Subj : Re: Happy Canada Day
To   : Warpslide
From : mary4
Date : Wed Jul 03 2024 01:57 am

 Wa> Happy 157th Birthday to Canada!
 Wa> 
 Wa> Canada Day (Originally call Dominion Day) celebrates the anniversary of
 Wa> Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867.  The three
 Wa> separate colonies of The Province of Canada (modern day Ontario &
 Wa> Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single
 Wa> dominion within the British Empire called Canada.
 Wa> 
 Wa> Manitoba & Northwest Territories would join in 1870.
 Wa> British Columbia would join in 1871.
 Wa> Prince Edward Island would join in 1873.
 Wa> Yukon Territory would join in 1898.
 Wa> Saskatchewan & Alberta would join in 1905.
 Wa> Newfoundland would join in 1949.
 Wa> And finally Nunavut was formed in 1999. 
 Wa> 
 Wa> 
 Wa> This concludes your brief & simplified Canadian history lesson.
 Wa> 
yay!!

--mary4 (Victoria Crenshaw) the 286 enthusiast

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