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Darkoshvilli

Jun 16, 2014 2:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrAnKs (Post 6619634)

Indeed, but I'm personally totally fine with Montreal's heights.

Another 220m tower wouldn't hurt anyone. :)

FrAnKs

Jun 16, 2014 2:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli (Post 6619640)

Another 220m tower wouldn't hurt anyone. :)

Oh I will never say no if they insist :D

The perfect place, to me, would be right on place du Canada or Dorchester Square. It's in the middle of the ''Pyramid'' of our Skyline. Hence forget it.
It won't happen.

Chadillaccc

Jun 16, 2014 2:40 AM

kool maudit

Jun 16, 2014 2:34 PM

credit: http://photorator.com/photos/images/...ght--16402.jpg

http://photorator.com/photos/images/...ght--16402.jpg

credit: http://imgs.photo4me.com/5630/115383_m.Jpeg

http://imgs.photo4me.com/5630/115383_m.Jpeg

Trevor3

Jun 16, 2014 9:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lio45 (Post 6619636)

I would guess that it's because water / water access is considered far less precious in the Newfoundland mindset as it would be in the Great Lakes area.

Which would make sense...

That's an element for sure, I think a lot of it is because people work on the water so they want to have recreation in the woods. Lots of people have cabins in the middle of nowhere, accessible only by snowmobile or ATV, with nothing but a brook for drinking water as a weekend getaway instead of a cottage at the lake.

A friend of mine has a 2 bedroom "cottage" 3km off the TCH on a dirt road, literally in a hole. You can't see anything and only get sunlight for 5 hours a day.

SignalHillHiker

Jun 16, 2014 11:00 PM

I asked about that before. kool maudit confirmed it's not normal there to spend your camping time in gravel pits, etc.

The others suspected its also a result of avoiding any regulations governing campgrounds.

SignalHillHiker

Jun 17, 2014 12:33 AM

Like these two pictures.

This one is hilarious. Most unoriginal business names ever?

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc (Post 6619658)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5145/5...abb0eb9a_b.jpg
By hey ~ it's me lea on FLickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookatleannespictures/

And this one is just lovely:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc (Post 6619658)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3054/5...cb1e0a32_b.jpg
By hey ~ it's me lea on FLickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookatleannespictures/

Chadillaccc

Jun 17, 2014 12:37 AM

That's at Nose Hill Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world :)

SignalHillHiker

Jun 17, 2014 12:44 AM

Made me curious. The Wikipedia article for the list of largest urban parks in the world has quite a few rankings for Canada. Distilled down to just those, it's:

1. Edmonton, Alberta: North Saskatchewan River Valley Parks System
2. Toronto, Ontario: Rouge Park
3. Lethbridge, Alberta: Oldman River Valley Parks System
4. St. John's, Newfoundland: Pippy Park
5. Calgary, Alberta: Fish Creek Provincial Park
6. Calgary, Alberta: Nose Hill Park
7. Regina, Saskatchewan: Wascana Centre
8. Saint John, New Brunswick: Rockwood Park
9. Vancouver, British Columbia: Pacific Spirit Regional Park
10. Toronto, Ontario: Tommy Thompson Park
11. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Assiniboine Park
12. Vancouver, British Columbia: Stanley Park
13. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Islands Park
14. Toronto, Ontario: Downsview Park
15. Montreal, Quebec: Parc du Mont Royal
16. Toronto, Ontario: High Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._parks_by_size

Interesting how well-represented Toronto is. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Rusty van Reddick

Jun 17, 2014 1:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker (Post 6620910)

This one is hilarious. Most unoriginal business names ever?

The florist is Peaseblossoms and the chocolate shop is called Epiphanie. You don't have florists with "Flowers" in big letters or a coffeehouse with a retro "coffee" signage somewhere in St John's?

http://www.epiphaniechocolate.com/
http://www.peaseblossoms.com/#!about1/c1dc

SignalHillHiker

Jun 17, 2014 1:14 AM

:haha: Oh, cool.

RE: here - I don't know. Not that I can think of. I browsed Streetview along Rawlin's Cross and Duckworth Street, which seemed most likely. The closest thing I could find to a literal sign was "J Korean Restaurant", but that's its actual name.

Chadillaccc

Jun 17, 2014 2:12 AM

Edmonton's Valley parks system is multiple different parks, but yeah it's pretty amazing. Something like 50x the size of Central Park in NYC.

uzi	Jun 17, 2014 6:37 AM

sergeant reporting from Banff, AB

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3861/...1e54bb55_z.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3871/...e9cd5b38_z.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/...d69aa39e_z.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/...42ddbfd5_z.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3865/...7eda48fa_z.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3886/...114b7a35_z.jpg

and sorry for being a dumb a$$ but is English accent in all ten provinces different?

Rico Rommheim

Jun 17, 2014 7:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker (Post 6620921)

interesting how under represented Montreal is on that list. There are a number of parks and nature reserve within the municipal boundaries that are significantly bigger than Mont Royal park, namely the jean-drapeau and cap st-jacques parks. In fact according to Wikipedia Mont Royal is only the 5th largest park.

Beedok

Jun 17, 2014 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim (Post 6621252)

I think their definitions of Urban and of Park are both the issue. Toronto's Rouge Park seems to be on the edge of the city with farmland on two sides.

1overcosc

Jun 17, 2014 12:51 PM

Definitions are the key. The Ottawa Greenbelt would be way at the top of the Canada list if counted (three times larger than the N Saskatchewan parks)--in fact it would be #2 in the world, but it would be a huge stretch to call all of it a 'park' although most of it is publically accessible.

Martin Mtl

Jun 17, 2014 12:58 PM

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2875/...51d8005a_k.jpg
Panorama Hochelaga nord Jo Sam on Flickr

SignalHillHiker

Jun 17, 2014 1:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc (Post 6621350)

Ours is like that as well. It begins at Memorial University, and includes some heavily developed areas - Admiral's Green Golf Course, the Fluvarium, Botanical Garden, lots of trails, Pippy Park Campground, a few swimming areas, etc. But a lot of the park, and the areas beyond its western border, are wilderness until you get to Portugal Cove-St. Philip's on the other side.

http://i57.tinypic.com/143nwnp.jpg

Chadillaccc

Jun 17, 2014 1:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beedok (Post 6621320)

I think their definitions of Urban and of Park are both the issue. Toronto's Rouge Park seems to be on the edge of the city with farmland on two sides.

Yes, I found certain entries on that list suspect as well.

Surrealplaces

Jun 17, 2014 6:49 PM

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3841/...767a6100_b.jpg
Downtown Calgary by Adnan Salekin Saif, on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/...7653fb1c_b.jpg
Calgary by eugeny_p, on Flickr

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