Sitting at Starbucks and listening to Rush! Love it! Oh Canada ....
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Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Vancouver Facts
is the largest film production center in North-America after Los Angeles and New York City.
attracts 15 million tourists every year and that is one of the biggest tourist attractions in British Columbia.
is only 125 years old.
is one of the few cities where you can ski and swim on the same day.
residents are called Vancouverities.
has more than 200 parks and that Stanley Park is the city’s first park.
is ranked the number 1 most livable cities in the world. (2009)
is ranked as one of the 10 cleanest cities in the world.
is the largest port in Canada.
hosts a fireworks competition every year.
is the largest metropolitan area in Western Canada.
hosts one of the country's largest annual gay pride parades.
attracts 15 million tourists every year and that is one of the biggest tourist attractions in British Columbia.
is only 125 years old.
is one of the few cities where you can ski and swim on the same day.
residents are called Vancouverities.
has more than 200 parks and that Stanley Park is the city’s first park.
is ranked the number 1 most livable cities in the world. (2009)
is ranked as one of the 10 cleanest cities in the world.
is the largest port in Canada.
hosts a fireworks competition every year.
is the largest metropolitan area in Western Canada.
hosts one of the country's largest annual gay pride parades.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Halloween Fact #2
The earliest known use in print of the term "trick or treat" appears in 1927, from Blackie, Alberta, Canada:
Hallowe'en provided an opportunity for real strenuous fun. No real damage was done except to the temper of some who had to hunt for wagon wheels, gates, wagons, barrels, etc., much of which decorated the front street. The youthful tormentors were at back door and front demanding edible plunder by the word “trick or treat” to which the inmates gladly responded and sent the robbers away rejoicing.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Why Do They Call It...British Columbia?
As a shout out to my gf's home province of BC, Canada. Here's something that's been interesting me for a few months...
The name refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River. Queen Victoria specified that the area be called British Columbia to distinguish the British section of the District from that which belonged to the United States (which became the Oregon Territory). The river, in turn, took its name from the Columbia Rediviva (formerly the Columbia; the Latin rediviva, or “revived,” was added to the name after the ship’s 1787 rebuilding), a privately owned ship that was the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe and was used extensively in the Pacific Northwest maritime fur trade.
The name refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River. Queen Victoria specified that the area be called British Columbia to distinguish the British section of the District from that which belonged to the United States (which became the Oregon Territory). The river, in turn, took its name from the Columbia Rediviva (formerly the Columbia; the Latin rediviva, or “revived,” was added to the name after the ship’s 1787 rebuilding), a privately owned ship that was the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe and was used extensively in the Pacific Northwest maritime fur trade.
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