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Charlatan · 07-23-2004, 05:19 AM

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Originally posted by highthief
Do they take condos into the equation? That would drive the price down a lot. Are they using assessed value, which almost always lower than real value, especially in Toronto...

That's probably it... slimpiggy is factoring on freehold homes.

Merlocke · 08-08-2004, 10:53 PM

Just one thing that we need to know as Canadians.

1) How to save money on Taxes.

And I know how - and pulled it off last year.
PM me if you want to know. It does take money to do, but the returns are incredible.

Lewis · 08-18-2004, 01:44 PM

Thanks, everyone, for all the information I need for my residency test!

james t kirk · 08-18-2004, 02:53 PM

Canada has the only Railway (CNR) in North America that runs from the Atlantic Ocean right on through to the Pacific Ocean.

Canada building the railway in the 1860's would be akin to us putting a man on the moon today.

The world record for steel production for a single day was set by Stelco Hilton works in Hamilton.

Of all the G-7 nations, we have the coldest most inhospitable climate.

Quebec city is the oldest walled city in North America. In fact, it is the oldest city period I think.

There is more oil in the tar sands of Alberta than there is in all of Saudi Arabia.

james t kirk · 08-18-2004, 03:01 PM

Ok, now that I have read all the posts, some others already posted the tar sands bit and the Quebec City thing.

sigh.

Anyway, the price of a house in Toronto is insane I will agree. I can't afford to buy my own house anymore. I don't know if it's going to pop or not to tell you the truth.

Jam · 08-18-2004, 03:32 PM

yeah and CN is owned by an american company (or maybe it was CP, but i think it was CN)

Fohur2 · 08-27-2004, 10:03 PM

Cndjeepin.Another Truroian.

The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the largest man-made explosion until the first atomic bomb explosion on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945

When the Mont Blanc(which contained 2400 metric tonnes of explosives, and the Norwegian cargo ship Imo collided in the narrows of Halifax harbour.

Over 2.5 km2 of Halifax were levelled and windows were shattered as far as Truro, Nova Scotia, 100 kilometres away. An anchor from the Mont Blanc was found five kilometres from the harbour. The disaster resulted in approximately 1635 deaths (approx. 1000 died instantaneously from the blast),

Sidenote: The most celebrated and most complete effort came from the Boston Red Cross and the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee. To this day the citizens of Halifax still donate a large Christmas tree to Boston each year.

Averett · 08-30-2004, 07:41 AM

I saw a special on that awhile back, Fohur2. I had never heard of the explosion before. Being American I guess it's no wonder why I hadn't. I found it facinating though.

I hadn't heard of the connection with Boston though. They did mention help coming from the US, but I never knew that Halifax donates a Christmas tree each year

remnant.soul · 08-30-2004, 11:27 AM

I can't believe no one brought this up yet.

CANADA BURNED DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE

Yes its true on Wednesday, August 24, 1814 biritsh occupational troops set fire to the white house (although it had been evacuated earlier) the glow was said to be so strong that it was visible from up to fifty miles away.

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The burning of Washington, which completely gutted the President’s House, would not have taken place but for the ongoing war between Britain and France, who tried to weaken each other by targeting trade with neutral American ships. The French felt free to seize British cargo aboard American ships and bar U.S. vessels from European ports if they had first docked in British harbors. The British blocked American vessels from entering French-controlled ports unless they first anchored in British harbors.

Even though Washington had no strategic significance for the British military, the commander in chief of the North American station, Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, had it in mind to give the Americans "a complete drubbing." It would avenge the excesses of Americans who had plundered and burned public and private buildings the year before in York (modern Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. Above all, seizing the capital would humiliate and demoralize Americans and, as a bonus, might even lead to the disintegration of the United States.

Info from: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/08/subs/08_b04.html

Although this was acredited to the british military it was burned down by the occupational troops who were residents of Canada. Although Canada was not its own country back then (Canada was officlay formed in 1871) Canadians were and still are the only nations to burn down The White House

TAKE THAT!

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I also haven not seen anyone mention Canada's victory at Vimy Ridge although it may be well know I've found that most people didnt know taht both the americans and the british tried to take the ridge and failed misserably.

