+kini_ont Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 JULY 1 - CANADA DAY We are 142 years young today, celebrations will happen all over Canada from the smallest villages to the large cities. What can I tell ya, we love to celebrate and celebrate we shall, with a Cointest. Canada is known for many things; from movie stars to inventions, statesmen even SAR’s So this cointest is an easy one, Tell me about my own country! There are three Canadian micro’s, one to go to three randomly selected entries; the cointest will end tomorrow at 6 EDT, each micro has been sealed and awaits an address, the winners will select an envelope, first chosen will have first choice of envelopes. Other rules: allow 30 minutes between your entries, enter often if you wish and in case of a dispute my decision is final. OK Happy Birthday Canada let me start you off. During the 50’s Canada designed and built a delta-winged interceptor aircraft known as the CF-105 (Avro Arrow), why do I mention this, thanks for asking, as a young lad my sister drove me up to Malton Ontario where the Arrow was built and stored, I had the chance that day of seeing this magnificent airplane not one I will forget because that day they also rolled out a cylinder shaped vessel that was identical to an UFO. Both projects were never finished, sad ending to both but something that is uniquely Canadian.
+sweetlife Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 We like to try our guess at this one: You saw the VZ-9-AV Avro Car, It was funded by the U.S. Military as of a Military flying Jeep. Only two were ever built one is at the Smithsonian and at US Army Transportation in Virginia.
ELTADA Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Well, we are getting ready to go out to see the fireworks so I thought I would post about an interesting site near to where I live. (at least before the board goes down again). In Whitby, Ontario, there is a park that is called "Intrepid Park". It is the site of the old spy training centre called Camp X. This location trained over 2000 secret agents in collaboration with the US and Britian in the early 1940's. There is a cache located in this spot (I really need to get there and take a look) and the cache owner has a bit of interesting info on the cache page if you would like to learn more. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5f-b0b40e0c979b There are so many wonderful things about Canada...I will have to check back in tomorrow and add another post -- perhaps about the scenery next...
+catsnfish Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 The Hudson's Bay Company (French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson), abbreviated HBC, is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. The company was incorporated by British royal charter in 1670 as The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay; it is now domiciled in Canada and has adopted the more common shorter name as its legal moniker.[1] It was once the de facto government in parts of North America before European-based colonies and nation states existed. It was at one time the largest landowner in the world, with Rupert's Land being a large part of North America. From its longtime headquarters at York Factory on Hudson Bay, it controlled the fur trade throughout much of British-controlled North America for several centuries, undertaking early exploration. Its traders and trappers forged early relationships with many groups of First Nations/Native Americans and its network of trading posts formed the nucleus for later official authority in many areas of Western Canada and the United States. In the late 19th century, its vast territory became the largest component in the newly formed Dominion of Canada, in which the company was the largest private landowner. With the decline of the fur trade, the company evolved into a mercantile business selling vital goods to settlers in the Canadian West. Today the company is best known for its department stores throughout Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company Archives are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
+Tha Saint Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) In 1883, the baseball glove was invented in Canada An unusual fact about Canada is its name origin, it comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, which means village or settlement. Canada shares the world's longest common border with the United States of America, which is also the only unprotected border in the world. A funny fact about Canada's city of Montreal, sometimes called The City of Churches, is that it has more churches than houses Edited July 2, 2009 by Tha Saint
+drneal Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The Guelph Royalaires Drum & Bugle Corps can trace its history as far back as 1932 when a group of First World War Veterans sought to increase their musical knowledge while maintaining their military training and bonds of friendship with like-minded comrades. The corps eventually became the marching band of the Guelph-based 11th Field Regiment (RCA) etching its first accomplishments by winning the Canadian Standstill Championships three consecutive years in the early fifties –’53, ’54, and ’55. In 1954, the corps opened its ranks to the community and adopted the name “The Royalaires” in honour of the Royal City of Guelph. At about the same time came the new challenges of marching and maneuvering and the corps set their sights on newer, bigger goals. In doing so, the Royalaires literally won the hearts of growing legions of fans in Canada and the United States. I had the pleasure of competing with the royalaires in the mid 70's while marching with the Johnsonburg Diplomats. ILYK
Maine Family Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Happy Birthday Canada. The National Anthem is O Canada. It is sung down here in Maine at Kiwanis. Love the Beaver Dude.
