John Gormley's Blog

We in the media, like every other Canadian, have been justifiably proud of the young Saskatchewan hockey stars of tomorrow who featured so prominently in the Team Canada win in the World Junior Hockey Championships.

Everywhere you turn there are the names:   Jordan Eberle, Colton Teubert and Dustin Tokarski.  And we're proud of them.

As is the inclination this time of year, allow me a few fearless political predictions for 2009.

Closest to home, City Hall elections will held in October.  In Saskatoon, where Mayor Don Atchison told me several months ago that he'd be running for re-election, expect to see Atch handily returned for a third term.

In Regina, where popular three-term Mayor Pat Fiacco has been more circumspect  on his re-election plans, should Mayor Pat run for a fourth time, expect him to be easily returned too.

One of the more interesting internet phenoms is viral marketing, when a corporate campaign launches a smart idea, a slick video or net-based game and then unleashes it on the masses via the web.

By the time a few people see it and then forward it to their friends, within days millions of potential customers have become unwitting promoters of the company or product responsible for the site. 

As the political parties caucus in Ottawa -- a coalition government in the works to replace the Stephen Harper government (re-elected just 7 weeks ago) -- we're into one of the most fascinating political issues in a lifetime.

Wow.

As usual, when something neat happens out doors I happen to be indoor so I missed last night's remarkable light show in the sky -- a big meteor event according to astronomers.

U of R astronomer Michael Beech tells our radio show that the likely site of the meteorite that may have come to earth is probably between Edmonton and Lloydminster.  Why?  Because in Lloyd, like here, the light show was in the western sky.  In Edmonton, it was in the east.

Here is some great video from Edmonton: