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This thread is about all that is Canadian. You can post what you love and what you dislike about the Great White North. Memories, great games, politics, the whole shabang that is realted to the fabric of the country.


I love playing hockey out on the river or the pond at sunrise. The crack of the puck clicking over the early morning silence makes me all fuzzy inside.


 


Hello Canada..


 



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Well I am south of the border, but I do want to say I enjoy the politics of canada very much. I am a big fan of Mr Harper. I can also say that Jack layton and Gilles Doucepe appear to be very much dedicated to their causes. We have our problems too south of the border as well, and I am sure you are aware of all of them. Many years ago I taped a show called Last Train Across Canada. The train travelled from Nova Scotia to Vancouver. I still enjoy pulling it out of the video cabinet and watching the 2 hr show. That guy Murray Sayles did a great job with the show. It showed the back woods of Canada along with many other interesting small towns. In fact the train was going to stop running soon after the show was taped. I think the show may have been from the late 80s. The great white north of Canada was potrayed gracefully. Some day I will make the trip up to visit

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Victoriaville sticks....the memories.....



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Playing shinny on a frozen pond.


Biking on a converted railway trail.


Swimming in the cold but crystal clear water of Saint Margaret's Bay.


Walking on the rocks at Peggy's Cove.


Newfoundlanders.


The Alexander Graham Bell Museum.


Vieux Quebec.


Vieux Montreal.


The Cabot Trail.


The Confederatrion Bridge to PEI.


The smallness of even largish cities like Halifax - I can't go anywhere without bumping into people I know.


The Montreal Canadiens - well I had to put that one there, didn't I?


Great Comedians - John Candy, Michael J. Fox, Jim Carrey (not the goalie!), Dan Akroyd, Mike Myers, Rick Moranis................


Great singer-songwriters - Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers, Neil Young. Bruce Guthro, Wilf Carter, Hank Snow...................


GoHabs.com!



 



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Nil, I'm all emotional now.


ALL of that stuff I relate to. I didn't grow up in Nova Scotia, but I visit frequently, and it is the most comforting drive for two days I could have.


My favourite journey.


I hate to bring up painful memories, but were you  there when the plane went down at Peggy's Cove?


I remember various communities coming together to help and give what they could. Deeds like those bring me emotion and I'm proud to be a part of my Canadian family and have people as warm and caring as those of you who were there.


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jeanthehabtiste wrote:

were you  there when the plane went down at Peggy's Cove? I remember various communities coming together to help and give what they could. Deeds like those bring me emotion and I'm proud to be a part of my Canadian family and have people as warm and caring as those of you who were there. J.

I was driving back from a business trip to PEI and was about exactly at the Halifax Airport at the time when the plane was doing its loop and going back to crash into the ocean.  That pilot deserved to be canonized by his move, as had he attempted to land the plane, not only would the same 229 passengers died, but possibly many more on land.


I think about that every day.


And if you ever want to know what wonderful people Newfoundlanders are, you just had to be in Gander during those days.


 


 



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wonderful people are all of you....always.


I make a trek to the Memorial just to be there..not sure why, but I get pretty welled up when I do. Such a tragedy.


*Hello Canada....AND NEWFOUNDLAND!..God Bless all of you!



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Ice Fishing on the St. Lawrence River on the West side of Montreal OR Ice Fishing on Lake Simcoe up near Barrie Ontario!


Both lots of Canadian fun -I f you're dressed for it.



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Tim Horton's coffee on a cold morning in the car.

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Hockey Night In Canada...anyone?

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being from sault ste. marie in northern ontario, i enjoy the outdoors as much as anyone.


within minutes i can be fishing, hunting, and camping on beautiful lake superior.  we have a great ski hill. (all while drinking canadian beer)


but playing outdoor hockey and drinking canadian beer is probably my favourite!  except drinking canadian beer and watching the habs even if it has to be on rds most of the time....or drinking canadian beer and watching team canada go for another gold (in the afternoon between classes)


the list goes on, does it get any better???.....pretty much i like drinking canadian beer and doing canadian things!



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The Heritage Classic was and is a truly Canadian idea.



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Kingston Ontario's rich hockey history...


Kirk Muller, and the Memorial Center-One of Canada's last genuine arenas!



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Hello Canada...and Troix Rivieres Quebec - Andre "Moose" Dupont!


When he was a kid he looked identical to Moose Vasko.


I'm pleased that he finished his career with the Nordiques.


Hello..



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Rush.

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Beer league hockey.



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Hockey Day In Canada, baby!

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Having grown up in Windsor, Ontario, I am about as American as a Canadian can be, excepting of course the those transplanted Canadians that now live in the U.S.. Using the rabbit ears, we could pick up 9 television channels and 2 were canadian (CBC and TVO). This has given me a great appreciation of being Canadian.
I liked Mr. Dressup and The Friendly Giant - I did not like Captain Kangaroo.
I liked Sesame Street where they taught a little french - I did not like the Spanish
I like the fact that a majority of Canadians still care about the well being of everyone, not just Canadians.
I like the way Canadians learn about other countries and cultures.
I like David Wilcox (I hadn't heard of him until I went to college in the late 80's)
I like the way that for most Canadians, wherever they are, they feel it is the best place to be, but, where you are is a-okay too.

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Love having more political parties than anywhere else (at least to my knowledge).  Hate it because they all suck (just like everywhere else!).

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I miss the days of printed One and Two dollar bills.



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Nil, I went to Vieux-Quebec on my recent trip over there. We were pretty close to it. So me and a female friend of mine walked down there at 2:30 am in the snow, it still was all light up, it was really an amazing sight.

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Al "Chopper" MacInnis and Inverness Nova Scotia, baby!

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Al "Chopper" MacInnis and Inverness Nova Scotia, baby!

I love Al McInnis, but he's technically from Port Hood, not Inverness.  Inverness is quite an ugly little burg.  Apologies to Cape Bretoners; the rest of the west coast of the island is gorgeous.




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But...."Celtic Lodge"...and great single malts!


Nil, don't say things like this. lol.



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But...."Celtic Lodge"...and great single malts! Nil, don't say things like this. lol.

Keltic Lodge is great, and the golf course attached to it - Highland Links - is one of the greatest on Earth, according to Gene Sarazen, Golf Digest, and other publications and players.  Also the ski hill nearby (Cape Smokey) is fantastic, but so remotely located that no one goes there.  Of course it's kept open in perpetuity, since it's owned by the Province.  Another example of our tax dollars at work!




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I had a really bad "morning after the single malts" at Celtic Lodge about 5 years ago.


really, REALLY bad...


and-o, we burnt the brakes right outta the car on Smokey Mountain.



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jeanthehabtiste wrote:

I had a really bad "morning after the single malts" at Celtic Lodge about 5 years ago. really, REALLY bad... and-o, we burnt the brakes right outta the car on Smokey Mountain.

What did And-o have to do with it?




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I used it as an after thought phrase thingy.


I forgot there is an "And-o" out here. lol.


and-o I forgot.


and-o had nothing to do with the Celtic Lodge episodes.


Cape Breton is amazing.



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jeanthehabtiste wrote:

I used it as an after thought phrase thingy. I forgot there is an "And-o" out here. lol. and-o I forgot. and-o had nothing to do with the Celtic Lodge episodes. Cape Breton is amazing.

It's Keltic, with a "K". 


Yes, Cape Breton is amazing.  The Cabot Trail is spectacular, and the Bell Museum in Baddeck is spellbinding; I could stay there for days!




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I'VE BEEN THERE! neat.


Hello Baddeck!


 


 



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