+Clarkbowman Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The Canadian side of Niagara is much nicer then the US side.
+GATOULIS Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Thank you for the cointest my friend, and Happy Birthday to Canada!!!! The micros are lovely!!!! Well... I know some things about Canadian currency! I hope you will find my info interesting and I hope you will not know them! I have some nice info about that.... In 1958, A silver commemorative 1$ coin was minted in Canada and showed a Totem pole! the coin was issued to commemorate the Founding of British Columbia as a British Colony and the 100th anniversary of the British Columbia Gold Rush! Of course they made a mistake that actually made this coin famous! In the design, there was a carved raven at the top of a totem pole! In some Indian cultures, the raven is regarded as a symbol of death!!!! So... the coin took the name.... DEATH DOLLAR!!!! It was a one year only design, stuck in .800 fine silver, it weighted 23.327gr, it was 36mm in diameter and it was minted in 3,039,564 pieces!! I had the chance to see one from close! It is a beautiful coin!!!! Canada is also the first country who minted color coin for general circulation! I am sure you know these coins! I am still looking these color coins... Well... I am talking about the 25c of 2004...I think.... with the poppy flower on them! Some guys in USA defence department saw this strange coin and thought that it was a spy coin with nano technology!!!! I am sure you all know this funny story!!!
+catsnfish Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" is a song by Gordon Lightfoot that describes the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. This song was commissioned by the CBC for a special broadcast on January 1, 1967, to start Canada's centennial year. It appeared on Lightfoot's The Way I Feel album later in the same year along with the song "Crossroads," a shorter song of similar theme. The structure of the song, with a slow tempo section in the middle and faster paced sections at the beginning and end, was patterned more or less opposite to Gibson & Camp's "Civil War Trilogy" (famously recorded by The Limeliters on the 1963 live album Our Men In San Francisco). In the first section, the song picks up speed like a locomotive building up a head of steam. While Lightfoot's song echoes the optimism of the railroad age, it also chronicles the cost in sweat and blood of building "an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea." The slow middle section of the song is especially poignant, vividly describing the efforts and sorrows of the nameless and forgotten navvies whose manual labor actually built the railway. Lightfoot re-recorded the track on his 1975 compilation album, Gord's Gold. According to Lightfoot, Pierre Berton said to him, "You know, Gord, you said as much in that song as I said in my book." Berton was referring to his two books about the building of the railway across Canada, The National Dream and The Last Spike. In 2001, Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" was honoured as one of the Canadian MasterWorks by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada.
Maine Family Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The capitol is Ottawa. The largest city is Toronto, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
+GATOULIS Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 In 1954, a new series of banknotes apeared in Canada! The banknotes were lovely, but one bill got the name "Devil's head"!!! It was the 1$ note of 1954!! It was not a very popular note, because people were seeing the face of Satan, in the hair of Elizabeth II!!! The waves of her hair and the shadow was playing games.... ??? So Canada desided to print a new 1$ with the same date, 1954, but with modified dasign in the hair! They eliminated the shadows and everything was ok! Some may say that people had huge imagination..... well if you see photos of the Devil's head banknote they will understand! Sorry, I do not have this note, so I do not have a good photo to post! Hidden messages, photos etc, exist or existed in some world banknotes! There are some old notes Of Seychelles with Queen Elizabeth, of the 1960's that had hidden words in the design.... bad words that made these notes famous!!! (Seychelles 1968, 50 ruppes - the palm trees design...just read... ,Seychelles 1968 10 ruppes, the seaweeds under the sea turtle...just read the hidden word) Sorry, I do not have these notes either! But after a small search in the net you will see.... I have to go to sleep now! Tomorrow I will have more about Canada!
