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Characteristics:Canada

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Location - Northern Point of the America’s

Size - the Second Largest Country in the world after the Mammoth country of Russia

States -There is 11 Provinces in Canada, which are then grouped into 3 territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut(north), and Yukon(south east)..

time zones - there is 6 time zones in Canada because the country is so enormous

Residents - 33,212,696 giving Canada a human density people to km of 3.41/km2

Capital city Ottawa

Prime minister -- Stephen Harper, he has been in office over 4 years and is the 22nd Prime Minister of the Canada

National Emblem - Maple leaf (Image on the national flag)

National Birthday - The 1st of July Canada celebrates its independence alongside the United States

The National Animal Of Canada -The Beaver as it a hard working animal which thrives to succeed against all odds like the Canadian people

National parks - 42 schemes are up and running to preserve plants and animals

Living Areas -The majority 77% of the Populous live in the Cities or towns

Sports - Canada has it’s fingers in many sporting pies which include: Soccer, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey and Basketball, The Renowned Air Canada centre (Toronto) is home to many of the international teams

Languages spoken - The Majority of Canadians speak English but it’s not uncommon to hear French lingo especially in Quebec

Natural Resources - Canada owns 10% of the world’s forests, mining is a huge part of the countries industry, and materials include Zinc, nickel aluminium and gold

Export - include vehicles, Aircraft, telecommunications, Equipments, Chemicals, Plastics, fertilisers, Wood, natural gases and Crude Oil.

Tourist Infomation - A large amount of tourists enjoy Canada Holidays to many destinations over the country from the Ski Resorts in Whistler to week on a Toronto holidays.

Transportation-The Canadian pacific railroad, world famous for being long and vast, many tourists take Canada rail tours to enjoy the break taking views.

Inventions - Canada’s arsenal of inventions include: basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.

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Characteristics:Canada

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Location - Northern Point of the America’s

Size - the Second Largest Country in the world after the Mammoth country of Russia

States -There is 11 Provinces in Canada, which are then grouped into 3 territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut(north), and Yukon(south east)..

time zones - there is 6 time zones in Canada because the country is so enormous

Residents - 33,212,696 giving Canada a human density people to km of 3.41/km2

Capital city Ottawa

Prime minister - Stephen Harper, 4 years in office being the 22nd Highest Political Figure

National Emblem - Maple Leaf (The Leaf is Pictured on the National Flag)

Canada’s National Birthday - The country celebrates its independence on the first of july

National Animal -beaver hard working animals to thrive herds to succeed like the people of Canada

National parks - 42 National Park schemes are running to Preserve Plants and Animals

Areas of Living -The majority 77% of the Populous live in the Cities or towns

Sports - international sporting teams include football, soccer, lacrosse, ice hockey, Basketball; National stadium is the Air Canada centre which is home to many of the famous Canadian teams

Languages spoken - The Majority of Canadians speak English but it’s not uncommon to hear French lingo especially in Quebec

Resources - Canada has 10% of the world forests, the country’s mining industry is huge mining many materials such as Zinc, Nickel, Aluminium and Gold

Export - include vehicles, Aircraft, telecommunications, Equipments, Chemicals, Plastics, fertilisers, Wood, natural gases and Crude Oil.

Tourism - Millions of tourists take Canada Holidays to Destinations like the ski and hiking resorts in Whistler to a week on a Toronto holidays.

Travel-The Canadian pacific railroad, world famous for being long and vast, many tourists take Canada rail tours to soak up the scenic views.

Inventions Canada’s Inventions include the basketball, the Electric Light bulb, Electric cooker, Electron Microscope, televisions, telephone and the zip.

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A Few Pointers About Canada

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

is a collection of ten provinces and three huge Territories, Canada spans 9,984,670km2 that makes it the 2nd largest country in the world. the countries boundaries stretch from the Atlantic ocean right away across to the Pacific and arctic oceans, vast southern border is shared with the USA. The most preferred method of travel across the country is by the amazing rail road’s, the experience is amazing as there is many scenic views and beautiful Landscapes Canada Rail Tours are great and are far much better than taking a flight transfer.

The English and French discovered the shores of Canada at the beginning of the 15th century, English and French traits are still apparent in today’s society as Canada is still a member of the Common wealth and The Queen of England (Elizabeth “II”), French is mostly spoken in the territory of Quebec, but is commonly spoken by millions of other Canadians till this day.

Modern day Canada bases its culture and Livelihood around the United States, because the countries are in close proximities of each other the Adaptations of the people have become very similar.

A whopping 34,322,000 people live in Canada this roughly makes a density of 3.41/km2 which is very low compared too many other countries in the modern world.

