With Yellow, Betwixt and in Love with Anna
 
Orange Sky, River and Time 6:15 am
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By the River 9:20 am
This morning, Anna showed me downtown centered by soulmates, both in the predawn and gradual morning light, and then Anna showed me yellow, and the bridge, river with orange sky, and the orange and white vehicle down in the CBC parking lot. And then, Anna showed me the soulmates by the mountain with hospital, and the tree and the road, and I love her. Anna then showed me the trees and the traffic through biosphere, and then yellow beaming. Anna showed me the beautiful columns up close, and then columns by the river –that was a beautiful scene, with the water glistening.
Downtown with Soulmates 6:04 am
Yellow -Integration 6:09 am
Don’t ask me why I left then. When I left, I kicked myself. I should have stayed longer to watch, but at that point I went out for my writing, and then I returned just after lunch, and Anna was ready to show me another good dosage of yellow –a yellow light love bath. In the afternoon, it was the Old Port promenade, in shadows and light. But exactly at 4 o’clock, Anna gave me yellow, and that put a love spell on me, and set me so right. And then, back to the Old Port, through the CBC news at Six. And then, around seven, Anna showed me a loving reminder of what we both want –a beaming of yellow. And then return to Old Port.
Clock tower, River, Orange Sky 6:15 am
Orange 6:29 am
And then after a while, Anna showed me the two betwixt –centered and with deep indigo cloud, and when it got darker. The lights then came out, and then Anna showed me true love yellow again, interchanging with betwixt, and that was so clear, clear as a diamond, that went straight for my heart. Anna showed that to me at least seven times. I sat and let her love bathe me in the strong yellow light, back and forth with betwixt, and then Palais des Congres –with its rainbow coloured light.
 
Soulmates, Mountain, Hospital 6:43 am
The goodness of that was too nonverbal to write, but all of this makes me… there’s no word that’s right. But I was in love, and that was that. And then, Anna showed me the downtown scene, and she showed me yellow till after midnight. I am a changed man. I would to marry….My heart melted for her, as I completed my re-report, and got ready to post it, along with these pictures of love Anna showed me. I love her.
 
Trees Dangling, Road 7:32 am
When I arrived at Starbucks this morning, there was a woman on the terrace dressed in pink. Inside, there was much active talking –a continuous river of words. The energy stream was quite alive. Two women in blue sat nearby. One spoke of her trip to Russia, “And the Siberians were very nice.” Followed by a story about buying Vodka and the exorbitant charge. I still felt a touch out of synch, but ready more than ever. And then, jazz came on the speakers. There was more than one instance of sky blue in the room. And I was wearing blue too –a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, over my Relating grey T-shirt, and of course, my long-faded black slacks –and my nearly worn out Mephisto shoes, that have lasted nearly two years. Those were expensive shoes.
Biosphere Net 9:00
Yellow -Integration 9:03 am
I was feeling a tad more in alignment. And so, it was a better morning for me, but still longing for the one I love, my heartthrob, Anna Dirksen. It was all right to work slowly, for each word I wrote to find the right place in her heart, if I could, and through mine, encased in my prose. Still, more than one instance of turquoise, sky blue in women’s clothes –mostly in the guise of T-shirts or sweaters. I still was feeling insecure, wondering if I should be here. To be honest, all that I wanted was to gaze at the CBC cam screen, to receive the pictures from Anna, and her yellow light that she sends towards me. Let it flow freely between us, for goodness and for good –forever.
Columns Close 9:11 am
By the River 10:20 am
Let that heavenly colour shine forth, merging as marriage, from the camera to page to our hearts. You might say, I’m an emotional man, when it comes to expressing my love, for that most special woman that just I gotta love. There still was some tension in me, but my love for her remained the stronger, and the energy was more manageable, when I focussed on Integration yellow. It slowly found its own place on its own. There was also more turquoise, blue-green –nearly the shade of the sky that had a white chalky dusting of cloud –but that was quite faint. The trees in love across the street were only mildly rustling –subdued and nearly in slow motion. With the sudden arrival of breeze, many leaves then went for a ride. There was a hint of misery in me –it felt like a compacted site.
Yellow -Integration 12:15 pm
The force of it faintly insistent, but I could live with it, with the kiss that I sent to her in my imagination, and the yellow she’s been sending to me in reality. How could that not be balm? The two together should make a fine splash and bring out the better of those two, and for the two of us in love as well. Love too was finding its place. I think that I’m most afraid of being out of synch with Anna. For example, this morning I went out to do my writing, in the midst of the scene of the columns by the river, and that was moving for me. But I was afraid that I’d miss more of her pictures and her gift of yellow integration. I simply regretted leaving in that moment. I don’t know why I did. I tortured myself for that awhile. It burned with me most of the day. I didn’t want to miss something at all. This is so special to me.
 
Yellow -Integration 4:00 pm
Old Port Promenade 4:13 pm
Four Aligned in Shadow 6:20 pm
I don’t want to miss the workings of her precious Yin energy –because she beams it to me with pure love. That was what I was afraid of –the missing more of that when I left. Besides wondering how to survive, and caring so much for my son. And so my acute sense of concern opened up to a more trusting love so that true love won’t rust. I’m simply in bated breath for her synchronicity love always –every moment so urgent and precious and craving. I couldn’t get my mind off the thought, of kissing her in the midst of the columns, down by the river with love. And a woman walked in wearing pink –a pale pink two-toned sweater thing. There has been scant sight of pink of late. But there was surly blue sky today –enough of it for me to see, a pattern formation in it.
