Did you know Canada.. The Cabot Trail is a scenic highway that loops around the northern part of Nova Scotia.
The 298 km Cabot Trail is named after the explorer John Cabot who landed in Atlantic Canada in 1497.
It is known as one of the most breath-taking drives you'll ever take and named one of the best road trips in the world. With the highway carved into the edge of ancient highlands, spectacular views of the ocean and passing through Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
The Cabot Trail connects eight major communities with festivals, outdoor adventures and more - this would be a vacation to remember.
Source: Novascotia.ca, The Cabot Trail
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
East Coast Music Festival
Did you know Canada.. Charlottetown, PEI will be hosting the East Coast Music Festival April 14-17.
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a regional collaboration of people in the music industry of Atlantic Canada. The East Coast Music Festival started in the Flamingo Lounge in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has sure come a long way since then.
There are 400 performances will take place within three or four blocks, making a giant indoor and outdoor spring music festival - the Music Festival is often held in March but this year in April organizers are able to take advantage of beautiful spring weather.
Check out the ECMA website for the nominations and all the events.
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a regional collaboration of people in the music industry of Atlantic Canada. The East Coast Music Festival started in the Flamingo Lounge in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has sure come a long way since then.
There are 400 performances will take place within three or four blocks, making a giant indoor and outdoor spring music festival - the Music Festival is often held in March but this year in April organizers are able to take advantage of beautiful spring weather.
Check out the ECMA website for the nominations and all the events.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Farm Prices
Did you know Canada.. the increase in Farm prices is unbelievable!
According to Statistics Canada..
The February Quebec hog price was $73.58 per hundredweight, up 11.3% from January and up 15.8% from February 2010 when the price was $63.55.
The Manitoba oats in February was $228.32 per tonne, up 3.5% from January. The oats price in Manitoba has increased 60.0% from February 2010 when it stood at $142.74.
Some of these increases are the result of fertilizer, fuel and freight cost increases.
According to Statistics Canada..
The February Quebec hog price was $73.58 per hundredweight, up 11.3% from January and up 15.8% from February 2010 when the price was $63.55.
The Manitoba oats in February was $228.32 per tonne, up 3.5% from January. The oats price in Manitoba has increased 60.0% from February 2010 when it stood at $142.74.
Some of these increases are the result of fertilizer, fuel and freight cost increases.
Gas Prices Across the Country
Did you know Canada.. like me I'm sure you all cringe every time you head to the pump anymore but did you know there was a pretty big difference in gas prices province to province?
The current average gas price in Ontario is 1.27 where as it's only 1.15 in Manitoba (the cheapest in the country) but it's 1.35 in Quebec (the highest in the country and actually 1.37 in Montreal).
The main reason for these gaps are the provincial gas tax differences between provinces. On average, about one-third of the total price of gas at the pump is tax and some metropolitan areas such as Montreal, Greater Vancouver, and Victoria impose additional taxes.
So for example..
We're paying 1.27 at the pump in my area, what are you paying?
Source: gasbuddy.com, Petro Canada, Wikipedia
The current average gas price in Ontario is 1.27 where as it's only 1.15 in Manitoba (the cheapest in the country) but it's 1.35 in Quebec (the highest in the country and actually 1.37 in Montreal).
The main reason for these gaps are the provincial gas tax differences between provinces. On average, about one-third of the total price of gas at the pump is tax and some metropolitan areas such as Montreal, Greater Vancouver, and Victoria impose additional taxes.
So for example..
- In Ontario you pay 30.1 cents per litre in taxes
- In Alberta you pay 24.2 cents per litre in taxes
- In Newfoundland and Labrador you pay 39.9 cents per litre in taxes
- In Montreal you pay 39.3 cents per litre in taxes (38.0 in other areas of Quebec)
- In Vancouver you pay 39.85 cents per litre in taxes (30.40 in other areas of BC)
We're paying 1.27 at the pump in my area, what are you paying?
Source: gasbuddy.com, Petro Canada, Wikipedia
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
How are you getting your 2-4 home?
Did you know Canada.. many of us probably know it is illegal in Canada to have an open bottle of alcohol in your vehicle.
But did you know in most provinces you can not have that unopened bottle within reach of the driver - and it should be in the trunk of the vehicle.
Have you ever stuck a bottle of booze in the back seat or a case of beer?
But did you know in most provinces you can not have that unopened bottle within reach of the driver - and it should be in the trunk of the vehicle.
Have you ever stuck a bottle of booze in the back seat or a case of beer?
Cranberries
Did you know Canada.. last year we exported over 1 million barrels of cranberries to the US. About 14% of their domestic market!
Cranberries are native only to North America. You might be surprised to know Cranberries do not grow in water - Cranberries are harvested in water because it makes picking easier. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines and flooding floats the cranberries out of the tangled vines, making them easier to pick.
The name cranberry derives from "craneberry", first named by early European settlers in America who felt the expanding flower, stem, calyx, and petals resembled the neck, head, and bill of a crane.
Cranberries are cultivated in many Canadian provinces including British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec.
About 95% of cranberries are processed into products such as juice drinks, sauce, and sweetened dried cranberries. It's only the remaining 5% that are sold fresh to consumers.
Source: cranberry.ca, Wikipedia
Cranberries are native only to North America. You might be surprised to know Cranberries do not grow in water - Cranberries are harvested in water because it makes picking easier. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines and flooding floats the cranberries out of the tangled vines, making them easier to pick.
The name cranberry derives from "craneberry", first named by early European settlers in America who felt the expanding flower, stem, calyx, and petals resembled the neck, head, and bill of a crane.
Cranberries are cultivated in many Canadian provinces including British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec.
About 95% of cranberries are processed into products such as juice drinks, sauce, and sweetened dried cranberries. It's only the remaining 5% that are sold fresh to consumers.
Source: cranberry.ca, Wikipedia
Cell Phone users in Canada
Did you know Canada.. 78% of Canadian households say they have a cell phone - up from 74% in 2008.
The proportion of households with cell phones was highest in three western provinces, Alberta-87%, Saskatchewan-83% and British Columbia-82%, and in Ontario-81%. On the other hand Quebec had the lowest rate of cell phone use at 69%.
More families are removing their traditional landline telephones in favour of wireless phones only. In 2010, 13% of households reported they used a cell phone exclusively, up from 8% in 2008. We're planning to do this as well in December when our current plan runs out - we want to switch to Rogers, get iPhone 4s and cancel our landline (I really, Really, REALLY wish we could do it now instead of waiting but it's VERY expensive to get out of the current plan with Bell Mobility and then the upfront costs for the iPhone 4) It's 50% of households in the 18-to-34 age bracket that were using only cell phones.
What do you think about all these numbers? Are you or anyone you know doing away with landlines like we plan to do?
Source: Statistics Canada
The proportion of households with cell phones was highest in three western provinces, Alberta-87%, Saskatchewan-83% and British Columbia-82%, and in Ontario-81%. On the other hand Quebec had the lowest rate of cell phone use at 69%.
More families are removing their traditional landline telephones in favour of wireless phones only. In 2010, 13% of households reported they used a cell phone exclusively, up from 8% in 2008. We're planning to do this as well in December when our current plan runs out - we want to switch to Rogers, get iPhone 4s and cancel our landline (I really, Really, REALLY wish we could do it now instead of waiting but it's VERY expensive to get out of the current plan with Bell Mobility and then the upfront costs for the iPhone 4) It's 50% of households in the 18-to-34 age bracket that were using only cell phones.
What do you think about all these numbers? Are you or anyone you know doing away with landlines like we plan to do?
Source: Statistics Canada
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