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The goal of the battle of Vimy Ridge was to achieve the ever elusive breakthrough in the German lines. It was at Vimy Ridge that the German’s heavily fortified Hindenburg Line made a junction with many other trenches along the front. Behind the ridge there also lay many of German factories which were vital for the construction of munitions and other war materials. In the battle, it was the Canadians’ task to take a portion of the ridge and two important hills where the Germans had built strong defences.

Vimy Ridge was a formidable barrier for the Allies to breach. A natural hill and barren slope provided little cover for attacking troops and gave a good vantage point for fortified machine guns and artillery to fire on invaders. The Germans had built their own fortifications consisting of three layers of trenches, barbed wire, deep tunnels into the hill, and a light railroad to carry supplies to the front.

The Allied strategy was well thought out and extensive preparations were made. Lessons learned earlier in the war were used to develop an effective battle plan. Engineers built elaborate tunnels deep under enemy lines, a light railroad was constructed and defended, and heavy artillery was brought aid in the battle. The troops trained on sites behind the front on terrain very similar to that on which they would be fighting.

On April 2, 1917, artillery bombardment was stepped up to wear down enemy soldiers. Before the battle began, more than one million shells had been fired into German trenches. Early in the morning of April 9, 20,000 soldiers attacked in the first wave of fighting in the battle of Vimy Ridge. The Canadians were extremely successful and took the ridge by afternoon. In the next days they achieved all of their objectives.

Vimy Ridge proved to be a turning point in World War I. Canadians were an important part of this epic battle. They fought exceptionally and were awarded four Victoria Crosses for that single battle. The Victoria Cross is Canada's highest award fopr bravery. The entire Canadian contingent was commended as being an elite fighting Corps.

Info from: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/turner/ar_vimy.html

Averett · 08-30-2004, 11:40 AM

Yeah well, like the article said Canada wasn't even Canada when Canada burned down the White House. So Take That!

They were British folks who were in the area that would become Canada. So

Fohur2 · 08-30-2004, 01:48 PM

I know people in the Praires who never heard of the Halifax Explosion.It's sad really,a big piece of history only Maritimers know about mostly.

Lunchbox7 · 09-02-2004, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by remnant.soul

I can't believe no one brought this up yet.

CANADA BURNED DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE

Yes its true on Wednesday, August 24, 1814 biritsh occupational troops set fire to the white house (although it had been evacuated earlier) the glow was said to be so strong that it was visible from up to fifty miles away.

Info from: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/08/subs/08_b04.html

Although this was acredited to the british military it was burned down by the occupational troops who were residents of Canada. Although Canada was not its own country back then (Canada was officlay formed in 1871) Canadians were and still are the only nations to burn down The White House

TAKE THAT!

Isnt the reason why they call it the white house is because after you guys burnt it down they had to repaint (whitewash) it, hence the name?

etla · 09-03-2004, 11:52 AM

We can't get milk in bags out west anymore

At least I haven't seen it in Alberta and BC for probably 10 years.

thriolith · 09-05-2004, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

Some more interesting facts:

1) We have productive wine regions in BC and Southwestern Ontario and are best know internationally for our Ice Wine (made from grapes left on the vine until after the first frost - the cold concentrates the sugars making a very sweet dessert wine)
2) Approximately 90% of total population is concentrated within 300km of the US border
3) Canada spends more of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education and less on health care than the United States.
4) Canadians consume more Kraft Dinner (aka Kraft Macaroni & Cheese) per capita than any other nationality on earth.
5) Canada is really big! Canada is the world's second-largest country (9 970 610 km2), surpassed only by the Russian Federation.

Wha? Mac and Cheese? Interesting...

keebort · 09-07-2004, 09:26 PM

1. winnie the pooh was named after a bear which was named winnipeg the bear which was visited by the creator of the winnie the poo stories and by his son christopher robin in WINNIPEG, Manitoba

2. A Canadian invented Basketball

3. A Canadian invented the JAVA computer language

4. a very important one...a canadian invented TELEVISION!

