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1. Canada – Canada is a country in the northern half of North America. Canadas border with the United States is the worlds longest binational land border, the majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer. Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its territory being dominated by forest and tundra. It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, One third of the population lives in the three largest cities, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Its capital is Ottawa, and other urban areas include Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg. Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization. Pursuant to the British North America Act, on July 1,1867, the colonies of Canada, New Brunswick and this began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada. With the Constitution Act 1982, Canada took over authority, removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state. The country is officially bilingual at the federal level and it is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries. Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources, Canadas long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture. Canada is a country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, Canada is an influential nation in the world, primarily due to its inclusive values, years of prosperity and stability, stable economy, and efficient military. While a variety of theories have been postulated for the origins of Canada. In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to the village of Stadacona, from the 16th to the early 18th century Canada referred to the part of New France that lay along the St. Lawrence River. In 1791, the area became two British colonies called Upper Canada and Lower Canada collectively named The Canadas, until their union as the British Province of Canada in 1841. Upon Confederation in 1867, Canada was adopted as the name for the new country at the London Conference. The transition away from the use of Dominion was formally reflected in 1982 with the passage of the Canada Act, later that year, the name of national holiday was changed from Dominion Day to Canada Day
2. Transport Canada – Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio, the current Minister of Transport is Marc Garneau. Transport Canada has its offices in Ottawa, Ontario, the Department of Transport was created in 1935 by the government of William Lyon Mackenzie King in recognition of the changing transportation environment in Canada at the time. He created a National Harbours Board and Trans-Canada Air Lines, the Department of Transport Act came into force November 2,1936. Transport Canada emerged from this process as a department focused on policy, in 2004, Transport Canada introduced non-passenger screening to enhance both airport and civil aviation security. Transport Canadas headquarters are located in Ottawa, at Place de Ville, each inspector with delegated power from the Minister of Transport receives official credentials to exercise their power, as shown on the right. These inspectors are public officers identified within the Criminal Code of Canada, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act was established in 1971 in order to create safety standards for cars in Canada. The department also acts as the governments funding partner with provincial transport ministries on jointly-funded provincial transportation infrastructure projects for new highways. On June 26,2013, the Fair Rail Freight Service Act became law which was a response to the Rail Freight Service Review’s Final Report, Transport Canada is responsible for the waterways inside and surrounding Canada. As was certain regulatory aspects of Emergency Response Transport Canadas role in aviation seems to be the most detailed, until 1996, Transport Canada was responsible for both regulation of aviation and the operation of air traffic services, as well as the operation of most major airports. This change was controversial because NAV CANADA began charging for services that were funded through general tax revenue. In 2005, the United States was discussing a similar delegation of the FAAs air traffic services to a government corporation. During the 1990s, Transport Canada also began privatizing the operation of large airports, in 2003, Transport Canada launched its Electronic Collection of Air Transportation Statistics program to collect passenger and cargo data in real-time from air carriers flying in Canada. ECATS will expand into the field of aviation during 2008. Transport Canada also collects data on all accidents and incidents, no matter how minor, Transport Canada continues to be responsible for licensing pilots and other aviation specialists as well as registering and inspecting aircraft. It is also responsible for the safety certification and continuous safety oversight of most forms of commercial operations, the Canadian Aviation Regulations are also under Transport Canada control. Transport Canadas Civil Aviation Directorate or is Canadas civil aviation authority and it existed since 1936 when civil aviation was transferred from the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence. de Havilland Canada Dash 7-150IR. In September 2009, the CBCs Fifth Estate produced a report Riding on Risk, the story was sparked by a lost memory stick which was found by a journalism student
3. Quebec – Quebec is the second-most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as the sole provincial official language. Quebec is Canadas largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division and it also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canadas second-most populous province, after Ontario, most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, the capital. Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater Montreal Area, the Nord-du-Québec region, occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples. Even in central Quebec at comparatively southerly latitudes winters are severe in inland areas, Quebec independence debates have played a large role in the politics of the province. Parti Québécois governments held referendums on sovereignty in 1980 and 1995, in 2006, the House of Commons of Canada passed a symbolic motion recognizing the Québécois as a nation within a united Canada. These many industries have all contributed to helping Quebec become an economically influential province within Canada, early variations in the spelling of the name included Québecq and Kébec. French explorer Samuel de Champlain chose the name Québec in 1608 for the colonial outpost he would use as the seat for the French colony of New France. The province is sometimes referred to as La belle province, the Province of Quebec was founded in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 after the Treaty of Paris formally transferred the French colony of Canada to Britain after the Seven Years War. The proclamation restricted the province to an area along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River, the Treaty of Versailles ceded territories south of the Great Lakes to the United States. After the Constitutional Act of 1791, the territory was divided between Lower Canada and Upper Canada, with each being granted an elected legislative assembly, in 1840, these become Canada East and Canada West after the British Parliament unified Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada. This territory was redivided into the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario at Confederation in 1867, each became one of the first four provinces. In 1898, the Canadian Parliament passed the first Quebec Boundary Extension Act that expanded the provincial boundaries northward to include the lands of the aboriginal peoples. This was followed by the addition of the District of Ungava through the Quebec Boundaries Extension Act of 1912 that added the northernmost lands of the Inuit to create the modern Province of Quebec. In 1927, the border between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador was established by the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Located in the part of Canada, and part of Central Canada. Its topography is very different from one region to another due to the composition of the ground, the climate. The Saint Lawrence Lowland and the Canadian Shield are the two main regions, and are radically different