Yellow -Integration 7:05 pm
Old Port Promenade 7:09 pm
And then, two women walked in. One of them wearing a pink sports sweater, the other woman in grey. And then, three people arrived to sit at the window –two women and a man. The man wore a light grey jacket with white pinstripes, along with a pale pink shirt. He looked very dapper and maintained.
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With Two Betwixt 7:57 pm
With Two Betwixt 7:59 pm
 
Yellow -Integration 8:45 pm
With Two Betwixt 9:05 pm
He wore some kind of headset, earpiece, still stuck in his ear, as he talked. . And then, Louis Armstrong came on singing a duet with an unknown female jazz singer, “Heaven, I’m in heaven…when we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek.” The room had emptied out, and I had had enough. I decided to return home, and spend some time on the roof. And when I returned just after noon, Anna showed me beams of love yellow and I thought that the timing was so beautiful, and I thanked her for sending that love, she’s been maintaining my heart with pure love.
 
Yellow -Integration 9:12 pm
With Two Betwixt 9:15 pm
Out on the roof, the sky was so silent, with movement of cloud that was passing slowly from east to west. The blue sky was like crystal glass –luminous and shining. It was a pale blue sky, with a depth that was inviting. Silence was what I sensed the most –presence and movement –no sound. Listening even more carefully, revealed distant bird chirping, but the trees were mostly silent –only the faintest of rustling.
 
Yellow -Integration 9:45 pm
With Two Betwixt 9:53 pm
Nothing with sound was nearby. In fact I could hear the sound of my pen writing across my page –each period and each dot. I was at peace on the roof. There was a very slight cool breeze, and then the sun came out, and heated my hand across the page, creating a shadow on paper, and also heating my leg. The light disappeared in an instant, and thin faded back into view. And just at that very moment, the sound of lovebirds. But they were quite distant this time. There was some other bird calling, with a quite a raspy screeching. And then, I looked up and saw the lovebirds passing overhead –talking and cheeping as they fluttered. The heat from the sun was relaxing, in the brief moment that it remained out.
Yellow -Integration 10:11 pm
With Two Betwixt 10:16 pm
It would fade in rather quickly, and then intensify unexpectedly. The silence was perfect at that moment, and my heart beamed straight towards Anna without restriction. I sent her my love song to her heart. But I was not finished yet. That love song will go on through thick and thin, through closeness and distance, through the din and the silence for her. I would ever complete it with a sweet kiss, and then start over again, with another and another. Once the flowing begins, there’s no stopping it. I was at peace on the roof, with Anna Dirksen at heart, from the start of each early morning, to the end of each late hour night.
 
Yellow -Integration 10:40 pm
Palais de Congres 10:50 pm
Her yellow rays have caught me in the rapture true love’s found sweet fire. Such tenderness I was feeling, up there on the rooftop for her. This is the good stuff from which dreams are made of. Dreams that are good and for real, and as solid and delicious as kissing, I am dreaming for her and me to share a long lifetime loving together within. For all of our time on this Earth, lets make it reverberate birth, and last beyond millions of years. Love was bringing me tears; tears of love making me melt because Anna Dirksen has captured my heart.
Yellow -Integration 10:56 pm
The Palais 11:09 pm
Downtown 11:28 pm
On June 20th, I wrote of my love… And the baby in the meadow met the rabbits and the sheep, and Anna’s long black wavy hair was a treasure to me, the jungle of animals called out for a new pregnancy, a boy or a girl, in the green grass waves of a field was calling for Anna and me. Could this be? The sacred grove remained invisible, but it was calling for children to be. And I said, “Yes, yes, she’s the one for me –amid the vegetation and the trees…
Yellow -Integration 12:02
Downtown 12:15 am
On April 19th, I wrote of my love… I was one with the womb of the fabric, possessed by the fabric of time; I could not register anything else, except for longing to trace her sweet signs. I was lassoed by her loving completely, before I was ever born. It was Anna Dirksen around me, like a love vessel cradling my range, like lovers in a bottle, I was received within her embrace, and with a scope I longed to contain.
Between the CBC afternoon cartoons with the Morgan Waters show, David spoke about money. Not all of us have it. But it doesn’t mean we can’t have a good time. Let’s go have fun anyway. There are things you can do for cheap, he explained. If we’re broke, we can have fun anyway -which is true. Joy shops all the time, she likes to buy shoes, and she never brings her lunch to work. She likes to live a life she can’t afford.
David saved up for years to get a dirt bike, but its breaks broke after one day. David has buyer’s remorse, but Joy has none whatsoever. But he called Joy a pony. David indulges in saving money, and rides his bike everywhere. Morgan Waters does busking for cash. Do you skimp and save, or do you splurge? It’s okay to be cheap when you have no money to spend. Not everybody can be loaded -it’s the luck of the draw. Your parents may have had a good job, and you may have received an inheritance. David concludes, You can still have fun by saving your money, count all the pennies, or do what he’s planning on doing - marry rich.