5. a canadian invented zippers

jwoody · 09-16-2004, 05:33 AM

One thing I don't know about Canadia:

Britain is right here, beneath my feet, and Columbia is over there and down a bit.

So where did British Columbia get it's name?

feelgood · 09-20-2004, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nancy

I see. But are they like rangers or like the police or what?

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Originally Posted by highthief

The RCMP or Royal Canadian Mounted Police are a national police force. They conduct regular police duties in towns and areas without their own force and also do a lot of work on a national scale - fighting smuggling, terrorism, counterfeiting, and international trafficing.

The Mounties are an excellent force, and well trained.

They are national police force but there are area's of Canada that they don't police and they're Quebec and Ontario. Both province have their own provinical police.

Each province has a contract with the RCMP to "police" their own province. Each major city of Canada has their own police force, some even small cities, say compared to Red Deer or Camrose AB, they also have their own police force.

In comparsion to USA, RCMP is like FBI, and state police

hey Daval, excellent reference to the beer commerical

golden!

Janey · 09-27-2004, 01:00 PM

deleteing a duplicate post. (note to self, don't be impatient with the slow forum site)

Janey · 09-27-2004, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Averett

You know, that sounds familar...

And basketball may have been invented by a Canadian, but he invented it in the States

Take that Canada

same with the telephone. something about the US being more liberal about funding projects. I bet this is still the case (the awful brain drain to the south) But at least we can co-exist and (insert favourite strains of patriotic ferver here) leverage our relationship to better the world!!!!

Janey · 09-27-2004, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by james t kirk

Ok, now that I have read all the posts, some others already posted the tar sands bit and the Quebec City thing.

sigh.

Anyway, the price of a house in Toronto is insane I will agree. I can't afford to buy my own house anymore. I don't know if it's going to pop or not to tell you the truth.

House prices in Vancouver or worse yet, West Vancouver are even more insane. My sister just bought a house on north Lonsdale (off a side street)for 780,000. It has a nice view of the downtown, but really, it is no bigger than my toronto Beaches house (about 1500 sq feet) and almost twice the price!!!

Janey · 09-27-2004, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lunchbox7

Isnt the reason why they call it the white house is because after you guys burnt it down they had to repaint (whitewash) it, hence the name?

similarly, I think that the Alamo was Texan, not American, and the american fleet was attacked in Hawaii (not the US) by the Japanese.

Both our countries were new, and growing, when historical events took place, but the Americans do a better job of grandfathering in the collective experience under one banner.

Averett · 09-30-2004, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jwoody

One thing I don't know about Canadia:

Britain is right here, beneath my feet, and Columbia is over there and down a bit.

So where did British Columbia get it's name?

Hey yeah, good question!

Janey · 09-30-2004, 01:25 PM

Averett, you might like this site that i found. It is hilariously close to the mark:

http://www.icomm.ca/emily/index.cgi

By an american in canada....

Averett · 10-01-2004, 04:18 AM

Hey! I must be Canadian! I run around in clothing from Roots!

Thanks Janey, but umm... how will I get work done today when i have this website to look at?

Wait... Mt. Dew has no caffiene in Canada?? Then whats the point of drinking that crap? This website is awesome

Janey · 10-01-2004, 05:50 AM

isn't surfing the net what being at work is all about????

There is a law in Canada that any CLEAR beverage cannot have caffein in it. Kinda makes sense in round-aboot way. dont want kids slurping the stuff. Not that it stops them, I always see rug rats at Tim's or drinking the free coffee at Loblaws.

ON another note, I finally stopped buying milk in bags last night. after years of buying it at the grocery store, because that's the only way they package it, i consciously went to Shoppers Drug Mart and bought a 4 litre jug instead.

I got tired of throwing away the plastic bags when i was finished with them. Somebody told me to wash them out and use them as freezer bags in order to conserve. But the amount of soap and water that i used i think caused even more harm to the environment!!

