HAPPY CANADA DAY!

[u crank]

This great country is 150 years old today.

http://i.imgur.com/j8lkSKF.jpg
:salute:

[Onkel Neal]

Yay, Canada! America's favorite neighbor to the north :Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

http://i.imgur.com/D45J6LB.jpg

[Rockstar]

Happy Birthday Canada. Rather than the obligatory 'eh' or references to Bob and Doug Mckenzie. I think of the epic tale of Evangeline and Acadia where my peeps are from.

This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,
Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight,
Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic,
Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.
Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring ocean
Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest.
This is the forest primeval; but where are the hearts that beneath it
Leaped like the roe, when he hears in the woodland the voice of the huntsman?
Where is the thatch-roofed village, the home of Acadian farmers --
Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands,
Darkened by shadows of earth, but reflecting an image of heaven?
Waste are those pleasant farms, and the farmers forever departed!
Scattered like dust and leaves, when the mighty blasts of October
Seize them, and whirl them aloft, and sprinkle them far o'er the ocean.
Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful village of Grand-Pré.
Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient,
Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion,
List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest;
List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy.

[u crank]

....I think of the epic tale of Evangeline and Acadia where my peeps are from.

Interesting. My ancestors on my dads' side were among the first Acadian settlers to arrive on Prince Edward Island in the mid 1700s. If you don't mind me asking, what part of the region do yours come from?

[Sailor Steve]

A special anniversary! Happy 150th Canada!

Rather than the obligatory 'eh' or references to Bob and Doug Mckenzie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4i3wjL2qXU

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Commander Wallace]

A very Happy Birthday and anniversary to Canada.

In tribute to Canada and their day. It's also something else Canada is known for, their love of Hockey and producing first rate players.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gelSz7BK8



A young Brendan McGowan also sang a phenomenal tribute to Canada during a Hockey Game in performing their National Anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZTjYbZii-0

[Highbury]

So I started off by grabbing some Timbits and a double-double before swinging over to the Crappy Tire because I wanted to get the special new 10¢ bill. Went to the Petro for some darts, now I am waiting for the LCB to open so I can grab a two-four, then sit back on the chesterfield and down a few until my buds come around.

How's your 150 goin' so far?

Happy Canada Day!

[Catfish]

Happy Canada day, and all the best for your next 150 years! :up::yep:

Highbury wrote:
So I started off by grabbing some Timbits and a double-double before swinging over to the Crappy Tire because I wanted to get the special new 10¢ bill.
err what? :o

[Rockstar]

Interesting. My ancestors on my dads' side were among the first Acadian settlers to arrive on Prince Edward Island in the mid 1700s. If you don't mind me asking, what part of the region do yours come from?

Unfortunetly Im not certain, records show Charles Renault and Marie Comminaux migrated from New Brunswick to the U.S. in the late 1800's. Not sure if they were displaced by the Brits or what their story was.

[Highbury]

err what? :o

The whole paragraph is in Canadian code :03:

[u crank]

http://i.imgur.com/22VDhX6.png

[u crank]

Unfortunetly Im not certain, records show Charles Renault and Marie Comminaux migrated from New Brunswick to the U.S. in the late 1800's. Not sure if they were displaced by the Brits or what their story was.

Those names are not familiar Acadian names here on PEI. If these people left New Brunswick in the late 1800's it would have been their choice. The Expulsion of the Acadians took place between 1755–1764 as part of the French and Indian War (the North American part of the Seven Years' War.)

[Sailor Steve]

...
Reasons To Fear Canada:

Ninety-percent of population is massed within 100 miles north of the United States' border.

Seems not to mind that one of its provinces being almost entirely French.
Excessive politeness only makes sense as cover for something truly sinister.

Citizens seem strangely impervious to cold.
Decriminalization of marijuana and acceptance of gay marriage without corresponding collapse of social institutions indicate Canada may very well be indestructible.

Has infiltrated entertainment industry with singers, actors, and comedians practically indistinguishable from their American counterparts.
Consistently stays just below cultural radar yet never quite disappears totally.

Parliamentary government and common-law judiciary appear to function acceptably yet remain completely inscrutable.

Never had a "disco phase".

Seemingly endless supply of timber, donuts, and Scotch-plaid hats with earflaps.

Keeps insisting it "has no designs on America" and "only wants peace".

Plays a mean game of pond hockey.

Has a universal health care system considered to be Socialist and yet it's citizens remain healthy, showing the people may invulnerable to disease.

[STEED]

Reasons To Fear Canada:

Ninety-percent of population is massed within 100 miles north of the United States' border.

Seems not to mind that one of its provinces being almost entirely French.
Excessive politeness only makes sense as cover for something truly sinister.

Citizens seem strangely impervious to cold.
Decriminalization of marijuana and acceptance of gay marriage without corresponding collapse of social institutions indicate Canada may very well be indestructible.

Has infiltrated entertainment industry with singers, actors, and comedians practically indistinguishable from their American counterparts.
Consistently stays just below cultural radar yet never quite disappears totally.

Parliamentary government and common-law judiciary appear to function acceptably yet remain completely inscrutable.

Never had a "disco phase".

Seemingly endless supply of timber, donuts, and Scotch-plaid hats with earflaps.

Keeps insisting it "has no designs on America" and "only wants peace".

Plays a mean game of pond hockey.

Has a universal health care system considered to be Socialist and yet it's citizens remain healthy, showing the people may invulnerable to disease.

I have sent this to President Trump who at this moment is thinking about building a wall. :03:

[Rockstar]

Those names are not familiar Acadian names here on PEI. If these people left New Brunswick in the late 1800's it would have been their choice. The Expulsion of the Acadians took place between 1755–1764 as part of the French and Indian War (the North American part of the Seven Years' War.)


Well maybe they were just passing through? All I can find are U.S. entry records that they originated from New Brunswick. Also, Im not very certain on the spelling of Mary's maiden name. Any records before U.S. entry are in French and I dont have a clue. :D

Mom says we still have relatives up in the Maritimes and Quebec. Though ties have broken well before my birth.

[u crank]

Well maybe they were just passing through? All I can find are U.S. entry records that they originated from New Brunswick.

If they came from New Brunswick they most likely lived in the NE part of the province, an area known as the Acadian Peninsula. Most of the people there are of Acadian ancestry. Just across the Gulf of St. Lawrence from our province actually.

Mom says we still have relatives up in the Maritimes and Quebec. Though ties have broken well before my birth.

Yea. Sad to say I have cousins in Vermont and Massachusetts that I have lost touch with. In the 40's and 50's people from the Maritimes headed for a better life in New England.

[fireftr18]

Happy birthday Canada. :Kaleun_Cheers:

[STEED]

Old Charlie is happy.

Prince Charles awarded Order of Canada, country's top honourhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-royals-canada-idUKKBN19L2DC

Nothing like another gong a Charlie. :03:

[Platapus]

I have never forgotten what Canada did for the United States in Iran (1980) and their response to the 911 attacks (Operation Yellow Ribbon).

Thank you for all you have done for us. :salute:

This is one of my favourite tributes to Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrA4V6YF6SA

[Catfish]

As i found out today, we met a canadian author and writer just of all in Rome, by chance, in a bus. Not that we ever heard about him, we started talking, and he said he was born in Manitoba, Lynn Lake. Since my wife has been there we had something in common. He did not tell his name but just said he was in Rome to write, and meet his publisher.
Searched the web now and then, had no other information than posted above but finally found his name, and him :up:

http://www.tomsonhighway.com/speaking.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomson_Highway

Anyone heard of him here?