4. Churchill, Manitoba – Churchill is a town in northern Manitoba, Canada on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 110 kilometres from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn. Churchill is located along the Hudson Bay at the 58th parallel north far above where most Canadian populated areas are located, Churchill is located far from any other towns or cities, with Thompson, approximately 400 km to the south, being the closest larger settlement. Manitobas provincial capital, Winnipeg, is approximately 1,000 km south of Churchill, a variety of nomadic Arctic people lived and hunted in this region. The Thule people arrived around the year 1000 from the west, the Dene people arrived around the year 500 from farther north. Since before the time of European contact, the region around Churchill has been inhabited by the Chipewyan. Europeans first arrived in the area in 1619 when a Danish expedition led by Jens Munk wintered near where Churchill would later stand, only 3 of 64 expedition members survived the winter and sailed one of the expeditions two ships, the sloop Lamprey, back to Denmark. Danish archaeologists in 1964 discovered remains of the ship, the Unicorn. The discoveries were all taken to Denmark, some are on display at the National Museum in Copenhagen, the trading post and river were named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who was governor of the Hudsons Bay Company in the late seventeenth century. The fort was mostly to capitalize on the North American fur trade. It dealt mainly with the Chipewyan natives living north of the boreal forest, much of the fur came from as far away as Lake Athabasca and the Rocky Mountains. As part of the Anglo-French dispute for North America, in 1731–1741 the original fort was replaced with Prince of Wales Fort, in 1782 the fort was captured by the French, led by La Pérouse. Since the British, under Samuel Hearne, were outnumbered and in any event were not soldiers. The French made an attempt to demolish the fort. The worst effect was on the natives, who had dependent on trade goods from the fort. Extensive reconstruction and stabilization of the remains have taken place since the 1950s. In 1783, Hearne returned to build a new fort, a short distance upriver, due to its distance from areas of heavy competition between the North West Company and the Hudsons Bay Company, it remained a stable, if not profitable, source of furs. Between the years of decline in the fur trade and surfacing of western agricultural success, Churchill phased into, initially Port Nelson was selected for this purpose in 1912
5. Manitoba – Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada. It is one of the three provinces and Canadas fifth-most populous province with its estimated 1.3 million people. Manitoba covers 649,950 square kilometres with a varied landscape. Aboriginal peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years, in the late 17th century, fur traders arrived in the area when it was part of Ruperts Land and owned by the Hudsons Bay Company. In 1869, negotiations for the creation of the province of Manitoba led to an uprising of the Métis people against the Government of Canada. The rebellions resolution led to the Parliament of Canada passing the Manitoba Act in 1870 that created the province, Manitobas capital and largest city, Winnipeg, is Canadas eighth-largest census metropolitan area. Winnipeg is the seat of government, home to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, four of the provinces five universities and all four of its professional sports teams are in Winnipeg. The name Manitoba is believed to be derived from the Cree, the name derives from Cree manitou-wapow or Ojibwa manidoobaa, both meaning straits of Manitou, the Great Spirit, a place referring to what are now called The Narrows in the centre of Lake Manitoba. It may also be from the Assiniboine for Lake of the Prairie, the lake was known to French explorers as Lac des Prairies. Thomas Spence chose the name to refer to a new republic he proposed for the south of the lake. Métis leader Louis Riel also chose the name, and it was accepted in Ottawa under the Manitoba Act of 1870 and it adjoins Hudson Bay to the northeast, and is the only prairie province to have a saltwater coastline. The Port of Churchill is Canadas only Arctic deep-water port and the shortest shipping route between North America and Asia, Lake Winnipeg is the tenth-largest freshwater lake in the world. Hudson Bay is the worlds second-largest bay, Manitoba is at the heart of the giant Hudson Bay watershed, once known as Ruperts Land. It was a area of the Hudsons Bay Company, with many rivers. The province has a saltwater coastline bordering Hudson Bay and more than 110,000 lakes, Manitobas major lakes are Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipegosis, and Lake Winnipeg, the tenth-largest freshwater lake in the world. Some traditional Native lands and boreal forest on Lake Winnipegs east side are a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site. Manitoba is at the centre of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, with a volume of the water draining into Lake Winnipeg. This basins rivers reach far west to the mountains, far south into the United States, major watercourses include the Red, Assiniboine, Nelson, Winnipeg, Hayes, Whiteshell and Churchill rivers
6. Nunavut – Nunavut is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canadas political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland, Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada, and most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Its vast territory makes it the fifth-largest country subdivision in the world, the capital Iqaluit, on Baffin Island in the east, was chosen by the 1995 capital plebiscite. Other major communities include the regional centres of Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay and it is Canadas only geo-political region that is not connected to the rest of North America by highway. Nunavut is the largest in area and the second least populous of Canadas provinces and territories. One of the worlds most remote, sparsely settled regions, it has a population of 35,944, mostly Inuit, spread over an area of just over 1,750,000 km2, Nunavut is also home to the worlds northernmost permanently inhabited place, Alert. A weather station farther down Ellesmere Island, Eureka, has the lowest average temperature of any Canadian weather station. Nunavut means our land in Inuktitut, Nunavut covers 1,877,787 km2 of land and 160,935 km2 of water in Northern Canada. This makes it the fifth largest subnational entity in the world, if Nunavut were a country, it would rank 15th in area. It also shares borders with Greenland and the provinces of Quebec, Ontario. Nunavuts highest point is Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island, the population density is 0.019 persons/km2, one of the lowest in the world. By comparison, Greenland has approximately the area and nearly twice the population. Nunavut experiences a climate in most regions, owing to its high latitude. In more southerly continental areas very cold climates can be found. The region now known as Nunavut has supported an indigenous population for approximately 4,000 years. Most historians identify the coast of Baffin Island with the Helluland described in Norse sagas, the materials were collected in five seasons of excavation at Cape Tanfield. Scholars determined that these provide evidence of European traders and possibly settlers on Baffin Island and they seem to indicate prolonged contact, possibly up to 1450. So you have to consider the possibility that as remote as it may seem, the ore turned out to be worthless, but Frobisher made the first recorded European contact with the Inuit
