Explore150: Go Canada!
What place in Canada most defines you as a Canadian? Vote while you’re here, then follow us @Explore150 to join the discussion and show us on Instagram #Explore150!
Through this participatory process, you will identify and vote for your favourite natural, historic, and cultural sites across each province and territory, ultimately choosing the Canadian places and milestones we highlight in our Explore150 mobile app – to be launched November 1st! Stay tuned for updates on the project.
Do you have questions, comments or want to get involved? Get in touch through Explore150@takingitglobal.org
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Little Limestone Lake Park Reserve
Little Limestone Lake Park Reserve is a small national park that contains one of the few limestone bed lakes in the world. Located about 500 km north of Winnipeg it has bright blue/green water.
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Carberry Spirit Sands
The Carberry Spirit Sands is a small desert located just east of Brandon Manitoba and Is a natural formation in the middle of a forest.
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Mantario Trail
Take a look at the Hiking Trail that runs through the White shell between Manitoba and Ontario.
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Stanley Park Pavilion
Stanley Park is a 404.9-hectare (1,001-acre) urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1888 by Mayor David Oppenheimer in the name of Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General of Canada.
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Bonsecours Market
A monumental, domed masonry civic building that occupies a full city block, originally built to house the city’s first city hall, a public market, exhibition rooms and a concert hall; it was the largest town hall built in Canada during the mid-19th-century and reflected Montreal's rise as a metropolis.
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Cave and Basin
The site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established
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Wolfe Island, the largest of the thousand islands
The island as a whole (which has a giant corn maze in the fall!) but specifically "Big Sandy Bay" which is a rare coastal ecological gem in ontario . It features a beautiful secluded beach and natural sand dunes, as well as rare plants and birds, wetlands and woodlands.
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marine museum of the great lakes (in kingston)
Along with housing the original pumping station and steam engines from 1891, the Museum has on display a wide ranging collection of marine artifacts and exhibits, a significant fine art collection, and is home to the Gordon C. Shaw Study Centre, and Audrey Rushbrook Memorial Library. Current exhibits highlight the growth of ship building and shipping technologies, the history of boat building, the life of the sailor, as well as regional Kingston's maritime history and our place on the Great Lakes. The recently opened Eco Gallery focuses on environmental issues/successes related to the Great Lakes.
Also available for touring is…4 votes -
Fort Richelieu
Fort Richelieu is a historic fort in the Canadian La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Fort Richelieu was part of a series of five forts built along the Richelieu River and is at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Fort Chambly formerly known as Fort St. Louis at Chambly, Fort Sainte-Thérèse, and Fort Saint-Jean at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, are on the way. The forts were built in order to protect travellers on the river from the Iroquois. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts. It was built by Charles Huault de Montmagny, first Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of New France, and named…
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Ovens Natural Park
A group of caves to explore in Riverport, Nova Scotia
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L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish
A cultural landscape near Cavendish that author Lucy Maud Montgomery made famous in her Anne of Green Gables books
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Gwaii Haanas
Together, the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation manage the special place called Gwaii Haanas. The name means “Islands of Beauty” in the Haida langauge and the area embodies the rugged beauty and rich ecology of this remote Pacific Coastal region.
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Swift Creek and Rearguard Falls
Swift Creek and Rearguard Falls mark the upper limit of the Chinook salmon run on the Fraser River. The Salmon travel 1,280 km to reach their spawning grounds. After leaving the Pacific Ocean they arrive mid August and can be seen at these locations for a couple of weeks. It is a short hike to Rearguard Falls where you can watch these amazing fish try to overcome their last obstacle. The Valemount Visitor Center on Swift Creek offers interpretive talks in August when the salmon are running.
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The Beaver Boardwalk
The Beaver Boardwalk gives people access to explore a wetlands habitat, an ecosystem that is not often easily accessible. The boardwalk allows easy viewing of a large variety of wildlife that calls the wetlands home. Visitors can expect to see waterfowl, songbirds, amphibians, aquatic insects, muskrats and the main attraction, a family of wild beavers. The Boardwalk is located in the town of Hinton. It is free and accessible year round, it connects to an extensive hiking and biking trail system.
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Bell Island Mines
Mining first began on Bell Island in 1895, and the No. 2 mine opened in 1902. Mining continued right up until 1949. Mining ceased altogether on Bell Island in 1966, ending 71 years of an industry that saw 79 million tons of ore extracted and sold worldwide. The No. 2 Mine is now prepared for underground tours. From the moment you walk in the door you begin to experience the history of Bell Island and get a sense of pride Islanders take in their community and their past.
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Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, a National Historic Site of Canada found atop Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, commemorates Canada's participation in the International Geophysical Year, during 1957 to 1958. Canada constructed nine sites to study cosmic rays, but this site in particular was the most important due to its higher elevation.
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Vancouver Public Library
This is the second Vancouver Public Library central branch building after the Carnegie and before the current Library Square opened in 1995. The building is occupied by a music store and the studios of CTV Vancouver station CIVT-TV.
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Nose Hill Park
Nose Hill Park, one of the largest municipal parks in Canada and North America, is located in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is a natural environment park, commonly regarded as a retreat from city life and a place to enjoy nature. It is the second-largest park in Calgary, surpassed in size only by Fish Creek Provincial Park.
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Devonian Gardens
Devonian Gardens is a large indoor park and botanical garden located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park recently re-opened after a major $37-million renovation. Located on the Stephen Avenue pedestrian mall (8 Avenue SW) between 2 Street SW and 3 Street SW, the park is completely enclosed with glass and covers 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) (one full city block) on the top floor of The Core Shopping Centre (formerly TD Square). It is maintained by The City of Calgary Parks. The gardens include a living wall, koi ponds, fountains, a children's play area, and over 550…
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Peace Bridge
Peace Bridge is a pedestrian bridge, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, that accommodates both pedestrians and cyclists crossing the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The bridge is open for use as of March 24, 2012.
The bridge was built by The City of Calgary to connect the southern Bow River pathway and Downtown Calgary with the northern Bow River pathway and the community of Sunnyside. This connection was designed to accommodate the increasing number of people commuting to and from work and those utilizing Calgary's pathways. The bridge is reportedly used by 6000 people a day and has…3 votes
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