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Category Archives: Canada 150
Covid Capers
Impatient to be travelling but stuck at home? Try some virtual travelling with the entertaining and informative stories from many countries included in these books. You don’t have to get up off the couch to have unique adventures in other … Continue reading
Author Signing, August 16
T.A. Keenleyside will be at the Rosseau Market in Rosseau, Ontario on Friday, August 16, from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m., autographing copies of his latest novel, All The Way, nominated for the 2019 Governor General’s fiction prize. He will … Continue reading
Canada 150, Conclusion
Here are some final thoughts from Roaming the Big Land: Flavours of Canada: Now we (have) travelled to both the western and eastern extremes of Canada–Toe Head in Haida Gwaii and Cape Spear at the northern end of the Avalon … Continue reading
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Canada 150, British Columbia
Reaching the west coast at last, here are some excerpts from the chapter entitled “Looking For Utopia”: Since the middle of the nineteenth century, British Columbia has been a magnet for groups seeking a new and better life, one that … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Canada 150, Canadian travel, contemporary culture, family literature, food literature, golf, Haida Gwaii, travel books, Utopian communities
Tagged Brother Twelve, Dixon Entrance Golf and Country Club, Fairwinds, food literature, Pesuta wreck, recipes, Utopia
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Canada 150, Yukon
Moving west across the territories, here are some excerpts from the chapter in Roaming the Big Land,” entitled, “Trekking for Gold”: Late into the flight to Whitehorse…I struggle to catch a glimpse of Lake Bennett and Lake Lindeman, headwaters of the … Continue reading
Canada 150, Northwest Territories
Roaming north to the territories again, here are some excerpts from the chapter, “North of Sixty”: “So, what brings you to Yellowknife?” the CBC producer asks me on the phone…why are you coming in March. It’s still pretty cold here, … Continue reading
Canada 150, Alberta
Here are some excerpts from “Rocky Ride,” the chapter about Alberta in Roaming the Big Land: Flavours of Canada”: Alberta is like a thick, juicy steak ready to toss on the barbecue. There are two sides to it. The first side … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Badlands, Banff, Calgary, Calgary Stampede, Canada 150, Canadian travel, contemporary culture, Dinosaur Provincial Park, family literature, food literature, Lake Louise, Parks Canada, recipes, travel books
Tagged Alberta, Banff, Calgary, Calgary Stampede, Dinosaur Provincial Park, hoodoos, Lake Louise
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Canada 150, Saskatchewan
Continuing the journey across the country, here are some excerpts from “Queen of the West.” It’s game five of the Stanley Cup final and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks are leading the Ottawa Senators 4-2. We’re flying into Regina and the … Continue reading
Canada 150, Manitoba
On the long trek westward, some excerpts from “Manitoba On My Mind” are up next: We stand in the covered porch of Dalnavert House (built for Hugh John Macdonald, only surviving son of Sir John A.), waiting for a torrential … Continue reading
Posted in biography, Canada 150, Canadian travel, contemporary culture, family, family literature, First Nations, food literature, Louis Riel, Manitoba, Metis, recipes, The Forks, travel books, Winnipeg
Tagged dinner conversation, First Nations, Louis Riel, Metis, The Forks, Winnipeg
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Canada 150, Ontario
Given the physical and population size of Ontario, this post includes excerpts from two chapters of Roaming the Big Land, one focusing on the urban and the other the rural character of the province: First an excerpt from the chapter, … Continue reading
