CBC's 7 Wonders of Canada

[Taller Better]

Well, there's this little trickle of water:







but being a Canadian show there will probably be a limit of one "wonder" per
province, so it might get forgotten..... I imagine throughout the world that
Niagara Falls is considered a fairly important natural feature.

[WHISTLERINMUSKOKA]

Originally Posted by bayrider

The Montreal Canadiens (except this season).

And last season.

[Taller Better]

^and the one before.

[IntotheWest]

Josh - I was going to suggest the same thing when I saw the "regular climate phenomena"...

The record for fastest (and most extreme) change was in Pincher Creek where the temp went from -19c to 22c in ONE HOUR...

From the natural resources website here: http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/englis...erweather.html

If that's not a wonder, I don't know what is..

Also, VID, the Boreal Forest is not unique to Canada, but it's importance in the world is often forgotten...and over 1/3 of our land is of this biome. I believe it is also home for 70-80% of North America's birds summer migration/nesting.

Mount Thor was also voted the number 1 natural feature in Explore! magazine last year...truly a sight that most Canadians have never seen. It is Earth's greatest vertical drop of 4100 feet...over a 1000 feet more than the well-known El Capitan in Yosemite.


Milkyway - though I love the Rockies and CN Tower as much as anyone, try not to let the "popular" spots that everyone knows overshadow some of these others that most of us don't really see...like Mount Thor.

[MolsonExport]

[Nutterbug]

Originally Posted by m0nkyman

The baseball bat in Edmonton....

Keep it Canadian.

http://www.vancouverisland.com/attractions/?id=58

[Mister F]

Rideau Canal system.

I'd say the Trent-Severn Canal is more impressive. Longer distance, more man-made channels, a marine railway, two hydraulic lift locks including the highest in the world, and it crosses higher, rougher terrain. The Rideau was finished 88 years earlier though. Both were pretty much obsolete for their original purposes once they were finished.

The St. Lawrence Seaway is more impressive than both.

[Taller Better]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

LOL!! That is a national treasure!!

[PhilippeMtl]

Old Quebec
Halifax Citadel
CN Tower
Stanley Park
Skydome
Mont-Royal Park
Toronto business District

[Lyle]

Not to mention the La Grande hydro-electric complex in Northern Quebec.

[aastra]

Victoria's breakwater is a quirky and lesser known bit of man-made Canadiana. It's about a half a mile long and I've always presumed that it's the longest breakwater in Canada but I don't know if that's actually true.

The structure was built of 18 tonne blocks of granite in 1917 at a cost of $1.8 million

*pic from www.vanessas.ca


*pic of painting from www.neilbwoodward.com


*pic from www.bradandkathy.com


*pic from www.cynthiafaryon.com


*pic from www.axystechnologies.com


*pic by tnano - flickr.com


*pic by ecstaticist - flickr.com

[FFX-ME]

hardly a wonder, a big wall.


wonders:
-cn tower
-montreal tower
-skydome
-parliament
-great bear rainforrest
-dinosaur national park
-main and portage
-vancouver port
-confederation bridge
- niagara falls

[Taller Better]

what is montreal tower?

[lubicon]

High Level bridge in Edmonton.

[habsfan]

Originally Posted by Taller Better

what is montreal tower?

It's the tallest Inclined Tower in the World(45 degrees)
Also known as the tour de montréal

[FFX-ME]

it is 175m tall and inclined, prety amazing.

[Taller Better]

Originally Posted by habsfan

It's the tallest Inclined Tower in the World(45 degrees) Also known as the tour de montréal

Ahhh... thanks Habsfan. I still think the Big O is a beautiful piece of architecture. The whole building could
be the nomination.

[MolsonExport]

A case could be made for this ugly monster, still considered to be the world's busiest freeway:

[Wooster]

Originally Posted by FFX-ME

hardly a wonder, a big wall.

-dinosaur national park

It is a provincial park.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by PhilippeMtl

Old Quebec
Halifax Citadel
CN Tower
Stanley Park
Skydome
Mont-Royal Park
Toronto business District

I don't think the Halifax Citadel is any larger than the one in Quebec City, but then again it is only one of a dozen or more masonry fortifications around the harbour. Five of them are national historic sites. Maybe the Halifax "defence complex" or Halifax Harbour could be considered a national "wonder" for their historic significance.

The 401 is pushing it but the trans-canada highway and railways would be obvious candidates.

The CN Tower and Niagara Falls would both be good candidates for Ontario. Parliament Hill could also be considered. For Quebec it would be the Quebec Bridge and Olympic Stadium/tower. Maybe the Toronto subway or Montreal metro would also be candidates. Of course, most of these have been mentioned already.