7. Barrhead, Alberta – Barrhead /ˈbɑːrhɛd/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No.11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18 and it is also located along the route of the Express Trail, used by the North West Company. Originally a First Nations trail that was widened by George Simpson, the town was named after the Scottish town Barrhead, the birthplace of one of the children of the areas early settlers, James McGuire. Barrheads official bird is the blue heron. During the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Barrhead played an important role in the settlement of northwest Alberta, Highway 33, known as the Grizzly Trail, follows the original Express Trail, which was the shortest route to the Yukon during the Gold Rush years. Once established, this route was key to the settlement of the Peace River region, the old Barrhead town site,3 km north of the present Town Centre, was a frequent stop over for the few Klondikers and others who needed supplies for the rigorous journey north. Originally established in 1906, Barrheads position as a trade centre on the historic Express Trail gave it a significant role in the settlement of north-western Alberta. It was a link in the trade route from Fort Edmonton to the Yukon. James McGuire, the child of one of the first settlers in the area, today, the communitys rich history can be revisited through a collection of artifacts at the Barrhead and District Museum. The museum also houses a display of African taxidermy, as well as the Barrhead Visitor Information Centre. The great blue heron is another prominent figure in local lore, is often spotted along the shores of the Paddle River and local lakes, and is the towns official animal. A statue of the bird is situated next to the Community Gazebo that marks the town centre and miniatures of the bird adorn the street posts. The area was a land of rolling hills well covered with stands of poplar, birch, pine and spruce trees on the higher ground with the low areas filled with willow. The area has always been populated, with Cree natives passing through the region for the last 5000 years mainly settling around the different lakes in the region. In 1810 a First Nations trail was explored by David Thompson to connect the North Saskatchewan with Athabasca Pass, in 1811 the first letter ever delivered from British Columbia to Montreal passed through this trail and its importance as a communication and trade route began to grow. Some of the pack trains had over a hundred head of horses. The Cree natives and trappers moved across the area as they went about their business, as the First Nations peoples trapped a greater number of beavers and broke a number of dams the express trail became flooded and partially abandoned until 1898. During the gold rush some Klondikers attempted to use the trail, the pack-trail was widened to allow teams of horses and wagons, loaded high with provisions, to carry gold seekers north
8. Alberta – Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,196,457 as of July 1,2015, it is Canadas fourth-most populous province and its area is about 660,000 square kilometres. Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1,1905, the premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015. Alberta is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U. S. state of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to only a single U. S. state and one of only two landlocked provinces. About 290 km south of the capital is Calgary, the largest city in Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton centre Albertas two census metropolitan areas, both of which have populations exceeding one million, while the province has 16 census agglomerations. Tourist destinations in the province include Banff, Canmore, Drumheller, Jasper, Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Victoria, Queen of Canada, and Albert, Prince Consort. Princess Louise was the wife of John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Lake Louise and Mount Alberta were also named in her honour. Alberta, with an area of 661,848 km2, is the fourth largest province after Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. To the south, the borders on the 49th parallel north, separating it from the US state of Montana. The province extends 1,223 km north to south and 660 km east to west at its maximum width, with the exception of the semi-arid steppe of the south-eastern section, the province has adequate water resources. There are numerous rivers and lakes used for swimming, fishing, there are three large lakes, Lake Claire in Wood Buffalo National Park, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lake Athabasca which lies in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. The longest river in the province is the Athabasca River which travels 1,538 km from the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains to Lake Athabasca, the largest river is the Peace River with an average flow of 2161 m3/s. The Peace River originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta and into the Slave River, Albertas capital city, Edmonton, is located approximately in the geographic centre of the province. It is the most northerly city in Canada, and serves as a gateway. The region, with its proximity to Canadas largest oil fields, has most of western Canadas oil refinery capacity, Calgary is located approximately 280 km south of Edmonton and 240 km north of Montana, surrounded by extensive ranching country. Almost 75% of the population lives in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The land grant policy to the served as a means to populate the province in its early years
9. Zorra – Zorra is a township in Oxford County, situated in south-western Ontario, Canada. A predominantly rural municipality, Zorra was formed in 1975 through the amalgamation of East Nissouri, West Zorra, lupton is the current mayor, following the November 2006 Ontario municipal elections. Thamesford Public Library,165 Dundas Street, Thamesford, a branch of the Oxford County Library. Embro Public Library,135 Huron St. Embro, a branch of the Oxford County Library, it is located in the former Embro Town Hall. Harrington Community Library,539 Victoria St, Harrington, a branch of the Oxford County Library. Located in the former Broadview United Church that was built in 1924, Harrington Schoolhouse,963624 County Road 96. The Old Stone School, initially referred to as S. S. number 17, an entrance was located at the north side of the school, and a box stove was used for heating. In 1869, a contract was granted to enlarge the school with an addition, to address seating, lighting. Purchased by several residents to be used as a community centre. Banner United Church,602800 Road 60 and it began as a New Connexion Methodist Church in 1843, becoming Wesleyan Methodist in 1874. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925, Broadview United Church,539 Victoria St. Harrington. The first Methodist Church was erected in 1871, together with a local Presbyterian congregation, it joined the United Church in 1925. The current church was built in 1924 and it is now a community centre - Harrington Hall - owned by the Township of Zorra. Browns United Church,136545 and 48 13th Line and it was an Episcopal Methodist Church until 1925. Church on west side of road built in 1890, Church on east side of road built in 1905. Chalmers United Church,842993 Road 84, Kintore and this church is the result of the union of Trinity United Church and Chalmers Presbyterian Church in 1927. Christ Anglican Church,256554 Sunova Cres, Lakeside, christian and Missionary Alliance,643238 Road 64. The building originally housed the Dicksons Corners School, Kintore Chapel,552 Allen St. Kintore
