The British North America Act created the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867 with 4 provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick. Canada was born. Since then 6 more provinces: Manitoba (1870), British Columbia (1871) and Prince Edward Island (1873), Alberta & Saskatchewan (1905) and Newfoundland/Labrador (1949) have been added. In 1870 Northwest Territories was added and in 1898 a portion of the NWT became Yukon Territory. In 1999 Nunavut was created by splitting from the eastern portion of the NWT. So today, Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Our National pride is very evident across this great country & around the world where one can see our flag flying free. Our flag was adopted on Feb 15, 1965 and it consists of 2 vertical red rectangles separated by a white square which contains a red maple leaf.
We are a country of very resourceful people and here is a small list of some of the most noteworthy Canadian inventions:
Lacrosse invented by William George Beers in 1860 and became our national sport in 1994
Canada Ginger Ale invented by John J. McLaughlin in 1907
Yukon gold potato invented by Gary R. Johnston in 1966
Poutine invented in Quebec in the 1950’s
Nanaimo Bars in Nanaimo, BC in the 1950’s
Butter tarts invented in the early 1900’s
Snow blower by Arthur Sicard in 1927
Canadarm by staff of SPAR Aerospace in 1981
Snowmobile by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1937
Electric car heater & electric oven by Thomas Ahern in 1882 & 1890
G-suit by Wilbur R. Franks in 1941
Hockey goalie mark by Jacques Plante in 1959
5 pin bowling by Thomas F. Ryyan in 1909
Insulin by Frederick Banting, Charles Best & James Collip in 1922
Easy Off oven cleaner by Herbert McColl in Regina in 1932
Jolly Jumper by Olivia Poole in 1959
Caesar cocktail invented in Calgary in 1969
Wonder Bra by Louise Poirier in 1964
Alkaline battery by Lewis Urry in 1954
Egg carton by Joseph Coyle in Smithers, BC in 1911
Robertson screw By P.L. Robertson in 1908
HAPPY 150TH BIRTHDAY CANADA!