Monday, April 18, 2005

The first thing we learn about Canadians during this IAAFOTS Week Of Canada - they're quick! Just a little over an hour after I announced this week's topic we already had our first commentary from north of the border. The commentator's own blog, Someoneouthere, is well worth checking out, too, I find. My main impetus for deciding to focus on Canada was remembering that I have a bunch of Canadian educational filmstrips from the 50's and 60's in my filmstrip collection, and the above frames are taken from Ottawa, Canada's Capital. Here's what I can tell you about Ottawa: it is the capital of Canada, is located in the province of Ontario, the weather can get cold there, they have a city hall, the commission's floral displays attract attention, and they traditionally fire a noon gun. That's about it, though I have just taken the virtual tour over at the Ottawa Tourism website, and can also confirm their claim that it is a very attractive city. Oh, and the Canadian National Spelling bee was just held there, and Finola Hackett won. Stay tuned for more informative Canadian coverage shortly.

2 Comments:

Blogger Ottawa Pocket Watches said...

We also have the world's longest skating rink, The Rideau Canal. Beautiful to boat on in the summer. Fantastic to skate on in winter.

Also, some people from Ottawa are very, very cool ;-)

7:39 PM  
Blogger Ottawa Pocket Watches said...

I eat breakfast and do laundry in Ottawa everyday! It is a fantastic place to live. I did not grow up here but have resided in the community since 1983. It has everything you could ever want. All the big city ammenities with a small town feel. Only minutes to pristine woodlands. Every kind of wildlife you can imagine. Clean air, relatively good education and low crime.

The only downside is health care. Ontario health care is quickly spiralling into the toilet. The government has taken the position that it is cheaper to let people die than to help them live. Sigh. This situation will not be remedied any time soon.

Also, how could I forget, we have a repugnantly corrupt federal government and a provincial premier who is a compulsive liar. (Venting mode off)

5:13 AM  

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