LOCATION: Canada

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CANADA


Welcome. An introduction to this thread can be found here.

If you live in Canada we'd love to see a bit of your town in this thread.

If you are uncertain of what to post here's a suggestion: Choose a commercial center of your village, town or city. Be it a financial district, "downtown" area or other type of market center.

We will finesse these forums as we go depending on the level of posts and participation. But most importantly let's have fun doing this!




Start your post with a title containing a) PROVINCE and b) CITY, TOWN or VILLAGE where you live.

example: MANITOBA; WINNIPEG

Then insert your photo and add a few lines of descriptive text to tell us about the image and your life in that location.
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  • xrisxris Registered Users Posts: 546 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2008
    Ontario, Toronto
    On the North Shore of Lake Ontario

    Crunchy cold, and refreshingly beautiful in January.

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    Lovely in the Autumn

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  • ifocusifocus Registered Users Posts: 161 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2008
    Ontario, Sarnia
    Sarnia, ON is by the shore of lake Huron. This bridge connects Sarnia to Port Huron, MI. Once across the border, you are 50 miles from Detroit.

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    visit my smugmug page if you want to see more of the area. Enjoy!

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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2008
    Alberta, Edmonton
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    Capital City of Alberta, Hustling/bustling economy despite Dell's recent decision to leave.

    A winter city to be sure
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    Surrounded by prairie
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    and 3 hours from the Rockies
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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2008
    Wabamun, Alberta

    One hour west of Edmonton. Locally, known for its coal-fired electrical generating stations, coal mining, and recreational lakes.

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    Wabamun (for a small village) also has an excellent fireworks display that the local firemen and women put on in June.

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    The countryside is beautiful mixed woods/aspen parkland

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    It can also be a bit chilly in the winter, brrrr

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    Thanks for looking.
    Angela
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited February 14, 2008
  • MoniMoni Registered Users Posts: 245 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2008
    Ontario; Toronto (Cabbagetown)
    I live in a neighbourhood in Toronto called Cabbagetown. It is so close to the downtown that I could walk there in 20 minutes. Cabbagetown is known for its large collection of brick Victorian architecture.

    Cabbagetown got its name from the Irish immigrants that moved here when the neighbourhood fell on hard times. "Cabbagetown" was considered a slur. Now that the neighbourhood has been gentrified, residents fly flags that sport a cabbage.

    Before the Toronto Zoo moved out to Scarborough, it was located in Riverdale Park - just 2 blocks from my house. The old zoo grounds now host Riverdale Farm that has horses, pigs, cows, geese and other farm animals for us city folk to gawk at.

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    Riverdale Park
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    Tobboggan hill in Riverdale Park
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  • xrisxris Registered Users Posts: 546 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2008
    Moni wrote:
    I live in a neighbourhood in Toronto called Cabbagetown...
    Well done Moni. Nice to meet! Gabbagetown is one of my favourite places. (I'm a 'Beacher')!

    Have you considered doing a "My Toronto is Riverdale Farm" flic to for CTV News?
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  • StvStv Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited March 20, 2008
    Ontario, AJAX
    Ajax in Winter White : The first week of February 08 and two major snow storms have whacked us back to back in as many days. A short meander about the perimeter of my neighbourhood in the storms aftermath provides for a few photographic opportunities, despite the passing nasty weather. All of these images were taken within a very short distance from my home in South Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

    The remainder of the Ajax Winter White gallery images;
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    You are welcome to visit my gallery : http://stv.smugmug.com/

    Thanx fer look'n.
  • xrisxris Registered Users Posts: 546 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2008
    Wow. Very nice shooting there Stv!!

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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 23, 2008
  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2008
    Excellent photos. You folks in Ontario sure got hammered with the snow this winter, but all beautiful shots.clap.gif
    Angela
  • StvStv Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited March 29, 2008
    Thanx everyone!
    ....... for viewing my humble winter gallery and for your kind words: Stv
  • BrettGBrettG Registered Users Posts: 120 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    British Columbia, Squamish
    Squamish is north of Vancouver, about half way to Whistler up the Sea to Sky highway.

    The downtown isn't particularly noteworthy, but the surroundings more than make up for it thumb.gif

    Kite surfing in front of the Stawamus Chief (that giant chunk of granite, popular amongst the climbing crowd):
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    Oh yes, we have geese:
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2008
    New Brunswick, Smiths Creek
    Smiths Creek is a booming metropolis of a few hundred hardy souls: a suburb of Sussex, NB, the dairy capital of the province. We are located in Kings County, renowned for its plethora of ancient covered bridges that attract tourists from around the globe. New Brunswick's slogan is "the picture province" - and it is!

    Throughout my life I've moved and lived in a lot of places - huge cities (London, England) and tiny hamlets. But NB is home and I've finally returned here to stay!

