If you’re looking for new ways to get around for fun or to work, or might be trying to live a greener lifestyle in 2012, why not try biking? In March 2010 we introduced biking directions and since then Google Maps has been sharing biking directions with cyclists across the U.S and Canada. Since no bike path is the …
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July 1 is the national day of Canada – Happy Canada Day!
Canada Day is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the Constitution Act, 1867, in Canada), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire. Frequently referred to as “Canada’s …
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Canadian penny is going away – cost 1.6 cents to produce
In April 2012, the Canadian government will begin phasing out the Canadian penny. It was left out of the latest budget because it just didn’t make financial sense to keep it going. “The penny is a currency without any currency” The Canadian penny now costs Canada 1.6 cents to produce. The government says it loses …
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Change your world view – maps with the North Pole as the center
Imagine the world with its center at the North Pole. Asia nearly touches North America, and Europe is a short Viking’s paddle from North America too. Add in the Winter ice and all the land masses connect. The view from space. //Maps are from – Reading Teachers, Athropolis, and the National Science Foundation.