Category: carpenter

Charlie Chaplin: His New Job (1915)

Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set, he is told to help the carpenter. When one of the actors doesn’t show, Charlie is given a chance to act, but instead enters a dice game. When he does finally act, he ruins the scene, wrecks the set,…


Parliament Hill Carpenters’ Strike Costlier Than Freedom Convoy Protest: Public Works Document

A document produced by Department of Public Works staff says the Freedom Convoy protest cost millions by slowing down construction work on Parliament Hill, but acknowledged that the effect of an unrelated carpenters’ strike was more substantial. According to Blacklock’s Reporter, a staff briefing note titled Status of the Long Term Vision and Plan for…


Dad Stuck at Home During COVID Builds Tree Fort for Kids—Then It Turns Into State-Wide Business

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade … or build a lemonade stand. That philosophy inspired Mike Scaglione, 42, to put his hands to good use during COVID—as he once worked in the medical device industry but became stuck at home with endless time to kill during the pandemic. Yeah, lemons. So, the dad from…