tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post6927173851308724000..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Relocating to Canada, Part II: The RegionsFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-55320811383642792342012-12-09T02:56:04.451-08:002012-12-09T02:56:04.451-08:00Spot-on assessment of the massive RE bubble in Van...Spot-on assessment of the massive RE bubble in Vancouver and Toronto!<br />.<br />http://www.greaterfool.ca/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-1815846648882559112012-12-07T10:38:16.320-08:002012-12-07T10:38:16.320-08:00Nice summary. I am from Ontario, but have always l...Nice summary. I am from Ontario, but have always lusted for BC. My choice would be the <a href="http://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/" rel="nofollow">sunshine coast"</a><br /><br />http://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/<br /><br />One outlier about BC is no one knows what effect if any Fukashima will have in the long term.<br /><br />Another very positive aspect of living BC is most electricity is generated with hydro power. This means cheap reliable and sustainable.<br /><br />Right wingers are not going to be happy here in the long run because they dont call it Canada's left coast for nothing.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-82505944218996839022012-12-07T08:59:03.114-08:002012-12-07T08:59:03.114-08:00Meanwhile, back at the ranch:
"As ice melts,...Meanwhile, back at the ranch:<br /><br />"As ice melts, debate over Northwest Passage heats"<br /><br />http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-04-03-nwpassage-debate_x.htm<br /><br />"Oh we don't want to fight<br />but by jingo if we do<br />we got the ships<br />we got the men<br />we got the money tooo"Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-29467748761591131612012-12-07T07:46:51.123-08:002012-12-07T07:46:51.123-08:001) Very useful info -- thanks.
One thing Canada i...1) Very useful info -- thanks.<br /><br />One thing Canada is vulnerable to is Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) spread<br />by migratory geese from Asia. Although HPAI would spread down to the USA as well with time, it would probably hit Alaska and Canada first. My understanding is that that has not happened yet, although there was a scare in British Columbia's Fraser Valley in 2004:<br /> http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0961_article.htm <br /><br /><br />Some scientists are sceptical that sick birds could cross the Bering Strait, although wild birds have spread the disease from Asia to Europe and Africa.<br /><br />http://www.medicalecology.org/diseases/influenza/avianmap_sci_large.jpg<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_spread_of_H5N1<br /><br />http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0502_article.htm<br /><br />2) Note that it is the Highly Pathogenic form of H5N1 that is of concern as opposed to the lowly<br />pathogenic version (LPAI). Note also that while HPAI is deadly to several bird species -- and has killed a number of people working closely with infected domestic birds -- it is not highly contagious to people yet. <br /><br />However, medical research indicates that it can easily become so-- either through natural <br />mutation or by terrorist development. The US National Science Advisory Board for <br />Biosecurity (NSABB) tried to censor research reports<br />on the technology.<br /><br />http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/03/24/infdis.jis257.abstract<br /><br />3) Artificial HPAI would probably be disseminated via major ports, in which case sparsely populated areas of Canada might be a refuge. Although no place would <br />be secure if the artificial HPAI could be spread by wildlife.Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.com