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  Northern Canada Travel: Province of Northern Canada Tourism Directory & Vacation Guide
Northern Canada is one of the few genuinely untamed and untouched landscapes in Canada and offers adventure opportunities that can only be found in this vast area.
Shaped by rich Aboriginal traditions and often harsh weather conditions, Northern Canada is a truly unique destination, where cold winters give way to long hours of daylight in the summer months, leading to an insurgence of blooming wildflowers.
Heli hiking in the Mackenzie Mountains of Canada's Northwest Territories
www.northerncanada.worldweb.com   (270 words)

  
  Northern Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Canada is the vast northernmost region of Canada variously defined by geography and politics.
Canada, a country in northern North America whose population is concentrated along its frontier with the contiguous United States, is frequently reckoned to not have a 'south'.
Canada asserts control of this passage as part of Canada's internal waters because it is within 20 km of Canadian islands; the US asserts that it is an international waterway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Arctic   (876 words)

  
 Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As the Minister of Indian Affairs he is responsible for overseeing the corresponding federal government department (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada), administering the Indian Act and other legislation dealing with "Indians and lands reserved for the Indians" under subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
As the Minister of Northern Development he is responsible for supervising federal involvement in the territorial governments of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Before 1966 the Northern Development portions of the portfolio were the responsibility of the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minister_of_Indian_Affairs_and_Northern_Development_(Canada)   (505 words)

  
 PBS - frontline: trail of a terrorist: is canada a safe haven for terrorists?
Although Canada's parliament is currently debating [as of October 2001] new anti-terrorism measures that would give law enforcement broader powers to detain and deport those trying to enter the country illegally, questions remain about how well Canada can protect its borders.
And of the 30,000 refugee claimants arriving in Canada every year, 60 percent of them arriving have either no documents or claim to have no documents or have false documents, and they all stay and they all proceed with their claim.
U.S. Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) was the chairman of the House Immigration Subcommittee from 1994 to 2000.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/etc/canada.html   (4118 words)

  
 Canada: history to 1867 - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canada: history to 1867
By the Treaty of Paris, 1763 Canada and the disputed lands between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers passed into the hands of the British.
The boundary between Canada and the USA had first been defined by another Treaty of Paris in 1783, at the end of the American Revolution, and was finally fixed, after a further threat of war with the USA, all the way to the Pacific Ocean by the Oregon Treaty of 1846.
In the resulting Durham Report he suggested that the colony should be granted responsible government, and a legislative union of Upper and Lower Canada took place in 1841, forming the United Province of Canada.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canada:+history+to+1867   (1061 words)

  
 Canada Geography
Canada is the second largest country in the world, smaller only to Russia.
Canada stretches from the Pacific Ocean on the west, to the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Canada proved to be an excellent spot for trapping and trading of furs.
www.kidport.com /RefLib/WorldGeography/Canada/Canada.htm   (567 words)

  
 Canadan Electronic Passport web page
Canada is a bilingual nation where both English and French are accepted.
Native Americans of northern Canada prefer to be known as the Inuit instead of Eskimos.
Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories.
www.mrdowling.com /709canada.html   (263 words)

  
 Northern Pike Description with Destination Fishing Vacations in Canada, fishing lodges, fly fishing, freshwater ...
Northerns are long-lived, with some fish in the far North reaching ages of 25 years.
Many larger northerns have been caught in Europe, but never verified as official records, One weighing 90 pounds, 8 ounces was purported to have been caught in Loch Deigh, Ireland, in 1862.
Northern Pike A Northern Pike fly fishing adventure on Reindeer Lake in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
www.pvisuals.com /fishing/species/pike.html   (460 words)

  
 NORDLYS - Northern Lights
Since people in olden times did not understand what northern lights were, they often created mythology and superstition to explain the dancing spirits or fighting hordes in the sky.
Among the Eskimos in Greenland and northern Canada, the aurora was the realm of the dead, and when the lights changed rapidly, it meant that dead friends were trying to contact their living relatives.
It was a common belief that the northern lights were the reflections in the sky of huge fires in the distant north, or that the mighty God himself lighted up the dark and cold parts of the world.
www.northern-lights.no /english/mythology/index.shtml   (369 words)