+Frank n Beck Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. It is believed, however, that Santa Claus is from Canada. Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper. Happy Birthday Canada
+SgtMikal Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 One of my favorite Canadian things is hockey. I also love the story of the coining of the phrasse, "Hat Trick." A player from the Toronto Maple Leafs stopped into a hat store one day to put a hat on layaway. The store owner told him, "If you go out and score three goals tonight, I'll give you the hat." He did, and the phrase was born. Thanx for the cointest!
JohnMac56 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 To continue on from Sgt Mikal's post about hockey, here is a little bit of info: The modern game of ice hockey was invented in the mid-1850´s by British soldiers based in Canada. Rules were set by students at McGill University in Montréal, Canada, in 1879, and many amateur clubs and leagues were organized in Canada by the late 1880´s. The game is believed to have been 1st played in the USA in 1893. By the beginning of the twentieth century the sport had spread to England and other parts of Europe. The modern game developed in Canada, and nowadays is very popular in North America and East Europe, it is also the national winter sport of Canada. The Stanley Cup was purchased in 1892 by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Frederick Stanley, who wanted a challenge cup that the best hockey teams in Canada could compete for. The first team to win the silver trophy was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, who won Lord Stanley's Cup in 1893. Since 1927, the Cup has been awarded to winner of the NHL playoffs. Each team that wins has their team name and the names of the players and coaches engraved on the cup. The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times - more than any other team in NHL history. Henri Richard, of the Montreal Canadiens, won a record 11 Stanley Cup titles.
+LadyBee4T Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!
acadiahiker Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Happy Canada Day! There are 10 provences and 3 Territories in Canada. The Provences are: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The Territories are: NW Territories, Nunavut and Yukon Territory.
+Chickahominy Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canadian Bacon. Y'all eat it rolled in Peacornmeal and cooked.
+LadyBee4T Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canada has the world's highest tertiary education enrollment.
+jasondulac Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Happy canada day A little fact canada's national sport is Lacross
+mfamilee Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 2 stars from the original Strek Trek were from Canada. Captain Kirk (William Shatner) Scotty (James Doohan)
+Ashallond Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 I used to live in Seattle and once my boy scout troop went up to the US/Canada border to an international boy scout meeting at the Peace Arch. The Peace Arch is a monument situated on the Canada – United States border between the communities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia. The Peace Arch, which stands 20.5 meters (67.2 ft) tall, was built by Sam Hill and dedicated in September 1921, and commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. The monument is built on the exact United States – Canada boundary, between Interstate 5 and Highway 99, in the grass median between the northbound and southbound lanes. The Peace Arch has the flags of the U.S. and Canada mounted on its crown, and two inscriptions on both sides of its frieze. The inscription on the U.S. side of the Peace Arch reads "Children of a common mother", and the words on the Canadian side read "Brethren dwelling together in unity". Within the arch, each side has an iron gate hinged on either side of the border with an inscription above reading "May these gates never be closed". Peace Arch Park consists of Peace Arch Provincial Park on the Canadian side and Peace Arch State Park on the American side of the border. Within the park is a major border crossing (between Interstate 5 on the U.S. side and British Columbia Highway 99 on the Canadian side) which has never closed, symbolizing a long history of peace between the two nations. In Canada, the crossing is officially named Douglas in honour of Sir James Douglas, the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia. Because of the Peace Arch monument, however, the border crossing between Surrey and Blaine is popularly known as the "Peace Arch Border Crossing", one of the busiest border crossings between Canada and the United States. It is the busiest such crossing west of Detroit. It is the only free standing arch in the world that is NOT dedicated to a military conquest.
+LadyBee4T Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.
+seekerfamily Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canada day was originally Dominion day and is a celebration of the British North America act which united Canada into a single country.
