highest point in the sky, exactly at noon. This would mean every line of longitude would have it’s own noon. Standard Time created twenty-four time zones, so everyone in a much larger area could set the clock to the same time.

How to Leap Ahead to Daylight Savings Time?

Set your clocks forward one hour before going to sleep on Saturday night. When you wake up on Sunday morning, you’re on Daylight Savings Time.

How to Adjust my Windows Computer’s System Clock to Daylight Savings Time?

According to “Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center“, Microsoft advises that computers running Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows 8, should automatically adjust their own system clocks in accordance with your regional practices. Microsoft advises allowing “Windows Update” through the Internet to perform the magic.

Apple and Linux operating systems, and cell phones, have their own processes which I’m going to let you discover on your own.

What’s the Opposite of Daylight Savings Time? It’s “Standard Time”

The story of the origin of Standard Time is outside this article’s scope, but the notion of dividing the world into standard time zones came before Daylight Savings Time. Many of us know at least our own time zone, such as “Eastern Standard Time”.

When is Standard Time?

Canada and the USA fall back to Standard Time early on the Sunday morning of Nov. 3, 2013.

The United Kingdom and the same countries of Europe will return to their Standard Time on Sunday Oct. 27, 2013.

Remember to Reset Your Travel Alarm Clock

We all need a travel alarm clock. It’s a no-brainer for business travel, but even on vacation we need to get out of the motel by check-out time.

I noticed that this digital LCD model has some great user reviews from buyers in the USA. It uses one not-included AAA battery, and has a short snooze timer so you won’t be late starting your travel day. The advantage of the AAA battery is you don’t need to re-set this alarm clock after each leg of your journey. But you do need to reset any alarm clock for Daylight Saving Time.

It’s available in Canada and in the USA. I’m puzzled why the Canadian version is called “Timex” when the American title agrees with the photograph that says “Elgin”.

Reference, except for the Microsoft Support link noted above:

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The 2013 St Patricks Day Parade in Toronto

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Early in March, everyone’s most burning questions are:

  • What is St Patrick’s Day?
  • What day is St Patrick’s Day?
  • When and where is the 2013 St Patrick’s Day parade in Toronto?

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Let’s douse the flames on those burning questions, and add some updates with other St. Patrick’s Day activities in Toronto.

(Added 2014-03-10): For 2014: “St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2014 in Toronto“.

(Added 2013-03-16): I’ve linked to a link about road closures in 2013 near the end of the article.

What is St Patrick’s Day?

"Saint Patrick in Stained Glass" by NeitherFanboy
“Saint Patrick in Stained Glass” by NeitherFanboy

From a religious view, St. Patrick’s Day is the Catholic church’s commemoration of their missionary to Ireland, St. Patrick.

At this time, popular culture is happy to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as an excuse to drink Guinness stout ale and wear green clothing. Buy a “St Patrick Day T shirt” and fit right in to any Irish pub.

Let’s return to the Irish saint for a moment.

According to PF Moran’s “St. Patrick” article, St. Patrick was born in 387AD (or 387 CE) in Scotland. At age sixteen, he was captured and sold as a slave in Ireland. Six years later, the already devout Patrick escaped to continental Europe.

Patrick served as a priest under St. Germain for perhaps 18 years, and then was sent to convert Ireland to Christianity. Druid leaders opposed Patrick, who nonetheless impressed several Irish chieftans. Once given permission to travel and preach freely, Patrick spent decades travelling throughout Ireland on his mission. Patrick died on March 17 of some year, but it is not clear whether he was about 73, 74 or 106 years old at that time.

I’ve read other opinions that consider that “St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland” is a legend and metaphor for purging pagan religions, since snakes didn’t live in Ireland then. Some regard St. Patrick as a foreign oppressor who crushed indigenous druidic beliefs.

What Day is St Patrick’s Day?

When is St Patricks Day? St Patrick’s Day is March 17th every year.