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    Southern New Brunswick is beautiful. Aside from the numerous ancient covered ("Kissing") bridges, we have some excellent rivers. The bridge in the photo was built in 1908 and spans the Kennebecasis River beside my farm. the upside of riverside property is its beauty. The downside is the annual spring flooding (worst in 35 years this year). We also are entertained by passersby canoeing down stream (which generally horrify my horse!).

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    We're also a fishing site for a family of Bald Eagles and home to numerous Mallard and Wood ducks and Canada Geese.

    A mere 35 minute drive from the world renowed Bay of Fundy, the photographic opportunities are endless. The tiny fishing village of St. Martins provides continuous opportunities to document the rise and fall of the highest tides in the world.

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    You can't beat New Brunswick for diversity! Drop in sometime.clap.gif
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  • corporallouiscorporallouis Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited May 20, 2008
    Nova Scotia, North Sydney
    Lobster boats unload their catch in the heart of downtown.
  • corporallouiscorporallouis Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited May 25, 2008
    Lobster Sandwich anyone . . . ?
    Multi-colored crates brimming with lobsters await shipment to places all over the world. They float in a pound adjacent to Marine Atlantic's passenger ferry Joseph and Clara Smallwood soon departing for Newfoundland.
  • corporallouiscorporallouis Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited July 13, 2008
    Cape Breton Island . . .
    We've been voted top Island destination in the U.S. and Canada by Travel & Leisure magazine. Perhaps this is part of that choice . . .
  • corporallouiscorporallouis Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited July 13, 2008
    No. 2
    Baddeck Bay
  • geospatial_junkiegeospatial_junkie Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2008
    Some posts from our trip to Lake Superior Provincial Park this spring. Many of these were taken while fishing for steelhead. I hope to plan a photography-only trip this fall to Superior as it was tough to focus on photography this trip:

    My dad at the mouth of the Agawa River:
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    Morning Breaks On Alcona Cove:
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    Intrepid Explorers at the last cascade of the Sand River (dad and me):
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    Misty Morning at the Sand River:
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    Northern Muskeg (Black Spruce bog):
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    Morning at Robertsons Cove:
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    An Indirect Route Home:
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    My dad overlooking Onaping Falls:
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    Dusk Settles On Agawa Point:
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    The INCO superstack in Sudbury:
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  • xrisxris Registered Users Posts: 546 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2008
    Some posts from our trip to Lake Superior Provincial Park this spring.
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  • geospatial_junkiegeospatial_junkie Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2008
    Thank you.
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  • timk519timk519 Registered Users Posts: 831 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2008
    Rural South-Central Ontario - Fall 2007 Color Run
    I hope these pics can find a place in this thread, even though it's not from a single city or location. This is a link to a 700+ picture slide show of a 250 mile motorcycle color run I took last fall: http://valkyrie.smugmug.com/Landscapes/487308. Most of these pics were taken while riding the motorcycle. Some samples follow:

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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2008
    About 45 minutes east of Edmonton is Elk Island Provincial Park, home to herds of both Plains and Wood Buffalo, now back from the brink of extinction:
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    Beautiful sunsets at the lake in the park:
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    Bird watchers have plenty to do:
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    Elk Island is an all season kind of place, with great wildlife watching opportunities summer or winter.

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    ann
  • VE6ABVE6AB Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 23, 2009
    Calgary, Alberta
    I live in Calgary and roam the backroads of Southern Alberta in search of images such as these.
    The 1st photo was shot in Kananskis Country, southwest of Calgary.
    The 2nd photo was shot in the Ghost town of Dorothy located east of Calgary

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  • rmwphotormwphoto Registered Users Posts: 129 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2009
    NiagaraFalls
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  • hoyinsiuhoyinsiu Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Ajax is beautiful. I should go there. It's not that far from me. :)
  • jonaldjonald Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited December 19, 2010
    Here are some photo's of my home town Toronto!

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  • xrisxris Registered Users Posts: 546 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    Nice Collection
    jonald wrote: »
    Here are some photo's of my home town Toronto!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/56971777@N03/

    I wrote and extensive review at Flickr. Then (after all my trouble) they insisted I open an account before posting the comment!!! NOT gonna happen!

    You loose.::smack


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  • jonaldjonald Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited December 19, 2010
    xris wrote: »
    I wrote and extensive review at Flickr. Then (after all my trouble) they insisted I open an account before posting the comment!!! NOT gonna happen!

    You loose.::smack


    Xris

    >_< can you copy paste the review? Id like to see what people think of my amateur photography :P
  • aquaticvideographeraquaticvideographer Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    xris wrote: »
    I wrote and extensive review at Flickr. Then (after all my trouble) they insisted I open an account before posting the comment!!! NOT gonna happen!

    Xris, if you're using Firefox, have you tried Lazarus or TextAreaCache? It lets you get your comment back even if you have to close the page/tab/window or navigate away. It's very handy.

    Hope that helps.
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