Scorps · 10-08-2004, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Daval

1. Hey, we're not lumberjacks, or fur traders....

2. We don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled....

3. We don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really really nice.

4. We have a Prime Minister, not a president.

5. We speak English and French, not American.

6. We pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'.

7. We can proudly sew our country's flag on our backpacks.

8, We believe in peace keeping, not policing, diversity, not assimilation,

9. The beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.

10. A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch.

11. And it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', w. 'zed' !!!!

12. Canada is the second largest landmass!

13. The first nation of hockey!

14. And the best part of North America

My name is Daval!!
And I am Canadian!!!

(modified the rant a bit, but all you Canadians know where its from

Nice steal from Joe Canada...or Molson Canadian

Good Commerical though!

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Originally Posted by Averett

Wait... Mt. Dew has no caffiene in Canada?? Then whats the point of drinking that crap? This website is awesome

No it doesn't...them bastards, but Dr.Pepper still does and thats a very good thing!

Doesn't matter what country Mt.Dew is in it still kills Sperm.

10-09-2004, 10:02 PM

Did you know that (former) Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is black? Or that we have a king named Lucienne Bonhomme? And how about the news that Mayor Mel Lastman has reinstated the Toronto polar bear hunt?

The above taken from the site, Rick Mercer: Talking to Americans
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/thismor...er_010330.html

All in jest, of course.

Scorps · 10-10-2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by far_side

Did you know that (former) Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is black? Or that we have a king named Lucienne Bonhomme? And how about the news that Mayor Mel Lastman has reinstated the Toronto polar bear hunt?

The above taken from the site, Rick Mercer: Talking to Americans
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/thismor...er_010330.html

All in jest, of course.

Jean Chrétien is BLACK WTF are you talking about?

Fohur2 · 10-10-2004, 12:57 PM

It was a joke to see how many Americans would believe him.

Anyways,about the BC question

<skip to bottum for paraphrase>

From 1818 to 1846, British Columbia south of 54°40′ and west of the Rocky Mountains was part of the Oregon Country. The land was under the control of the Hudson's Bay Company, and was divided into the departments of Columbia (south of the Columbia River) and New Caledonia (north of the river).

In 1846, the Oregon Treaty divided the territory along the 49th parallel to Georgia Strait, with the area north of this boundary (and all of Vancouver Island) becoming exclusively British territory. Vancouver Island became a Crown colony in 1849

<taken from Wikiquote>

So,the mainland territory was the Columbian River territory,Vancouver island was a British territory.They merged because of debt.

10-10-2004, 09:02 PM

Another BC fact:

A fella named Amor De Cosmos served as premier of British Columbia from 1872 until 1874.

I kid you not.

Read about him here.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/conf...18-2315-e.html

(Maybe this explains why BC politics is so inherently wacky.)

klo · 10-11-2004, 06:00 PM

Wow, I never knew half of this stuff. Thanks guys!

Scorps · 10-13-2004, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Fohur2

It was a joke to see how many Americans would believe him.

Anyways,about the BC question

<skip to bottum for paraphrase>

From 1818 to 1846, British Columbia south of 54°40′ and west of the Rocky Mountains was part of the Oregon Country. The land was under the control of the Hudson's Bay Company, and was divided into the departments of Columbia (south of the Columbia River) and New Caledonia (north of the river).

In 1846, the Oregon Treaty divided the territory along the 49th parallel to Georgia Strait, with the area north of this boundary (and all of Vancouver Island) becoming exclusively British territory. Vancouver Island became a Crown colony in 1849

<taken from Wikiquote>

So,the mainland territory was the Columbian River territory,Vancouver island was a British territory.They merged because of debt.

And all this time I thought it was just a name!

EmotivE · 10-16-2004, 08:52 AM

How about these facts that a found in my Canadian Poltics Textbook:

1) As proud as we are of our welfare state, the richest 1/5 of our population possesses 44% of our income.
2)Newfoundland has a 16.1% unemployment rate (whereas Alberta has a 4.6% unemployment rate)
3)Trade with the U.S. accounts for 1/3 of the Candian Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
4)2/3 of television viewing time in English Canada is spent watching American programs (This becomes 90% in relation to drama and comedy viewing time).
5)Only 59.1% of Canadian's mother tongues is English (With 22.9% being French and 18% as "other").