Remember that parades and parties might not be held on that precise day of the month. In Toronto, St. Patrick’s Day parades are usually held, like many traffic-stopping annual events, only on Sundays.

Check with your Catholic church or local pub to learn exactly when they plan to celebrate St Patricks Day.

St Patrick’s Day 2013 happens to fall on a Sunday.

When and Where is the 2013 St Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto?

According to the organizer’s web site, “St. Patrick’s Day Parade Toronto“, the 2013 St Patrick’s Day parade in Toronto will be held on Sunday March 17, 2013. It’s one of Toronto’s most popular annual spring events, and free for all to attend.

This year’s St Patrick Day parade will start at noon, heading east along Bloor Street from the St. George subway station.

The 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto will then turn south on Yonge Street, west on Queen Street, and end at Queen and University Avenue.

The organizers expect the parade should take about 90 minutes to pass any given point.

It’s not clear whether it will interfere with the 501 Queen streetcar, but I wouldn’t want to count on the 505 Dundas or 506 Carlton streetcars during the parade. My recommendation is to use the subway to any of the stations along the St. Patrick’s Day Parade route. Don’t even think of driving through the downtown core on Sunday March 17, 2013.

Road Closures for the 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto

(Added March 16, 2013): Thanks to City News Toronto for predicting “Roads closed for Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade“.

My Other Articles Related to St. Patrick’s Day or What to Do in Toronto

Sunday March 17, 2013 happens to be the end of Spring Break for Toronto and most Ontario school boards. I recommended the St. Patrick’s Day Parade as the final activity for March Break in Toronto, but “2013 Spring Break Activities in Toronto” suggests six other ways to enjoy March Break with things to do in Toronto.

While we’re on the subject of child-oriented activities for St. Patrick’s Day, let’s remember that some restaurants serve green food especially for this event.

It’s not clear whether McDonald’s has trademarked the “Shamrock Shake“, but you can turn any food or drink into a minty St. Patrick’s Day treat. Add a touch of green with liquid green food dye. For a minty milkshake, add concentrated mint syrup. Amazon claims that the French will even mix Teisseire mint concentrate syrup into their beer, in case the food dye isn’t enough to make you feel extra Irish for St. Patrick’s Day.

Last year I’d included some other background on St. Patrick in “The Toronto 2012 St. Patricks Day Parade Will March on March 11“…but remember that that was 2012.

(Added March 15, 2013): Buy some local produce and watch the Gilchrist-Canavan school’s Irish dancers at the Evergreen Brickworks Farmers Market on St. Patrick’s Day 2013. Evergreen Brickworks is in the Don Valley, at 550 Bayview Ave. south of Pottery Road. That’s a one-hour window of opportunity from 10:30-11:30am.

(Added March 15, 2013): The 2013 Canadian Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship will be run, jumped and thrown on March 16-17, 2013 at the Toronto Track and Field Centre at York University. Spectators are welcome to use the upper viewing area only. York University is on Steeles Ave. West, just east of Jane Street. The schedule and map (PDF) explain the event times (from 9:30 through early afternoon both days) and location.

(Added March 15, 2013): The 2013 Achilles 5Km race in Toronto also runs on St. Patricks Day. Watch the start and finish at 255 Bremner Blvd, easily recognized as “the south east from the CN Tower, at the Steam Whistle on the railway roundhouse”. Remember that a 10:15am start for a road race means taking the TTC and walking a bit to get past the road closures on Bremner, Spadina Ave., and Wellington Street where it cuts Bay Street. The Achilles organizers recommend taking the Yonge-University subway to Union Station, and then using the Skywalk to the CN Tower.

The Irish Festival in Ottawa

(Added March 10, 2013): The Irish Society of the National Capital Region holds the Irish Festival in Ottawa every March. This includes a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ottawa on March 16th, 2013. So you could take in both the Ottawa Irish Festival with their parade on the 16th, and hustle back to Toronto for our parade on Sunday.

This is just one of many festivals organized under the umbrella Ottawa Festivals, or, as they also like to say, the National Capital Region.

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