Some Fun Facts About Canada

Known as the USA's quite upstairs neighbour, Canada perhaps is the only country in the world that is rarely in the news for any controversial issues. It is known to be a peace loving and hockey loving place.

• An unusual fact about Canada is its name origin, it comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, which means village or settlement.
• An interesting fact about Canada is that it's the world's second largest country areawise (including its waters), and fourth largest in land area.
• It also has the longest coastline in the world, about 243,000 kms in length.
• Canada is widely believed to be the home of Santa Claus.
• It features in the list of top five world's producers of gold, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and natural gas.
• A funny fact about Canada's city of Montreal, sometimes called The City of Churches, is that it has more churches than houses!
• Toronto dwellers hold more university degrees than any other big city in the world.
• Despite being a really big country, it has the fourth lowest population density in the world, with only three people living per square kilometer!
• Almost half of the population in Canada were born in other countries.
• It produces so much energy, that it provides it to the US too!
• Canada has just one desert in British Columbia, towards the southernmost corner of the Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos.The desert is only 15 miles long, with over 100 rare plants, and over 300 rare animals. It is also the only desert in the world that has a long boardwalk, for people to walk on!
• In 1883, the baseball glove was invented in Canada.
  

Canadian Clothing

To fit in with the locals you have to dress like the locals. This is what the fashionable kids in Canada are rocking out in and wearing this winter.

They also like to accessorise their garments with a toque (or touque, pronounced /ˈtuːk/). A toque is the common name for a knit winter hat, and is the pinnacle of fashion anywhere.

Ice Hockey

Canadians love ice hockey more than fat kids love donuts. To them ice hockey is a matter of life and death, but more important. So I tried this cultural experience known as ice hockey, but it is not for me. So I will leave it to the Canadians. (Actually I couldn't stay on my feet and Jen beat me up)


This is a true story that I just read in the newspaper about how much Canadians love hockey.

It's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and a man makes his way to his seat right at center ice. He sits down, noticing that the seat next to him is empty. He leans over and asks his neighbor if someone will be sitting there. "No," says the neighbor. "The seat is empty." "This is incredible", said the man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs and not use it?" The neighbor says "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Stanley Cup we haven't been to together since we got married in 1967." "Oh ... I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible. But couldn't you find someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?" The man shakes his head "No, they're all at the funeral."

The snow angel

Making snow angels

Attempting to ice skate

Sunset and Snow