CANADIAN FACTS #8 - The City of KITCHENER, Originally Called BERLIN, Changed its Name in 1916 due to...

The city of Kitchener, Ontario voted in May 1916 to change the name of the city from its original name, Berlin. Through the latter half of the 19th century and into the first decade of the 20th, the city of Berlin, Ontario, Canada, was a bustling industrial centre celebrating its German heritage. However, when World War I started, that heritage became the focus of considerable enmity from non-German residents within the city and throughout Waterloo County. The First World War created conflict among the citizens of Waterloo County. Not only were residents divided by ethnicity – German and British – but longstanding civic rivalries between Berlin (now Kitchener) and Galt (now Cambridge) increased the tension. The vote passed by only a slim margin.

By late June, the final shortlist of new names were: Adanac, Brock, Benton, Corona, Keowana and Kitchener. Kitchener was a late addition to the shortlist of possible names, as it was added shortly after the death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener, a prominent figure in the British Empire's war effort, who had died June 5, 1916.

While more than 15,000 people lived in the city at the time, 346 people voted for the name "Kitchener" on June 28, 1916, from approximately 5,000 eligible voters. The city was officially renamed "Kitchener" on September 1, 1916.

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CANADIAN FACTS #7 - A Beaver Dam In Alberta is so Huge it can be Seen From Space

Talk about busy as a beaver. These ones have been busy for over 40 years!
The massive 850-metre long (2,800 feet) dam was first spotted on satellite photos in 2007 - in Wood Buffalo National Park, about 190 kilometres (118 miles) northeast of Fort McMurray.

Most dams are reported to be anywhere from 30 to 300 feet at their longest, but this dam, almost 3000 feet, sprawls out in a birdlike kind of shape.

Thie says construction probably started around the mid-1970s, but that it clearly continues today.

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CANADIAN FACTS #6 -There's a DRINK Served Up in the YUKON Garnished with a DEHYDRATED TOE

The origins of the recipe dates back to the 1920s prohibition era when, according to legend, a Dawson City rum-runner named Louie Linken and his brother Otto, ran into an awful blizzard during one of their cross-border deliveries. In an effort to help direct his dog team, Louie stepped off the sled and into some icy overflow - soaking his foot thoroughly.

CANADIAN Facts #5 - It Rained GEESE in Manitoba Once

CANADIAN FACTS #4 - TORONTO Has More NICKNAMES Than Any Other Canadian Place

CANADIAN Facts #3 - The PAINT ROLLER was Invented by Canadian Norman Breakey

The basic device was invented in 1940 by the Canadian Norman Breakey (born 1891- died aft. 1940). Breakey was never able to produce his invention in large enough numbers to profit from it before others made small changes to the paint roller's design and were able to market it as their own invention.

One of the others was Richard Croxton Adams who held the first U.S. patent on the paint roller. He claimed to have developed it in his basement workshop in 1940 while working for the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company.

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CANADIAN Facts #2 - Canada Has More Lakes than the Rest of the World's - Combined

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CANADIAN Facts #1 - The coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada...

Now THAT'S cold!

To put the freeze into perspective, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Toronto was -31.3 C on Jan. 4, 1981. It was -44.7 C with the windchill. The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica, where it was -93 on Aug. 10, 2010.

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