Ice blasting work began over the weekend. Today at 11 o'clock specialists will blow up the ice in the area of ​​the River Port, reports the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tomsk Region. Let us remind you that on Saturday the ice was blown up in the area of ​​Chernilshchikovsky Island, and on Sunday - in the area of ​​the new road bridge in Tomsk. Tomorrow, March 25, work will continue at Dog Island, opposite Eushta.

This was reported by the press service of Siberian Chemical Combine. Festive events will begin tomorrow. The main official event of the week will be a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Siberian Chemical Combine. March 28 at 14.00 in the House of Culture named after. N. Ostrovsky, the best representatives of the Siberian Chemical Combine labor collective will gather for a rally of leading workers.

The anniversary week of March became eventful. Today at the City House of Culture named after. N. Ostrovsky will host a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Siberian Chemical Combine. The best representatives of the Siberian Chemical Combine workforce will gather for a gathering of leading workers. At the meeting, congratulations will be heard from partners and guests of the city-forming enterprise of Seversk.

The process didn't just start. It is quickly gaining momentum: since March 17, hearings in the Kirov Court have been held every day - either before lunch or after. The judge even suggested that participants consider full-time work. But then Igor Itkin, who actually wanted the proceedings to end quickly, begged: no, it’s hard! And who will feed him during the break? Lawyers and state prosecutors will go to the cafe, but what about him?

Governor of the Tomsk Region Sergei Zhvachkin and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Vitaly Markelov discussed the pace of implementation of one of the beacons of the regional government - the Tomsk embankments project. The head of the region ordered the construction and installation work to begin this year.

According to the press service of the mayor's office, the city department has formed two teams to eliminate defects in the road surface. Now the weather does not allow starting pothole repairs, so for now road workers are filling up the potholes formed over the winter with gravel and asphalt chips. Today the holes were filled in on the street. Krasnoarmeyskaya (near Sibirskaya street, 9/1), on the street.

The Kolpashevo District Court issued a verdict against a 23-year-old resident. The young man was found guilty of “possession of narcotic drugs on a large scale,” the press service of the regional department of the Federal Drug Control Service reports. State drug control officers detained the young man in November last year during raids. During a personal search, more than 60 “single doses” of smoking mixtures were confiscated from him.

More than a hundred dogs and cats are looking for their homes. The 7th fair for the distribution of homeless animals was held in Tomsk. Every time there are more and more visitors. Someone comes to help, and someone comes in search of a friend. Such fairs have become a phenomenon in the life of our city, and a whole system of finding owners for homeless animals has already been developed.

If ice blasting works are carried out correctly, this year’s flood will not repeat the “scenario” of 2010 and will be calmer. The leading specialist of the Siberian hydrometeorological service, scientific leader of the group of hydrologists of the Siberian Hydrometeorological Institute, Dmitry Burakov, told the TV2 news agency about this. As the expert noted, the passage of a flood is influenced by preparatory work and how it is carried out. “Incorrect bombing leads to earlier ice break-up.

Rescuers began work on the weekend. In three days, three flood-prone areas on the river were blown up. Today - in the area of ​​the river port, and on weekends near the new communal bridge and Chernilshchikovsky Island.

Tolmachevo Airport is studying the possibility of organizing direct express train service between the airport and Novosibirsk, reports the press service of the co-owner of the Novosibirsk and Tomsk airports. “A working group created at Novosibirsk International Airport will study the feasibility of investing in the project by September 2014.

Tomsk extreme sports enthusiasts gather under the Communal Bridge to practice rope jumping. Tomsk residents who tried extreme entertainment for the first time note that all the adrenaline overtakes them after landing. Even those who are afraid of heights jump. “Falling is very scary, but at the same time it’s great,” noted one of the participants. The organizers added that the jumps were safe and there were no injuries during the entire period of their work in Tomsk.

The ¼ final match of the Russian Football Cup between the teams "Tom" - "Luch-Energia" will be held in neighboring Novosibirsk at the Spartak stadium. Due to the fact that the Tomsk Trud stadium has not yet received permission to host matches of the Russian Championship and Cup, FC Tom was coordinating the place, time and conditions of the match with the Russian Football Union. The match will take place on Wednesday, March 26, at the Spartak stadium in Novosibirsk at 19.00 Tomsk time.

Landscaping near the Tomsk History Museum will be carried out as part of the Year of Culture. This was reported by the press service of the mayor's office. The museum staff, in turn, plan to organize several exhibitions that will be dedicated to various pages of the city’s history.

Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco wrote a letter to his grandson. He called his address “Learn by heart.” And dedicated it to his memory. "My dear grandson, I would not like this Christmas letter to sound too didactic, in the spirit of De Amicis, and would preach love for our neighbors, homeland, humanity and the like. You would not listen to this (you are already an adult, and I am too old), since the value system has changed so much that my recommendations may be inappropriate.