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The people behind the Aquatarium now have a firm date for the facility's spring 2015 opening.
We can say with some credibility and some definitiveness that Victoria Day will be opening day, Tony Barnes, chairman of the facility's steering committee, told city councillors earlier this week.
Bill Rogerson, the Aquatarium's executive director, had previously promised a revised opening date between March and May of 2015.
The new date was only the latest in a series of delays in the opening of the interactive tourist attraction, previously slated to open on the June 2013 weekend of the Tall Ships Festival, then bumped to World Water Day last March 22.
City officials hope the $21-million Aquatarium, now being built at the foot of Broad Street adjacent to the Tall Ships Landing condominium tower, will be Brockville's signature tourism attraction.
Council members this week seemed concerned about the new opening date, noting, among other things, the incomplete roof.
Mayor David Henderson said Thursday that reaction was not skepticism, but caution.
He added he wants to ensure the steering committee is building in enough leeway to make sure that we are not over-promising.
This is one area where it has consistently happened, said the mayor.
Barnes acknowledged there is some siding and some roofing on the building that remains incomplete, but that's not the real potential worry.
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This is one of several spots on the roster that could use an upgrade and it's clear the status quo won't get the job done. In part three of a four-part series that examines where things went wrong and where things went right for the Blue Jays in 2014, we take a closer look at the infield and what needs to change:
Dioner Navarro: The big question surrounding the catcher heading into 2014 was whether he would be able to handle a full workload. The answer was yes as he went on to set a career high in games played at 139. It marked Navarro's first time playing more than 89 games since 2009, and despite the daily grind, he was able to finish the year strong. There were some issues with Navarro's ability to frame strikes and some occasional lapses with balls in the dirt, but for the most part, he exceeded expectations. He hit .274 and posted a .712 OPS with 69 RBIs. Navarro has one year and $5 million remaining on his contract.
Edwin Encarnacion: When the Blue Jays were red-hot in May, Encarnacion enjoyed the best month of his career. The first baseman hit 16 home runs to tie Mickey Mantle for the most by an American League player during May. Encarnacion's season hit a sour note on July 5, when he tore his right quadriceps muscle in Oakland. He did return on Aug. 15, but he was noticeably hobbled the rest of the way and couldn't reclaim that first-half success. The 31-year-old should be fully recovered by Spring Training, and he'll continue to form the heart of Toronto's lineup alongside Jose Bautista. Encarnacion is under control for the next two seasons at a combined $20 million.
MLB.com takes a look back at the Blue Jays' top moments of 2014, highlighted by Edwin Encarnacion's power
Ryan Goins: The Blue Jays tried to hand the starting second-base job over to Goins, but the rookie infielder struggled to make consistent contact, and his overall inability to hit at the big league level cost him the role by the end of April. Munenori Kawasaki eventually took over and performed well with the bat for awhile, but he's best served in a utility role. Second base was a noticeable area of weakness for the Blue Jays last offseason and it remains one. Infielder Maicer Izturis will be back next year after a knee injury in 2014, but there's a clear need for additional help from outside the organization. Slotting Lawrie at the position is a fallback plan if the Blue Jays add a third baseman instead.
Jose Reyes: The shortstop hit the disabled list on the first day of the regular season, but he missed the minimum number of games and found a way to get through the rest of the year. It wasn't easy, though, as Reyes battled a shoulder issue midway through the season, and the turf at Rogers Centre took its toll on his legs over the final two months. The .287 batting average was respectable, but Reyes' .328 on-base percentage was his lowest since 2010. Though there were concerns with his range, Reyes and the Blue Jays felt injuries played a role. What's clear is that the club doesn't have any intention of changing Reyes' position any time soon, and the Blue Jays will need to find ways to get him more regular rest to avoid similar health concerns in 2015.
9/28/14: Jose Reyes fields a ground ball hit by J.J. Hardy and turns the inning-ending 6-4-3 double play in the 4th
Lawrie: The third baseman remains one of the more intriguing young players in the Majors, but he has yet to find a way to stay healthy. This year, it was a broken hand and another oblique injury, which limited him to 70 games. Lawrie has yet to play more than 125 games in a season, and if he's going to take the next step, health will have to be on his side. It's sometimes easy to forget that Lawrie is only 24 years old. His versatility in the field is especially valuable for Toronto -- he's a plus defender at third, but his ability to play second will allow general manager Alex Anthopoulos to explore a lot of options this winter. It's hard to envision a scenario where the infield drastically improves unless Lawrie is a focal point.
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Roz Chast drew on memories of her parents and actually drew them for her Kirkus Prize-winning memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Bill Franzen hide caption
Roz Chast drew on memories of her parents and actually drew them for her Kirkus Prize-winning memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.
And then there were three: Lily King, Roz Chast and Kate Samworth have all taken home the inaugural Kirkus Prize. The winners in the award's three categories fiction, nonfiction and young readers' literature were announced Thursday night at a ceremony in Austin, Texas.
King's book Euphoria garnered the fiction honors. The novel, her fourth, follows the entangled lives of three rival anthropologists after an early encounter. When it was published, NPR reviewer Jane Ciabattari called it "an intellectually stimulating tour de force" a claim echoed in the judges' own citation: "Euphoria stands out for its perfect construction, its economy and originality, and its fearlessness."
For New Yorker cartoonist Chast, the Kirkus Prize for nonfiction is just the latest honor in a year thick with critical acclaim. Her illustrated memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? has also been shortlisted for this year's National Book Award. On All Things Considered, Chast explained to NPR's Melissa Block why she turned to illustration in order to depict her parents', and especially her mother's, final years. "I think drawing is what I do, and it was a way of being with her and of paying attention."
And Samworth's Aviary Wonders Inc. earned judges' recognition in the young readers' literature category. The darkly comic, vividly illustrated catalog imagines a world in which birds have died out but can still be bought and assembled yourself for a nominal fee. In an interview for Washington City Paper, Samworth told me that the interactive nature of her book hasn't escaped the kinds of ironies it tries to poke fun at. "It's funny," she said. "A lot of people have been asking for a computer app [of the book], and my hope was that people would go outside and look at birds."
The prize, awarded by the literary journal Kirkus Reviews, comes with a purse of $50,000 for each category.
Marginalia: The Cambridge University Library is opening an exhibition Friday on the beautiful doodles, mistakes and downright profanity left in the margins of some of England's oldest books. Beside an inkblot splattered across a book some six centuries ago, for instance, the rueful owner scribbles, "I stupidly made on the first of December 1482." In case you can't make the trans-Atlantic trip for the free exhibit, which is open until April 11, here are a few of the best blotches and additions:
The opening of St. Luke's Gospel in the Gutenberg Bible.
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