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The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal-Canada

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (English: Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The first Montreal jazz festival was in 1980, with funding from Alain de Grosbois of CBC Stereo and … Continue reading →

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Mount Royal Park-Canada

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

The mountain is the site of Mount Royal Park one of Montreal’s largest greenspaces. Mount Royal Park currently hosts a tubing and toboganning run, on one of the former alpine ski slopes. Other features of the park are Beaver Lake, … Continue reading →

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The Winnipeg Costume Museum-Canada

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The Costume Museum of Canada is home to a collection of 35,000 artifacts spanning over 400 years and serves as a Canadian repository uniquely dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of clothing, textiles and related accessories.The Costume Museum of … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Art Gallery-Canada

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Vancouver Art Gallery is famous for historic and contemporary art, imressioning everybody for its gorgeous collections of Canadian art.The Art Museum is the ideal home for work made by national and local artist that deserve to be appreciated by visitors.The … Continue reading →

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The Royal British Columbia Museum-Canada

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The Royal British Columbia Museum first Nations Gallery is a world class exhibit with interactive displays, artifacts and a long house. A favourite is the First Nations ceremonial masks on display The Royal British Columbia Museum,First Nations Gallery is a … Continue reading →

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Ministers Island-Canada

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Minister’s Island became famous in the last decade of the nineteenth century as the summer home of Sir William Van Horne, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Ministers Island is a 500 acre island located near St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New … Continue reading →

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The Winnipeg Transcona Historical Museum-Canada

Posted on August 7, 2011 by admin

The Transcona Historical Museum was created to preserve Transcona’s history for future generations. The Museum was founded in 1967 as Transcona’s Centennial Project celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. The Transcona Historical Museum was established to collect, … Continue reading →

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The Winnipeg Dalnavert Museum-Canada

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Dalnavert was built in 1895 for Sir Hugh John Macdonald, Premier of Manitoba in 1900 and the only surviving son of Sir John A. Macdonald. Costing $10,500 to build, it was equipped with all the modern conveniences of the day: … Continue reading →

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The Winnipeg Royal Canadian Mint-Canada

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The Royal Canadian Mint opened on January 2nd 1908 as the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint in London. Its first coins were fifty cent pieces, but it also produced gold sovereigns between 1908 and 1919 inclusive. It changed to … Continue reading →

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Muskoka Lake-Canada

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Muskoka Lake is the largest of a group of scenic lakes in the rocky uplands of southern Ontario located 200 to 240 km north of Toronto and 20 km east of Georgian Bay.In 1850, the government of what was then … Continue reading →

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