+sterni2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) I want to tell a true story about the wonderful citizens of Canada and how small our world is. Me and my family, we are from Germany. My parents had visited Canada for some weeks, they came back last weekend and told me that story: They rented a motorhome to travel around in Canada. On their first day, they drove through Canada searching for a campsite. They could not find one. They drove through a street where a party in a garage was taking place and all the party members waved at them. So they stopped and asked those people where to find the next campsite. The owners of the garage and the house said immediately: "You can park your motorhome in our driveway. Come on, be guests of our neighbourhood-party and have a drink." My parents were very pleased with the kindness and openness of the Canadians. So they parked their motorhome in the driveway of the couple and joined the party and got to meet very nice people and had fun. The couple showed them their house and told them very much of Canada. And then they mentioned their second name: Bergstreiser. My Dad listened attentively, because the area in Germany me and my family come from is called "Bergstraße". He supposed that the ancestors of that nice couple came from Germany, right from our living area! He told that to them and Mrs. Bergstreiser brought their family album with entrys from ancestors and photos. And there it was: A very old photo of our German city Heppenheim, the ancestors of the nice Canadian couple came from here!!! They could not believe it when my Dad told that to them. So Dad told them that he would take some photos of the city how it looks today and email the photos to them. Also he bought some original "Bergsträßer Weißwein" (popular white wine that is produced here at Bergstraße) and sent the bottles to the nice Canadians when he was back in Germany. I have missed something: The next morning, my parents had slept in their motorhome in the driveway of Family Bergstreiser, the Bergstreisers told them that there would be a party again at Juni, 21st, and all the neighbours would come again and that they would have the party at the beach. The Bergstreisers invinted my parents to join and that was perfect, because on Juni, 21st, my parents would be on their way back with their motorhome. So my parents joined that second party, too, and met the Bergstreisers and all their neighbours again. My parents and the Canadians were very pleased to meet again. At the beach, they saw cruise liners passing by. My parents already had made many cruises and told the Canadians about these. After listening to my parents adventures, the Canadians wanted to do an alaska cruise next year and wanted my parents to come with them. So the nice Canadians and my parents probably will meet again next year, and probably I will join the cruise, too, and get to know to these nice and heartily Canadian people. My parents' conclusion: This holiday was fantastic and the Canadians are very very amiable. They are looking forward to meeting them again! And I want to get to know them, too! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!! my birthday is 2 days after yours Edited July 2, 2009 by sterni2009
+LadyBee4T Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canada also has the smallest jail of the world in Rodney, Ontario. It covers area of 24.3 sq. mtrs (about 270 sq ft).
+seekerfamily Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canada is the second largest country in the world in total land area
+Roving_Moose Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 JULY 1 - CANADA DAY We are 142 years young today, celebrations will happen all over Canada from the smallest villages to the large cities. What can I tell ya, we love to celebrate and celebrate we shall, with a Cointest. Canada is known for many things; from movie stars to inventions, statesmen even SAR’s So this cointest is an easy one, Tell me about my own country! There are three Canadian micro’s, one to go to three randomly selected entries; the cointest will end tomorrow at 6 EDT, each micro has been sealed and awaits an address, the winners will select an envelope, first chosen will have first choice of envelopes. Other rules: allow 30 minutes between your entries, enter often if you wish and in case of a dispute my decision is final. OK Happy Birthday Canada let me start you off. During the 50’s Canada designed and built a delta-winged interceptor aircraft known as the CF-105 (Avro Arrow), why do I mention this, thanks for asking, as a young lad my sister drove me up to Malton Ontario where the Arrow was built and stored, I had the chance that day of seeing this magnificent airplane not one I will forget because that day they also rolled out a cylinder shaped vessel that was identical to an UFO. Both projects were never finished, sad ending to both but something that is uniquely Canadian. In 1964 the tidal boar coming in to Truro Nova Scotia from the Bay of Fundy reached a height of about 10 metres or 40 cms. below the highway and train bridge just outside of town. When I brought my children there to see this fantastic event in 1976 the erosion of the river banks had reduced the Boar height to 1.5 metres. I guess everything ages and some things pass slowly into personal history.
