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Winnipeg Tourist Guide Information
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red and Assiniboine Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks. Winnipeg (“muddy waters” in western cree) is named after an aboriginal description of the [...]
Continue reading...Whistler Visit Travel Guide Information
6. December 2008
Whistler is a resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Vancouver. Incorporated as the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), it has a permanent population of approximately 9,965, plus a larger but rotating “transient” population of workers, typically younger people from [...]
Continue reading...Vancouver Tourist Information Guide
6. December 2008
Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and in the Pacific Northwest region. It is bounded by the Strait of Georgia, Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, the city of Burnaby, and the University Endowment Lands. Vancouver is [...]
Continue reading...Toronto Tourist and Travel Guide
6. December 2008
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely [...]
Continue reading...Visiting St. John’s Traveller Guide
6. December 2008
St. John’s is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the oldest city in North America. St. John’s is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. St. John’s is the most populous Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in [...]
Continue reading...Ottawa Travel Information Guide
6. December 2008
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country’s fourth largest municipality. With a metropolitan population estimated at 1,190,982 Ottawa is also the second largest city in the province of Ontario. It is located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa lies on the banks of the Ottawa [...]
Continue reading...Nelson Visitor Tourist Guide
6. December 2008
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as “The Queen City” and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush, Nelson is one of the three [...]
Continue reading...Montreal Travel Information Guide
6. December 2008
Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada. Montreal was the largest city in Canada up until the 1970s, when it was surpassed in size by Toronto. Originally called Ville-Marie (‘City of Mary’), some historians think the city takes its present name from Mount Royal, the [...]
Continue reading...Jasper Tourist Guide Information
6. December 2008
Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial center of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley. Jasper is 362 kilometres (225 mi), or approximately 3 1/2 hours west of Edmonton. Jasper is 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Banff, Alberta, with the Icefields Parkway [...]
Continue reading...Edmonton Tourist Guide Information
6. December 2008
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. It is the second largest city in Alberta, with a population of 752,412 (2008), and is the [...]
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