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http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/...ortsHockey/home Balsillie offers to buy Coyotes Article Comments (29) The Canadian Press May 5, 2009 at 8:01 PM EDT TORONTO — Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie is looking to buy the financially ailing Phoenix Coyotes and bring them to Southern Ontario. The co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says his $212.5-million (all currency U.S.) offer is conditional on moving the Coyotes north of the border. "The current team ownership asked that I table an offer to purchase the Coyotes and significant discussions resulted in an offer that is in the best interests of the franchise, the NHL, and the great hockey fans of Canada and Southern Ontario," Balsillie said in a statement Tuesday. "I am excited to move closer to bringing an NHL franchise to what I believe is one of the best un-served hockey markets in the world — Southern Ontario. A market with devoted hockey fans, a rich hockey history, a growing and diversified economy and a population of more than seven million people." Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, left, and RIM CEO Jim Balsillie during Balsillie's ill-fated attempt to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Mike Cassese/Reuters) Related Articles Recent KHL founder interested in buying NHL team Internet Links Make it Seven Related Information Phoenix Coyotes According to the Arizona Republic, the Coyotes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The team's CEO said efforts have been made to keep the team in Arizona. "Extensive efforts have been undertaken to sell the team, or attract additional investors, who would keep the team in Glendale," Jerry Moyes told the Republic. Moyes added that the City of Glendale, where the team's arena is located, is willing to "offer incentives to keep the team as a tenant in the Jobing.com arena, the lease for which is subject to rejection in bankruptcy." Moyes also said the court process will assure that the new owner and team's location will be known by June 30, though it was unclear if the NHL would still need to approve new ownership or relocation after that date. At the request of the Coyotes owner, Balsillie said he has also agreed to provide $17-million in bridge financing to allow the franchise to keep going in advance of the sale. The NHL did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Balsillie move. Balsillie made a well-publicized attempt to purchase and move the Nashville Predators to Hamilton in the spring of 2007. The deal fell through, with speculation that some in the NHL did not like Balsillie's insistence that the team be moved to Canada. But he reportedly has kept angling for a team of his own. The 48-year-old Balsillie is a huge hockey buff who still plays weekly — he's a right-winger. There was confusion last week about the Coyotes with a spokesman for the city of Glendale, where their arena is located, saying the league was in charge of the team. Coyotes president Doug Moss rejected that report. The league declined comment. Citing Glendale records, the Arizona Republic reported that the Coyotes stopped paying the city of Glendale rent, parking fees and most of its security costs at Jobing.com Arena in August. The paper also said the city was paid nearly $351,000 for past rent on Feb. 25, the day after the NHL agreed to loan the team an unspecified amount. As part of the loan agreement, the league had the right to take over the franchise if the loan was not paid, the paper said. The NHL has had little to say about selling or moving teams although the issue resurfaced recently with news that deputy commissioner Bill Daly met with a group interested in putting a second team in the Toronto area. "There is no consideration of bringing a second franchise to Toronto. We have no intention to expand in the foreseeable future, and there is no desire to relocate any of our existing franchises," the league said in a statement when asked about that meeting. Balsillie is looking for help in his bid to establish a seventh Canadian NHL team. He's asking fans who want to see a seventh NHL franchise in Canada to make their voices heard. He's asking fans to log on to www.makeitseven.ca to add their voices to his bid. "It's an exciting time for professional hockey in Southern Ontario and it has nothing to do with the playoffs," the website says. Should the Coyotes end up in Canada, it will be a homecoming of sorts. The franchise was the Winnipeg Jets from 1979 to 1996.

Oh Oh. You are going to become one of "them"... or "us"? I don't consider myself one of them, even though I am one of them. Nice fish! I'm sure it will be the first of many.

I had to replace a tip top on a musky rod last year (ceramic eye popped out). It is really easy. The only pain in the butt part was that they use two different units of measurement. Fractions of an inch for the part that fits over the rod (I think) and millimetres for the eye (or maybe the other way around ). Other than that? Nothin' to it.

And being a char they spawn in the fall.

Just a heads-up, if you're watching the Pens and Caps game on Saturday on NBC and it goes deep into overtime nbc will be switching to the horse race. CBC will of course be staying with the game. I'll be in Algonquin, enjoy.

There is a workout you would be hard pressed to simulate in the gym.

Maybe they figure if they say yes he'll go away. Nice of you to go that extra bit to help out the landowner.

Man, my fish stories suck!

http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1544633 Lake Nipissing ice-free at last — Ice-out dates since 1901 Posted By NUGGET STAFF Posted 9:00am Apr 29 Ice was visible on the rocks and beach of a small island near Jocko Point Tuesday, but Lake Nipissing was ice free by late afternoon. The Nugget declared April 28 as the official ice-off" date after confirmation by Helicopters Canada Flight Training School pilot Brad Lawson and private airplane pilot Marc Charron, who reported no ice visible during flights over Lake Nipissing late Tuesday afternoon. Charron had reported seeing ice between Goose Island and the French River area Monday. The Nugget has recorded the ice's annual departure from Lake Nipissing since 1901. The earliest all 85,870 hectares was reported clear was April 3, 1945. The latest was May 19, 1926. Previous ice-out dates include: 1901 - April 27 1902 - April 20 1903 - April 19 Continued After Advertisement Below Advertisement 1904 - May 4 1905 - April 26 1906 - April 29 1907 - May 8 1908 - May 5 1909 - May 13 1910 - April 6 1911 - May 8 1912 - April 21 1913 - April 23 1914 - April 28 1915 - April 27 1916 - April 29 1917 - May 3 1918 - April 30 1919 - April 21 1920 - April 21 1921 - April 13 1922 - April 25 1923 - May 16 1924 - April 17 1925 - April 28 1926 - May 19 1927 - April 20 1928 - May 11 1929 - April 17 1930 - May 3 1931 - April 25 1932 - April 30 1933 - April 25 1934 - May 7 1935 - April 29 1936 - April 29 1937 - May 5 1938 - April 24 1939 - May 7 1940 - May 4 1941 - April 24 1942 - April 26 1943 - May 11 1944 - May 4 1945 - April 3 1946 - April 4 1947 - May 2 1948 - April 20 1949 - April 24 1950 - May 6 1951 - April 19 1952 - April 28 1953 - April 13 1954 - April 21 1955 - April 19 1956 - May 9 1957 - April 30 1958 - April 19 1959 - April 29 1960 - April 30 1961 - May 4 1962 - April 26 1963 - April 21 1964 - April 28 1965 - May 11 1966 - April 26 1967 - April 24 1968 - April 18 1969 - April 28 1970 - May 2 1971 - May 9 1972 - May 16 1973 - April 23 1974 - May 5 1975 - May 12 1976 - April 23 1977 - April 25 1978 - May 9 1979 - May 7 1980 - May 5 1981 - April 13 1982 - May 6 1983 - May 4 1984 - April 24 1985 - May 5 1986 - April 27 1987 - April 22 1988 - April 27 1989 - May 8 1990 - May 2 1991 - April 28 1992 - May 11 1993 - May 5 1994 - April 30 1995 - April 27 1996 - May 11 1997 - May 9 1998 - April 23 1999 - April 18 2000 - April 22 2001 - April 25 2002 - April 23 2003 - May 2 2004 - April 25 2005 - May 1 2006 - April 24 2007 - April 24 2008 - April 26 2009 - April 28 Article ID# 154463

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1546055 This one says they found his boat where his body was? Boater autopsy inconclusive: cops Posted By Raymond Bowe Posted 6:30pm April 29 PENETANGUISHENE — An undercover search and recovery unit was completing its final side-scan sonar sweep of Penetanguishene Harbour when they found what turned out to be the body of missing boater Nick Dusome. The Ontario Provincial Police dive team arrived on scene last Thursday to assist in the search for the 29-year-old Tiny Township man, who had been missing since the early morning hours of April 17. His body and his boat were found around 6 p.m., Monday, in about 26 feet (7.8 metres) of water, in the Northwest Basin, west of the northern tip of Magazine Island. An autopsy performed Tuesday at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie was inconclusive in determining time and cause of death, said Southern Georgian Bay OPP Const. Peter Leon. Toxicology tests are pending, which could take several weeks. Police say Dusome moored his boat the evening of Thursday, April 16, at the Town Dock and went ashore to Yorkie's Bar and Grill. He was last seen leaving the bar around 12:30 a.m., Friday, and presumed to be making the return trip in his boat to Harbour West Marina on the other side of Penetanguishene Harbour. Dusome — whose boat was his primary mode of transportation to travel from his home to work at nearby Bravo Marine Services — was reported missing the following Monday by his family after he failed to show up for work. The body and 14-foot fibreglass boat were found directly in line with a trip between the town dock and the marina, Leon said. "The location where he was found was about two-thirds of the way to where he was believed to be heading," Leon said. Police also have yet to determine whether Dusome had any safety equipment aboard his boat. "But being an experienced boater, we believe he would have had what he needed to be legally on the water," Leon said, although a life-jacket has not been recovered. The OPP's underwater search and recovery team was on the harbour for five days, and the massive search — which covered about 150 square kilometres — included help from aircraft out of CFB Trenton, police marine units from as far away as Parry Sound and several civilian boats.

Got love it. Turns his nose up at a very nice walleye for more cats.

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1542303 Body of boater found Posted By Posted 7:20am The body of a 29-year-old Tiny Township man that brought forth an exhaustive week-long search was discovered by the Ontario Provincial Police Underwater Search and Recovery Unit in Penetanguishene Bay last night. Nick Dusome's lifeless body was located in the area of the bay near North Basin Marina just before 6 p. m. The exact cause of death has yet to be determined. A post-mortem examination is scheduled for today at Royal Victoria Hospital. He was last seen April 17, around 12:30 a. m. Friends and family reported him missing last Monday evening after he failed to show up for work. He was last seen in the town dock area in Penetanguishene. He had left Yorkie's Bar & Grill and was presumed to be making a return trip in his boat to Harbour West Marina on the other side of the harbour. Dusome quickly became the subject of an intense search which included air and water resources from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton, along with the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Cape Providence.

Should be a good series. Both teams have some young stars and some strong leaders. To be a true Cherry moment you'll have to bring it up ever month for the next 30 years because you don't have anything original to say.

http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1541175 Wind, rain offer no respite Posted By DAVE DALE, THE NUGGET Posted 8:30am April 27th Heavy rain and steady winds on the weekend may have spelled the end to Lake Nipissing ice and could create havoc across a watershed already on a flood watch. Little more than 14 millimetres of rain was measured at North Bay Jack Garland Airport Saturday, but observers said more than that fell south of the city in areas that feed Lake Nipissing. The French River outlet is already at its maximum level, with water approaching the foundations of shoreline homes and cottages. Public Works Canada said last week it can't let any more water through the dams near Dokis First Nation, meaning Lake Nipissing will have to make room for whatever comes from rain and the last of the snow melting in the northern highlands. The major basin, fed primarily by the Sturgeon River providing 60% of the inflows, is more than 50 centimetres higher than normal for this time of year. As for the ice, pilot Marc Charron said late Sunday afternoon he could still see ice jamming around the shoreline of the Manitou Islands from the window of his home on the escarpment overlooking North Bay. The district representative of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association said he'll swing over the lake this morning before heading to Toronto to see if there's any ice left. The Nugget has been tracking the annual ice out date for Lake Nipissing since 1901. Last year, the official date was April 26, although a snowstorm the weekend prior had kept planes and helicopters grounded. For the two years prior, it was April 24. There are several pools in the city where people try to guess which day the ice is officially declared off the lake.

Braid is great for a lot of things but it is not perfect or "magical". Lots of pros and cons will be brought up I'm sure. Simple answer is no you don't always have to use a flouro leader with braid. Many times people will use a mono leader or no leader at all. It really depends on the specific application and the conditions. Many of us use a braid that is rated at a break strength above what is recommended on the rod blank. If you're careful this usually isn't a problem, but it can leave you with a broken rod if you treat your braid set-up us you would your mono. I would suggest that the braid strength be only 5-10 pounds at most above what your rod is rated for. A mono leader can act as a bit of a shock absorber where as flouro doesn't stretch very much at all. In clearer water or with slower presentations I would be more apt to use a leader of some sort. My mono or flouro leaders are usually rated to break below what the main line is whether it is braid or not. For pike I would use a much heavier flouro leader or a "metal" store bought one that is 9-12 inches. I would think of the type of fish you are after as much as the way you are going after them and the conditions to determine the rod set-up. Those are some of my ideas, not laid out very well 'cause I've got to get to work , but along with other contributions I'm sure you'll have lots to work with. Good luck.

Can only speculate. If we assume the fish were trout they: Could have been chasing minnows near the surface. Hitting insects near or on the surface. Spinning tackle options if the above speculation is right: Try floating minnow baits and keep the lure near the surface. Small poppers or the like. A small fly tied to the back hook on either of the above or with a small float. If the fish are really zoned in on a particular insect it can be hard to get them to hit anything else.

