Seeing as the late Queen had a unique relationship with Canada, entirely separate from her role as the firmer Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada still features the Queen of England on their money.
Did you know that anyone can send in an order for a portrait of the former Queen from Canada’s Government’s official website, and it will be shipped to them in Canada free of charge?
Sweet Maple
We all know Canada loves its sweet sugary maple syrup. But Canadians also take their sweet treat so seriously that they have strategically set up a reserve of it in case of emergencies?
In 2012, there were news reports that thieves in Quebec had made off with $30 million worth of maple syrup from their stock.
Exploring Canada
There are people that may not know that Christopher Columbus was beaten to North America by 500 years? Archeologists and historians generally believe that in 1000 AD Norse Vikings settled in L'Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland on the Atlantic coast.
Because of their establishment of primitive colonies, L'Anse Aux Meadows was named a World Heritage Site in 1978.
Lakes and Their Names
Canada has established a policy by which it has named thousands of its titleless lakes after fallen soldiers from the Canadian armed forces. This has been in place since the end of World War II.
The province of Manitoba, which has many unnamed lakes, has enthusiastically adopted this policy.
Rats!
The province of Alberta is the largest rat-free populated area in the world. But it's not by accident! Back in 1951, the province began an aggressive rat control program that involved gassing, poisoning, and shooting rats as well as blowing up rat-infested buildings.
About a dozen or so rats enter Alberta every year, but they are very careful to keep the numbers down by employing rat control specialists before they can reproduce.