On the CBC, Chilly Beach, the episode was called ‘Superheroes’. Dale and Frank are shooting pucks at the rink. Dale says, “Man, I’m thirsty. Do you want a drink?” Frank says no. Dale replies, “Fine. I’ll get it myself.” Michel stands in front of the cola machine, set in the snow. Dale walks up to it, bumps it and a bottle plops out. Michel also wants a soft drink. He tries to imitate Dale, but the machine won’t budge. Dale’s impressed that he’s an exemplar, and so he goes over to show Michel the way it’s done. But Dale accidentally trips over Michel, and crashes into the dispenser.
The machine falls flatly on top of Dale, pinning him under. The machine empties it’s load, and Michel picks up a bottle, but it’s not the one he wanted. He wanted lemon-lime. At the Puck-Stop, Jacques praises Dale for rescuing Michel from the falling cola machine. “This man is a hero.” Jacques declares “Heroes eat for free!” Just then, Constable Al enters, and he’s concerned, “I heard about a dangerous killing machine…” Jacques explains that Dale saved Michel’s life, “He’s not a man, he’s a god!” But the constable only chides Dale, “Serving and protecting remains the role of a police officer. Don’t become a vigilante.”
This gives Dale the bright idea of becoming a vigilante. While out on the street with Frank, Dale notices a little girl by a tree. She’s looking up at an animal nestled there. Dale runs, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this!” He climbs up and retrieves the animal. He asks the little girl, “whose cat is it? But the girl merely shrugs, and walks away. It’s not a cat at all, Frank tells him, and it’s a wolverine. The wild beast clings on to Dale, growls viscously, and scratches him up. Afterward, Dale notices an elderly man crossing the street with his dog. “Flagrant jaywalking”. Dale runs up to him. He scolds, “So, you think you can cross just anywhere? Frank, read him his rights!”
Just then, Constable Al interrupts to apprehend the old man and his dog. Dale declares, “I’ve got everything under control.” But the constable reminds him, “You cannot enforce the law.” He tells Dale that he has no authority to carry handcuffs for instance. Al arrests the old man, making his point, handcuffing him. Dale and Frank sit on a park bench. Dale complains, “This sucks. Who says we can’t enforce the law as we see fit, just because we’re drunk with power?” Frank comments, “Perhaps it’s better to be unsung heroes.” But Dale disagrees, “I would rather be sung!” Suddenly they overhear a man yelling for help in the distance. Dale and Frank run to the Jewelry store. The clerk tells them, “That guy drove off and forgot his change. It’s almost 75 cents!”
The yellow truck turns the corner. Dale commands Frank, “This way! We’ll head him off!” They run to catch up with the driver, but are rammed down by another yellow truck. Dale stops the driver, “Your change sir!” The man says, “Change for what?” Just then, Frank notices another yellow truck coming, “There’s the guy!” They chase after him. Afterwards, Dale smiles, “You know? That felt pretty good.” Worth more than just free food. Dale and Frank enter the Puck-Stop, and overhear Michel relaying a story, “They had capes, weird masks, and they moved like the wind!” Jacques remarks, “Now those guys are real heroes!”
Jacques shows Dale his pile of past due meal bills. He’s charging him now. Back at Frank’s basement laboratory, Dale has another idea, “We’re gonna be noble superheroes, guardians of the north!” Frank looks at him, “Don’t you ever think we should have super powers?” Dale knocks down a humidifier, anticipating that it will unleash some unknown super power upon him. But nothing happens. Then Dale shows Frank, “One genetically enhanced super spider.” Frank asks, “How do you know it’s genetically enhanced?” Dale squishes it. Back at Dale’s place, they drink beer after beer after beer. Then Dale asks, “Ever see me turn invisible? Maybe I can go for laser eye surgery. Laser eye could be good!” Frank’s not sure Dale understands the concept.
Frank flings a couple of beer bottle caps against the wall. They whiz and get lodged in by the edges with great precision. Dale’s astonished, “That’s your superpower!” But Frank wonders how he could stop bad guys with bottle caps. Then Dale shows off his superpower, “My amazing wedgie of Doom!” He tries to give Frank a wedgie. He relents. Later on, both Frank and Dale set to work, making up each of their own superhero costume. Dale cuts two holes in a pair of underwear, and wears it on his head. Dale looks at Frank’s costume, and thinks it’s stupid.
Both of them stand in front of the post office, waiting for superhero action. Dale smiles, “See? No crime!” But suddenly a truck drives by, and the driver takes one look at the two men dressed that way, and skids out of control towards the Puck-Stop. Frank quickly flings his beer bottle caps at the tires, bursting them. The truck slows down, and comes to an extremely slow halt in front of Jacques. Jacques calls this a heroic act. Dale and Frank in their superhero disguise, introduce themselves, “Were Slapshot and the Blue Puck.” Jacques invites them in, for something to eat.
Constable Al appears, “A law enforcement official is now on the scene.” Jacques tells him to tow the truck away. Later on, Dale and Frank as Slapshot and the Blue Puck, stop kids from fighting each other. Frank shoots his beer bottle caps towards an elderly lady’s walker, so that she won’t slip on the ice. The two return to the Puck-Stop and gorge themselves with bowls of free poutine. Meanwhile, Constable Al sits restless in his office. He’s got cabin fever, and is quite fidgety. The constable unlocks the old man and his dog from the prison cell. “You are free to be going sir.” He announces his retirement, and puts up a Gone Out of Business sign.