Are you kidding me???? Those 3 fish from the same body of water????? In the last 2 days???? I'm not sure if all the brookies I've caught in my life (and I have caught a lot... of small ones) add up to the weight of these 3. Nice fishes gentlemen.

Taste it and tell us what you think. It's fine, although it's scent/flavour may not be as strong as a new un-opened package. I still use regular unscented plastics sometimes, so I can't see old power bait being worse. It's all about confidence though.

Most times it's real simple for me. Water and some form a cereal/granola bar. The main reason for me is the wrapped bars can be eaten with out my hands "touching" the food, 'cause I know where my hands have been. I do however enjoy a good pepperette every now and then.

Welcome Johnny13. As you may have noticed Yesterday (Last Saturday in April) is a traditional trout opener in many parts of Ontario. What is the trout season like in Nova Scotia?

Sounds like we were not the only ones. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...y/National/home Ontario, Quebec clean up after severe storms Article Comments (13) The Canadian Press April 26, 2009 at 8:39 AM EDT TORONTO — A series of thunderstorms rolled through Ontario and parts of western Quebec on Saturday, downing power lines, trees, causing some minor injuries and reportedly damaging some homes in the National Capital Region. “It was one heck of a day apparently, right from Sarnia to the Ottawa-Gatineau area,” said Arnold Ashton, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. The thunderstorm appears to have hit the National Capital Region the hardest, Ashton said. “Just on the northern fringe of Gatineau, (Que.) there was considerable structural damage to homes,” Mr. Ashton said. Related Articles Recent Thousands in Southern Ontario without power after severe storms A media spokeswoman for Gatineau police confirmed there was widespread damage. She said there was “a lot of damage to residences, electrical poles and power lines.” There were no reports of injuries but she said police received 685 calls from residents between 7:20 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. ET. Power was cut for about 12,000 of the area's 300,000 residents, the spokeswoman said. Ottawa was hit hard as well. Roofs were blown off homes in parts of the city, while other homeowners were shocked to find trees resting on top of their residences, CTV Ottawa reported on its website. Trees were also uprooted and traffic lights were damaged. Ottawa TV aired video of downed trees and power lines brought down by trees that were snapped off by high winds. Witness John Davidson told local CTV: “I kept looking down Riverside and I could see the funnel clouds, three of them, going down the Experimental Farm.” A woman was taken to hospital after a tree smashed into a vehicle and a man in the ByWard Market was treated by paramedics after being struck with a flying piece of metal, CTV reported. A “core of strong winds” of 90 kilometres an hour roared from Sarnia to Ottawa in a matter of hours Saturday, Mr. Ashton said. “It was just quite a nasty sustained line of thunderstorms.” Winds at Toronto's Pearson airport gusted to 115 km/h at one point Saturday, the strongest gusts since the blizzard of January 1978, Mr. Ashton said. In Toronto a man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after a flying 18 kilogram sign, ripped loose by the storm, struck him, the Toronto Star reported on its website. Hydro One's website showed pockets of power outages across southern Ontario and 42,049 customers were without power late Saturday evening. The website said most customers would have their power restored some time overnight but some people might not have electricity until early Sunday morning. Toronto Hydro said several thousand of its customers were affected by the storm. Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the day and evening for the region. In Sarnia and Lambton County there were reports of golf ball-sized hail and heavy rain. The storm brought down trees and utility poles. Provincial police said a 15-year-old girl and two horses were struck by lightning in the municipality of Lambton Shores. The girl was apparently trying to lead the two horses to safety, police said. She was taken to hospital in Strathroy and treated for minor injuries. There were some unofficial sightings of funnel clouds and tornadoes, but Mr. Ashton said there was no official confirmation.

It looks like your dog is waiting for the next fish to come out of the "magic" hole.

Great fish! Congratulations.

Nice Cliff, I'll have to wait for a few years for my first outing with my son.

That storm was a loud one for April. We had one lightning strike on the river that was sorta close, no static or nothing but close enough for me. I was ready for the bang but it was still pretty loud. I guess the guy next to me wasn't as ready because it seemed like he jumped a 4 feet in the air and when his feet hit the ground he was half way to the trees with his line trailing behind him. Not sure why he thought a bunch of big trees was better than fishing in a small open area on the river during a lighting storm? I felt that I was safer on the river, I did keep my rod low however.