Congratulations to ALL of our great Canadian Olympians!

Published in March 1st, 2010

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Person’s Day

Published in October 15th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Canada, women

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80 Years ago this Sunday, women were declared ‘persons’ in Canada.

Detail of the maquette of the statue of the Famous Five, which depicts their reaction on hearing of the judgement of the Privy Council in Great Britain declaring women ‘persons’, and eligible to sit in the Senate. Courtesy of the Famous 5 Foundation, Calgary, Alberta. [...]

A good idea

Published in August 27th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Canada, Parliament, arts & culture

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(tree truck left over from Hurricane Juan at Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, NS)
Reading the article on the CBC website today about the elm tress at Province House has led me to acknowledge (what I think is) a great idea. Someone suggested this:
Why not have have a wood carver carve a bust of one of the [...]

2009 Canada Games Opening Ceremonies

Published in August 19th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Canada, Stratford, arts & culture, community, sports

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Opening Ceremonies, Summerside
Originally uploaded by cynthia dunsford
Summerside was alive and rockin’ on Saturday, August 15th for the 2009 Canada Games opening ceremonies. Premier Robert Ghiz, Governor General Michaëlle Jean, and the Prime Minister welcomed over 4500 athletes, coaches and managers to PEI for a what our Premier promised to be the ‘best Canada Games ever’!
Meaghan [...]

Happy Birthday Day Canada

Published in July 1st, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Canada, Stratford, community

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Celebrate Canada Day in Stratford at Tea Hill Provincial Park!
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Music by Kendall Docherty
Mr. Magic
Face Painting
Crafts
Inflatable bouncies
Doll carriage parade
Hot dogs
Strawberries and ice cream
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Spring/Summer ‘08 Photo Review

Published in August 20th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in Canada, arts & culture, community, conferences, cycling, events, photos, travels

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Click on Photo to view my flickr photo album:

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Lessons learned

Published in August 8th, 2007

Posted by Cyn in Canada, Parliament, conferences, photos, travels

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Here is the PEI contingent at the CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) Canadian Regional Conference in Winnipeg.
What an opportunity to be able to meet so many seasoned parliamentarians. Notably some fine folks from New Brunswick, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and British Columbia.
The first day was the women’s element of the conference and the sessions were excellent. [...]

The best Canada Day on PEI

Published in July 3rd, 2007

Posted by Cyn in Canada, community, events, photos

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Stratford just happens to have very popular Canada Day celebrations. When Ash and Ian were small we would cart them off for an afternoon of hard core innocent fun, then at MacNeil Park. Nowadays all the fun takes place at Tea Hill Park. This year, for me, was especially meaningful.
Have you ever experienced singing “Oh [...]

Brudenell mist

Published in July 2nd, 2007

Posted by Cyn in Canada, golf, photos

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Brudenell mist
Originally uploaded by cynthia dunsford

Happy Canada Day!

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