Broonix · 10-16-2004, 02:58 PM

Facts about Canada
Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land.
The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.
Vancouver Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
The world's smallest jail is believed to be in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. It is only 24.3 square meters (about 270 square feet).
Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world
According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.
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 world's eighth biggest trader.
Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five.
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.
Canada is the fifth largest energy producer.
Canada has the world's highest tertiary education enrolment.

http://www.vec.ca/english/2/canada-facts.cfm

Janey · 10-18-2004, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EmotivE

How about these facts that a found in my Canadian Poltics Textbook:

1) As proud as we are of our welfare state, the richest 1/5 of our population possesses 44% of our income.
2)Newfoundland has a 16.1% unemployment rate (whereas Alberta has a 4.6% unemployment rate)
3)Trade with the U.S. accounts for 1/3 of the Candian Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
4)2/3 of television viewing time in English Canada is spent watching American programs (This becomes 90% in relation to drama and comedy viewing time).
5)Only 59.1% of Canadian's mother tongues is English (With 22.9% being French and 18% as "other").

1) wow, something to strive for. I don't ever want to be on welfare.
2) Now that Alberta has no debt, N&L'ers can move there during the off season (when there is no fishing - which represents the unemployemt numbers) and find employment and training...
3) the fruits of NAFTA? The natural result of geography and economics?
4) Last night I watched the CBC special on the best Canadian, and then the Sopranos. 50/50 --- skewing the numbers in the interest of patriotism!!
5) Ni hao mah?

frankgrimes · 10-31-2004, 09:43 PM

On the west coast, maybe about 20 years ago, they tried to sell milk in a bag, but it didn't catch on here, people wouldn't buy it. Now its sold in 4 litre jugs and 2 litre cartons.

Suave · 10-31-2004, 11:29 PM

1. Regina is the murder capital of Canada, followed closely by Saskatoon.

2. Canada has the world's longest coastline.

3. Canada is not where the basketball was invented. The basketball was invented by a Canadian at an American univeristy.

4. Canada has the world's largest supply of fresh water.

5. Canadian whisky, or rye, shares its spelling with Scotch whisky. Americans (bourbon) and the Irish (of the four major whisky-producing countries) spell it "whiskey".

YAY FOR TRIVIAL INFORMATION!

Janey · 11-01-2004, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by frankgrimes

On the west coast, maybe about 20 years ago, they tried to sell milk in a bag, but it didn't catch on here, people wouldn't buy it. Now its sold in 4 litre jugs and 2 litre cartons.

The only problem that I find with my change to buying milk in 4L jugs, is that none of the major groceries sell it that way. Now I have to make a special trip to either Macs Milk, Beckers, 7-11 or Shoppers Drug Mart to buy my milk.

Otherwise, I'm just happy that I don't have to throw away those bags anymore. I've cut and washed out so many for freezer bags, that I think I have a lifetime supply!

cdnjeepin · 11-01-2004, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Averett

Hey! I must be Canadian! I run around in clothing from Roots!

But did you know that the 2 guys that started Roots were americans that came to Canada for summer camps, met cdn girls, married em and started the company

Janey · 11-02-2004, 11:26 AM

From Detroit right?

08-08-2004, 10:53 PM	#82 (permalink)
Merlocke Location: Canada	Just one thing that we need to know as Canadians. 1) How to save money on Taxes. And I know how - and pulled it off last year. PM me if you want to know. It does take money to do, but the returns are incredible. __________________ -=[ Merlocke ]=-

08-30-2004, 07:41 AM	#88 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	I saw a special on that awhile back, Fohur2. I had never heard of the explosion before. Being American I guess it's no wonder why I hadn't. I found it facinating though. I hadn't heard of the connection with Boston though. They did mention help coming from the US, but I never knew that Halifax donates a Christmas tree each year __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

08-30-2004, 11:40 AM	#90 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Yeah well, like the article said Canada wasn't even Canada when Canada burned down the White House. So Take That! They were British folks who were in the area that would become Canada. So __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

09-03-2004, 11:52 AM	#93 (permalink)
etla Junkie Location: Canada eh?	We can't get milk in bags out west anymore At least I haven't seen it in Alberta and BC for probably 10 years. __________________ Subvert the Dominant Paradigm

09-27-2004, 01:00 PM	#98 (permalink)
Janey Junkie Location: Toronto	deleteing a duplicate post. (note to self, don't be impatient with the slow forum site) Last edited by Janey; 09-27-2004 at 01:24 PM..

