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Dawn Herd
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Semi-retired. Married. Mother. Love travelling, golfing, camping. Saskatchewan born, Alberta raised. 🌻🇨🇦🇪🇸
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Nov. 26, 1917:
At the Windsor Hotel in Montreal, the owners of the Montreal Wanderers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs formed the National Hockey League.
November 26, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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What is Canada's Favourite Roadside Attraction?
ROUND ONE: ALBERTA

We have a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada to vote on. Winner moves on to Round 2!

Attraction info in 🧵
CLICK LIKE on the attraction you choose in the 🧵👇 to vote.

1. Man of Vision Statue
2. World's Largest Golf Tee
November 26, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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Nov. 27, 2006:
A parliamentary motion tabled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper was approved to recognize the Quebecois as a nation within a united Canada.
November 27, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Reposted by Dawn Herd
On this day in 1950, Jeremiah Jones died in Halifax.
A hero at Vimy Ridge, it took over a century for his bravery to be formerly recognized with a medal.
Learn more about him in my thread from a few weeks ago 👇
Each day leading up to Remembrance Day, I am profiling those who served in the armed forces of Canada.
Today, it is Jeremiah Jones, a soldier who didn't get recognition for his bravery at Vimy Ridge for almost 100 years.
Let's learn more :)

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November 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.

Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM