Toronto at Twilight

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J. Patrick Boyer, Publisher

Patrick has worked as a typesetter, pressman, bookbinder, print journalist, television host, lawyer, university professor, member of parliament, and parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs in the Government of Canada. He has chaired parliamentary committees on equality rights, the status of disabled persons, and electoral reform. His work for democratic development takes place in Canada and around the world from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam to Bulgaria and Ukraine and Iraq. Patrick has chaired a number of public policy organizations, from the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs to the Pugwash Park Commission in Nova Scotia dealing with nuclear disarmament. Following his wife's death in 1995, he founded the Corinne Boyer Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research and Treatment which today is the National Ovarian Cancer Association operating across Canada. Patrick is publisher of Blue Butterfly Books and Muskoka Books. http://www.muskokabooks.ca/

Niagara Region, Ontario and New York

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Pier, Port Dalhousie, Ontario


Beach, Port Dalhousie, Ontario


Decew Falls, Ontario


Sunrise over Lake Erie from Fort Erie, Ontario



Sunrise over Buffalo, New York from Fort Erie, Ontario



Niagara River, Ontario



Niagara Falls, New York



Niagara Falls, New York



Niagara Falls, Ontario from Niagara Falls, New York



Horseshoe falls



Niagara Falls, New York

Bermuda

... just got back from a wonderful visit to Bermuda. A gem of an island sitting way out by itself in the Atlantic.

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South Coast Beaches - local folklore says that the beaches are pink because they're so beautiful, even the sand blushes - science says it's because red coloured organisms die and eventually decompose to mix with the sand.

Royal Naval Dockyard

Located on Bermuda's Ireland Island, and referred to as the "Gibraltar of the West", the Royal Naval Dockyard was built in the early 1800s - construction was aided by convicts and slaves shipped from England. Of the 9,000 convicts shipped to Bermuda, 2,000 perished during construction.
The facility is no longer a Royal Naval base and now houses an elegant collection of restaurants, pubs, gift shops and art galleries.





Hamilton

A vibrant, clean and gracious city wrapped in pastel hues.








St. George

Bermuda's fist settlement remains much as it was when buildings were constructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. Much effort has been made to ensure these "heritage" buildings are preserved.

Georgian Bay, Ontario

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Fall at the Cheltenham Badlands

The Cheltenham Badlands near Caledon are an area of rock that is devoid of soil cover and vegetation. The area has eroded into a unique landscape of red shale punctuated by green bands. The site is under the care of The Bruce Trail Association and was acquired by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 2000.


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Queen's Park Grand Prix - Sept. 19, 2010

Canada's top pro tour cyclists compete on the streets of Toronto.


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Above and following three photos are of Ryder Hesjedal from Victoria, B.C.
Ryder finished 7th in this year's Tour de France and third in today's race.



Above - Ryder Hesjedal and second place finisher Kevin Lacombe.