Out on the street, the old man with his dog smiles, “If only he knew!” He removes his disguise to reveal a tall man wearing a lab coat, with red eyes behind glasses. The great professor Malconio. He’s an evil man with a white coat. He meets with Mr. Biggs, who’s helping to construct his evil fortress, a big skull of ice. Biggs informs him that the laser gun is way over budget. The evil professor asks, “So, if it’s a question of money, what if I offered you power?” But Biggs prefers the money. Meanwhile, Dale and Frank in their superhero outfits go for a walk. Dale remarks, “We’re missing an opportunity”, meaning, all sorts of superhero merchandise. Frank says, “But we’re not in it for the money.”
Just then, the evil scientist runs out of the bank, having robbed two sacks full of money. Dale and Frank stand in his way. The evil scientist asks, “Who are you?” Dale proclaims, “We are Slapshot and the Blue Puck, together we’re an unstoppable heroic duo!” Just then the evil scientist takes his sausage dog companion, grabs Frank, and holds the dog close to Frank’s face. The evil man says, “Back off. I’m prepared to do this!” Dale replies, “Stay calm. Just tell me what you want.” The evil man says, “Nothing else really. Money, a hostage, that’s it.” And so the man escapes with the money and Frank.
Jacques arrives and tells Dale, “What are you waiting for? Go after him!?” Dale considers, “Of course. I have no fear!” He runs a bit, but then crouches and whimpers. Meanwhile, at his skull fortress, the evil scientist has Frank dangling upside down, over a pit full of aggressive raccoons. Frank asks, “You’re going to feed me to the raccoons?” What do you want?” The scientist tells him, “They laughed at me and my experiments, my parents. They said I was crazy.” He shows Frank his blackboard diagram of some kind of laser device. He explains, “The beam will scorch the entire earth. No one will laugh then, because they’ll all be dead! But I’ll kill you first.”
Frank eyes the diagram, “You will need a parabolic mirror to increase the beam, and you’re are a little crazy.” Meanwhile, Dale shows up in his Slap Shot costume and pays the retired Constable Al a visit at his home. Dale says, “I guess you heard the Blue Puck got kidnapped.” The constable dismisses it, “Yes, but I’m sure the other guy would save him.” Dale asks, “What would you say if Slapshot showed up at your house and asked for help getting his friend back?” The constable replies, “I’d tell him to jump in the lake!” Slap Shot says, “I thought I could enforce the law as good as you. I was wrong. Frank might die, and I don’t know what to do.”
Back at the evil scientist’s ice skull fortress, he and the Blue Puck analyze the laser weapon diagram. The scientist remarks, “Yes, it all makes sense. You’re right. Evil could use a guy like you, with your intellect. I’m inclined to spare your life.” Just then, Slapshot arrives with the Constable, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you!” But then the scientist threatens to unleash his angry and hungry sausage dog. He declares that he will destroy the world. Frank asks him, “If you destroy the world, who’s gonna be around to know how great you are?” The scientist flees into his elevator, upset that his scheme has been questioned.
Outside the ice skull fortress, with the evil scientist’s laser telescope affixed to the fortress roof, Dale asks the Constable and Frank, “What are we gonna do?” The constable asks Dale to give him his wedgie of Doom. “There is no time to be losing!” Dale reluctantly complies, and slingshots the constable through the laser device, and into the evil scientist’s lair. He arrests him, “For the attempted destruction of the entire planet, and jaywalking!” Much later, at the Puck-Stop, Jacques remarks “It’s been more than a week. Are those two superheroes ever coming back?” Dale answers, “They probably moved on to somewhere that needs them more. Or else they quit.” Dale offers to pay for Constable Al’s meal. He tells him, “Let me take care of that. Heroes eat for free in this place.”
On The Simpsons, The family go to a monster truck derby after Lisa’s music recital, and the family car nearly gets eaten by something called Truckasaurus. A daredevil on a motorcycle inspires Bart. The daredevil gets inured. Bart starts to do dangerous stunts on his skateboard. He declares that he will jump Springfield Gorge, but Homer stops him in time –and falls down the gorge himself, not once but twice. Homer winds up in the same hospital room as the daredevil –both men are seriously injured.
On Frasier, Frasier returns home with Niles singing the refrain of a Wagner opera together. Niles brags that he’s testifying at a hearing, on Court TV, for the son of a man claiming his father is mentally unfit or insane, vying for his inheritance. Frasier’s father calls the son a moneygrubber. The poor old man. Daphne says old age doesn’t have to be that way. Niles claims that the old man wanders off. Father thinks the whole things stinks. On radio show, Frasier tells a woman to talk to her husband before reaching final conclusions that he is being unfaithful.
After, a man with dark trench coat behind arrives. His name is Mr. Gerard. He’s a lawyer for Safford, the old man. Gerard says Safford is an ardent fan of show, and wants to meet him for advice. Frasier is very reluctant, reminding him that Niles is taking on his son’s case against him. Gerard says if Frasier sees Safford, he’ll say the man is sane. Not to pass quick judgments. Fraser agrees to go.
Frasier arrives at old man’s mansion. Safford appears, coming down fire pole in his study, wearing fire hat. Just for laughs, he explains. Frasier is doubtful. Safford asks him, “Do you think you could convince my self righteous son that I’m not nuts?” He’s merely unconventional. Frasier asks him “Why do you call people Sparky?” Safford says because it makes people smile. Frasier asks about Safford’s hazardous mode of travel. Safford says, he’s 78, looking for adventure in that. “You have to live out all your fantasies when you can.”
