Canada Kicked Off 2009 Calendar - Formula One
The provisional 2009 calendar has been available for a few months now, but the World Council met this week to confirm it. They released the official calendar on Tuesday, and without explaining why, have dropped Canada from the line up. The North ... [... more]
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The European Leg - Formula One
This weekend sees the start of the European leg of the calendar, as the paddock moves to Barcelona. In actual fact, there are only a couple of races in Europe before it's over the Atlantic to the US and Canada. But still, the teams get a ... [... more]
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Are Water Bottles Safe? - Take Two - Hiking & Backpacking
If you live in Canada and are active in the outdoors, then you know about Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) - it's the Canuck equivalent of REI. Whether you need a new PFD, cycling shorts or a down jacket - MEC has it all. According to my daughter, ... [... more]
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F1 2008, Round 7 - Canada - Formula One
This weekend looked as though it was going to go all Hamilton's way. He had the momentum from his dream win in Monaco; he had the knowledge that Canada was his debut win in 2007. He even managed to stick his McLaren on pole position, over half a ... [... more]
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Canada GP, 2007 - Formula One
I think most Formula 1 fans had been lulled into a false sense of expectance, that the Canada Grand Prix would be a repeat of the Monaco procession. Whilst it's always difficult to overtake at Monaco, no one really expected the dominance of ... [... more]
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Cycling the Great Divide: From Canada to Mexico on ...
A must-have for riding the Great Divide: Whether you're planning on riding the whole thing at once or just just doing a section of it, I'd strongly recommend getting this book. My wife and I rode entire length in the summer of 2000, and we carried this [... more]
$14.95
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Barrier-Free Hiking - Hiking & Backpacking
I love stories of people and places beyond the norm. The latest issue of the Alpine Club of Canada newsletter held just such a gem. Pippa Blake was a dreamer, always saying that one day, she'd hike into Everest's Base Camp, but she never got ... [... more]
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The Complete Guide to Walking in Canada: Includes ...
Walking Canada: It was a gift and I don't know what he thought but the service was great. Author: Elliott Katz Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.510971 EAN: 9780920361030 ISBN: 092036103X Number Of Pages: 310 Publication Date: 1991-03-01 [... more]
$12.95
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Gretzky to Lemieux: The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup
A Canadian Hockey Delight: As part of the trip to Canada, it was on the menu to read a good hockey book. I purchased this book before the trip in hopes of it being a worthy read. It is always disappointing to read bad material on vacation. Fortunately, [... more]
$24.95
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Sports Car Road Racing in Western Canada
road racing at its best: This is the definitive book on motor sport in Western Canada and is a must read for anyone who has been involved or is in any way interested in the sport. Tom Johnston, an engineer by training, spent nearly fifty years racing at [... more]
$100.00
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Home Game: Hockey and Life in Canada
An amazingly apt portrait to a homesick Canadian...: Although the title causes Americans of my acquaintance to laugh, this book really does a wonderful job of examining (if not always explaining) what the game of hockey means to Canadians. If you have [... more]
$16.99
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1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die
Book Description: It's the phenomenon: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die has 2.2 million copies in print and has spent 144 weeks and counting on The New York Times bestseller list. Now, shipping in time for the tens of millions of travelers heading out [... more]
$19.95
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