On the second day of the 'Doors Open' Toronto weekend I targeted some different areas of the city but would have to use public transit today as parking would be an issue for some locations.I took the Queen streetcar downtown but it took more than an hour. There is construction going on the Queen streetcar track downtown and two parades on University Ave had closed streets causing a lot of congestion.First I visited 1 King St W in the financial district. This is a...

Every year Toronto hosts the 'Doors Open' event when many historical, public, architectural, and religious buildings are opened for free admission to the public. I had only been once before in 2008 when I visited many of the buildings clustered around the downtown core where I was living at the time.Back then the line ups were very heavy for the once a year opportunity to visit some of these closed access buildings. Here is my album from that yearhttps://www.flic...

On the Easter long weekend we decided to take my nephew to the newly opened aquarium next to the CN Tower downtown. I thought it might be a bit boring having been to so many aquariums in Asia but it turned out quite good.With the Easter holiday weekend crowds it was like a subway station platform at rush hour. The was barely room to move or get to any of the tanks. So many families had brought their young children and some had large strollers.The fun part was the...

Returning back to the Insurance Industry and working with a Specialty Carrier, I have been asked to quote on some unusual risks.....I was asked to quote on the Irish Bar pictured here... Where do I begin with the inherent liability exposures???and then there was the soap opera with the $1.5m log home where the lady lives in the states but her "boyfriend" will look after the property and she comes once a month...the motel where the owner was accused of killing a d...

After being treated like a pariah before Christmas and people tossing out my resume and not responding things were now picking up. A second recruiter had interviewed me, liked my background, and presented me to a company that had previously seen my resume and rejected me. They rejected me again but were just being ridiculous rejecting everyone over a five month period.My first recruiter sent me to another company for a one year mat leave position for a D&O un...