+Roving_Moose Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) Tides of Boar In 1964 the tidal boar coming in to Truro Nova Scotia from the Bay of Fundy reached a height of about 10 metres or 40 cms. below the highway and train bridge just outside of town. When I brought my children there to see this fantastic event in 1976 the erosion of the river banks had reduced the Boar height to 1.5 metres. I guess everything ages and some things pass slowly into personal history. Edited July 2, 2009 by Roving_Moose
+Ashallond Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 My high school band when I was in Seattle each year would take a trip to Victoria, BC, Canada to march in the Victoria Day parade. Victoria Day (in French: Fête de la Reine), colloquially known as May Two-four, May Long, or May Run, is a federal Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on 24 May, in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday, and is also considered an informal mark of the beginning of the summer season. It has been observed since before Canada was formed, originally falling on the sovereign's actual birthday, and continues to be celebrated in various fashions across the country on the fixed date of the first Monday on or before 24 May. However, since the Quiet Revolution in Quebec, the same day was unofficially known in the province as Fête de Dollard until 2003, when provincial legislation officially named the same date as Victoria Day the National Patriots' Day. The birthday of the monarch was a day for celebration in Canada long before Confederation, with the first legislation regarding the event being in 1834 passed by the parliament of the Province of Canada to officially recognize 24 May as the Queen's birthday. It was noted that on that date in 1854 – the 35th birthday of Queen Victoria – some 5,000 residents of Canada West gathered in front of Government House (near present day King and Simcoe Streets in Toronto) to "give cheers to their queen," and on Victoria Day 1866, the town of Omemee, also in Canada West, mounted a day-long fête to mark the occasion, including a gun salute at midnight, pre-dawn serenades, picnics, athletic competitions, a display of illuminations, and a torch-light procession. Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, 24 May was by imperial decree made Empire Day throughout the British Empire, while, over the ensuing decades, the official date in Canada of the reigning sovereign's birthday changed through various royal proclamations: for Edward VII it continued by yearly proclamation to be observed on 24 May, but was 3 June for George V, 23 June for Edward VIII (their actual birthdays), and various days between 20 May and 14 June through George VI's reign as king of Canada. The first official birthday of Elizabeth II, who's actual birthday is 21 April, was the last to be celebrated in June; the haphazard format was abandoned in 1952, when the Governor-General-in-Council moved Empire Day to the Monday before 25 May, and Elizabeth's official birthday in Canada was by regular vice-regal proclamations made to fall on this same date every year between 1953 and 1957, when the link was made permanent. The following year, Empire Day was renamed Commonwealth Day, and in 1977 it was moved to the second Monday in March, leaving the Monday before 24 May solely as Victoria Day. The reigning Canadian monarch has been in Canada for his or her official birthday twice: the first time being on 20 May 1939, when King George VI was on a coast-to-coast tour of Canada and his official birthday was celebrated with a Trooping the Colour ceremony on Parliament Hill. The second time was when Queen Elizabeth II was in Canada from 17 May to 25 May 2005, to mark the centennial of the entries of Saskatchewan and Alberta into Confederation; no events were organized to acknowledge this fact.
+seekerfamily Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Facts about Canada It has the worlds longest coastline There area oceans on 3 sides - Atlantic, Pacific, Artic About 1/4 of all freshwater in the world is in Canada Forests cover almost 1/2 of Canada Canada has 1/10 of the worlds forests
+mfamilee Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The name of Canada's famous groundhog is "Wiarton Willie" (from the community of Wiarton in Bruce County, Ontario) whose role on every Feb. 2nd was to predict whether there will be an early spring. Unfortunately, he died in 1999, but the celebrations continue each year with Willie's successors, referred to as "Wee Willie".
+coman123 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader.... I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.... I do not know ,Bill or Susie or Tom from Ontario although I'm certain they're really really nice. I know bullockj,mm_dancer and kayakers2. I know what a nano a L&L and an ammo can are for. I know when the left overs are gone, the dish does not go in the dishwasher, it goes into the forest. I do not drive a Porche with a GPS I walk in the woods with a GPSR I can find a bison tube in a cedar tree,in the dark,with a flashlight in 1 hand and a pen it the other. Minus 40 does not stop me from caching, it just means a second pair of socks. I'm not afraid to lie to a muggle or order a Happy meal ,just for the toy. I know if you snooze ,you lose And a FTF usually gets you a Double Double Canada is the second largest landmass! The first nation of hockey! And has the best Geocachers anywhere My name is Coman123 And I am Canadian! Ps Another unknown fact about Canada is the spelling C eh! N eh! D eh! And if that don't win me the cointest Eh! I'll eat no more beaver sandwiches. Coman123
+anne.and.eli Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 About 10 years ago, I was playing some Diablo II, and I started talking to someone on Blizzard.net. It turned out it was a 9 year old girl from Manitoba. We've been pen pals ever since! So in honor of her, here is a fact about Manitoba! The name Manitoba is believed to come from the words "manitowapow" (Cree) or "manito bau" (Ojibway), which mean "straight of the spirit" and refer to an island in Lake Manitoba Narrows where a "manitou" or "great spirit" beat his drums.
