Author: Darrel Pratt

Is Victoria The Best City In Canada?

Did you know? Victoria has been ranked Canada’s best small city! Check out the Canada’s Best Small Cities 2022 rankings to see the Top 25 Canadian small cities to live, work and invest. Is Victoria the most beautiful city in Canada? Often recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in Canada, Victoria possesses a […]

Is Manitoba British?

After the control of Rupert’s Land was passed from Great Britain to the Government of Canada in 1869, Manitoba attained full-fledged rights and responsibilities of self-government as the first Canadian province carved out of the Northwest Territories. Was Manitoba a British colony? British territory Great Britain secured the territory in 1763 as a result of […]

How Long Is The Ferry Ride From Victoria To?

The Victoria Clipper ferry ride to Seattle takes 2 hours and 45 minutes, traveling direct between Belleville Terminal in downtown Victoria, BC’s Inner Harbor and Pier 69 in downtown Seattle. How much is the ferry from Victoria to Seattle? How long is the ferry crossing from Victoria? 1.5 hoursThe Black Ball Ferry travels between the […]

When Was The Last Drought In Manitoba?

The drought that occurred from 1999 to the mid-2000s was a severe multiyear drought that covered a large portion of the Canadian Prairies. Is Manitoba still in a drought? This drought stretches from north of Winnipeg down to the U.S. border. The Canadian Drought Monitor has classified all of southern Manitoba under varying degrees of […]

What Parts Of New Brunswick Are English?

Southern New Brunswick is home to the province’s English speaking communities. French speaking communities – making up one-third of the people in New Brunswick – lie in the northern part of the province. New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province. Do people speak English in New Brunswick? Edmundston shares its culture with Madawaska, Maine, […]