It's not too often you have the opportunity to celebrate a 150th birthday, but today we got to do just that! One hundred and fifty years ago today, Canada officially became a country. While the weather was uncooperative here in Southern New Brunswick, it didn't dampen our spirits and people came out in droves to celebrate this special day. I met my sister, "in town" (aka Saint John) and we ventured "uptown"...Saint John's city centre is at the top of a hill and has always been called … [Read more...]
100 Interesting Facts About Canada to Celebrate #Canada150
June 12, 2017 by · 11 Comments
Canada is having its 150th birthday this year, to celebrate I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of 100 Interesting Facts About Canada to Celebrate #Canada150. While a variety of theories have been put forward for the origins of the word Canada, the name is now accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement". (This post is part of a blog hop so be sure to scroll to the bottom to see all the #ECMCanada150 blog posts.) Image … [Read more...]
