Feature Article #1
Christopher Plummer
“To be or not to be.” Such were Chief of Staff General Chang’s last words onboard Kronos One, as a photon torpedo from the Enterprise zeroed in on his ship for the kill. That famous quote, and many other memorable lines, were spoken by Canadian actor Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. [...]
Submit to Canadiana Connection | January 25th, 2012 | Continued
Feature Article #2
Kim Cattrall
This is our third piece in the Star Trek Canadian ‘collection’. While we only got to see her in one of the movies—Star Trek VI—she made an impact as the scheming Vulcan Starfleet Officer named Valeris. Not as large an impact as she made on Sex and the City, but still, her role was a [...]
Submit to Canadiana Connection | January 18th, 2012 | Continued
Feature Article #3
William Shatner
The celebrity who recently handed country music star Brad Paisley the CMT Artist of the Year award, whose mug appears in Bioware’s role playing game Mass Effect, and who turned 80 in 2011 — William Alan Shatner — has been acting, and a whole lot of other things, for over 60 years. Shatner was born [...]
Submit to Canadiana Connection | December 19th, 2011 | Continued
Feature Article #4
James Doohan
In 2005, the world lost an actor who made an indelible imprint on fans worldwide: the original and lasting character of Montgomery Scott—Scotty, as most called the character—died with James Montgomery Doohan. While there is a Scotty in the reboot, no one can play him as Doohan did. Doohan was born on March 3, 1920, [...]
Submit to Canadiana Connection | December 8th, 2011 | Continued
Feature Article #5
The Toronto Maple Leafs
A 1917 meeting at the Windsor Hotel in Montréal, resulted in the formation of the National Hockey League. The original five charter members of the NHL included the Montréal Canadiens, Montréal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs and a Toronto franchise (originally called the Arenas). Way, way back in the day, Toronto’s first home game attracted [...]
Submit to Canadiana Connection | November 30th, 2011 | Continued
About this Site
The idea of this site was born in 1999, when I was teaching myself how to build web pages as a way to keep my mind stimulated while I waited for a United States work permit. Earlier that year, my husband’s company had transferred our family to the USA, and we arrived, starry eyed and [...]