The country’s Economy is Strong and it focuses its efforts in all sectors from primary Material and mineral Mining to Secondary Tourism Industries, Millions of tourists take Canada Holidays to this, Cultured and Geographic diverse country.

Many think Toronto or Montreal is the capital city of Canada but its actually Ottawa a small historic city, Many tourists who visit Canada are on Toronto holidays, Toronto is the largest city in Canada and houses the largest population too, Toronto’s a popular destination due to the many attractions like the Air Canada centre which hosts a multitude of international sporting events to the Toronto international film festival.

 

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Duncan Totem Poles, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Just a whistle stop at William Duncan’s farm in the 1880’s, the coastal town of Duncan (population 5,000) has evolved itself into the City of Totems - hand carved cedar poles carved by community First Nations artisans overlook recreational areas & downtown streets. It’s a walkable, people-friendly town. Downtown Duncan features a quantity of heritage and vintage buildings and a sizeable assortment of small shops as well as restaurants. The community is located in the beautiful Cowichan Region on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This region lies just north of Washington States San Juan Islands.

Arts and Cultures:

Presently there are lots of attractions to take a look at, however , you might want to start by looking at quite a few of Duncan’s 70-odd totems. You will be able to take a self-guided tour in the downtown region as many of the totems are in close distance. In summer, totally free well guided tours are available commencing at the classic train station.

Definitely do not miss the Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Conference Center in order to take pleasure in displays, traditional foods, storytelling, and Cowichan Valley artists and elders at work. The centre’s objective is to share as well as develop the pride of First Peoples via education and learning, art work, and traditional weaving, beading and spinning.

Chances are you’ll also wish to visit the British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre, which teaches the history of BC’s forest industry using indoor & outdoor exhibits. Board the train that rides a railway trestle over gorgeous Somenos Lake - a superb experience for kids and the youthful in spirit. Additionally visit the Freshwater Eco-Centre, next to the Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery, which has over 30 displays depicting wild fish preservation, fisheries environment protection & management methods.

There’s a large amount of extra activity in the summer season, so keep an eye out for special seasonal tours of heritage homes, home gardens, as well as artists’ studios. On Saturdays from April until the end of October, Duncan hosts a market in the City Square where you can enjoy an eclectic mix of vendors, merchants, entertainers as well as alternative & complimentary health practitioners. In July, Duncan also hosts an annual summer celebration with two days of live entertainment, free rides, street entertainers, contests, parades and a lot more.

Outdoor Adventure:

You are able to try sea kayaking, hiking, fishing and much more in the area! Do not overlook the Cowichan River Provincial Park, a 750-hectare park that protects substantial stretches of the Cowichan River, a Provincial Heritage River, globally renowned for its wild salmon & steelhead fishery. You can walk along the river on the park’s historic 20km-long footpath and explore the restored 66-Mile and Holt Creek Trestles on the Trans-Canada Trail. If you enjoy watching birds pay a visit to close by Somenos Marsh, a nature refuge in the Pacific Flyway that offers wintertime habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds and songbirds.

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Do Canadians know where they come from?

Monday, April 12th, 2010

There are some people all over the world, that think Canada had no people on it until the Europeans invaded them. There is a ridiculous amount of people that thought it was a barren place. To tell you the truth both of these are wrong. There is no denying that there are some solid facts that we need to evaluate.

The Aboriginal Canadian Traditions suggest that the indigenous people of Canada have been around since there was a beginning of time, although this is not very likely, and evidence to support this is practically non existent. It was debatable about where they came from until evidence threw up some more questions about their origination. With many recent studies it has now been proven, that there was in fact life here over 2o millennia ago. If you want to know where the earliest humans in the world were, this could even be a good place to start.

Although they were around for a long time, there was a time that they were going to end. This is when it all started to go very wrong for the aborigines. Although the vikings killed many aborigines they were not the main cause of death. As things carried on the Europeans started to arrive in the late 1400’s which resulted in the imminent destruction of the Canadian Aborigines. They were subjected to many of the diseases that the Europeans brought over, not on purpose simply because the Canadians could not cope with these infections and diseases. The problem is that all of this disease and infection destroyed almost the entire population.

Even thought there may have been aborigines around all that length of time ago, the odds that they are actually still around in the current population are very low? Well if they do it would be in extremely small numbers, in fact so low that they may not even know there own heritage. If we really look at the evidence in front of us, all we have is that the Canadians are just the same us those from Spain and France, European.

Canada holidays have become increasingly popular along with Vancouver holidays and Toronto holidays, all of which should be experienced by everyone!

 

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