08-18-2004, 01:44 PM	#83 (permalink)
Lewis Artist and author Location: Ireland	Thanks, everyone, for all the information I need for my residency test!

08-18-2004, 02:53 PM	#84 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Canada has the only Railway (CNR) in North America that runs from the Atlantic Ocean right on through to the Pacific Ocean. Canada building the railway in the 1860's would be akin to us putting a man on the moon today. The world record for steel production for a single day was set by Stelco Hilton works in Hamilton. Of all the G-7 nations, we have the coldest most inhospitable climate. Quebec city is the oldest walled city in North America. In fact, it is the oldest city period I think. There is more oil in the tar sands of Alberta than there is in all of Saudi Arabia.

08-18-2004, 03:01 PM	#85 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Ok, now that I have read all the posts, some others already posted the tar sands bit and the Quebec City thing. sigh. Anyway, the price of a house in Toronto is insane I will agree. I can't afford to buy my own house anymore. I don't know if it's going to pop or not to tell you the truth.

08-18-2004, 03:32 PM	#86 (permalink)
Jam Junkie	yeah and CN is owned by an american company (or maybe it was CP, but i think it was CN)

08-27-2004, 10:03 PM	#87 (permalink)
Fohur2 Crazy	Cndjeepin.Another Truroian. The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the largest man-made explosion until the first atomic bomb explosion on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 When the Mont Blanc(which contained 2400 metric tonnes of explosives, and the Norwegian cargo ship Imo collided in the narrows of Halifax harbour. Over 2.5 km2 of Halifax were levelled and windows were shattered as far as Truro, Nova Scotia, 100 kilometres away. An anchor from the Mont Blanc was found five kilometres from the harbour. The disaster resulted in approximately 1635 deaths (approx. 1000 died instantaneously from the blast), Sidenote: The most celebrated and most complete effort came from the Boston Red Cross and the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee. To this day the citizens of Halifax still donate a large Christmas tree to Boston each year.

08-30-2004, 01:48 PM	#91 (permalink)
Fohur2 Crazy	I know people in the Praires who never heard of the Halifax Explosion.It's sad really,a big piece of history only Maritimers know about mostly.

09-07-2004, 09:26 PM	#95 (permalink)
keebort Upright	1. winnie the pooh was named after a bear which was named winnipeg the bear which was visited by the creator of the winnie the poo stories and by his son christopher robin in WINNIPEG, Manitoba 2. A Canadian invented Basketball 3. A Canadian invented the JAVA computer language 4. a very important one...a canadian invented TELEVISION! 5. a canadian invented zippers

09-16-2004, 05:33 AM	#96 (permalink)
jwoody Shackle Me Not Location: Newcastle - England.	One thing I don't know about Canadia: Britain is right here, beneath my feet, and Columbia is over there and down a bit. So where did British Columbia get it's name?

09-30-2004, 01:25 PM	#103 (permalink)
Janey Junkie Location: Toronto	Canadian -ism etc Averett, you might like this site that i found. It is hilariously close to the mark: http://www.icomm.ca/emily/index.cgi By an american in canada....

10-01-2004, 04:18 AM	#104 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Hey! I must be Canadian! I run around in clothing from Roots! Thanks Janey, but umm... how will I get work done today when i have this website to look at? Wait... Mt. Dew has no caffiene in Canada?? Then whats the point of drinking that crap? This website is awesome __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

10-01-2004, 05:50 AM	#105 (permalink)
Janey Junkie Location: Toronto	isn't surfing the net what being at work is all about???? There is a law in Canada that any CLEAR beverage cannot have caffein in it. Kinda makes sense in round-aboot way. dont want kids slurping the stuff. Not that it stops them, I always see rug rats at Tim's or drinking the free coffee at Loblaws. ON another note, I finally stopped buying milk in bags last night. after years of buying it at the grocery store, because that's the only way they package it, i consciously went to Shoppers Drug Mart and bought a 4 litre jug instead. I got tired of throwing away the plastic bags when i was finished with them. Somebody told me to wash them out and use them as freezer bags in order to conserve. But the amount of soap and water that i used i think caused even more harm to the environment!!

