http://canada.skiponover.com/ Canada, from sea to sea to sea, and also to that big country down south of us. We're friendly and our country is beautiful. Glad to show it to you on Canada Travel at Skiponover.com, by Jill Browne. en Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:30:00 GMT Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:30:00 GMT info@skiponover.com info@skiponover.com http://canada.skiponover.com/a-good-reason-to-fly-on-air-canada-once/ I usually fly on WestJet. I live in Calgary, WestJet's home base. I like the simplicity of WestJet: I pay them, they take me where I want to go. I'm... http://canada.skiponover.com/a-good-reason-to-fly-on-air-canada-once/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/a-good-reason-to-fly-on-air-canada-once/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:30:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/november-things-to-see-in-canada/ I'm not sure a warm-weather person will pick Canada as a top destination spot from now until April, but every city does have some good indoor attractions. However, the beauty... http://canada.skiponover.com/november-things-to-see-in-canada/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/november-things-to-see-in-canada/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:47:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/fame-too-much-for-squirrel/ Just weeks ago, this non-descript Columbian ground squirrel was a nobody, passed over time and again by Simon Cowell and the judges on Squirrel Idol. Fortunately, Melissa Brandt and her... http://canada.skiponover.com/fame-too-much-for-squirrel/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/fame-too-much-for-squirrel/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/how-pronounce-eh/ Photo Credit: CanmoreCanadaDay by Mike the Mountain on Flickr.com. Welcome to Canada, eh? You've heard us say it, but surprisingly, you don't recognize it in print. It's our national word... http://canada.skiponover.com/how-pronounce-eh/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/how-pronounce-eh/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:53:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/prisoner-of-war-museum-exhibit-second-world-war/ Opening in early June, 2009 at The Military Museums in Calgary, "For You, the War is Over". This exhibit compares the experiences of German prisoners of war held in Alberta... http://canada.skiponover.com/prisoner-of-war-museum-exhibit-second-world-war/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/prisoner-of-war-museum-exhibit-second-world-war/ Mon, 11 May 2009 00:51:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/what-is-snow-like-an-example-of-urban-snow-from-ottawa-canada/ In August I met a young lady recently arrived from India. She was curious and very eager to experience snow. I said to her, on that hot summer day, "Make... http://canada.skiponover.com/what-is-snow-like-an-example-of-urban-snow-from-ottawa-canada/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/what-is-snow-like-an-example-of-urban-snow-from-ottawa-canada/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:54:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/tulips-on-parliament-hill-ottawa-canada/ When I was a little kid my teachers used to like to talk about how Canada gave Princess (now Queen) Beatrix of the Netherlands a place to stay during the... http://canada.skiponover.com/tulips-on-parliament-hill-ottawa-canada/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/tulips-on-parliament-hill-ottawa-canada/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/some-canadians-swim-on-new-years-day-the-polar-bear-swim/3/ "I am Canadian" is part beer marketing slogan, part national manifesto. The "I am Polar Bear" label on this man plays on that. In Vancouver, B.C., on New Year's Day... http://canada.skiponover.com/some-canadians-swim-on-new-years-day-the-polar-bear-swim/3/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/some-canadians-swim-on-new-years-day-the-polar-bear-swim/3/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:34:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/niagara-falls-and-canadian-american-rivalry/ Thanks to Flickr.com user abmaac for sharing this photo of the American side of Niagara Falls in winter. Beautiful lights on the ice, abmaac. Licensed under CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0... http://canada.skiponover.com/niagara-falls-and-canadian-american-rivalry/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/niagara-falls-and-canadian-american-rivalry/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:33:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/carved-halloween-pumpkins-are-jack-o-lanterns/ Many people in Canada celebrate Hallowe'en, by dressing up their children in costumes, or going out partying, or staying home and giving candy to the kids who knock at the... http://canada.skiponover.com/carved-halloween-pumpkins-are-jack-o-lanterns/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/carved-halloween-pumpkins-are-jack-o-lanterns/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:34:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/muskrat-a-seldomseen-canadian-animal/ The muskrat is a furry little water-loving animal, smaller than a beaver but also trapped for its pelt. Unlike the beaver, who gets to be on our nickel (5 cent... http://canada.skiponover.com/muskrat-a-seldomseen-canadian-animal/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/muskrat-a-seldomseen-canadian-animal/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:44:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/southern-ontario-and-the-family-farm/ Seen from the air during the summer, southern Ontario is a green patchwork of fields and woodlots. Rapid urbanization is eating the family farms. Here we can see a golf... http://canada.skiponover.com/southern-ontario-and-the-family-farm/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/southern-ontario-and-the-family-farm/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:12:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/grain-elevators-of-the-canadian-prairies/ The three Canadian prairie provinces, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, grow a lot of grain. In the days of local train services, spur rail lines serviced even the small communities, and... http://canada.skiponover.com/grain-elevators-of-the-canadian-prairies/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/grain-elevators-of-the-canadian-prairies/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:10:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/anne-of-green-gables-museum/ Anne of Green Gables was not a real person. However, in a strange po-mo way, she has left as much of a trace of her non-existent time here on Earth... http://canada.skiponover.com/anne-of-green-gables-museum/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/anne-of-green-gables-museum/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:42:00 GMT http://canada.skiponover.com/calgary-is-cowtown/ In honour of Calgary's ranching heritage, a few years ago when fibreglass animals were springing up across North America, a herd of painted plastic cows invaded Calgary. Painted by different... http://canada.skiponover.com/calgary-is-cowtown/#comments http://canada.skiponover.com/calgary-is-cowtown/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:36:00 GMT