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Canada’s Northern House

by Carol Browne on February 9, 2010 · 4 comments

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Today’s excursion started out at the Canadian Mint Pavilion right across the street from my office. I headed out on my lunch hour to see all the monies only to be turned away at the door by a very civil security guard who informed us all that “We’re not open until Friday.” He was kind enough not to point out the big sign that said the same thing out front that I had just walked right past. It may also surprise you to know I was not the only one who missed the sign. So, I put the money display on my schedule for next week and headed up around the corner to 602 Hastings Street to visit Canada’s Northern House. It’s the pavilion showcasing art and culture from the coldest part of our country – The Northern part of the White North. Now that’s cold.

The art displayed included paintings, beaded works, leather work, crafts and sculptures by people from Nunavut and Northwest Territories.
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Boxing Kangaroo

by Carol Browne on February 5, 2010 · 7 comments

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Today I had a big dilemma. Should I go to the Canadian Pavilion on Hastings Street to see how Canada mines it’s diamonds OR do I go to the Olympic Athlete’s Village to see if I could get a shot of the Boxing Kangaroo flag? Last night on the news we heard that Team Australia had put up a huge Boxing Kangaroo flag instead of the country’s official flag and the International Olympic Committee had asked them to take it down. I HAD to get down there to see if they had complied. Had they?

No way! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Hellz no! The flag was still proudly displayed – two stories tall of punchy kangaroo at 1:30 this afternoon. Here’s a zoomy shot below:

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