Napolรฉon-Alexandre Comeau: King of the North Shore
Napolรฉon-Alexandre Comeau was the 'King of the North Shore,' a legendary Quebec woodsman. Self-taught, he became an expert naturalist, trapper, and telegraph operator. His knowledge of the wilderness was considered unparalleled. The town of Baie-Comeau is named in his honour, a tribute to a true Canadian frontiersman. #Canada #Quebec #History #CanadaIsAwesome ๐จ๐ฆ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on-Alexandre_Comeau
Jeremy Hansen: First Canadian to the Moon ๐
Jeremy Hansen is assigned to the Artemis II mission, making him the first Canadian, and one of the first humans in over 50 years, to journey to the Moon. A former fighter pilot and engineer, Hansen's role on this historic flight underscores Canada's contribution to deep space exploration and the Artemis program. #Canada #JeremyHansen #ArtemisII #CanadaIsAwesome ๐จ๐ฆ
The Greatest Manhunt: Chasing the Mad Trapper
The 48-day pursuit became an epic struggle against the Arctic winter. The RCMP, aided by Gwich'in trackers, chased him over 240 km. The manhunt made history with the first use of an aircraft for pursuit, piloted by WWI flying ace Wop May. His aerial reconnaissance was crucial in tracking the fugitive across the vast, unforgiving terrain. #Canada #MadTrapper #WopMay #CanadaIsAwesome ๐จ๐ฆ
Good Morning #Canada
My wife and I are leaving today for a 12 day trip to Europe so posts, boosts, snark, yelling at clouds and immature jokes will be scarce. My daughter is house sitting but she has defied my command to join Mastodon, so don't expect any pics of Harley and Casper.
The final 3 in the #CanadaRivers countdown will have to wait until I return, I'd advise that if you use the Google you'll spoil the suspense.
It's kind of incredible, considering my passion for the #Beaver, but today I nearly forgot that it's International Beaver Day. Celebrate responsibly.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianLegends
https://www.beaversww.org/international-beaver-day/
Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife is an educational nonprofit that has been helping people learn about a species that builds the land's best life support system - and about lasting, win-win solutions for beaver/human conflicts for over thirty years. International Beaver Day Page
Good Morning #Canada
The Nelson River in Manitoba is #4 on the #CanadaRivers countdown. It drains Lake Winnipeg and runs 644 kilometres ending in Hudson Bay near Port Nelson. Its full length (including the Saskatchewan River and Bow River) is 2,575 km and has a drainage basin of 1,072,300 km/2. It was not named after a famous Nerd, but after Robert Nelson, a ship's master who died at the mouth of the river.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Geography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_River
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Canadian beekeepers depend on the arrival of up to 300,000 queen bees every year from countries like Italy, Chile and USA to supplement domestic demand, according to #StatsCan. That's because Canada has been dealing with a sustainability problem where honey bee colonies have been dying at unsustainable rates for over a decade. New research conducted by the U of Guelph hopes to change that.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Science #Apiculture
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7150422
Researchers at the University of Guelph hope their work will reduce Canada's dependency on importing queen bees by better understanding their gut health. Brendan Daisley, a postdoctoral fellow at the university, says Canada imports up to 300,000 queen bees every year to meet domestic demand. He says understanding the gut health of domestic queen bees could hold answers to a colony's overall resiliency.
Good Morning #Canada
On April 5, 1932, the Colonial Building riot occurred in front of the Colonial Building in St. John's, Newfoundland. Prompted by the Great Depression and corruption in the Squires administration, a peaceful protest degenerated into riots and violence. The riots led to the fall of the Squires government and the defeat of Squires's Liberal Party in the ensuing election.
The link below has 2 reports from the day after.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/riot-april-05-1932.php
Good Morning #Canada
We have arrived at the top 5 in the #CanadaRivers. The Slave River flows for 2,338 km from the Peace River in Alberta to Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The river's name is thought to derive from the name for the Slavey group of the Dene First Nations, Deh Gah Gotสผine, in the Athabaskan languages. The river is home to the northernmost river pelican colony in North America and their sanctuary is closed to humans from Apr 15 to Sep 15.
Good Morning #Canada
In theory every Friday is a #GoodFriday because it leads to a weekend for most of us. Good Friday is determined by #EasterSunday, which is celebrated on the 1st Sunday after the first full moon in spring (after March 21st). Totally logical.
According to the last #StatsCan census over 29% of Canadians identify as Catholic, although only approximately two thirds attend church regularly.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Religion
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/3392-happy-easter
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