Friday, May 18, 2007

the seven wonders of canada

I think Canada is a wonderful country.
I have visited 9 out of 10 provinces [Newfoundland & Labrador being the exception] as well as the North West Territories. It's truly a beautiful and diverse country.
To celebrate our land CBC is searching for The Seven Wonders of Canada. Here is the short-list of the 52 nominees. I've marked with a "Y" the ones I have seen. Check out the The Seven Wonders of Canada site for more info on each wonder.

Y Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick / Nova Scotia
Y Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia
Cathedral Grove, British Columbia
Y CN Tower, Ontario
Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island / New Brunswick
Crooked Trees, Saskatchewan
Y Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan / Alberta
Dawson City, Yukon
Dempster Highway, Yukon / Northwest Territories
Y Drumheller, Alberta
Grand Beach, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Haida Gwaii - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
Y Hartland Covered Bridge, New Brunswick
Ice Roads, Northern Canada
L'Anse Amour - Village of 7, Labrador / Newfoundland
Y Library of Parliament, Ontario
Manicouagan Crater, Quebec
Manitoba Legislative Building, Manitoba
Y Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Mt. Thor - Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut
Mum's House in Scarborough, Ontario
Nahanni National Park, Northwest Territories
Narcisse Snake Dens, Manitoba
Y Niagara Falls, Ontario
Nonosabasut Rock, Labrador / Newfoundland
Y Northern Lights, Northern Canada
Northwest Passage, Canada
Y Number 5 Road, British Columbia
Y Old Quebec City, Quebec
Perce Rock, Quebec
Y Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Porcupine Caribou Herd, Northern Canada
Y Prairie Skies, Canadian Prairies
Rankin Inlet Inuksuk, Nunavut
Y Rideau Canal, Ontario
Saguenay Fjord, Quebec
Y Saugeen Shores Sunsets, Ontario
Y Singing Sands Beach, Prince Edward Island
Y Sleeping Giant, Ontario
Y Spiral Tunnels, British Columbia
Y The Canoe, Canada
Y The Montreal Bagel, Quebec
Y The Rockies, British Columbia / Alberta
Y The Stanley Cup - Canada
Y Trans Canada Hwy, Canada
Tuktoyaktuk Pingos, Northwest Territories
Vegreville Egg, Alberta
Vimy Memorial, France
Y Wreck Beach, British Columbia
The Igloo, Northern Canada
Museum of Civilization, Quebec

2 comments:

nadine said...

I've been to the Museum of Civilization! I win! Sort of. Not really. I haven't done the Territories thing yet.

Bijoy said...

Hello, i just surfed in searching for interesting blogs on new seven wonders of the world, you have a cool blog. Do keep up the good work. i live far from where you are and its nice to be able to see what people from across the world thinks.

Warm Regards from the Other Side of the Moon.

On a related note perhaps you might find the following links interesting. we're reviewing the best among the competing 21 participants for the new 7 wonders competition. i'll like to hear your take on the subject via comments. i'll be back soon...

The Kremlin and the Red Square
Angkor Wat
Eiffel Tower
Hagia Sophia

ps. if you have your own favourites list or if you'd like us to write about other wonders pls do mention about it in the comments.

Bibby

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