Frasier thinks he makes a great deal of sense. Frasier asks if he can slide down pole. Back at home, Frasier’s walking funny; he hurt himself sliding down fire pole. Niles shows up. He asks if any one saw his mention in paper. Court TV Timber baron Safford, testifying on behalf of the family. Clinical psychosis. Frasier wants to talk to him about it. He tells his brother he was asked to represent Safford himself said he declined, but saw the man, he’s not crazy. He found him of completely sound mind. Niles is quite upset he went. Frasier says Niles took on the case, just to be seen on Court TV. He accuses his brother of hasty judgement. “You were wrong.”
Niles says he’ll testify anyhow. Frasier will testify against him. In court, Frasier with Safford, instead of getting paid, a donation to charity. Frasier sees Niles, and accuses him of wearing makeup. They feud over it. Frasier still maintains that Niles only wants to be on TV. It’s true; Niles keeps talking to the camera. Frasier begins, intending to speak from the heart. Normalcy in narrow terms, he explains, questions the capacity to function. All can be readily explained. But Safford suddenly blurts diabetes! His chosen place for donation. Then Safford interrupts making train sounds, blowing train whistle in court. “Doesn’t he deserve to be a free spirit?” Frasier asks. But Safford continues to act strangely. He starts to pretend he’s a ticket taker, for people boarding a train.
After the hearing, Frasier tells Niles he was right all along. Niles confesses he envies his brother’s fame. Frasier tells Niles he’s a good psychiatrist. He wonders how he could have misjudge the man so badly. Niles wasn’t fooled, tiny clue wasn’t missed. Niles explains that Safford removed his trousers and tried to put them on the cat. Niles suggests that Frasier was only trying to protect a better sense of old age instead.
 
Yellow -Integration 1:15 am
Downtown 1:24 am
And the shaft of light like a wedding veil was there, along with her long dark wavy hair, with the glowing orb of light…
On CBC News at Six, Michel Godbout wore a paler grey shirt and a red tie, and he begins, “A Quebec coroner wants to make school buses safer. I’m Michel Godbout. This is CBC News at Six. Tonight: Getting home safe. A call to upgrade more school buses, after the death of a boy. And: That fall election rumor. ‘One guy decides that, it’s Mr. Charest.’ But the premier’s not saying.”
The first story, “Good evening. Well, school’s back, and that means school buses are back on the road –shuttling thousands of kids around in Quebec. But the safety of those buses is being questioned tonight. Nearly two years ago, a 7-year-old boy died after getting off a bus. Now, a Quebec coroner is calling for some new standards for buses and drivers, so that doesn’t happen again. Gerri Barrer reports.”
Gerri Barrer begins, “School bus safety is part of the curriculum at Pierre Eliot Trudeau Elementary.”
Connie Forese, Principal, Pierre Eliot Trudeau School, explains, “Every year, our bus company, through our School Board, comes and gives workshops to our little ones in Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1, 2, and 3. That will all be done before November.”
Gerri Barrer adds, “And the Board has its own rule for drivers.”
Connie Forese, Principal, Pierre Eliot Trudeau School, explains, “The bus driver is asked to wait, and the line of children must pass his whole bus from back to front before he may leave –because it does swing. The back of the bus does swing inwards, over the sidewalk –and that’s very dangerous.”
Gerri Barrer reports, “That’s meant to avoid tragedies such as the one in Sherbrooke, in 2004. 7-year-old Louis-Charles Lavallée Latour stopped to pick up his mittens. When the school bus drove off, he was crushed under the rear wheels. The driver never saw him. Busdriver Pierre Capuccidi says, he can see the side of the bus –all the way to the rear wheels. The bus has 6 exterior mirrors =double mirrors on each side to see the length of the bus, two convex mirrors on the hood to see the front. That’s been government regulation since 1997. But the bus that killed Louis-Charles was made in 1995, and didn’t have to be refitted. Coroner Catherine Drudel-Tessier says, school buses are the road for 10 to 12 years. So many of them are not equipped with 6 mirrors. she wants all buses brought up to standard. And she says, drivers should adjust their mirrors daily. The coroner also wants lights over the bus doors, so children are more visible when it’s dark. Nathalie Lavallée, the mother of Louis-Charles, says, politicians must act now. The Ministry of Transport says, it’s studying the coroner’s report and recommendations on school bus safety. Gerri Barrer, CBC News, Montreal.”
The second story, “Well, kids have been back in class less than a week, and the English Montreal School Board is already talking about closing some schools. The EMSB says, it just doesn’t have the students to fill them anymore. The Board recommends closing 4 schools: St-Gabriel’s in Point-St-Charles, Mclearon in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Frederick Banting in Montreal North, and Carlyle in the Town of Mount Royal. Then, it says, it has to close 1 of 4 schools: either Holy Cross in St-Laurent, Our Lady of Pompeii or John Caboto in Ahuntsic, and St. Dorothy in St-Michel. But you know, some parent will find it hard to keep their kid’s schools open. And we met a father today, at McLearon Elementary, who says, Point-aux-Trembles will lose more than just a good school if it closed. Geeta Nadkarni brings us that story.”
Geeta Nadkarni begins, “6-year-old Simon Bernard can’t imagine going to a different school. He’s been at McLearon Elementary for a whole year.”
