is crucial to these isolated northern communities which have no summer road access. Polar Industries Ltd., a Winnipeg company, is featured on the show and is a leader in the industry.
130. Hail Caesar! Walter Chell devel- oped the Bloody Caesar in a Calgary hotel. Te vodka, clam-and-tomato juice cocktail is not found in many places outside of Canada, the Ameri- can alternative is the Bloody Mary made with plain tomato juice.
People
131. With a population density of 8.6 people per square mile, Canada is the ninth-most sparsely populated nation in the world.
132. Canada is home to 6.8 million foreign-born residents, that is 20.6 per cent of our population – the high- est in the G8 group of countries.
133. More than half of Canadians graduate from college.
134. Canadians follow British spell- ing so words are spelled differently than they are in the United States. e.g. colour, neighbour, centre, behaviour.
135. Winnipeg, Manitoba is the Slur- pee capital of the world.
136. Famous Canadians include Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Paul Anka, the Guess Who, Rush, Steppenwolf, Tragically Hip, Justin Beiber, Bachman Turner Over- drive, Ryan Gosling, Michael Buble, Mike Myers, Buffy Sainte Marie, Jim Carrey, William Shatner, and Neil Young, just to name a few.
137. Te Group of Seven made up of Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, J.E.H. MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, Freder- ick Varley, Frank Johnston and Frank- lin Carmichael are some of Canada’s most famous artists. Tom Tomson and Emily Carr are also very well- known and associated with the group.
138. Terry Fox attempted a one-legged cross-country run for cancer research but had to abandon his Marathon of Hope in 1980 when metastases spread to his lungs. He is an iconic Canadian and was a truly inspirational person.
139. Winnie the Pooh, the lovable A.A. Milne character was based on
thehubwinnipeg.com Ice hockey. Enough said.
a real bear from Winnipeg named “Winnie” that was donated to a Lon- don Zoo. Te bear was a favourite of Christopher Robin Milne, A.A.’s son.
Hockey
140. In our hearts hockey is our na- tional sport, even though lacrosse is our official national sport.
141. Canada’s national hockey team, the Toronto CCMs, was so good that in the 1930 World Cup they were placed directly in the final game, no knockout series required. No surprise, we won gold!
142. Hockey Night in Canada de- buted in 1952 just weeks after televi- sion broadcasting began in Canada. It is the longest-running TV broadcast in Canadian history.
143. Canadian producer George Ret- zlaff created the instant replay in 1955 and revolutionized sports broadcast- ing at CBC with innovative camera angles and techniques still used today.
144. In 1981 the colourfully-at- tired Don Cherry began hosting his Coach’s Corner segment. A former Vancouver Canuck and Boston Bruin coach, his suits are still as outrageous as his opinionated and critical hockey comments. Co-host Ron MacLean has been with him since 1987.
145. Canada once made up 72 per cent of NHL players; however, as the league continues to grow in popular- ity our numbers are dropping. For the first time in 98 years, Canadians fell below the 50 per cent mark to 49.7 per cent in 2015/2016. Canadians are still in the majority when compared to other countries.
146. Te first indoor hockey game was played on March 3, 1875 in Montreal and ended with a fight.
147. Hockey, or at least the modern version of the game, was developed in Canada. It was based on similar games that had been played since the tenth century. Te rules were first published in the Montreal Gazette in 1877.
A few last things, eh.
148. Canadians are known for being extremely polite and quick to apolo- gize; something that we are often ribbed about.
149. Canada has had the best reputa- tion for three years running according to the Reputation Institute’s annual ranking. (Te United Stares is 23rd on the list. Oh sorry, maybe we shouldn’t have mentioned that fact.) Canadian travellers have known this for a while, and many non-Canadians travel dis- playing the maple leaf or our flag.
150. ‘Eh’ is used at the end of a sen- tence to confirm, agree or question.
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