Tag: Canada Day

  • My Canada Day in Pictures: Reliving the War of 1812

    If you read my blog a few days ago, you know I spent Canada Day (July 1st), at a naval battle reenactment on the St. Lawrence River at Kingston, not far from Ottawa. A part of the bicentennial celebrations for the War of 1812 between us and our southern neighbours, the event involved several tall…

  • Celebrating Canadian-Style

    This Sunday, July 1st, marks Canada’s 145th “birthday” — the anniversary of the British North American Act (BNA) which united three separate colonies (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada) into the beginning of the country we now know as Canada. Because Britain retained limited political control over the new country, the day…