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Rockhounds in Ontario and Canada

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A rockhound is an amateur geologist or collector of rocks, minerals and gemstones. It’s not always about the value or selling them. Not for me. I like the history of rocks. Such ancient things, far older than even the oldest of trees. Eroded by time and the elements (mostly water) found on and under land, … Read more

Ottawa’s Old Train Station

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Bhat Boy’s exhibition, called the Old Train Station, featuring scenes from Ottawa’s original train station downtown [was] showcased at the Orange Art Gallery. “One of the things that really interested me is that the old train station was the hub of industrial Ottawa before it became a government town,” Bhat Boy said in an interview. … Read more

Ghostly Haunted Ontario

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This is mainly a link farm while I work on putting the sites I have found into a web directory on this domain. Canoe.ca: Haunted Ontario The Toronto and Ontario Ghost and Hauntings Research Society Terry Boyle: Haunted Ontario The Haunted Walk: Kingston and Ottawa, Ontario. Burlington Ghost Researchers Haunted Hamilton Whitby Ghost Walks Ghost … Read more

Haunted Ontario

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I’ve almost always lived in Ontario and I don’t think I have seen a ghost. Not something I could prove to myself or anyone else for certain. I explore abandoned, old buildings and never feel they are haunted. I don’t expect to see a ghost and maybe that’s why I haven’t. But, I do believe … Read more

Canadian Writer Links from the old dmoz

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  Alberta Playwrights Network   APN is a non-profit, provincial arts service organization and registered charity dedicated to fostering playwriting in Alberta.   Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society   Events, membership details, newsletter, and subscription information. Based in Calgary, Alberta.   Asian Canadian Journalists Association   Formed in 2010. Located in Vancouver, BC.   Asian Canadian … Read more

Calligraphy Guilds/ Societies in Canada

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Today I worked on calligraphy organization links for dmoz. Here are all the active groups/ links I found for Canadian locations.  The Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild Non profit society formed to promote, inspire, encourage and share the art form of calligraphy. Includes newsletters, events and contact information, Based in Calgary, Alberta. Calligraphers Guild of Manitoba … Read more