  
 Migration Information Source - Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
Canada's generous accommodation of thousands of Cuban and Chilean refugees during the 1960s and 1970s made it an attractive option for would-be immigrants and refugees from throughout the Americas over the next few decades.
Canada's response to the revolutions in Central America, which differed in significant ways from the United States, made it a natural haven for those displaced by the political upheaval.
The United States, Mexico, and Canada have all revamped their immigration bureaucracies, increased security personnel at airports and border checkpoints, and enacted new — and highly controversial — detention and deportation procedures in order to discourage terrorists from establishing a foothold in their societies.
www.migrationinformation.org /Feature/display.cfm?id=390   (2786 words)

  
 Overview - Canada Country Guide - World Travel Guide
Western Canada is renowned for its stunningly beautiful countryside; Eastern Canada mixes the flavour and charm of Europe with the bustle of trendy New York; wildlife viewing is at its best in Northern Canada; and, everywhere, you will be surprised by how much more there is to this country than just maple syrup and Mounties.
However, there have been some small measures to tackle their remonstrations: in 1991, a 350,000 sq km (135,135 sq miles) area of the Northwest Territories was relinquished to the Inuit as the semi-autonomous Nunavut territory; and additional lands and measures of self-government were granted to the territory in 1999.
In 1791, Canada was divided between regions occupied by the English-speaking and the longer-established French-speaking community but the arrangement did not work and was replaced by a unified system.
www.worldtravelguide.net /country/country_guide.ehtml?o=50&NAV_guide_class=CountryGuide&NAV_Region=50   (479 words)

  
 Northern Research Development Program - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Canada’s North covers a vast area, has a small, mostly Aboriginal population and is of national economic and international strategic importance.
At the same time, the costs of doing northern research are significantly higher than conducting comparable research in other parts of Canada.
In short, capacity in the social sciences and humanities for northern research has eroded at the very time that significant social, economic and cultural change and adaptation is taking place in Canada’s North.
www.sshrc.ca /web/apply/program_descriptions/northern_e.asp   (1162 words)

  
 Northern Hemisphere Enlarged View   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This plot shows the current extent and position of the auroral oval in the northern hemisphere, extrapolated from measurements taken during the most recent polar pass of the NOAA POES satellite.
For example, the presentation gives a guide to the possibility that the aurora is located near a given location in the northern hemisphere under the conditions that existed at the time of the most recent polar satellite pass.
In order for users to assess the confidence in a given estimate of auroral power, we now report the numerical value of the normalization factor in our web pages.
www.sec.noaa.gov /pmap/pmapN.html   (314 words)

  
 Television Northern Canada
Transponder rental costs were prohibitive and it became apparent early in the implementation process that a dedicated Northern transponder would be the solution to the negotiation problems involved in piggybacking on existing distribution services, such as that of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Northern Services or CANCOM (a commercially-based Northern distribution service).
In January 1987, in response to the issue of distribution, Canadian aboriginal and Northern broadcasters met in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to form a non-profit consortium with the goal of establishing a Pan-Northern television distribution service.
The most current initiative of TVNC is their participation with ACL and Northwestern in the creation of a new company for the purpose of constructing an affordable and accessible high-speed communications network in Northern Canada.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/T/htmlT/televisionno/televisionno.htm   (1117 words)

  
 Canadian Thanksgiving
In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact that Canada is further north.
He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay.
www.twilightbridge.com /hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada   (338 words)

  
 :: Regional :: North America :: Canada :: Regions :: Northern
Civilization.ca - Canada Hall - Visions of the New North - An exposition of the exhibit North of 60 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
The Atlas of Canada - Inuit Population, 1996 - The map shows the distribution of Inuit population in Canada.
Canada - Northwest Territories/Nunavut - Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) - Agency responsible for occupational safety and health activities (inspection, training, information) as well as for the compensation of workplace accidents and diseases in two of Canada's northern territories.
www.localadsearch.com /Regional/North_America/Canada/Regions/Northern   (501 words)

  
 Environment Canada - Prairie and Northern Region
Environment Canada's wildlife enforcement branch conducted a series of inspections or "border blitzes" at six Canadian border crossings and airports in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba this fall.
Over 1500 hunters and fishermen were checked by officers in order to ensure compliance of various fish and wildlife regulations and a total of $21,457 in fines were issued.
Fluorescent bulbs for use in standard incandescent sockets are now available and are more than four times as efficient, and last 8-15 times longer than the equivalent incandescent bulb.
www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca /index.en.html   (167 words)

  
 Hotels in Canada - Canada Lodging - Canada Hotels
Select from over 1500 hotels in Canada and make online hotel reservations using our real time hotel booking engine.
To book flights to and from Canada use the airfare search form and for rental cars please use the car rentals search form.
For a complete list of cities please scroll down and select the Province of your choice.
www.hotelfindercanada.com   (159 words)