+Li-Z Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) An unusual fact about Canada is its name origin, it comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, which means village or settlement. Canada is widely believed to be the home of Santa Claus. A funny fact about Canada's city of Montreal, sometimes called The City of Churches, is that it has more churches than houses! Edited July 2, 2009 by Li-Z
+Dark Elf Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canada has a parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions.
+GATOULIS Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Hello to all! WOW! Did I see an other cat avantar here??? Welcome my friend!!! The cat looks like a boxer ready to fight!!! I made a small mistake about the 1954 series of canadian banknotes! The whole series changed because they all had the Devil's head!!! ...it was not only the 1$ !!! It must be a nice series! Canada had a human presence in the northern Yukon from 26,500 years ago, and in southern Ontario from 9,500 years ago! The first europeans in America were landed in Canada! They were Vickings in about 1000 AD, in Newfoundland?! The colony didn't live for long so a second discovery happent in 1497!
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 My brother in law lives there!!!! No seriously - Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.
+GATOULIS Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The first Canadian silver 1$ coin was minted in 1935 and actually it was a commemorative for the 25 years fo George V reign! It is a scarse coin and only 428,000 pieces were made! I am happy that I have this coin! Before that, the territories had their own coin or they were using private token coins, or coins from USA, France, Great Britain... Some tokens were in pennies (for the english speaking areas), and some were in "sou" For the French speaking areas! The french speaking areas tokens had the french language on them! Since there were many French speaking, Canada has 2 official languages, English and French! Not all territories joined together and created Canada! Some like newfoundland joined a long time after Canada was created! Of course they had their own money! It is said that people used to trade (before coins come to Canada), with beaver skin and furs! the first metalic tokens were in beaver fur! 1 Token was equal to 1 beaver fur!!! I do not know if that is true!
+Dark Elf Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Canada is also known to be the fifth largest energy producer; it provides electricity to the U.S. too.
+catsnfish Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Soon after its founding in 1670, the HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY found it necessary to devise a unit of value that would accommodate Indian bartering to European bookkeeping methods. A Standard of Trade was established, based on the made beaver (one prime beaver skin in good condition). Prices of all goods were set in Made Beaver. Later the HBC issued brass tokens in denominations of one Made Beaver and fractions thereof. comparable values in made beaver item Amount Item Amount Beads (Coloured) ¾ lb. Kettle, Brass 1 Lead, Black 1 lb. Gun Powder 1 ½ lb. Shot 5 lbs. Sugar 2 lbs. Tobacco, Brazil 2 lbs. Ditto Leaf or Roll 1 ½ lbs. Thread 1 lb. Vermilion 1 ½ oz
+SgtMikal Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Some of the things we love most in America were created by a Canadian. Superman, the chocolate nut bar, basketball, and Ginger Ale were all created by Canadians. Famous inventions that are used by many Americans are credited to Canadians including the walker (used by the elderly or injured), pacemakers, the common garbage bag, the electric cooking range, and the electric lightbulb (even though most people think it was invented by Thomas Edison). I found this quote in this article.
+Dark Elf Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Other languages, spoken in canada are: Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, Cree, Dëne Sųłiné, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun, Slavey and Tłįchǫ Yatiì
+GATOULIS Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity. One of them.... Nia Vardalos!!!! Now.... these are the numbers of the Greek Canadians in each region: Ontario... 132,440 Quebec... 65,985 British Columbia... 21,770 Alberta... 11,945 These numbers are from 2006! Who knows now!!!
+Dark Elf Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 There is a german-canadian friendship and there is even a coin about it
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