Is is only a matter of days now as the countdown clock ticks toward Canada's 150th birthday year and celebrations will be held to ring both the new year and our birthday in simultaneously (taking into account time zones of course) in all Provinces and Territories throughout this great nation.

The clock stands at 15 days 5 hours and 30 minutes as the seconds tick away.
http://www.ottawa2017.ca/ottawa-201...k-to-a-year-of-sesquicentennial-celebrations/

The official birthdate is July 1st , 2017 but this a year to celebrate and not simply one day.

Just thought I would start now as I make posts and updates on this topic so those that will undoubtedly take exception to me posting here ... I'm not even the slightest bit sorry lol.

 

Canada doesn't make up the most part of North America, just the best part ...

We have 2 official languages as well as a host of other recognized languages:

• English
• French

Recognised regional languages

• Chipewyan
• Cree
• Gwich’in
• Inuinnaqtun
• Inuktitut
• Inuvialuktun
• North Slavey
• South Slavey
• Tłı̨chǫ

 

Anyone already holding a National Parks 2016 Pass will not have to buy another one as it will be honored for all of 2017 as well.

 

Happy anniversary Canada...our younger brothers across the border. You're almost old enough to sit at the "adult" table for Christmas dinner.

 

Have a Molson or a Moosehead for me. And have a happy.

 

Happy Sasquatchcentennial.

 

Flowers ...

Who doesn't love flowers right but I had to chuckle at this article and the depth that it went into ... those silly Dutch.

The one on the left is pretty cool ...



We solve the great Canada 150 tulip caper: Why so-called ‘limited edition’ red-and-white bulbs bloomed orange
With four million sold, it was marketed by Home Hardware as a “limited edition” red-and-white tulip developed by the Netherlands especially for Canada’s 150th birthday.

But patriotic gardeners started to notice something odd. Rather than bearing an image of the maple leaf, the Canada 150 tulips were mysteriously coming up yellow, solid red and even orange — the Dutch national colour.

“Planted 75 and only half came up and they are either red/yellow or solid red! Very disappointing,” wrote one Keswick, Ont.-based gardener.

However, a cursory horticultural investigation has unearthed the secret of the off-colour tulips.

The article is looooong but has some great tulip pictures if you are into that so here is the link if interested:
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-great-canada-150-orange-tulip-caper

 

Ottawa vigilant as Canada 150 birthday party looms after London attack: mayor


OTTAWA - The mayor of Ottawa says Canada's capital will do everything it can to prevent an attack when it hosts the country's 150th birthday next month but no amount of preparation can guarantee 100 per cent safety.

Mayor Jim Watson is offering that assessment following the latest attack in Britain, on London Bridge, that left seven dead and scores injured.

Justin Trudeau said an unidentified Canadian was one of those killed.

The prime minister said the government would not comment further out of respect for the family of the dead Canadian.

With Ottawa preparing to host one of the largest Canada Day celebrations, Watson says there will be an extra security measures and a noticeable police presence on July 1.

Municipal leaders across Canada observed a moment of silence today in honour of those killed in London at the closing session of a meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in Ottawa.

 

Very cool post. I will definitely follow.

 

It is strange but the closer we get to July 1st the more homesick I am getting. Europe has lost it's luster for me having been here over 100 times over the years and I really wanted to show my baby another cultural experience but either we came at the wrong time during heightened unrest or there is something really big in the works ...

I love it here but I could have had a better time in Canada going to the off the beaten path places and especially the east coast where people are friendly to a fault lol.

 

Told you that you should of come south to vacation in Trumpland. Maybe next time.

 

Ya, I am going to take her to Greece for a couple weeks and then say see ya to Europe. I want to be home for the big B Day and then do Canada and parts of the US as well where she can see how people are different than the average Canuck and Floridians definitely fit that bill LOL.

 

JPT. When you go back home can you take these guys with you. They're shittin all over the place!

 

The push for the celebrations does not compare to The Centennial push back in 1967. It really felt like the country came together (messy I know), this time it's like no one cares.
C'est la vie.

