Timeless Canada

September 27, 2009

Ice Hockey

Kategori: About Canada — Etiketler: , , , — cemsarak @ 4:09 am

A winter preoccupation for more than 100 years, hockey is truly Canada’s national game. And the enthusiasm is not limited to televised games of the major leagues either: more than 58,000 young Canadians in some 25,000 teams participate in organized minor hockey tournaments. Community rinks are ubiquitous.cialis magic Comparison Between Viagra Levitra Cealis cialis accessory
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February 22, 2009

The Hudson’s Bay Company

Kategori: About Canada — Etiketler: , , , — cemsarak @ 3:52 pm

The Hudson`s Bay Company was incorporated by King Charles II of England on May 2, 1670. His decision was prompted by the successful voyage of the British ship Nonsuch, which returned from the recently discovered Hudson’s Bay crammed with precious beaver furs. The king granted the new company wide powers, including a monopoly of trading rights to a huge block of territory bordering the Bay, then known as Rupert’s Land. The Company was ordered to develop links with the native Americans of Rupert’s Land, and trade took off swiftly. Here fashion played a part: the ladies and gentlemen of 18th-century Europe were gripped by a passion for the beaver hat, and the demand for beaver pelts became almost insatiable. (daha fazla…)

November 28, 2008

Maple Forests

Kategori: About Canada, Quebec — Etiketler: , , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:47 pm

LONG THE PRIDE of Quebec and Ontario, there is more to Canada’s ancient maple forests than their annual display of beauty. Every fall, turning leaves splash crimson and orange across the south, but it is in springtime that the trees give up their most famous product: maple syrup. (daha fazla…)

Fortress Louisbourg

Kategori: Attractions, Maritime Provinces — Etiketler: , , , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:44 pm

Built between 1713 and 1744, the magnificent Fortress Louisbourg was France’s bastion of military strength in the New World. Today, it is the largest military reconstruction in North America. Visitors stepping through the fortress gate enter the year 1744, when war had just been declared between France and England. (daha fazla…)

Sydney

Kategori: Maritime Provinces — Etiketler: , , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:42 pm

The only city on Cape Breton Island, Sydney is the third largest town in Nova Scotia. Boasting the biggest steel plant in North America, the town is the region’s industrial center. (daha fazla…)

Cheticamp

Kategori: Maritime Provinces — Etiketler: , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:40 pm

This vibrant town is the largest Acadian community in Nova Scotia. Its beautiful Saint Pierre Church is visible from miles out at sea. The Acadians of Cape Breton are skilled craftspeople, and the town’s seven cooperatives produce pottery and hooked rugs. (daha fazla…)

Margaree River Valley

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Small and emerald green, the Margaree River Valley is in a delightful world of its own. The river has attracted salmon and trout anglers in large numbers since the mid-19th century. (daha fazla…)

Baddeck

Kategori: Maritime Provinces — Etiketler: , , , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:37 pm

Across the lake from the estate of Alexander Graham Bell, who loved the little town, Baddeck lies in rich farmland and is very much the island’s premier resort destination. (daha fazla…)

Cape Breton Island

MAGNIFICENT NATURAL BEAUTY is the attraction on Cape Breton. Every year thousands of people travel the famous Cabot Trail through the craggy splendor of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. (daha fazla…)

Province House

Kategori: About Canada, Maritime Provinces — Etiketler: , , , — cemsarak @ 10:32 pm

Built between 1811 and 1819, Province House is the oldest seat of government in Canada. In 1864 the Fathers of Confederation held two days of meetings here on the formation of Canada. (daha fazla…)

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