National Drowning Prevention Week (NDPW) is from July 20-26, 2014. The event increases awareness, across Canada, of the need for drowning prevention.
Everyday Canadians make safe choices around water and ice, your encouraged to learn more on how to protect yourself and others by accessing expertise, programs and services available to you.
Parks Day is a national event celebrating Canada’s amazing natural and historic places from coast to coast to coast. It is held each year on the third Saturday of July.
Join thousands of people right across the country to celebrate our system of National Parks and National Historic sites. Guided hikes, live music and other outdoor festivities are all part of National Park’s celebration of this nationally recognized day!
Marilyn Monroe — Norma Jean Mortensen
Demi Moore — Demi Gynes
Rita Moreno — Rosita Dolores Alverio
Harry Morgan — Harry Bratsburg
Shirley Muldowney — Shirley Roque
Peter Nero — Bernie Nierow
Juice Newton — Judy Cohen
Chuck Norris — Carlos Ray Norris
Annie Oakley — Phoebe Annie Oakley Mozee
Hugh O’Brian — Hugh Charles Krampe
Maureen O’Hara — Maureen Fitzsimons
Ryan O?Neal — Patrick Ryan O?Neal
CN Tower
The CN Tower one of the largest engineering works of our time and tourism centre in the world more recognizable.
At a height of 553.33m, it is an important telecommunications hub. It is almost twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower and more than three times the height of the Washington Monument.
The CN Tower consists of a main hexagonal hollow pillar of concrete containing the elevators, stairwells and power and plumbing connections. To the main pillar are attached the broadcast antenna and the two main visitors area. The main pillar has three supporting legs giving it the appearance of a camera tripod.
Some floors of the Main Level are open to the public. At 342 m is the Glass Floor and Outdoor Observation Deck. The Glass Floor consists of thermal glass units that are 64mm thick. The floor has an area of 24sq metre and can withstand a pressure of 600psi. At 346m is the Horizons Cafe and Look Out level.
There is a rotating restaurant at 351m called the 360 Restaurant. It revolves completely in 360 degrees every 72 minutes.
In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.
In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.
In Tennessee, a law exists which prohibits the sale of bologna (sandwich meat) on Sunday.
In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.
In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.
In the State of Kansas, you’re not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.
In Florida, it is against the law to put livestock on a school bus.