Source: Josh K. Elliot, CTV News, January 25, 2018 It will cost taxpayers an additional $2.5 million to keep the Canada 150 ice rink on Parliament Hill open until the end of February, CTV News has learned. The rink was originally slated to be taken down after New Year’s Eve, but Heritage Minister Melanie Joly… Continue reading Keeping Canada 150 rink open will cost taxpayers an additional $2.5M
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Construction underway for Canada 150 rink on Parliament Hill
Source: Rachel Aiello, CTV News, October 12, 2017 OTTAWA – This December ragging the puck, faceoffs, and spinning will be commonplace on Parliament Hill, on the lawn that is. Canadian Heritage is building the first ever skating rink on the lawn of Parliament Hill, and construction is already underway. The rink will open on Dec. 7… Continue reading Construction underway for Canada 150 rink on Parliament Hill
Canada: Home of hockey, health care and helpful people
A passenger on an international flight related the story of the captain making an announcement as they were about to land. The announcement went something like, “Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. We will be landing in about twenty minutes and … OH MY GOD!!” and the mic suddenly went dead. The passengers were completely silent. A… Continue reading Canada: Home of hockey, health care and helpful people
Tied to the Land
150 years! I remember the Centennial Celebrations in 1967. As a youngster, I watched infrastructure boom– this was the 60’s! Optimism was rampant, the economy was on an upswing. Canada was entering a new generation of positive growth. For fifty years the pendulum has swung back and forth. The economy has been elastic, sometimes expanding and… Continue reading Tied to the Land