Passchendaele is a War Movie that is inspired by Paul Gross' grandfathers involvement in WW1. It is a Canadian movie and one of the most expensive movies made in this country. I think the total bill was 20 million when all was said and done. It is based on Canadian troops fighting in Belgium during the First World War. And it is quite graphic.
I am expecting it to be nominated for some kind of award and I am so happy to see a Canadian Producer make a movie in Canada based upon this countries history on such a scale. It may cause the world to take notice of our movie making abilities! Dieppe which was a CBC production did win some awards, and was a grand movie in itself. What chokes my chicken is you can only get the DVD from the US.
And Passchendaele is based upon true events. 16,000 casualties in the battleground with around 5000 dead defending this town.
With Nov 11 fast approaching, this film is part of the sacrifice that this country has made. One of the reasons for remembering. Also places like Vimy Ridge...where 4 other nations could not take this ridge in months, we did it in an afternoon. Vimy Ridge was given to us by the French Government and we are the only nation in the world to actually have a piece of our country on foreign soil. Canadian soil in France.
Passchendaele....Dieppe....Vimy Ridge....Lest We Forget.
The Arctic, is desolation. Rock, ice, cold and that is all. Yet very spiritual and very beautiful. The Inuit people are some really awesome people. The Arctic in the summer is awesome if you like daytime all day long. Winter...well you eat lunch in the pitch black. However, the Inuit are very friendly people and for the most part, welcome us Southerners. Cambridge Bay or Iqaluit would be the place to start as they have a travel agent up there. Just be prepared if you do take a trip up there, you may be flying in a beat up cargo plane, however, remember, Canadian pilots who do the Arctic Runs are some of the best pilots anywhere in the world. They fly funny, they scare the hell out of you, but they get you there!
Summer is pretty well great across the entire country, however winter, this is Canada, so to get away from the cold is not going to happen. We have cold, we have snow and we have lots of it. Just don't stick your tongue to anything metal...trust us, we all did it and it hurts!
Jobs, yeah, they are around however, we are going through the same economic stuff as the rest of the world. They are there, just not in the numbers they were a year ago. Tradespeople would do much better as I think eyes pointed out.
Hope this helps and gives you some ideas. And we will Blame Canada....blame it for being the best damn country in the world in which to live!!!
Okay...having lived in this country from almost coast to coast and been from ocean to ocean to ocean. First, rains lots in Vancouver and along the coast. Prince Rupert has record rainfall and out on the Island, you might be lucky if you get 10 days a year without the wet stuff. But if you do take a trip to the that part and go to the Charlottes, you will find a very wild place. Some species of insects, flowers and plants only grow there and no where else. The fallow deer are so unused to people, they will come right up to you and eat out of your hand. And these are wild deer.
Toronto, I love the city....but they sort of try to be New York. Which is okay, if you like New York. But it is a great city and the CN Tower is a cool thing to check out. As is Quebec City with probably some of the oldest architecture anywhere in Canada. Montreal with is a great city. Niagara Falls is worth seeing and there is a lot of interesting places down in Southern Ontario as I think of Guelph with it's brick buildings. I liked the little micro breweries they have out there as well in places like Guelph and Kitchener. Lots of Amish people there so it is not uncommon to see horse and buggy on the road. They also have some of the best homemade food anywhere and you can get that at Kitcheners farmers market. Also up around Kenora is beautiful and on the Niagara Escarpment.
The maritimes, or Atlantic Canada...I am retiring there and to me is what this country is really about with it's down home friendliness and hospitality. Cape Breton has very strong Scottish roots and as your coming from Great Britian, you would probably feel somewhat right at home there or anywhere in Atlantic Canada. Remember, Newfoundland did not join Confederation until 1949 and up to that time was still very much a British Colony. The cities are modern, the hospitality is great and if you love seafood, then try out Halifax's own fisherman's wharf as I call it and if you go there, you have to check out the Citadel. And old British fort that is now a National Heritage Site. The prairies, the bread basket of Canada....is flat. They have a saying out there that if your dog runs away, you can watch him for 3 weeks. Beautiful thunderstorms out there though and worth visiting.
I would have to say for me " Somewhere My Love " or " Lara's Theme " from Dr Zhivago. Probably one of my most favorite songs and movies. Also " The Rose " by Bette Midler would be a tie with that.
Yep Kim...he was one of the good guys alright. First movie I ever saw him in was with Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Saw that movie 13 times at the theaters way back when. Matter of fact, one of my all time favorite movie lines was uttered by Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy. When Butch and Sundance were being chased by a posse and they were on top of a hill looking down at their pursurers. Butch (Newman) said to Sundance (Redford) " Who are those guys?". Got a chuckle out of the line for some reason.