Simon Bernard remarks, “I wouldn’t feel so happy,’
Geeta Nadkarni reports, “This is where he sees his best friends every day. And the idea that they might be separated is heartbreaking. McLearon Elementary is just one of the four schools with an uncertain future. The English Montreal School Board is talking about closing the schools, because they don’t have enough students.”
Fran McIntyre, Community Representative, McLearon Elementary, explains, “Our low enrollment is obviously a huge factor in the decision. The building is built to accommodate over 300 students, and right now, we’re currently enrolled…the enrollment is at 131.”
Geeta Nadkarni informs, “But residents in Pointe-aux-Trembles say, the numbers aren’t the only gage the ESMB should use. They say, McLearon is special.”
Perry Lee, Parent and McLearon Alumnus, explains, “It’s sad because it’s the last institution for the Anglos in the East End. Since the PQ had got in power in ‘76, the Anglos from the East End (…) Quebec, have left, and it’s the last dime and dozen –there’s absolutely nothing left.”
Christopher Orrell, Parent and McLearon Alumnus, explains, “It’s quite unique in that the majority of kids who come here for Kindergarten don’t speak any English. They come here as Francophones to an English Montreal School Board, and into the EMSB to get –well, they learn English here.”
Fran McIntyre, Community Representative, McLearon Elementary, explains, “They come in September, and I love them, in Kindergarten –they speak no English. And it’s really rough for the first couple of months. But by Christmas, you have fluently bilingual children.”
Geeta Nadkarni informs, “This is not the first time McLearon has faced closure.”
Dominic, Spiridigliozzi, EMSB, explains, “In the past, we’ve consulted and we’ve reversed decisions. You know, such as Pius, such as McLearon, such as St-Gabriel and so on…”
Michel closes, “And that report, by Geeta Nadkarni.”
“Hi, I’m Rita Chiovitti. Coming up later on will be my daughter Marilyn’s first day of school. Come see what a crazy morning it’s been so far. That’s later on, on CBC News at Six.”
Michel adds, “Also ahead, I’ll catch up with a photographer who took this award-winning picture. It’s on display here in Montreal, and it’s coming up on CBC News at Six.”
The third story, “The man accused of murdering a cyclist in Montreal, is under arrest tonight. Police found Joseph Roy Martin at a relative’s house in Ottawa. Martin is accused of stabbing and killing a man at a downtown intersection last week. The victim was Alain Lachapelle of Little Burgundy. He was known for his passion for gardening and his work with autistic children. Police say, his death was an act of random violence.”
The fourth story, “Well, a surprise plea in a St-Jerome courtroom today. A man pleaded guilty to setting the fire that destroyed the house of Kanesatake’s former Grand Chief, James Gabriel. The house was burned down in a dispute over policing of the Mohawk community, back in 2004. The man charged, Joseph Daye, was in court today on another matter. When he made his plea about the fire, the judge set a sentencing hearing for December. His lawyer will ask for a light sentence of community service.”
The fifth story, “Well, you’ve probably heard the talk about a fall election here in Quebec. The only person not talking about it right now is, is well, the premier. Jean Charest isn’t saying if he’s going to call a vote. But now, a new poll suggests, he might want to wait. Amanda Pfeffer, on the premier’s election plans.”
Amanda Pfeffer begins, “The premier, on an inaugural ride in the new Laval metro –ready to open next year, on time, and on budget. Charest’s quick to point out that was not the case, when the project started under the Parti Québécois. It almost looks like a pre-election photo opportunity.”
Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec, comments, “What I see through my traveling this summer, is that there’s a sense that things are going better in Quebec –whether it’s the health care system, or education, or public finances.”
Amanda Pfeffer, wearing a black shirt with a necklace that has a small series of large dark grey bean-like stones, reports, “But it’s more than just photo opportunities like this one at the Laval metro, that’s fueling speculation about a fall election. The Charest government, since May, has been making multimillion-dollar announcements across the province. But new polling results out this morning, have some suggesting that perhaps it’s not quite the right time.”
“The Crop-La Presse poll suggests, 37% of Quebecers support the Parti Québécois. The Liberals are at 32%, and the ADQ at 13% -and an increase to 18% for other parties.”
Vincent Marissal, La Presse Political Columnist, explains, “I don’t believe in the fall election scenario anymore. He doesn’t have what it takes to win an election. First of all, because he doesn’t have the support of the Francophones –he has around 20% of the votes, among the Francophones. That’s not enough.”
Amanda Pfeffer reports, “But the polling news wasn’t much better for the Parti Québécois. Its numbers are still 10 points behind what they were, under the former leader Bernard Landry. The new leader, André Boisclair, will get a chance to change that, when he takes his seat as leader of the opposition for the first time in the National Assembly, this fall. The Liberal party whip says, Charest is more than ready to take on Boisclair head-to-head, in the National Assembly or at the polls.”
Norman MacMillan, Liberal MNA, Papineau, comments, “Everything’s on the right track for us to come back at the election and win.”
Amanda Pfeffer asks, “Are you ready to go in the fall?”
Norman MacMillan, Liberal MNA, Papineau, replies, “Ah, jeez, you know, one guy decides that –it’s Mr. Charest.”
Amanda Pfeffer closes, “And today, Jean Charest wasn’t willing to share his thoughts on that. Amanda Pfeffer, CBC News, Montreal.”