10. Ontario – Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canadas most populous province by a margin, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and it is home to the nations capital city, Ottawa, and the nations most populous city, Toronto. There is only about 1 km of land made up of portages including Height of Land Portage on the Minnesota border. Ontario is sometimes divided into two regions, Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario. The great majority of Ontarios population and arable land is located in the south, in contrast, the larger, northern part of Ontario is sparsely populated with cold winters and is heavily forested. The province is named after Lake Ontario, a thought to be derived from Ontarí, io, a Huron word meaning great lake, or possibly skanadario. Ontario has about 250,000 freshwater lakes, the province consists of three main geographical regions, The thinly populated Canadian Shield in the northwestern and central portions, which comprises over half the land area of Ontario. Although this area mostly does not support agriculture, it is rich in minerals and in part covered by the Central and Midwestern Canadian Shield forests, studded with lakes, Northern Ontario is subdivided into two sub-regions, Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario. The virtually unpopulated Hudson Bay Lowlands in the north and northeast, mainly swampy. Southern Ontario which is further sub-divided into four regions, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Golden Horseshoe, the highest point is Ishpatina Ridge at 693 metres above sea level located in Temagami, Northeastern Ontario. In the south, elevations of over 500 m are surpassed near Collingwood, above the Blue Mountains in the Dundalk Highlands, the Carolinian forest zone covers most of the southwestern region of the province. A well-known geographic feature is Niagara Falls, part of the Niagara Escarpment, the Saint Lawrence Seaway allows navigation to and from the Atlantic Ocean as far inland as Thunder Bay in Northwestern Ontario. Northern Ontario occupies roughly 87 percent of the area of the province. Point Pelee is a peninsula of Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario that is the southernmost extent of Canadas mainland, Pelee Island and Middle Island in Lake Erie extend slightly farther. All are south of 42°N – slightly farther south than the border of California. The climate of Ontario varies by season and location, the effects of these major air masses on temperature and precipitation depend mainly on latitude, proximity to major bodies of water and to a small extent, terrain relief. In general, most of Ontarios climate is classified as humid continental, Ontario has three main climatic regions
11. Manotick – Manotick is a community in Rideau-Goulbourn Ward in the rural south part of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a suburb of the city, located on the Rideau River, immediately south of the suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South and it was founded by Moss Kent Dickinson in 1864. He named the village Manotick, after the Algonquin word for island and it has been part of the City of Ottawa since amalgamation in 2001. Prior to that, it was located in Rideau Township, according to the Canada 2016 Census, Manotick had a population of 4,486. The village of Long Island Locks was first settled in 1833, in the 1830s, a small settlement formed in the area of the newly constructed Long Island locks on the Rideau Canal, but there was no development in the area of present-day Manotick. A post office was established in 1854, the flour mill, as well as a carding mill, sawmill and a bung factory, also built by Dickinson, helped spur the development of the settlement. The flour mill was purchased in 1946 by Harry Watson and renamed Watsons Mill and it survives today as a working museum with an operational grist mill. M. K. Dickinson, Esq. established the Long Island Flouring Mills in 1860, which had the capacity of grinding one hundred barrels of flour per diem, the buildings were substantially built of stone. The saw mill, built by M. K. Dickinson, Esq. employed twelve men, Dickinson House, built in 1863, was the first major building in Manotick. It served as a store, bank, post office. The Dickinson, Spratt, and Watson families, who owned/operated Watson’s Mill, the house is currently furnished to give visitors an interpretation of what the space was like when the Dickinson family was in residence. It is included amongst other architecturally interesting and historically significant buildings in Doors Open Ottawa, Open Doors Ottawa sometimes coincides with Dickinson Days, which is Manotick’s annual festival celebrating the Founder of the village. The village contained two stores, and a number of mechanics. There were two church buildings here, one occupied alternately by the Presbyterian congregation and the English Church, there was excellent water-power supplied by the Rideau canal. 477, mets in Orange Hall, in Manotick village, on the first Friday in each month, the original St. James Anglican Church was built of wood in a Norman style in 1876, on land donated by Moss Kent Dickinson. When a larger church was built in 1985, the style and appearance, including a Norman tower. The church was included amongst other architecturally interesting and historically significant buildings in Doors Open Ottawa, Manotick was host to a Royal Canadian Navy experimental ionospheric laboratory often referred to as the RPL, or the Radio Propagation Laboratory. It was located on the Prescott Highway, the RPL evolved from Section 6 of the Operational Intelligence Centre of the RCN during WW II
12. Westlock – Westlock is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1913, the town is primarily an agricultural, business, Westlock is located approximately 85 km north of Edmonton, Albertas provincial capital and Canadas sixth largest census metropolitan area. Westlock sits at the junction of Highway 44 and Highway 18 and it is surrounded by Westlock County within Census Division 13. Westlock lies on the Alberta plain, one of the Great Plains and it lies just to the north of the continental divide between the Athabasca and North Saskatchewan river basins, and to the east of the Pembina River, a tributary of the Athabasca. The town is about 670 metres above sea level. Westlock sits within the continental climate zone, on the northern edge of the aspen parkland belt. It is a fertile region of dark soils. To the north lies the subarctic climate zone, the mean annual precipitation averaged from one meteorological station within the county measured 468 millimetres, based on data from 1980 to 1990. The mean annual temperature averaged 1.9 °C, with the mean temperature reaching a high of 16.8 °C in July. Prior to European settlement, the area around Westlock was inhabited by First Nations people, although the fur trade had been active in Alberta since 1754 when Anthony Henday explored the area, the Westlock district was not mentioned in writing until David Thompson came through in April 1799. White settlement did not begin until 1902 at that time centred on a community about 5 km east of present-day Westlock. The founding family was named Edgson, but this was considered too hard to pronounce, edson, Alberta already existed, so the site was called Edison by its Irish-Canadian founders, after the American inventor Thomas Edison. The community in 1912 consisted of a total of no more than 13 buildings, a harness shop, There was also a post office but this was closed in 1911 when Conservative Party came to power and fired many Liberals from the postal service. In 1911 the railway reached nearby Clyde to the east, railway mapped a new townsite where Westlock now stands to the west. Edison was now caught between the two, in 1914, the Methodist church building was picked up and moved down the road to Westlock, an indication of the new settlements ascendancy over the older one. The name of the new town came from two a combination of two men, William Westgate and William Lockhart, who owned the property, Westlock was incorporated as a village on 16 March 1916, with a population of 65 residents. The first reeve was George MacTavish, and in same year. The first bank branch, the Merchants Bank opened its doors in 1918, a permanent brick schoolhouse was built in 1925
