Prescott, ON
Visitors go to Prescott not for its 19th century homes, but for its 19th century blockhouse in Fort Wellington National Historic Site. The fort was built in 1812 to slow the American advance but was abandoned after the War of Read more…
Visitors go to Prescott not for its 19th century homes, but for its 19th century blockhouse in Fort Wellington National Historic Site. The fort was built in 1812 to slow the American advance but was abandoned after the War of Read more…
Parc Safari is the largest zoo in eastern Quebec, it’s an hour from Montreal and three hours from Ottawa. Its also only 10 km away from the border with the US so it sees a lot of American visitors. Thankfully, Read more…
Formed by an act of parliament, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has had a presence in Vancouver since its establishment in 1936. Adjacent to the Vancouver Central Library and next to the former downtown Canada Post office, CBC’s Regional Broadcast Centre Read more…
Driving on the Long Sault Parkway is free, but it costs $7.25 to buy a day pass to park at any parking lot or visit the beaches. The scenic drive is 11 km long on a chain of causeways and Read more…
Brampton is a suburb of Toronto. Its historic centre is around Garden Square, where the Rose Theatre is also located. A little ways from the city centre, the Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives is a local cultural centre. The Read more…
Back in December 2019, an announcement was made that Canada’s first Interprovincial zip line was slated to open in Ottawa in the summer of 2020. But the opening was delayed to 2021 when the pandemic hit Canada. Happily, the planned Read more…
Stratford is most well-known for hosting the annual Stratford Festival, Justin Bieber was also born in Stratford. It’s on the Avon River so it’s obvious to visitors from the old country that the combination was named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England. Read more…
Alton village is the cultural heart of Caledon. In 2020, a process was launched to study the potential of making half the village into a historical conservation district. The are already has a lot going for it, over a dozen Read more…
Imagine a Toronto suburb, now imagine the most boring Toronto suburb – that’s Mississauga. Commuter trains, highways, and unworkably wide streets thread across Mississauga to get residents to work in downtown Toronto. Mississauga isn’t a destination in itself, it’s a Read more…
I had to cover the Panda Game in Ottawa as part of a class assignment. Apart from having attended a football game in Berlin between Bayern München and Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion in Berlin out of curiosity five years Read more…