And then, the CBC News Weather Center bells start to ring. Michel begins, “Movie lovers can take in films outdoors, at the World Film Festival. Just to be sure the show goes on, Radio-Canada has set up a tent for these screenings, of favorite movies from Quebec. The screenings are free of charge, every day at 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 –of course, for those of you who don’t work at those times. And so, you know, the tents mean you can see the movie no matter what the weather. Natasha Ramsahai’s at the CBC News Weather Center to tell us if it’s going to be a dry evening for filmgoers.”
Natasha Ramsahai, wearing yellow tan slacks, a black top with a white segment and orange belt, along with a black jacket, and she begins, “Thanks very much, Michel. So today was glorious. It was a little bit on the cool side for my liking. But with all of that sunshine, temperatures managed to get over 20 today. Most of the cloud remained well to the east and northeast of Quebec City. So with that sunshine, 20 degrees was our high –it was a little bit cooler in the Eastern Townships by about a degree. It hit 19 degrees today, at Sherbrooke. Last night –chilly. Very crisp. Felt very autumnal –I think I even smelt the smoke, you know, that comes out of chimneys. It was 9 last night, it will be another chilly 10 degrees overnight tonight. Forecast: Well, for the next 24 hours at least, it’s going to remain fairly calm –sunny, light winds. And then we get into the weekend, and we have to deal with the remnants of Ernesto. This is one forecast model, which is bringing a lot of rain in a peak, from let’s say, London Ontario, eastward to Montreal. This is by Sunday evening. It looks like New York, by the way, also getting hammered –New York, New England, States, Boston. Remember, the U.S. Open is going on in Queens, New York, this weekend. There is another forecast model though, that is slowing down the system. And we’ve kind of taken a tracking between. So, when you look at the forecast: Sunny tomorrow, 22 –not a problem. Gusty winds –especially starting Friday night and Saturday morning. Because the system is looking to slow down, we’re keeping the rain out of Montreal now, until the evening hours of Saturday. So, get out there in the morning hours, do everything you need to do outdoors, because the rain will start Saturday evening, with winds out of the east 30 gusting to 50, and it’s an all-day rain event it looks like so far, on Sunday –rain heavy at times. Winds will be gusting to 60 km/h. So, so far Michel, a washout for the Labour Day weekend.”
Michel comments, “Just the kind of thing we didn’t want to hear –anyway. Coming up next: That first day at school. We’ll follow a Kindergarten student and her mom on the first step of that big adventure called School –that’s next. Stay with us.” And then, the first commercial break.
Upon returning, “We might not remember it, but we’ve all had to go through it –the first day of school. Depending on Heading off to Kindergarten can be pretty hard for kids, but if you’re a parent, you might find it tough too. Our Andrew Chang spend the morning with a mother as she got her daughter ready for the big day.”
‘So, are you excited for your first day of school? Yes?’
Andrew Chang begins, “8 am, and it’s already been a busy morning.”
‘Hurry up and eat, you’re going to be a little late, sweetie.’
Andrew Chang adds, “Getting Marilyn and her sister washed up, her lunch packed, and all dressed for school.”
‘There you go! You look so pretty, Marilyn.”
Andrew Chang asks, “Like, how hectic of a morning has this been for you?”
Rita Chiovitti replies, “Pretty hectic. The first days, it’s always hectic –getting the school supplies ready, and making sure she doesn’t miss the school bus, and getting a healthy lunch ready, and –it’s pretty hectic.”
Andrew Chang informs, “So, we’re just a few minutes away now, from getting out to the bus stop.”
Rita Chiovitti says, “There’s our call. Let’s go!”
The school bus arrives. Rita shouts, “School bus is coming!”
Her children board the bus. “I love you, Marilyn.” She kisses her daughter. After her children board the bus, Rita Chiovitti explains, “She’s off. That means I have less than five minutes to get in my car, and go to the school –and make sure everything’s fine. So, let’s go.”
In the car, “I think there’s going to be a little commotion…” “So, I’ll probably have a little hard time finding parking.”
Outside the school doors, Rita Chiovitti speaks to her daughter, Marilyn, I’m gonna let you go…. Mommy can’t go there, sweetie. You’re with the teachers, okay? Marilyn, look at mommy. No, no, don’t cry. You’re gonna be with the teachers, okay? And I’ll come pick you up later on, okay? I’m gonna be here, at the school bus, okay? You’ll be fine..”
Rita Chiovitti comments, “That was hard, that was hard. But she’ll be fine, she’ll be fine. Just gotta wait till 3:30 and I’ll come pick her up here, and just to make sure… I can’t wait to hear how her first day went. Oh boy. I have to go through all this again tomorrow, and for how many more days to come? Okay!”
Andrew Chang closes, “Andrew Chang, CBC News, Montreal”
Michel comments, “How’s that for a trip down memory lane? Well, after the break, my chat with an award winner. Finbarr O’Reilly is a Canadian photographer, whose work is in front and also in centre at the World Press Photo Exhibit. Catch my interview with him, next, on CBC News at Six.” And then, the second commercial break.”