The world is a better place because of his presence.
Here's to the horses that pull the Budweiser, Here's to the ribbon around blue ribbon can. Here's to the ladies that pour golden rivers, That fill up the glass of a beer drinking man. ( and women too.)
Yes, don't forget Mexico. We need the Tequila and don't need to upset the Mexicans.
Wasn't it Jean Chretien who said, it is normal or okay for politicians to lie to get voted into power. I agree with all of you. The only way I can vote now is deciding who I like the least and then voting for the ones who stand a chance to not let them get in or get a majority.
I think almost all of them just see it as a way to get a nice rosy pension plan so run for office. Who cares about the people? Get the free hand out and run.
I wish Bolshevism was still around, time for the people to revolt against the stupidity we seem to be blessed with time and time again. I don't know if you folks heard, but the Minister of Agriculture...now this is a Minister of Office accountable to Parliament, made a joke about the recent deaths from the Maple Leaf Food bacteria outbreak and the Prime Minister does not call for his resignation after such callous statements the minister in charge made. They don't get my vote if they find the deaths of Canadians funny. Think about this, a Government Ministry that is in charge of the safe handling of our food supply finds it funny when it fails in doing it's job and people die from it. Cause that is the bottom line and to top it all off, the Prime Minister of the country is okay with jokes being made about it and shrugs it off.
The problem is us though...we need to be angry at this crap. We ask for more money for education, health care, seniors care and what do we get...money to the military. Maybe we should say we need more money to the military and they will put it into health care etc. Here in BC a report just came out that the homeless rate in Vancouver is growing very, very fast. I think it was something like an increase of 300% in 5 years. What did our Liberal government just do, give all the MLA's a 40% increase to their pension plans and nothing really to ease this situation. I mean to them, of giving an increase in MLA's pensions or easing the homeless situation in Vancouver, the pension increase has more importance. And not a measly 5 or 10 percent either...a whopping 40%! The reason for it, is because it attracts higher quality people to office. They expect us to believe that too. So they think we are stupid as well. I mean if that is the case, why is government getting worse and worse all the time. It is attracting greedy people who want to line their pockets with taxpayers money and don't give a hoot about you and me, is what it attracts.
As much as I agree with all your statements, the real fault lies with us. We put them there. We really need to make them accountable for their actions while governing this country.
I guess all I can do is wish you luck on voting day. Liberals, Conservatives, Greens, NDP or poison hemlock...I'll take the lesser of all the evils, pass the hemlock please.
I have no problem with age. But, unfortunately, I think there are some things that I personally need to consider as far as age goes. Women generally outlive men as a rule and of course there are exceptions to that rule.
If I was to get into a relationship with a woman that was say 10 years younger, and that would be about my maximum age difference...5 is ideal for me, but when I am 75...she would just be retiring (maybe). The average lifespan of a North American male is about 76-78 years. That would leave a woman who has just retired a widow. Could be fun, but then again, could also make things tough for her as well. I would have to consider this and the implications of it before I went too far outside my ideal age bracket. And also as KHD says, it is always nice to have somebody you can talk to about when dinosaurs walked on the earth as well.
I am going to have some problems with this right away. I haven't seen a potato sack for many, many years. So I am going to have to find one first then I can start this wonderful exercise program.
Thoughts? With our choices? And you want thoughts to go with it? Okay, I have a thought...ban politicians...yeah, for me it is enough time. I know who I don't want....whoever is left gets my vote.
I agree. Even though I have my own concerns about the politics behind it, it was an International event that touched the lives of people all around the world even though it took place in the USA. It was a sad and tragic day indeed.
One day, hopefully, we can all accept each other as we are and embrace our differences so that such horrifying events become things of distant memories and the innocent don't have to pay the supreme sacrifice.
2 of the firefighters who were there have come to my town to talk to our firefighters about that day and what it was like. I hope our firefighters will learn something from that. Even though I have never done that job, working in heavy industry for so many years, I have lost friends at work, killed and maimed. It hurts big time and it is a horrible sickening feeling. So I can't imagine what it would be like for them.
Thanks eyes for reminding us. And yes, don't forget our people who are far from home doing their job in a country that is hostile to them. Whether we agree with the politics or not, our armed forces are doing the job they are told to do and putting their lives on the line.
They don't have to read between the lines, it's quite plain. No puzzle to figure out, no slide rulers, no equations, no university degree, no nothing except the ability to read and comprehend...plain and simple.
I am sure I can safely say we all get this and it gets frustrating. Maybe it is the " I'm so special that none of this applies to me. " syndrome.
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We need a Canadian version of this song. Cheers!
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