Kitsilano Beach with English Bay and the city of Vancouver in the background. Some people go to play, some go to be seen, others go to chill out, but the bottom line is, the whole city goes. If Vancouver is really “Hollywood North,” then this must be its Venice Beach. This bustling beach attracts people from all walks of life.

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Kitsilano Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Vancouver, especially in the warm summer months. It is definitely a happening place geared for the younger set (teens to thirties) with a lovely outlook spanning from open bay, to North Shore mountains to Stanley Park. There are lots of activities here with something for everyone.

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Flower pots etched by the sea at Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, Canada. Hopewell Cape is a Canadian village and headland in Albert County, New Brunswick at the northern end of Shepody Bay and the mouth of the Petitcodiac River. Hopewell Cape is the site of the Hopewell Rocks, a world-famous geological formation accessible at low tide on Shepody Bay. Hopewell Cape is also the site of the Albert County Museum that features an original gaol and courthouse.

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Hopewell Rocks, at the Hopewell Cape on the Bay of Fundy, is one of the most unusual sights in the world! An on-site interpretive center is loaded with displays and maps that help to explain the geological phenomenon that occurs here daily. The Fundy Tides are the highest in the world and here at Hopewell Rocks, they have carved four-story sculptures out of the rock, known as “flowerpots,” creating one of the marine wonders of the world.

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National War Memorial, Confederation Square and the Chateau Laurier. The National War Memorial in Ottawa is located in the centre of Confederation Square at the intersection of Wellington, Sparks, and Elgin Streets (across from the Chateau Laurier). It was designed originally to commemorate the 60,000 Canadians who died in the First World War. The competition for the memorial’s design, announced in 1925, was open to British subjects and to subjects of nations allied with the British Empire during the war. It stipulated that, while the spirit of heroism and self-sacrifice should be commemorated, there should be no attempt to glorify war.

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This memorial is also known as The Response. The National War Memorial is the site of the nationally televised Remembrance Day ceremony every year on November 11. Along with Canadian war veterans, the ceremony is attended by the Governor General, the Prime Minister, and other important members of the government and other groups and organizations.

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The Canadian beaver (Castor Canadensis) is the largest rodent in North America. They are relatively short and fat and have webbed feet to help them swim. Beavers are found in streams and lakes in both remote and settled areas. They live in family groups. Beavers are almost entirely aquatic, but can go on land to cut down trees for their dams. The entrances to their lodges are sub-surfaced for protection from predators.

Beavers are mainly active at night. They are excellent swimmers but are more vulnerable on land and tend to remain in the water as much as possible. They construct their homes, or “lodges,” out of sticks, twigs, and mud in lakes or streams. These lodges may be surrounded by water, or touching land, including burrows dug into river banks. One of the national symbols of Canada, the beaver is depicted on the Canadian five-cent piece and was on the first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver.

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Calgary skyline and the Bow River. Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains. Calgary is well-known as a destination for winter sports and ecotourism with a number of major mountain resorts near the city and metropolitan area.

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