10-09-2004, 10:02 PM	#107 (permalink)
far_side Guest	Did you know that (former) Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is black? Or that we have a king named Lucienne Bonhomme? And how about the news that Mayor Mel Lastman has reinstated the Toronto polar bear hunt? The above taken from the site, Rick Mercer: Talking to Americans http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/thismor...er_010330.html All in jest, of course.

10-10-2004, 12:57 PM	#109 (permalink)
Fohur2 Crazy	It was a joke to see how many Americans would believe him. Anyways,about the BC question <skip to bottum for paraphrase> From 1818 to 1846, British Columbia south of 54°40′ and west of the Rocky Mountains was part of the Oregon Country. The land was under the control of the Hudson's Bay Company, and was divided into the departments of Columbia (south of the Columbia River) and New Caledonia (north of the river). In 1846, the Oregon Treaty divided the territory along the 49th parallel to Georgia Strait, with the area north of this boundary (and all of Vancouver Island) becoming exclusively British territory. Vancouver Island became a Crown colony in 1849 <taken from Wikiquote> So,the mainland territory was the Columbian River territory,Vancouver island was a British territory.They merged because of debt.

10-10-2004, 09:02 PM	#110 (permalink)
far_side Guest	Another BC fact: A fella named Amor De Cosmos served as premier of British Columbia from 1872 until 1874. I kid you not. Read about him here. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/conf...18-2315-e.html (Maybe this explains why BC politics is so inherently wacky.)

10-11-2004, 06:00 PM	#111 (permalink)
klo Tilted	Wow, I never knew half of this stuff. Thanks guys!

10-16-2004, 08:52 AM	#113 (permalink)
EmotivE Upright Location: Antigonish, NS, Canada	How about these facts that a found in my Canadian Poltics Textbook: 1) As proud as we are of our welfare state, the richest 1/5 of our population possesses 44% of our income. 2)Newfoundland has a 16.1% unemployment rate (whereas Alberta has a 4.6% unemployment rate) 3)Trade with the U.S. accounts for 1/3 of the Candian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 4)2/3 of television viewing time in English Canada is spent watching American programs (This becomes 90% in relation to drama and comedy viewing time). 5)Only 59.1% of Canadian's mother tongues is English (With 22.9% being French and 18% as "other").

10-16-2004, 02:58 PM	#114 (permalink)
Broonix Upright	Facts about Canada Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land. The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883. With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world. Vancouver Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world. The world's smallest jail is believed to be in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. It is only 24.3 square meters (about 270 square feet). Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world. 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 world's eighth biggest trader. Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five. 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. Canada is the fifth largest energy producer. Canada has the world's highest tertiary education enrolment. http://www.vec.ca/english/2/canada-facts.cfm

10-31-2004, 09:43 PM	#116 (permalink)
frankgrimes Psycho	On the west coast, maybe about 20 years ago, they tried to sell milk in a bag, but it didn't catch on here, people wouldn't buy it. Now its sold in 4 litre jugs and 2 litre cartons.

10-31-2004, 11:29 PM	#117 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	1. Regina is the murder capital of Canada, followed closely by Saskatoon. 2. Canada has the world's longest coastline. 3. Canada is not where the basketball was invented. The basketball was invented by a Canadian at an American univeristy. 4. Canada has the world's largest supply of fresh water. 5. Canadian whisky, or rye, shares its spelling with Scotch whisky. Americans (bourbon) and the Irish (of the four major whisky-producing countries) spell it "whiskey". YAY FOR TRIVIAL INFORMATION!

11-02-2004, 11:26 AM	#120 (permalink)
Janey Junkie Location: Toronto	From Detroit right?