This video was taken in Montreal after a record snowfall on December 30, 2012. Although not unusual to see snowplows on the streets, seeing the line of trucks waiting to transport the snow away, is unusual. I miss the efficiency of snow removal that I experienced in Canada, I certainly haven't …
Canadian Culture
Family Day in Canada
The second Monday in February in B.C.–the third Monday in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan—the wonderful tradition of Family Day comes around. Family Day is observed to celebrate “the importance of families and family life to people and their communities.” Family Day was first held in Alberta, …
Transit in Large Canadian Cities
What’s not the centre of the (North American) universe? In terms of mass transit: Toronto. That nod goes to the New York system, whose daily weekday ridership [2010 figures] is over 7 million. Of course, the New York system opened in 1904, 50 years ahead of Toronto’s. Mexico City comes next, way …