Canada Discover Explore Plan

The RBG, as it is called by those who know its luxuriant gardens, vital wetlands shallow lake and rich agricultural land, is one of the world’s largest botanical gardens. It began with the laying of the stones for the Rock Garden in November 1929 and the following year His Majesty King George V granted the ambitious but fledgling garden his Royal Charter and thus it became The Royal Botanical Gardens. Since that far off event, it has increased not only in size but also in the glory of its colorful magnificence.

There are now five major garden areas covering about three hundred acres, planted with a spectacular array of flowers and bushes. All are worth a visit whether you are a complete beginner or an expert gardener. Indeed even if you are not a gardener at all you cannot but enjoy the colors and fragrances of this place. (daha fazla…)

In 1900, construction began on a bridge that would set a world record, but also record two disasters along the way. The Quebec Bridge was almost finished on August 29,1907, when its southern span collapsed, killing seventy-five men, many of them from the Caughnawaga native band. It was Canada’s worst bridge disaster, attributed by the results of an inquiry to faulty design and inadequate supervision.

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