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Whale-Watching
Seasmoke Whale-Watching
There are no other tours on earth quite like ours!
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Bed & Breakkfasts
Greenwoods inn
Green Woods Inn is a beautifully converted Victorian country home sitting in two acres of grounds surrounded by lakes, rivers and countryside in an area steeped in Ontario's history.
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312 Seaton
312 Seaton, is a detached Victorian home on a quiet tree lined street in downtown Toronto‚s historical "Cabbagetown".
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Accomodation on the Beach
Alert bay, BC
250. 974 5225
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A Good Knight B&B
Calgary, Alberta
Tel.
403.270 7628
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Canada
Destination profile
Canada is the second largest country in the world in area, with only Russia covering more land, and extends across the continent of North America, from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Atlantic coast to the province of British Columbia on the Pacific coast. Canada is slightly larger than the United States, its southern neighbour, but has only about a tenth as many people. About 75 percent of Canada's people live within 100 miles (150 kilometers) of the southern border. Much of the rest of Canada is uninhabited or thinly populated given the rugged terrain and a severe climate. Ottawa is the capital of Canada, and Toronto is the largest city, both in the province of Ontario.
Canada is a land of great variety. Towering mountains, clear lakes, and lush forests make Canada's far west a region of great natural beauty. Farther inland, fields of wheat and other grains cover vast prairies. These fertile farmlands contrast vividly with the Arctic wastelands to the north.
Most of the nation's largest population centers and industrial areas are near the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River in central Canada. In the east, fishing villages and sandy beaches dot the Atlantic coast.
Like Canada's landscape, the country's people are also varied. About a third of all Canadians have ancestors who came from England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. About a fourth have some French ancestry. The Canadian government recognizes both English and French as official languages. French Canadians, most of whom live in the province of Quebec, have kept the language and many customs of their ancestors. Other large ethnic groups in Canada include German and Italian people. Western Canada and Ontario have large numbers of Asians. Native peoples-American Indians and Inuit-make up a small percentage of the nation's population.
EXTERNAL LINKS
* Official website of the Government of Canada
* Online Atlas of Canada
* Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
* A Guide to living in Canada
* Canadian Studies : A Guide to the Sources
* Statistics Canada
* Canada at The World Factbook
* Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
* United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada
* United Empire Loyalists
* How Canadians Govern Themselves
* The Queen and Canada: 53 Years of Growing Together
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