  
 Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Canada Whitehorse Yukon Yellowknife Northwest Territories Manitoba Tours
The northern lights, as the aurora borealis is also known, are a luminous display, alive with shimmering colors that dance across the dark sky.
While the northern lights can be seen year round in Canada, they are best viewed in fall and winter when the nights are longer.
The northern lights in the wilderness of Canada are simply unforgettable...
www.adventures.ca /gasnet/abv.htm   (267 words)

  
 Come See Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Explore the rugged coasts and lively spirit of Canada’s Atlantic provinces, or cross the St. Lawrence River for a taste of Québec’s ‘joie de vivre’.
Come to Central Canada for big city excitement, the land of 100,000 lakes, and prairie adventures that stretch to the horizon.
From the sparkling sea to the incredible peaks of the Rocky Mountains a trip to Canada’s West is the adventure of a lifetime.
www.keepexploring.ca /microsite/us_comesee/home.do   (360 words)

  
 Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Canada Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Those expecting Canada to be a blander version of the USA should check their assumptions at the door.
Canada's wild northern frontier, which has etched itself into the national psyche, and its distinct patchwork of peoples have created a country that is decidedly different from its brash neighbour.
It's the edginess between Canada's indigenous, French and British traditions that gives the nation its complex three-dimensional character.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/north-america/canada   (311 words)

  
 Dog Sledding, dogsledding and dog sled tours in Northern Ontario Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Dog sledding, dog sled and dogsledding tours in Killarney, Northern Ontario Canada, winter excursions into the La Cloche Mountains and along the Great Lakes Heritage Coast.
Encompassed by pink granite shorelines, the village of Killarney sits astride a quiet, historic channel of Northern Georgian Bay.
Beyond are the white Quartzite La Cloche Mountains and a myriad of indigo blue, crystal clear lakes.
www.sportsmansinn.ca /Dog_Sledding_Northern_Ontario_Canada.html   (583 words)

  
 Aboriginal Women - Meeting the Challenges - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This pamphlet profiles some of the countless dynamic Aboriginal women in Canada today who are exceptional achievers in their particular fields.
She speaks publicly in Canada and the United States on issues such as self-esteem, new technologies, entrepreneurship, and the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse.
She is a member of the Native Physicians' Association in Canada and the Committee on Aboriginal Women's Health Issues of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /ch/wmn/index_e.html   (2723 words)

  
 Northern Rockies Canada Lynx Amendment
The Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are proposing to add measures to land management plans for 18 national forests and four BLM districts in the northern Rocky Mountains to conserve habitat for Canada lynx.
The Canada lynx was listed as a threatened species in the spring of 2000.
Much of lynx habitat is on federal land in the West, and the northern Rockies in particular.
www.id.blm.gov /information/lynx   (203 words)

  
 Fishing Canada - Canada walleye fishing, Canada northern pike fishing, Canada smallmouth bass fishing and Canada lake ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fishing Canada - Canada walleye fishing, Canada northern pike fishing, Canada smallmouth bass fishing and Canada lake trout fishing
Fishing Canada at Hawk Lake Lodge for walleye, northern pike, small mouth bass, or lake trout is exceptional.
We offer the finest in accommodations and lodging, fine dining, guide service, exceptional equipment and all the amenities that are needed to make a truly memorable trip.
www.hawk-lake.com /fish.htm   (602 words)

  
 Visible Earth: Ellesmere Island, Northern Canada
The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf is a remnant of the compacted snow and ancient sea ice that extended along the northern shores of Ellesmere Island in Northern Canada until the early twentieth century.
Derek Mueller and Warwick Vincent, of the Centre d’études nordiques at Université Laval in Quebec, Canada and Martin Jeffries of the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska described the event in a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters on October 18, 2003.
The next MODIS image, taken on August 16, shows that a large chunk of ice is missing from the northern side of the shelf, to the right of the island.
visibleearth.nasa.gov /view_rec.php?vev1id=26011   (618 words)

  
 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers - Northern Canada
After decades of relatively little activity, the oil and natural gas industry is being re-energized in the North.
Exploration and development began in Canada’s North more than 50 years ago.
Exploration started in Norman Wells and spread to the Mackenzie Delta, the Beaufort Sea and most recently into the Liard Valley.
www.capp.ca /?V_DOC_ID=608   (59 words)

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