remembrance day: How the World Sees Canada........today on Remembrance Day
- 11/11/08 05:38 PM
Its always interesting to know how the rest of the world sees your country..........With the election of Obama....and the world-wide media attention -I think we're more aware of how the world is watching - and that we do live in a Global Community........What touches one country effects another.....especially when we share a border. Anyhow I recent came across this article written by a British writer.......in the Sunday Telegraph......and it was about Canadians........I thought it was intresting how it took someone from England to put into words what we outselves haven't been able to... ... Sunday Telegraph Article From today's UK wires: … (50 comments)
remembrance day: Lest We Forget - The Veteran on the Canadian Ten Dollar Bill - 11.11.11
- 11/07/08 04:20 PM
Ever look at your currency and wonder about the story etched on each bill and what it represents?.......How many of us even look at our bills that carefully? Probably not many - unless we're thinking its a counterfeit $50! Well If you look at the back of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
THE VETERAN ON OUR TEN DOLLAR BILL 11.11.11.
His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died last month at the age of 90. Its rather remarkable that he managed to live to such … (40 comments)
I look forward to this opportunity to share with both my fellow Realtors and my local community...some local anecdotes, tidbits of info - community profiles, real estate savy......interspersed with humor and inspiration!
Its always interesting to know how the rest of the world sees your country..........With the election of Obama....and the world-wide media attention -I think we're more aware of how the world is watching - and that we do live in a Global Community........What touches one country effects another.....especially when we share a border.
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