The US dollar is so low that XE.com, the worlds favorite currency and foreign exchange site, has added a “rate explanation” to explain that yes, the Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar. Next to the Canadian dollar amount is a (?) to hover over which provides a tool tip with the details
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From the top 15 places to see in Canada before you die, here is the glorious Banff National Park featuring the Ice Fields. I live 4 hours from here, and whether I travel to Jasper and then south east, or to Calgary and then north west, this is one of my favorite drives. I’ve worked, camped, backpacked and climbed mountains all through here. It’s truely worth making your way out here to see. Summer has great camping and climbing while the winter has great skiing either in Banff or Jasper. Hostels are very nice as well.
Forbes has pictures and descriptions of a few more places in Canada to see before you die, and I was pleasantly surprised that I had been two a couple of them, even having a great dinner and fabulous bottle of wine at the Pointe Restauraunt in the Wickaninnish Inn in Toffino.
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I often get a lot of questions about what it’s like living in Canada. Yes, we use snowmobiles to get around from igloo to igloo and we use whale blubber to power our generators for our internet connections.
We also get out when it’s nice enough and watch the women playing hockey now and then. The nice thing about it being so cold here all the time is that the ice never melts and we can play hockey year round.
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Saw this website on the news today. The fellow in question saw how many jobs disappeared after the last mini depression that he wanted to shop locally and support Canadian businesses. During the broadcast, the reporter followed him around his home where he showed furniture, stereo components and more that were all Canadian made.The broadcast also mentioned Canadian Made as a web resource for products made in Canada. If you want to support Canada, then this might be the place to look for suppliers of products. If you have a Canadian made product, the website allows you to add your listing for free.
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