The Canada Is Awesome network has websites and social media extensions in Vancouver , Whistler , Calgary and Toronto , with many more on the horizon.
The Canada Is Awesome network has websites and social media extensions in Vancouver, Whistler, Calgary and Toronto, with many more on the horizon. Our goal is simple: we let people know about all of the awesome things that make their Canadian cities great, despite the bad. I'm the founder of this network and each week in this What's Awesome post I bring you the top stories from each of our properties, giving you access to the best of our content all in one place. 
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CALGARY
Five Common Mistakes of the Average Wine Drinker
You don’t need to be a wine expert to enjoy a nice glass, however there are some easy steps you can take that will make your wine drinking experience just that much better.Here are the five most common mistakes of the average wine drinker.
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TORONTO
Toronto Was Awesome: Happy Birthday Toronto!
The City of Toronto was incorporated on March 6th 1834. It turned 180 on March 6th, 2014! In celebration of our favourite city’s birthday, I have gathered a series of images from the years around its inception, as well as some photos from previous celebrations of its anniversary.
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VANCOUVER
Largest Sockeye Salmon Run in Recorded History Expected This Year on the Fraser River
Back in 2010 I took our readers on a trip near the town of Salmon Arm to the Adams River salmon run, which is an adventure that can only be described as a religious experience for folks like myself who worship Mother Nature. In the 80?s my parents took me to experience this wonderful display of hers and in THIS POST I shared a bit of what it was like when a record number of sockeye returned.
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WHISTLER
Winter Under Ice: A Look at the Glaciation Effects on Whistler
Earlier this year, Sarah (Executive Director and Curator) and I (Assistant Archivist Trish, here!) went on a ziptrekking adventure. As the wonderfully informative guides toured us around the heights of Fitzsimmons Creek, one of them began explaining how the last Ice Age affected the mountainous terrain that we know and love today.
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