13. Harbour Grace – Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about 45 km northwest of the provincial capital, the town has a population of 3,074, engaged primarily in fishing and fish processing. The alternative spelling Harbor Grace was current at one time, the first year-round settler that year was Robert Tossey of Dartmouth, England. In 1610, pirate Peter Easton made Harbour Grace his headquarters, back in London at the end of this period in 1628 Hayman published a work of pithy epigrams called Quodlibets which he had written in Harbour Grace — it was the first book written in the new world. The Conception Bay area is referred to in the subtitle of his book not as Conception Bay but by its original, though now largely forgotten, over the coming years, control of Harbour Grace became a point of contention between the English and the French. The town, with a population numbering about 100, was razed by the French in 1697, again in 1700, nevertheless, between these attacks, the population grew by 50 percent. By 1771, the population was close to 5,800, by then, however, other colonial towns along the Atlantic coast had surpassed Harbour Grace in population and influence. The town continued to grow and peaked in population in 1921, altogether, some twenty flights left Harbour Grace from 1927 to 1936 in their attempts to cross the Atlantic. In July 1941, the Royal Canadian Navy established a High Frequency Direction Finding wireless station on the airfield, Harbour Grace was one of the first sites that the Royal Canadian Navy was solely responsible for after war broke out. On May 21/45, the Canadian Naval Service approved the closing down, there is no evidence of the station today. Following the war, the airstrip was left to deteriorate, in 1977, through the efforts of the Harbour Grace Historical Society, it was restored to a usable condition. In 1999, after years of being considered abandoned, the airstrip was reinstated to official international airdrome status under the designator of CHG2, today, Harbour Grace continues its tradition as a fishing and fish processing centre. In addition, because of its history and many historical buildings. Pike Railway Heritage Museum and Park was designated a Municipal Heritage Building in 2006, the first English account of the capture of St. Johns by the French came from Harbour Grace Island in 1708. The Harbour Grace Court House, constructed in 1830, is the oldest surviving building in the province. St. Pauls Anglican Church in Harbour Grace was built in 1835, making it the oldest stone church in Newfoundland, the annual Harbour Grace Regatta is the second oldest continuing sporting event in North America, it was started in 1862. The first railway line in Newfoundland was completed to Harbour Grace in 1884, amelia Earhart took flight from Harbour Grace on May 20,1932, to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
14. Newfoundland and Labrador – Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province of Canada. Situated in the countrys Atlantic region, it comprises the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest, in 2013, the provinces population was estimated at 526,702. About 92% of the population lives on the island of Newfoundland. The province is Canadas most linguistically homogeneous, with 97. 6% of residents reporting English as their mother tongue in the 2006 census, historically, Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of French and Irish, as well as the extinct Beothuk language. In Labrador, local dialects of Innu-aimun and Inuktitut are also spoken, Newfoundland and Labradors capital and largest city, St. Johns, is Canadas 20th-largest census metropolitan area and is home to almost 40 percent of the provinces population. St. Johns is the seat of government, home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the highest court in the jurisdiction and it became the tenth province to enter the Canadian Confederation on March 31,1949, as Newfoundland. On December 6,2001, an amendment was made to the Constitution of Canada to change the official name to Newfoundland. The name Newfoundland is a translation of the Portuguese Terra Nova, the influence of early Portuguese exploration is also reflected in the name of Labrador, which derives from the surname of the Portuguese navigator João Fernandes Lavrador. Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province in Canada, and is located at the corner of North America. The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two divisions, Labrador, which is a large area of mainland Canada, and Newfoundland. The province also includes over 7,000 tiny islands, each side is about 400 km long, and its area is 108,860 km2. Newfoundland and its small islands have a total area of 111,390 km2. Newfoundland extends between latitudes 46°36′N and 51°38′N, Labrador is an irregular shape, the western part of its border with Quebec is the drainage divide of the Labrador Peninsula. Lands drained by rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean are part of Labrador, most of Labradors southern boundary with Quebec follows the 52nd parallel of latitude. Labradors extreme northern tip, at 60°22′N, shares a border with Nunavut. Together, Newfoundland and Labrador make up 4. 06% of Canadas area, Labrador is the easternmost part of the Canadian Shield, a vast area of ancient metamorphic rock comprising much of northeastern North America. Colliding tectonic plates have shaped much of the geology of Newfoundland, gros Morne National Park has a reputation as an outstanding example of tectonics at work, and as such has been designated a World Heritage Site. The Long Range Mountains on Newfoundlands west coast are the northeasternmost extension of the Appalachian Mountains, the north-south extent of the province, prevalent westerly winds, cold ocean currents and local factors such as mountains and coastline combine to create the various climates of the province
15. Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia is one of Canadas three Maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces which form Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia is Canadas second-smallest province, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres, including Cape Breton, as of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is the second most-densely populated province in Canada with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre, Nova Scotia means New Scotland in Latin and is the recognized English language name for the province. In Scottish Gaelic, the province is called Alba Nuadh, which simply means New Scotland. Nova Scotia is Canadas second-smallest province in area after Prince Edward Island, the provinces mainland is the Nova Scotia peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, including numerous bays and estuaries. Nowhere in Nova Scotia is more than 67 km from the ocean, Nova Scotia has many ancient fossil-bearing rock formations. These formations are rich on the Bay of Fundys shores. Blue Beach near Hantsport, Joggins Fossil Cliffs, on the Bay of Fundys shores, has yielded an abundance of Carboniferous age fossils, wassons Bluff, near the town of Parrsboro, has yielded both Triassic and Jurassic age fossils. Nova Scotia lies in the mid-temperate zone, since the province is almost surrounded by the sea, the climate is closer to maritime than to continental climate. The winter and summer temperature extremes of the climate are moderated by the ocean. However, winters are cold enough to be classified as continental – still being nearer the freezing point than inland areas to the west. The Nova Scotia climate is in ways similar to the central Baltic Sea coast in Northern Europe. This is in spite of Nova Scotia being some fifteen parallels south, areas not on the Atlantic coast experience warmer summers more typical of inland areas, and winter lows a little colder. The province includes regions of the Mikmaq nation of Mikmaki, the Mikmaq people inhabited Nova Scotia at the time the first European colonists arrived. In 1605, French colonists established the first permanent European settlement in the future Canada at Port Royal, the British conquest of Acadia took place in 1710. The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 formally recognized this and returned Cape Breton Island to the French, present-day New Brunswick then still formed a part of the French colony of Acadia. The British changed the name of the capital from Port Royal to Annapolis Royal, in 1749, the capital of Nova Scotia moved from Annapolis Royal to the newly established Halifax. In 1755 the vast majority of the French population were removed in the Expulsion of the Acadians
16. Huntsville, Ontario – Huntsville is the largest town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located 215 kilometres north of Toronto and 130 kilometres south of North Bay, Huntsville is located in the hilly terrain of the Canadian Shield and is dotted with many lakes. Due to its beauty and abundant natural resources Huntsville is known as a major tourist destination drawing people from around the world. The Toronto Star ranked the town the #1 place to take a trip in 2011. Huntsville also acts as a gateway to Algonquin Provincial Park and was host to the 36th G8 summit in June 2010. The area was first settled and founded in 1869 by George Hunt, in 1870, a post office was built and the area was named Huntsville after Hunt, who became the first postmaster. Huntsvilles economic development was stimulated by the engineering of a water route north from Port Sydney to Huntsville which opened in 1877. A railway route from Gravenhurst was built by the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway in 1885, in the following year, the Muskoka Colonization Road reached this area. The central Ontario community became an important industrial area in the late 19th century and had several saw, planing and shingle mills, as well as a tannery. Today, the lakes and hills in the area, combined with the towns proximity to both Algonquin Park and Toronto, make Huntsville and the Muskoka region a major tourist destination. On October 8,2009 Huntsville lost one of its valued landmarks, the first building erected at the site of the Empire Hotel was Jacobs Hotel, built around 1875 by James W. Jacobs. He later renamed it Dominion Hotel, Jacobs died in 1890 leaving behind his wife & eldest daughter, who both were named Emma. It is unknown which of the women married a McLaughlin man, a July 26,1906 issue of the Huntsville Forester reported the sale of the hotel to Robert T. McNairney and D. Kehoe, who demolished it so as to expand it three stories. By 1922 the Dominion was owned by Bruce Simmons, organized in 1933, the towns rotary club began to meet at the hotel, and would for many years. In 1945, the hotel was bought Louis Mascioli of Timmins, in 1947-1948, the Mascioli brothers renovated and expanded the facility, removing the porches, adding street level retail units and erecting the adjoining four-story red brick building. They also renamed it the Empire hotel, the first shops were a barbershop, a jewelry store and also a shoe store. Beilhartz shoes remained in business in the Empire Block until 1985, dave Keay, the buildings last owner, bought the Empire in 1999. Over the next 10 years he refurbished the basement bar and the 52 apartments, the day the fire happened was the day that Keay had just finished the outside painting
17. Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in west-central Canada, the only province without natural borders. It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres, nearly 10 percent of which is water, composed mostly of rivers, reservoirs. As of December 2013, Saskatchewans population was estimated at 1,114,170, residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern boreal half is mostly forested and sparsely populated. Of the total population, roughly half live in the provinces largest city, Saskatoon, or the provincial capital, other notable cities include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, and the border city Lloydminster. Saskatchewan is a province with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. As a result, its climate is continental, rendering severe winters throughout the province. Southern areas have very warm or hot summers, Midale and Yellow Grass near the U. S. border are tied for the highest ever recorded temperatures in Canada with 45 °C observed at both locations on July 5,1937. In winter, temperatures below −45 °C are possible even in the south during extreme cold snaps, Saskatchewan has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups, and first explored by Europeans in 1690 and settled in 1774. It became a province in 1905, carved out from the vast North-West Territories, in the early 20th century the province became known as a stronghold for Canadian social democracy, North Americas first social-democratic government was elected in 1944. The provinces economy is based on agriculture, mining, and energy, Saskatchewans current premier is Brad Wall and its lieutenant-governor is Vaughn Solomon Schofield. In 1992, the federal and provincial governments signed a land claim agreement with First Nations in Saskatchewan. The First Nations received compensation and were permitted to buy land on the market for the tribes, they have acquired about 3,079 square kilometres. Some First Nations have used their settlement to invest in urban areas and its name derived from the Saskatchewan River. The river was known as kisiskāciwani-sīpiy in the Cree language, as Saskatchewans borders largely follow the geographic coordinates of longitude and latitude, the province is roughly a quadrilateral, or a shape with four sides. However the 49th parallel boundary and the 60th northern border appear curved on globes, additionally, the eastern boundary of the province is partially crooked rather than following a line of longitude, as correction lines were devised by surveyors prior to the homestead program. S. States of Montana and North Dakota, Saskatchewan has the distinction of being the only Canadian province for which no borders correspond to physical geographic features. Along with Alberta, Saskatchewan is one of only two land-locked provinces, the overwhelming majority of Saskatchewans population is located in the southern third of the province, south of the 53rd parallel. Saskatchewan contains two natural regions, the Canadian Shield in the north and the Interior Plains in the south
