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Dave Nichol and President’s Choice

Question: when is something bigger than a store or brand, but small enough to take home and enjoy? Answer: when it’s President’s Choice! Talk about an iconic Canadian company… Do you remember Dave Nichol? Now there’s an interesting man. He’s a Canadian Product Marketing expert, and currently the CEO of Dave Nichol & Associates. You [...]

17Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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. [...]

25Jan2012 | | 1 comment | Continued
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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 [...]

18Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

19Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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, [...]

8Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

30Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Wayne Gretzky

‘The Great One’, Wayne Douglas Gretzky, was born (and raised) in Brantford, Ontario, Canada on January 26, 1961. The story of this hockey legend, who turned 50 in 2011, is fascinating and exciting. Wayne’s dad, Walter (often seen at NHL games), built a rink in the backyard of their home when Wayne was six years [...]

12Oct2011 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Rick Mercer

In the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland, on a blustery October 17, 1969, a tiny little imp known as Richard Vincent “Rick” Mercer was born. Rick was raised in Middle Cove, Newfoundland (near St. John’s). He’s one of four kids. His dad was in the fisheries, and his mother was a nurse. While personal details [...]

3Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Canuck Quotes: Al Arsenault

“There is a time for talk and a time for action.” “Over the last twenty-two years as a street policeman, I have come to realize the acute deficiencies of Karate as a defensive art, or more practically, as a controlling art; as my chosen vocation demands. For myself, Chin Na was like a snap-on tool, [...]

6Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Canuck Quotes: Peter Gzowski

“I’m still not sure what pulled me into the career I chose, even though, now, I can’t imagine having done anything else. Mostly, I think I wanted to be a writer, or at least to try for a while.”

1Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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