This cache is dedicated to all things Canadian. Instead of Huckle Buckle when you find it, you can shout "Oh Canada"! Wondering what to do with those Canadian quarters that won't fit in the vending machines? Why not drop them off here. [;)]
So what's so great about Canada, eh?
Here are some of the things that Canada has to offer:
Musicians:
- Bryan Adams
- Barenaked Ladies
- Alanis Morissette
- Celine Dion
- Avril Lavigne
- Nelly Furtado
- Neil Young
- Sarah McLachlan
- Shania Twain
- Nickelback
- Rush
- Our Lady Peace
- Steppenwolf
Comedians:
- Jim Carrey
- Mike Meyers
- Howie Mandel
- Dan Aykroyd
- John Candy
- Tom Green
- Phil Hartman
- Eugene Levy
- Leslie Nielson
- The Kids In The Hall
Actors:
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Pamela Anderson
- Keanu Reeves
- Neve Campbell
- Hayden Christensen
- Brendan Fraser
- Michael J. Fox
- Matthew Perry
- Jason Priestly
- William Shatner
- Donald Sutherland
- Kim Cattrall
- Homer Simpson (Matt Groening's father was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Homer's character is supposed to be based on him.
Directors:
- David Cronenberg
- James Cameron
Game Show Hosts:
Athletes:
- Wayne Gretzke
- Donovan Bailey
- Bret (the hitman) Hart
- Maurice Richard
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Bobby Orr
- Elvis Stoyko
- Brian Orser
- Kurt Browning
Inventions:
- Balderdash - Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne (1984)
- Basketball - James Naismith (1892)
- Canadarm - SPAR and the National Aeronautical
Establishment (1981)
- Goalie mask - Jacques Plante (1959)
- IMAX - Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr
(1968)
- Insulin (as diabetes treatment) - Dr. Frederick Banting,
Dr. Charles Best and Dr. Collip (1921)
- Java - James Gosling (1994)
- Pablum - Drs. Alan Brown, Fred Tisdall, and Theo Drake
(1930s)
- Pacemaker - Wilfred Bigelow
- Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell (1874)
- Trivial Pursuit - Chris Haney, John Haney and Scott
Abbott (1982)
- Walkie-Talkie - Donald L. Hings (1942)
- Zipper - Gideon Sundback (1913)
- Electric Light Bulb ...Henry Woodward invented the
electric light bulb in 1874 and sold the patent to Thomas
Edison
- Snowmobile ...invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in
1922
- Standard Time ...invented by Sir Sanford Fleming in 1878
And most importantly:
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