How heavy debt led the colony into provincehood British Columbia’s union with Canada was not inevitable, some residents wanted to join the United States. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the union between British Columbia and Canada. The Pacific province has been a part of Canada since July 20, Read more…
Smith’s Falls name is not deceptive, although it is misleading. The town of fewer than 9,000 people was named after the grade difference in the Rideau River that water flows over. It’s not quite a waterfall but it is high enough to make a bit of a splash. Three sets Read more…
Named after the capital of the United Kingdom, London in Ontario even lies on the River Thames but never became the capital of Canada. That honour went to York, Kingston, Montreal, then Ottawa. The village was founded in 1826 and the Middlesex Court House was build shortly after in 1830, Read more…
Located between Toronto and the Kitchener–Waterloo twin cities, Guelph is known for its handsome limestone architecture that neatly lines the downtown blocks leading up to the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate. The basilica was built in 1883 and is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival in Ontario with Read more…
Ottawa’s Museum of Nature is the national museum for natural history, geology, and the arctic. It is housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum building built in 1911 in Tudor Gothic style. It was originally founded by the Geological Survey of Canada in Montreal as a geological museum before being transferred Read more…
Located on the southwestern slope of Mount Royal in Montreal, the St. Joseph’s Oratory is Canada’s largest church. It also has one of the largest church domes in the world with a 39 meter diameter. Completed in 1967, the basilica looks much older than it actually is with its Art Read more…
The circuit around Mont Tremblant in the Laurentians is mostly known for cycling in summer. The entire circuit has over 1000 meters in elevation change and features twists with bad camber. However, it’s almost impossible to cycle safely in the winter, so it’s mostly cars between December and April. This Read more…
The Canadian Museum of history is a part of the capital’s group of world-class museums. It’s right on the shore of the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec and the only major national museum in the capital region to be in the French-speaking province. The museum comprises of three parts – Read more…
I’ve been told that Mont Tremblant is an upscale ski resort – or the Whistler of the east. While the actual village of Mont Tremblant is on Lac Mercier, the tourist section is about two kilometres north on Lac Tremblant with easy access to the slopes on a system of Read more…
As with many French location names and several consecutive vowels that don’t make an impact on pronunciation, I had trouble spelling the name of this place. Google Maps would always point me to another place through the “did you mean” feature. The Quebec Museum of Archaeology boasts a respectable collection Read more…