Prairie Dawgz tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4/10 2007-12-04T21:37:42Z Wide Open Spaces Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 CFL Champions at Home on the Praries! tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4//10.156 2007-12-04T21:00:43Z 2007-12-04T21:37:42Z The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently won the Canadian Football League's championship, the Grey Cup. This year’s championship game was played in Toronto, Ontario and pit the Roughriders against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Saskatchewan’s defense was the difference in the contest,... Justin greycup_header2007.jpg
The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently won the Canadian Football League's championship, the Grey Cup. This year’s championship game was played in Toronto, Ontario and pit the Roughriders against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Saskatchewan’s defense was the difference in the contest, with defensive back James Johnson’s three interceptions and touchdown making a big impact. Johnson was chosen as the Grey Cup’s Most Valuable Player for his playmaking performance on Canadian Football’s greatest stage. Wide Receiver Andy Fantuz was named Most Valuable Canadian in the game with a 70 receiving yards on four catches to go along with a receiving touchdown. The Saskatchewan Roughriders capped off the season with their 12th win of the year, and most important. Rookie head coach Kent Austin led the team home to Regina where they received a very warm welcome from their fans at Mosaic Stadium.
]]> New TV Series: Heartland tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4//10.143 2007-10-02T16:19:56Z 2007-10-04T17:31:22Z Heartland is a new Canadian tv show that will premier on CBC on October 14th. This family drama series is based on the books by Lauren Brooke and is set in a fictional town, called "Hudson," in Alberta. The series... Samantha Heartland is a new Canadian tv show that will premier on CBC on October 14th. This family drama series is based on the books by Lauren Brooke and is set in a fictional town, called "Hudson," in Alberta. The series is about a family struggling to overcome various obstacles ranging from debt to death. The family must work together and help one another in times of need, especially after the death of their mother. Heartland is the name of the family ranch. The cast includes Chris Potter, Nathaniel Arcand, and Graham Wardle and Amber Marshall. I was not able to find too much information about the show, since it has not even aired yet, but it looks like it could be interesting. And, I was surprised that I was able to find a tv show that took place in the Prairies since it seemed like the overwhelming majority of Canadian tv shows take place in either Ontario, Quebec, or B.C. Hopefully, the show will do well. The Heartland official website: http://www.cbc.ca/heartland/ The Heartland Books Series: http://www.laurenbrookefans.com/heartland.htm ]]> why are the great plains so great? tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4//10.142 2007-09-26T22:28:44Z 2007-09-27T01:03:42Z Well, the Great Plains are shared by both Canada and the U.S, only the U.S owns most of it. The states that make up the Great Plains are; Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,... Patrick The Canadian part of the Great Plains is often referred to as the Canadian prairies. These prairies are one of the world's major farming areas, producing wheat in the southern parts and beef cattle in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In the great prairies you will come across 3 main grassland types if you are traveling across them. These are; mixed prairie, tall grass prairie, and short-grass or fescue prairie. The differences between these are that the tall grass prairie is all but one percent turned into cropland. The only remains are in Manitoba. Mixed grass is what you will mostly see stretching from Canada all the way down to Texas. And, Fescue prairies occur in the northern parts of the prairies in northern Alberta. This map shows the different grassland areas, rivers, lakes, cities, and parks in each territory. Each territory has different characteristics: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. df03d00_06sm.jpg Due to recent oil production in the Canadian prairie the population has increased drastically in all 3 territories. Alberta • 4th most populated territory • population: 3,455,062 • percentage of national population: 10.5% • land area: 642,317 km² Manitoba • 5th most populated territory • population: 1,182,921 • percentage of national population: 3.6% • land area: 553,556 km² Saskatchewan • 6th most populated territory • population: 990,212 • percentage of national population: 3.0% • land area: 591,670 km² Well I hope this was a very exciting description of the Canadian Praires geography and demographics. ]]> The Stills tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4//10.139 2007-09-18T18:25:36Z 2007-09-18T19:09:44Z The Stills are an alternative rock indie band from Montreal, Quebec. The five band members, Tim Fletcher (Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitar), Greg