1867 - 2017
Happy 150th Birthday Canada July 1st, 2017!
There are 13 points to represent the provinces and territories. The 4 in the middle (same colour) represent the original provinces: Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The Netherlands bred a tulip that looks like a maple leaf to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday!
About Canada
Largest Freshwater Island ~
Canada is home to the largest freshwater island in the world. Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron, is the world’s largest island surrounded by freshwater. The island itself has 108 freshwater lakes. Its area is 2,766 km2 (1,068 square miles). It has a permanent population of 12 thousand people.
Canada's Lakes ~
Canada has more lake area than any other country in the world and so it should come as no surprise that roughly 20% of the world’s freshwater is to be found there. There are an estimated 2 million lakes in Canada covering approximately 7.6% of Canada’s land area. The largest lake wholly in Canada is Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, covering an area of 31,328 square kilometres. The deepest lake in Canada is Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, which is 614 metres deep.
Canada’s Motto ~
The motto of the Dominion of Canada is in Latin “A Mari Usque Ad Mare”
- which officially translates into "From Sea to Sea"
Interesting Facts
* 42% of the Canadian population have a higher education qualification.
* You can write in any language to North Pole H0H 0H0, Canada, and get a letter back from Santa.
* It's cold, eh? 'Eh' is not placed just anywhere in a sentence. It's at the end used as a confirmation, agreement or question.
* In Saskatchewan a hoodie is called a "bunnyhug"
* The first Thanksgiving in North America was held by Sir Martin Frobisher and his crew in Newfoundland in 1578.
* Canada has more doughnut shops per capita than anywhere else.
* The term "Canuck", referring to a Canadian, was first used in 1835.
* Nova Scotian's have proudly been referred to as "Bluenoses" since the 1700s. This is in reference to Nova Scotia's role in the exporting and planting of the Irish Bluenose Potatoes.
* Nunavut is Canada's newest territory, separating from the Northwest Territories in 1999. It is also Canada's largest and northernmost territory or province as well. With Nunavut being officially recognized as a territory, it is the first time that the Canadian political landscape changed since Newfoundland became a province in 1949.
* PEI also played an important role in Canadian confederation. The Charlottetown Conference began on September 1st, 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation. It was originally only going to be a meeting of the maritime colonies of the British Empire but talks were expanded to include The Province of Canada (which included both modern day Ontario and Quebec). Nearly three years later the Confederation of Canada took place on July 1st, 1967. Despite being an influential location in the discussions of confederation, PEI didn't join confederation until 1873, becoming the seventh province to do so.
While here in Ontario
* Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run on September 5th, 1914 at Hanlan's Point on the Toronto Islands. Ruth was playing for the minor league Providence Grays who ended beating the Toronto Maple Leafs (the now defunct minor league baseball team) 9-0.
* Ontario also has produced many successful musicians. Notable bands include Rush (band formed in Toronto, both Neil Peart & Geddy Lee where born in Ontario) The Tragically Hip (Kingston, huge in Canada, unknown just about anywhere else) and Barenaked Ladies (Scarborough). Ontario also produced a trio of successful female singers Alanis Morisette (Ottawa), Shania Twain (Windsor, but grew up in Timmins) and Avril Lavinge (Belleville, but grew up in Napanee).
* Ontario has produced many notable comedians including Jim Carrey (Newmarket), Mike Myers (Scarborough), Dan Aykroyd (Ottawa), John Candy (Newmarket), Martin Short (Hamilton) & Rick Moranis. Also Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels was born in Toronto, Ontario.
* Ontario is Canada's second largest province, covering more than one million square kilometres (415,000 square miles) - an area larger than France and Spain combined. Water: 177,398 sq. km (68,490 sq. mi.), which is home to 250,000 lakes, which make up about one-third of the world's fresh water.
If you would like more information check out ~
Canada 150 Logo: http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1469537603125
Canadian Facts: http://hubpages.com/travel/Cool-Facts-About-Canada
Canadian Facts: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/
Canadian Facts: http://o.canada.com/entertainment/50-insane-facts-about-Canada-we-bet-you-didn't-know
Ontario Facts: https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/Interesting-Facts-about-Ontario
Canadian Facts: http://www.1stcontact.com/blog/social/funstuff-social/20-interesting-facts-canada
Canadian Facts: http://www.canadafacts.org/
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