July 1-7th – Canadian History Week

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On Canada Day, 2013, the inaugural Canada History Week was launched.

The Week, that runs from July 1 – 7 each year, is an opportunity for all Canadians from coast to coast to coast to learn about the people and events that have shaped our great nation on the local and national level.

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Festival & Events

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Festivals & Events

To Aug. 3 – Seaside Daze, Dominion

To Aug. 3 – Johnny Miles Festival

 

 

 

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July 1st. – Canada Day

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Dominion Day was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867. The holiday was renamed to Canada Day by Act of Parliament on 27 October 1982.

 

 

 

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July

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•July’s birthstone is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment.

•Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily.

•The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until July 21) and Leo (July 22 onwards).

 

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Facts About Weather and Nature

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The bristle-cone pine, which grows in the deserts of Nevada and California, is the oldest living species in the United States. Some are believed to be 4600 years old and can live to be 5500 years old.

Monster waves of over 100 feet tall can suddenly appear at sea when there is no storm to cause them. They are actually accidental meetings of several waves that can combine to form one huge one that can easily sink a freighter.

When scientist drilled through the ice of Antarctica’s Lake Vanda, they discovered that the water at the bottom of the lake was an amazingly warm 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice crystals actually heat the water by focusing on the bottom of the lake.

The 6,288-foot summit of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has some of the worst weather in the world. The strongest wind measured was 231 miles per hour. The official low is 47 below zero Fahrenheit, but the cold often combines with the wind to produce wind-chills of 150 degrees below zero. The ground is permanently frozen in a layer from 20 to 100 feet below the surface. Since 1851, over 100 people have died of falls or exposure on the mountain.

 

 

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