Paquet (Lead and Rhythm Guitar), Liam O’Neil (Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocals), Olivier Corbeil (Bass, Background Vocals), Dave... Justin Montreal, Quebec. The five band members, Tim Fletcher (Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitar), Greg Paquet (Lead and Rhythm Guitar), Liam O’Neil (Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocals), Olivier Corbeil (Bass, Background Vocals), Dave Hamelin (Drums) have known each other since they were only 12 years old. When it came time for College the boys packed up and left French speaking Montreal for the glamour of art school in New York City in 2000. By 2003 the band had landed an Indie deal with Vice Records and began touring the United States with another band from NYC, Interpol. They also recorded their first album, Logic Will Break Your Heart and released it in October 2003, and followed that with another studio effort in 2004. The album was scrapped in September 2005 when founding member and guitarist Greg Paquet left the band, prompting Dave Hamelin to move from drums to guitar. Julien Blais took over the drums shortly after. The newly shaped band released an album in 2006 entitled Without Feathers. Sources: www.vh1.com www.muchmusic.com Music Video from YouTube "Of Montreal" The Stills Live The Life of Fredelle Maynard tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4//10.133 2007-09-11T01:11:19Z 2007-09-19T02:50:28Z “"She had great flair," says Toronto writer and friend Val Ross. "She was very much a grande dame. When she found out she had brain cancer, she didn't go into a depression. She decided to have a party."” Described in... Samantha obituary. I picked this quote because it sums up the kind of person that Fredelle Maynard was according to one of her friends. Fredelle Maynard was a famous author, most well-known for her autobiography, Raisins and Almonds. The autobiography is of interest to me because Maynard was Jewish, and she goes into detail about what it is like being raised Jewish, in a non-Jewish area. I grew up in a rather small Jewish community, and after having spent much of my life there, when I do venture outside of that environment, I feel less comfortable about my roots, and therefore understand what it must have been like for her when she was growing up, feeling like an outsider. Fredelle Maynard was born in 1922 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan. Maynard grew up in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Maynard’s family moved to Winnipeg when she was only nine years old. Click here to learn more background information. Maynard got her B.A. in English from the University of Manitoba. She got her Master’s Degree in English from the University of Toronto. And, Maynard got her PHD from Harvard in English Literature in 1947. Maynard spend much of her life in various provinces of Canada. In 1948, Maynard married her old professor, Max Maynard. Max and Fredelle had two daughters. Maynard’s first book was , Raisins and Almonds, which depicted what it was like being raised Jewish, among many non-Jews. Two years after the book was published in 1972, she divorced Max. Maynard wrote her last book, Tree of Life, a sequel to Raisins and Almonds, in 1988. This book described the next chapter of her life, which included her difficult marriage to Max. Maynard was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1989. She died on October 3rd, 1989. Maynard was a rather accomplished Canadian journalist, who will never be forgotten. I recommend that you all check out the edited excerpt from Raisins and Almonds. Here is a list of some of her most famous works: 1. Raisins and Almonds 2. Tree of Life 3. Guiding Your Child to a More Creative Life 4. The Child Care Crisis Sources: 1. http://find.galegroup.com/itx/retrieve.do?subjectParam=&sort=DateDescend&tabID=T004&sgCurrentPosition=&subjectAction=&prodId=CPI&docId=A164731146&searchId=R3&bucketSubId=&userGroupName=vol_b92b&docLevel=&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&qrySerId=Locale(en,,):FQE=(KE,None,16)Fredelle+Maynard$&sgHitCountType=None&inPS=true&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=2 2.University of Manitoba. Archives & Special Collections. http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/collections/complete_holdings/rad/mss/maynard.shtml 3. http://find.galegroup.com/itx/retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28KE%2CNone%2C16%29Fredelle+Maynard%24&sgHitCountType=None&inPS=true&sort=DateDescend&searchType=BasicSearchForm&tabID=T002&prodId=CPI&searchId=R3¤tPosition=1&userGroupName=vol_b92b&docId=A30191101&docType=IAC 4. Amazon.Com http://www.amazon.com/Raisins-almonds-Fredelle-Bruser-Maynard/dp/B0006D0ED4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/002-2665534-5183252?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190140689&sr=8-3]]> prairie pic tag:canada.blog.uvm.edu,2007:/group4//10.121 2007-09-04T20:25:59Z 2007-09-04T20:28:38Z from Flickr at: http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=49870323&size=m... Patrick from Flickr at: http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=49870323&size=m]]>