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Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.

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By JulEthan
June 28th 2008

Ice hotel - Quebec

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Ice Hotel

Amazing Ice Hotel Visit [View Full Entry]

By beckylu
June 28th 2008

First of Quebec

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I got to Quebec yesterday and it is AMAZING! I am still couchsurfing, but the girl I am staying with is like gonna be one of my friends here. She's really awesome and our age. There is also another couchsurfer staying here who just so happens to be in my program- so I've already made a friend in my program- he's not from OU, and I think he is a little better at french so we probably won't be in the same class, but I will see him alot I think- because the program is kinda small. I went to [View Full Entry]

By Valerie and Steve
June 19th 2008

Stage 3 - Montreal, Canada

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Montreal Mantis
At the Insectarium

26 May - It’s Steve’s first time in Montreal in the summer so he’s very excited. The weather changes quite a bit from being cloudy but warm to hot and sunny with high humidity some days Highlights: - Driving to Tillsonburg, Ontario to meet the cousins and uncle. - Museums and lunches with Valerie’s Dad and Jacqueline - Karaoke at the Dollar cinema with Rebecca, Isabelle, MJ and Wendy - Family gathering at Isabelle’s house in St Hubert - The Monster and Golliath rides at la Ronde fairground with MJ, Isabelle, Rebecca, Alex and Rachael - The [View Full Entry]

By PAULYNNESAM
June 19th 2008

Bonjour

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Hi all, We are in beautiful Quebec city but the weather is not so beautiful. Still we are getting out and about and enjoying what we can. We got here yesterday afternoon and did some wandering about. We were fortunate to get a B&B for the night - we got a cancellation! Anyways it is very eclectic shall we say. Paul took some pics so we'll post them later. Very nice though. Anyways, sorry it is so short but we are about to head out and enjoy some of the sights - and hopefully stay somewhat dry. All for now. LPS [View Full Entry]

By ThePilgrim
June 19th 2008

NFCT: Two Large Lake Crossings and Up the somtimes mighty always muddy Missisquoi River

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The Jewett General Store
Jane Jewett, Us and the Talbot Family! They rock and are indeed something very special in Perkins Vale.

This may be another quick post here as we are enjoying a day off and a resupply in Glover, VT (home of the Bread and Puppet festivals) with Uncle Bob Townsend (Brett's Uncle). The day of rest in Plattsburgh went well and we actually missed some very nasty weather on the lake that sadly claimed the life of a young canoeist celebrating his 21st birthday. The following day we took the ferry across from Plattsburgh to Grand Island and started paddling north up to the top of North Hero Island. We stayed at the North Hero State Park (mosquito headquarters of [View Full Entry]

Brett on the Bridge of Flowers and Lights

By Born Free
June 19th 2008

Et si c'étais ça la vie ....

North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal

Ce n'est qu'un au revoir !

19 juin FIN ! Et voilà ! C’est ici que ce termine notre aventure. Ce rêve tant désiré depuis plusieurs années qui prend fin. Nos trois ingrédients ont été nécessaires pour réussir ce rêve : espérer, croire et oser. Et c’est avec fierté que nous le crierons haut et fort dans notre cœur. Mon amour nous l’avons fait! Ce voyage nous aura appris que la vie est tellement belle et qu’elle mérite d’être vécue à merveille. Ne t’en fait pas, Born Free, ce n’est que partie remise. Nous t’emmènerons un peu plus au sud dans quelques années a [View Full Entry]

By Mel and Nige
June 18th 2008

June 18, 19 - Montreal

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Schwartz's has the most amazing smoked meat, and what a place!! It was PACKED

June 18 - Montréal We got in Montréal around 6h00 PM and went directly to the world famous Schwartz’s restaurant, which they are known for their famous Montreal smoked meat. Nigel was in heaven. It is definitely worth it to stop here, even though there are often line ups to get in. Afterwards, we headed towards Dominic’s place, one of Nigel’s friends. We were a little bit early, so we stopped at a look out point, which had a beautiful seen of whole city. After that, we met up with Dominic and head downtown. We went to a bar that had [View Full Entry]

By Mel and Nige
June 17th 2008

June 17 - Quebec City

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Mel on the ferry to Quebec City from Levis

The drive to Québec was pretty boring. Along the way, we stopped for a poutine soup (tip: don’t ask for extra gravy and cheese in the province of Québec because they will give you lots!) at a restauraut at Trois Pistoles. Afterwards, our GPS took us to Levis, where we took a ferry that took us across the St-Laurence river straight to Québec city. It is funny because, it rained during the whole drive, but as soon as we got on the boat, it stopped raining. We were quite lucky for that part! The boat ride was really nice because we [View Full Entry]

By negativegorilla
June 16th 2008

Poor Niagara

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Stanley Cup
Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, ON. 13.6.2008.

Sateisesta Vancouverista tie vei sateiseen Edmontoniin. Siellä ei oikeastaan ollut mitään kiinnostavaa. Kävin maailman suurimmassa ostoskeskuksessa, West Edmonton Mallissa, ja se oli kammottava paikka se. Muuten lähinnä ajelin eestaas metrolla, kun keli oli mitä oli. Vielä sateisempi oli Calgary, joka kaupunkina vaikutti näistä Albertan suurkaupungeista paljon mielenkiintoisemmalta. Nyt valitettavasti pikainen Calgary-kokemus jäi todella vajavaiseksi kun ei kaatosade paljoa innostanut kylillä hengailemaan. Albertan harmaudesta ilmasilta vei minut kerralla itään, Ontarion New Yorkiin, eli Toron [View Full Entry]

By Mel and Nige
June 16th 2008

June 16 (night) - Gaspésie National Park

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That was the type of view we had on the drive... isn't it amazing?

As hard as it was to leave the beautiful Forillon National Park, we packed our things and left for Gaspésie National Park. We drove along the coast and mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula. That was an incredible drive. There was alot of super high hlls, clffs with water falls coming out of them and the gorgeous St-Laurence beside us all the time. Once we got into the park, we tried to find the place where we were suppose to pay for the camping and the entrance fee, but there was no one there. We had to take a 7 km dirt [View Full Entry]

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