Author: Darrel Pratt

4,700 miles. Canada is a vast and rugged land. From north to south it spans more than half the Northern Hemisphere. From east to west it stretches almost 4,700 miles (7,560 kilometers) across six time zones. What is the longest distance in Canada from east to west? Longest distance from east to west: 5,514 km […]

A general guideline is to save enough to cover three to six months’ worth of expenses. Based on your budget, you can estimate how much is needed to pay your fixed expenses, such as mortgage payments, insurance, childcare, groceries, utilities and transportation. How much money should you keep in a regular savings account? The general […]

An adult criminal record remains on the system and is available to police, courts and others forever, unless the person receives a pardon. Are criminal records wiped at 18? If the person was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense (i.e. legally considered to be an adult), then the conviction […]

If that is unproductive you will need to sue the neighbour to recover damages. If the tree grew solely on your property, then the neighbour would have committed trespass to come onto your property and remove the tree. Trespass alone will be enough to trigger a legal claim. Does Canada have tree law? The Civil […]

By law, forest management plans must be approved before harvesting starts. Provincial and territorial governments grant forest companies rights to harvest timber on public land and stipulate the responsibilities tied to those rights. Who owns the forests in Canada? The majority of Canada’s forest land, about 94%, is publicly owned and managed by provincial, territorial […]

January 4 – THE Historic 1998 Ice Storm! This was THE Ice Storm against which all others will likely be measured against for its ferocity, duration and damage to Ontario, Quebec and the eastern US. When was the ice storm in Canada? The Dec. 19, 2013 ice storm was a “remember where you were” event. […]

Longest distance from east to west: 5,514 km from Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador, to the Yukon and Alaska boundary. Longest distance from north to south: 4,634 km from Cape Columbia (Ellesmere Island), Nunavut, to Middle Island (Lake Erie), Ontario. How many miles long is Canada from east to west? 4,700 milesCanada is a vast […]

February 11, 1999. Greatest single-day snowfall on record in Canada On February 11, 1999, a Canadian single-day snowfall record was set in Tahtsa Lake, B.C. when 145 centimetres of snow came down! What was the biggest snowfall in Canada? 145 cmWeather extremes in Canada Record Extreme Location Greatest Snowfall in one day 145 cm (57 […]

A single-family home is a free-standing residential building. Single-family homes are designed to be used as a single-dwelling unit, with one owner, no shared walls, and its own land. What are 2 types of single-family homes? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a single-family house is one that may be fully detached, semi-detached, a row […]

Canada and the United States share the world’s longest undefended border. Basically running along the 49th parallel from the west coast to Lake Superior and following natural boundaries for the remainder, it was laid out after many settlements had occurred. Is the Canada US border patrolled? The Border Patrol is specifically responsible for patrolling the […]