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I agree completely and it is just another reason to get drunk for some and as much as I was too young to understand fully our 100th I do remember it as much as a 6 year old can remember that far back lol.

I will make the most of it for myself, my sweety and my friends and made a point to be back in Canada by July 1st to bring it in like Canada deserves.

All I know is that we do care and Canada is still and will always be the greatest country in the world ...

 

Have yo been watching Dan Aykroyd's A World Without Canada?
Informative & fun.

 

All hands on deck for emergency personnel bracing for Canada 150 bash in Ottawa


OTTAWA -- Be alert but not alarmed, police are urging Canadians who will congregate under the Peace Tower next month for Canada 150 celebrations -- a massive public gathering for which intelligence agencies and emergency teams have spent months preparing.

Experts are well aware of what is at stake on July 1, especially in the wake of the deadly shootings that erupted on Parliament Hill in 2014.

"When you're talking about (Canada) 150, you're talking about bringing a number of Canadians together," said Terence Chase, a former Canadian Forces soldier and director of B.C.-based security consultants Defense Intelligence Service.

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"It is exactly the target-rich environment that (attackers) are looking for."

Ottawa police Supt. Joan McKenna, who oversees planning for Canada Day events, said officers in the national capital will take an all-hands-on-deck security approach that will include everything from canine units to carbines and long guns.

"We can't control everything," McKenna said in an interview.

"What we can control is that there is strong communication between the federal intelligence agencies, the RCMP and our Ottawa police intelligence section. This happens daily, so there's lots of communication happening with our police partners in this area."

The public should be vigilant, but not afraid, she added.

"There's lots of eyes and ears out there --not just the police but there's the public ... city workers, anyone part of emergency planning," McKenna said.

"We will be standing up significant police resources for Canada Day and all will be alert for any suspicious situations that they see and suspicious calls to police warrant investigation ... There will be high visibility with police on that day."

A number of road closures and barricades will also be in place to prevent vehicle access, McKenna said.

"We will have controlled pedestrian access to certain areas and there will be identified routes in and out and that's for everyone's safety."

Emergency personnel will also be deploying special resources in order to effectively navigate the security envelope, said Marc-Antoine Deschamps, superintendent of public information with the Ottawa Paramedic Service.

"If there's limited vehicle access to a location, that means that our ambulances cannot go there so what it means is we have to find alternative ways of transporting our patients out of some areas," Deschamps said.

Ottawa paramedics will use golf cart-sized vehicles to more easily navigate the crowds, and stretcher teams will be deployed when necessary to carry patients from dense areas toward transport vehicles.

Paramedics will also be riding bikes through the precinct, he added.

"We have a picture dating back years that has an ambulance trying to drive down Wellington," he said, referring to the busy, tourist-jammed street that runs right along the edge of the Parliament Hill grounds.

"We keep using that example ... we want to make sure that doesn't happen."

The City of Ottawa is also identifying the most suitable location for a field hospital, provided by Ontario's emergency medical assistance team, to help reduce demand at other facilities, its emergency and protective services department said in a statement.

Susan Adamson, a Calgary resident who was visiting Parliament Hill this week, said she would not think twice about taking in Canada 150 celebrations in Ottawa if she was here for the occasion.

"I think it is kind of exciting -- 150 years," she said. "I would be aware of my surroundings, but I'm not that worried."

Jacqueline Stacey, a resident of Ottawa for more than 30 years, said she plans to avoid Parliament Hill on July 1 -- but not because of the security concerns.

"I can't even imagine on Canada Day, being the 150th, that it is going to be fun to get down here," Stacey said.

"The party is great. The parking is a nightmare."

 

I'm like a kid days before Christmas and can hardly wait for July 1st.

This one especially will be NO time to hold back so get drunk, party like there is no tomorrow BUT be smart, be safe and DO NOT drink and drive people. We need you all to still be here the day after ...

Happy 150th Canada.

*waits for someone to make a happy birthday Canada thread and say they never saw this one lol*

 

Happy Birthday Canada!!! My favorite country besides Texas.