18. Lake Muskoka – Lake Muskoka is located between Port Carling and Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. The lake is surrounded by many cottages, the town of Bala is located on the southwest shores of the lake, where the Moon River starts. Lake Muskoka is connected to Lake Rosseau through the Indian River, the lake is mainly fed by the Muskoka River, Lake Joseph and Lake Rosseau. First mention of Muskoka in any records is in 1615 and the territory was occupied by Indians, mainly consisting of the Algonquin, early explorers to the region like Samuel De Champlain came to the area next followed by Missionaries. The name Muskoka is thought to come from the name of a Chippewa tribe chief named Mesqua Ukee which means not easily turned back in the day of battle. Also known as Chief Yellowhead, it was Mesqua Ukee who signed the treaties made between the Indians and Province of Canada which sold about 250,000 acres of land in the area to the Province. He was so revered by the Ontario government that they built a home for him in Orillia where he lived until his death at age 95, geography drove history in the Muskoka region. Studded with lakes and abundant with rocks the land offered an abundance of fishing, hunting, and trapping, largely the land of the Ojibwa people, European inhabitants ignored it while settling the more promising area south of the Severn River. The Ojibwa leader associated with the area was Mesqua Ukie for whom the land was probably named, the tribe lived south of the region, near present day Orillia and used Muskoka as their hunting grounds. Another Ojibwa tribe lived in the area of Port Carling which was called Obajewanung, the tribe moved to Parry Sound around 1866. Largely unsettled until the late 1760s the European presence in the region was limited to seasonal fur trapping. David Thompson drew the first maps of the area in 1837, camped at the present-day Bala during the evening of August 13/14,1837, Canada experienced heavy European immigration in the mid-19th century, especially from Ireland which experienced famine in the 1840s. As the land south of the Severn was settled, the government planned to open the Muskoka region further north to settlement, logging licenses were issued in 1866 which opened Monck Township to logging. The lumber industry expanded rapidly denuding huge tracts of the area, the railroad pushed north to support the industry, reaching Gravenhurst in 1875 and Bracebridge in 1885. Road transportation took the form of the Muskoka Colonization Road, begun in 1858, the road was roughly hewn from the woods and was of corduroy construction, meaning logs were placed perpendicular to the route of travel to keep carriages from sinking in the mud and swamps. Needless to say this made for extremely rugged travel, tanners used the bark from lumber to tan hides thereby using what otherwise would be a waste product. The passages of the Free Grants and Homestead Act of 1868 brought opened the era of settlement to Muskoka. Settlers could receive free land if they agreed to clear the land, have at least 15 acres under cultivation, settlers under the Homestead Act, however, found the going hard
19. Centre Wellington – Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, located in Wellington County. The primary communities are Elora and Fergus, the area is agricultural but also includes industries such as manufacturing. In the Canada 2016 Census, the population was stated as 28,191, the township was established on January 1,1999 by amalgamating Fergus, Elora, the Townships of Nichol, Pilkington, West Garafraxa and a part of Eramosa. Especially Fergus and Elora have interesting histories that started in the 1830s, according to the 2011 Canadian Census, the population of Centre Wellington was 26,693, a 2. 5% increase from 2006. The population density was 65.5 people per square km, the median age was 42.7 years old, a bit higher than the national median at 40.6 years old. There were 10,729 private dwellings with a rate of 92. 7%. According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the value of a dwelling in Centre Wellington was $300,625. The median household income in Centre Wellington was $66,764, the local economy also benefits greatly from tourism. The top three categories for employment were in Manufacturing, Healthcare and Agriculture, the major employers in the township include Jefferson Elora Corp. Groves Memorial Hospital, Wellington Terrace and PR Donnelly, the average real estate value, for a single detached home in 2014 was $342,817 in Centre Wellington. Many tourists visit Centre Wellington, especially Elora, on daytrips, attracted by the nature of the towns or the Grand River Raceway with horse racing. Also at the edge of town, the Elora Gorge Conservation Area often fills to capacity on summer weekends, the park offers paddleboat rentals, hiking, camp-grounds, fishing and picnicking. Also operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority, the nearby Elora Quarry is a swimming area. The annual Elora Festival is particularly popular, the headliner in 2017 is Gordon Lightfoot, the Elora mill, built in the 1830s, was a hotel that closed in 2010. It is being restored to luxury level and should reopen as the Elora Mill Inn, the township encourages the filming of movies and TV shows, quite a few productions have taken advantage of the historic look of Fergus, and especially Elora, for location work. Most recently, in 2016, parts of the 10 part mini series, Canada, The Story of Us, were filmed in Elora which was a stand-in for scenes of WW II skirmishes in Holland, Township council includes a Mayor and six councilors. Three of the live in Fergus while one lives in Elora. The Township is also represented on the County of Wellington Council which is made up of seven mayors, the head of this council is the Warden
20. Mont-Tremblant, Quebec – Mont-Tremblant is a city in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, Canada, approximately 130 kilometres northwest of Montreal and 140 kilometres northeast of Ottawa. The current municipality with city status was formed in 2000, Mont-Tremblant is most famous for its ski resort, the Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, which is 5 kilometres from the village proper, at the foot of a mountain called Mont Tremblant. Mont-Tremblant has a track called Circuit Mont-Tremblant. It has hosted or currently hosts Formula One, Can-Am, Trans-Am, the surrounding area also features hiking, cycling, canoeing, fishing, golfing, ziplines, and a host of other outdoor activities. Since the summer of 2006, Mont-Tremblant has its own senior amateur Football team, the Mystral, the area was inhabited by Algonquins before European colonization. It was settled in 1872 by parish priest Antoine Labelle, leading to establishment of the parish in 1879. A railway line from Montreal was completed to the village of Saint-Jovite in 1892, the Lac-Mercier station would become the village of Mont-Tremblant. In 1905 a hydroelectric dam was erected on the banks of the Ruisseau Clair, principal economic activities were agriculture and logging. Constructed by Joseph Bondurant Ryan, the ski resort Mont-Tremblant Lodge began operation of their first chair lift in 1939 and his family sold the resort in 1965 to a consortium of investors. In 2002 the four municipalities in the area merged, Ville Saint-Jovite, Paroisse de Saint-Jovite, Mont-Tremblant, elementary schools, Fleur-Soleil, La-Doyenne, La Ribambelle, Tournesol, Trois Saisons. Professional training school, Centre Le Florès
21. Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a large teaching hospital affiliated with Dalhousie University. Administratively it is part of the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the former Halifax Infirmary and Camp Hill Hospital had previously merged to form the Camp Hill Medical Centre in 1988. The Halifax Infirmary was established by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1886 with a new building constructed at the intersection of Queen, the Sisters of Charity operated the hospital until it was taken over by the provincial government in 1973. Until 1973, the Halifax Infirmary functioned largely as the citys Roman Catholic hospital, Camp Hill Hospital was founded by the Canadian military in 1917 as temporary lodgings for casualties of the First World War. It was constructed on the east side of Robie Street across from Cherry Street and was expanded throughout the years. In 1971 the City of Halifax founded the Abbie J. Lane hospital adjacent to Camp Hill on the corner of Jubilee Road, in 1987 the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial building was opened, and the original Camp Hill facilities were subsequently demolished. The new Veterans Memorial Building, the Abbie J. Lane Hospital, historically, the VG, as it is called, was aligned with the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine as the provinces only teaching hospital. The Victoria General Hospitals emergency and outpatient services were closed and consolidated at the new Infirmary site in 1998, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre was formed by a provincial government order in council during a health care administration reorganization in 1994. The amalgamation was formalized by legislation in 1995-96, the QEII Health Sciences Centre is spread across 10 buildings, which now comprise two geographically separate campuses on the Halifax Peninsula. Halifax Infirmary site buildings with amenities and servicesAbbie J. Lane Memorial Building Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building Halifax Infirmary Charles V
22. Halifax, Nova Scotia – Halifax, legally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality, is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The municipality had a population of 403,131 in 2016, the regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996, Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and the Municipality of Halifax County. Halifax is an economic centre in Atlantic Canada with a large concentration of government services. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry and natural gas extraction are major resource found in the rural areas of the municipality. Additionally, Halifax has consistently placed in the top 10 for business friendliness of North and South American cities, the first permanent European settlement in the region was on the Halifax Peninsula. The establishment of the Town of Halifax, named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax, the establishment of Halifax marked the beginning of Father Le Loutres War. The war began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports, by unilaterally establishing Halifax the British were violating earlier treaties with the Mikmaq, which were signed after Father Rales War. Cornwallis brought along 1,176 settlers and their families, St. Margarets Bay was first settled by French-speaking Foreign Protestants at French Village, Nova Scotia who migrated from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia during the American Revolution. The resulting explosion, the Halifax Explosion, devastated the Richmond District of Halifax, killing approximately 2,000 people, the blast was the largest artificial explosion before the development of nuclear weapons. Significant aid came from Boston, strengthening the bond between the two coastal cities, the municipal boundary thus now includes all of Halifax County except for several First Nation reserves. Since amalgamation, the region has officially been known as the Halifax Regional Municipality, on April 15,2014, the regional council approved the implementation of a new branding campaign for the region developed by the local firm Revolve Marketing. The campaign would see the region referred to in promotional materials simply as Halifax, mayor Mike Savage defended the decision, stating, Im a Westphal guy, Im a Dartmouth man, but Halifax is my city, we’re all part of Halifax. Because when I go and travel on behalf of this municipality, metropolitan Halifax is a term used to describe the urban concentration surrounding Halifax Harbour, including the Halifax Peninsula, the core of Dartmouth, and the Bedford-Sackville areas. It is the Statistics Canada population centre of Halifax, the dense urban core is centred on the Halifax Peninsula and the area of Dartmouth inside of the Circumferential Highway. The suburban area stretches into areas known as Mainland Halifax to the west, Cole Harbour to the east and this urban area is the most populous on Canadas Atlantic coast, and the second largest coastal population centre in the country after Vancouver, British Columbia. Halifax currently accounts for 40% of Nova Scotias population, and 15% of that of Atlantic Canada, Halifaxs urban core is home to a number of regional landmark buildings and retains significant historic buildings and districts. The downtowns office towers are overlooked by the fortress of Citadel Hill with its iconic Halifax Town Clock, Dalhousie Universitys campus is often featured in films and documentaries. Dartmouth also has its share of historic neighbourhoods and this has resulted in some modern high rises being built at unusual angles or locations
23. High River – High River is a town within the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada with a population of 12,920. It is 67.7 kilometres south of the City of Calgary, High River is located approximately 54 km south of downtown Calgary. The community takes its name from the Highwood River, which flows through the town, the area was originally inhabited largely by the Blackfoot First Nation, who called the site Ispitzee. By 1870, after the arrival of the North-West Mounted Police and after Treaty Number 7 had been signed in 1877, High Rivers development centered on a convenient location for people, horses and cattle to cross the Highwood River - a location known as The Crossing. Development of the town was supported by the completion of the Calgary, High River incorporated as a village on December 5,1901, and was incorporated as a town on February 12,1906. Although growth slowed during the First World War, it continued after the war with the building of brick structures, High River continued to grow throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s the downtown saw some major redevelopment, and redevelopment is continuing, the Highwood River is subject to frequent flooding. Flood events of exceptional magnitude occurred in 1894,1899,1902,1908,1912,1923,1929,1932,1942,1995,2005 and 2013. Most recently during the 2013 Alberta floods, thousands of people in Alberta were ordered to evacuate their homes after the rise of the Highwood River, Bow River, Elbow River, in 2013, three people died as a result of the flooding of the Highwood River. High River experiences a continental climate. With a land area of 21.39 km2, it had a density of 635. 1/km2 in 2016. In the 2011 Census, the Town of High River had a population of 12,920 living in 5,261 of its 5,473 total dwellings, with a land area of 14.27 km2, it had a population density of 905. 4/km2 in 2011. Following its 2012 annexation, Statistics Canada adjusted High Rivers 2011 population by an additional 10 people to 12,930, at its current population, High River is one of the largest towns in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Albertas Municipal Government Act, a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents. The population of the Town of High River according to its 2010 municipal census is 11,783, as part of High Rivers tourism and heritage endeavours, a number of murals illustrating High Rivers history were painted around town. The Museum of the Highwood, which sustained smoke, water, High River is part of the Foothills School Division No. Recently, Heartland, a CBC television series has found High River its main filming spot, also, the movie Carolina Moon based on the book by Nora Roberts was filmed in High River and the movie Moondance Alexander was also filmed in High River. Parts of the television series Fargo were filmed in High River, List of communities in Alberta List of towns in Alberta High River Airport RCAF Station High River Frank Lake Official website