Upon returning, “On The Scene tonight: If you’re hungry for some good photojournalism, well, you’re in for a feast. The World Press Photo Exhibit opens tomorrow at the Just for Laughs museum on St. Laurent Boulevard. For five bucks, you can see what a panel of judges has picked, as some of the best photos of 2005 –and some of the images are incredible –look at that. This picture won World Press Photo of the Year for 2005 –a mother and the hand of her malnourished child at an emergency feeding station in the African country of Niger. Canadian Finbar O’Reilly is the photographer, and I met up with him earlier today.”
Michel begins, “Finbarr O’Reilly, there’s probably a lot of compelling scenes going on around this. What drew you in to this woman and her child.”
Finbarr O’Reilly, Photojournalist, replies, “Well, I think I’m aware of the stereotypes that portray Africans as victims. You know, the sort of flies in their eyes kinds of images, that we too often see, or have seen in the past. And in this particular tent where women were getting their child treated for severe malnutrition, there were a lot of unpleasant scenes –I mean, there was diarrhea, vomit, and chemicals for cleaning, and all this kind of thing. But amidst all this, this woman seemed to sort of radiate a sense of serenity –almost of contentment, just because she knew that her child was receiving care, and responding rapidly to this emergency treatment. And it’s much more important for me to show the dignity of people”
Michel asks, “What do you hope people will take from this picture?”
Finbarr O’Reilly, Photojournalist, replies, “I think some of what I was just saying about –we can’t just look at people in Africa merely as victims. They’re people like us, they have daily trials and tribulations, and some people could maybe look at the shot and feel pity, or sadness. In fact, I see it almost in a way as an image of hope.”
Michel asks, “Is this your best picture?”
Finbarr O’Reilly, Photojournalist, replies, “Well, it depends on how you want to define that. In the sense, it’s been chosen to represent a lot of things. I have other pictures that are on my personal favorites, but for different reasons. I’m thrilled that this one resonates with so many people, and that it can direct the focus of a certain amount of media attention on issues in Africa, which is a continent that’s just so often forgotten by the media.”
Back in studio, Michel closes, “That was my interview with photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly. You can see his photos and dozens of other images he took, at the World Press Photo Exhibit. That’s at the Just for Laughs Museum on St. Denis, running tomorrow until September 24th. And Finbarr will be there also, to be talking.”
“Well, hear the music? That’s the cue for the ticket giveaway. Yes, we have two tickets in fact, to the Hall & Oats concert. True, they were 80’s icons, but hey, what a great way to hear some of their old music, some of their new music, see how well they aged. And hey, this would be a great chance for your life when you had acne. Plus, the winner will also get a free copy of their latest CD –it’s called Our Kind of Soul. To enter the contest, just email your name and phone number to mtlcomm@cbc.ca The concert is this Saturday, the 2nd of September at Theatre St-Denis.”
“Well, stay with us. In just a moment, we’ve got another installment of Doc Shop. And tonight’s film highlights two young men and an unusual fundraising effort: Irreverence for a Cause –that’s next, on CBC News at Six.” And then, the third commercial break.
Upon returning, “Okay, so what do you get when you take two CEGEP students, two balloons, and two bananas? Answer: A fundraiser. Yeah, I know, it sounds bizarre. But that’s the story behind tonight’s installment of Doc Shop –the CBC’s project with the NFB that supports young filmmakers. Here’s Irreverence for A Cause by Fraser Munden of Dawson College.”
“In an effort to raise money for sick children, two young Canadians attempted to set two new record records. To ensure their success, they invented records devoid of any skill: Simply holding a banana and a balloon for the longest consecutive period of time.”
“My name is Eddie Valiant, I’m a student at Dawson College. I’m gonna be setting the world record for holding a balloon and banana for the longest period of time, for charity.”
And then, “Mitchell Sure, psychology student at Dawson College, proud flag bearer at St-Patrick’s Day Parade. And I hope to raise a lot of money for a lot of people. And I’m gonna also try to set the world record for holding a balloon and banana at the same time –not the simultaneous record, but both records simultaneously.”
Eddie Valiant explains, “What I hope to accomplish by setting this world record? Well, I just want to raise money, to be honest with you.”
Mitchell Sure explains, “Breaking the record will feel nice. I guess that’ll be the recognition we get –besides from the respect.”
Eddie Valiant explains, “I think it’s time we help out some people, and I we can do it with just, you know, any way –even if it means holding a balloon or a banana, you know.”
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Eddie Valiant explains, “It’s actually become like a part of me now. It’s like, you know, it’s like an extra limb at this point. I don’t even know if I can let go with it after the time the record’s set.”
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Eddie Valiant explains, “I don’t care if I’ve wasted 7 hours holding a balloon and a banana, and, you know, looking ridiculous. Because I know deep down, I made all these kids happy.”
Eddie took the balloon record with a time of 7 hours and 4 minutes.
Mitchell Sure explains, “Even if you don’t have any skill, think of something that doesn’t take any skill, and you can do it. You can make money out of it, for a good cause.”
Mitch was last seen leaving Dawson with a banana still in hand clocking over 8 hours.
Thus far, they’ve raised over $500 for the Children’s Wish Foundation.”
Michel returns, “And by the way, they raised $1,000 for charity. Irreverence for A Cause was film directed and edited by Fraser Munden of Dawson College.”
“Well, that is our show for tonight. Gloria Macarenko is up next with the latest national and international news. I’m Michel Godbout. And for the entire CBC News at Six crew, thanks for spending your time with us. And of course, we will be back tomorrow at 6:00. Have a great evening.”
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