When we lived in Ottawa there were regular reminders that we while we were in the Nation’s Capital, we were also on the Ontario Quebec border. The signs were the immediate give away. Yes, nord, not north and est not east marked the roads. And of course signage on stores had to meet the Quebec…
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Smell the mountains
You’ve heard the saying, slow down and smell the coffee. Well, what about slow down and smell the mountains? We drove through the mountains on Tuesday after a partial day around Calgary. Leaving Calgary and heading towards Canmore, the road is mostly “boring”….okay, you can sense that you aren’t in the mountains. As you come…
Ottawa
This city was home to us from 1995 to 2000. It was a beautiful city that we enjoyed, and it was evident that the culture of the city while related to it being the capital of Canada, was not dependent upon it. Music, parks, hockey, university life, health care and lovely streets with markets and…
