Wear your best RED / WHITE to celebrate CANADA DAY!
Fun Facts:
1. Canada Day is celebrated on JULY 1st; 150 years old in 2017
2. Canada stretches across 6 time zones!
3. There are TWO official languages in Canada, English and French.
4. Canada has the world's longest Recreational trail. (The Trans Canada Trail, a.k.a. The Great Trail.)
5. -------and Beaver dam. (At Wood Buffalo National Park.)
6. Canada has the world's deepest underground clean lab.
7. ........ the most polar bears,
8. maplesyrup......(pancackes for dinner anyone?)
9. Numerous inventions have come from Canada including the alkaline battery, insulin and Peanut butter!!
10. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 Territories.
Provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island.
Territories: North West Territories, Yukon, Nunavut
11. Canada has the largest coastline in the world at 243,976 km.....metric is the standard used across the border.
12. Poutine is the most popular food in Canada....fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.
Facts found at the following websites:
http://theplanetd.com/canada-day-facts/
http://www.cbc.ca/2017/150-facts-150-seconds-1.3878984