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-   Canada (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/)
-   -   CN Tower (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/cn-tower-460366/)

dbd33 Jun 22nd 2007 6:06 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4953798)
Oh and by the way the people of Alberta and B.C. don't think of the Rockies as being in Canada the know they are.:p
I'm glad they've come to the belated realization that BC and Alberta are just part of a larger whole. Would they be willing to consider the magnetic hill as the national landmark?

Steve_P Jun 22nd 2007 6:45 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 4953828)
Would they be willing to consider the magnetic hill as the national landmark?
Quite possibly, but who am I to answer for them?

Besides I don't see it or the CN Tower listed as one of the Seven wonders of Canada.:p

http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/

Not that I am in total agreement with the list which apparently is in no particular order by the way.

dbd33 Jun 22nd 2007 6:49 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4954096)
Quite possibly, but who am I to answer for them?

Besides I don't see it or the CN Tower listed as one of the Seven wonders of Canada.:p

http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/

Not that I am in total agreement with the list which apparently is in no particular order by the way.
Pier 21 is an odd choice. It's an interesting museum but it's no Ellis Island.

Souvenir Jun 22nd 2007 6:53 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 4954116)
Pier 21 is an odd choice. It's an interesting museum but it's no Ellis Island.
A canoe? Wonderful.

Notiaink...honest Jun 22nd 2007 6:58 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4954096)
Quite possibly, but who am I to answer for them?

Besides I don't see it or the CN Tower listed as one of the Seven wonders of Canada.:p

http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/

Not that I am in total agreement with the list which apparently is in no particular order by the way.
Blimey, that was worth the effort. Not.

Im surprised poutine and peacekeeping arent on there. Seriously, wheres the Beaver? Indirectly thats the real reason most of us are here.

Souvenir Jun 22nd 2007 7:35 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by Notiaink...honest (Post 4954159)
Blimey, that was worth the effort. Not.

Im surprised poutine and peacekeeping arent on there. Seriously, wheres the Beaver? Indirectly thats the real reason most of us are here.
Indirectly? Directly, in my case.

Steve_P Jun 22nd 2007 10:28 am
Re: CN Tower
 
Originally Posted by Notiaink...honest (Post 4954159)
Blimey, that was worth the effort. Not.

Im surprised poutine and peacekeeping arent on there. Seriously, wheres the Beaver? Indirectly thats the real reason most of us are here.
The online voting results are slightly more interesting than the judges picks.

http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/results.html


Poutine is there it just didn't make the top seven.

http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/more_wonders_food.html


The Beaver too is there.

http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/more_...s_animals.html

Couldn't find a reference to Peace Keeping.


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