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  1. interstate75 avatar

    Single Day at the Lake Superior Provincial Park

    by interstate75 15 May 2012

    Hi I would like to spend a day at the Lake Superior Provincial park this weekend. I will bring along my camping gear, just in case there…

  2. harju avatar

    Re: Canada's Tourism Facilitation Action Plan

    by harju 30 April 2012

    It is targeted at US citizens coming up in tour groups to hunt and fish in Northern Ontario, however technically it has wide application.…

  3. CndnNewbie avatar

    RE: Ontario 3 weeks in July

    by CndnNewbie 24 April 2012

    Hi, it takes about 2 full days to drive to Saskatchewan, and once you get there, there is not much to see. I have driven through and althoug…

  4. johnqa avatar

    Re: black flies in British Columbia?

    by johnqa 07 February 2012

    I have lived on Vancouver Island for 20 years and have never had a problem with black flies here, and little with any other biting insect.…

  5. hardnosethehighway avatar

    RE: Solar storm

    by hardnosethehighway 25 January 2012

    +" this morning -c.4AM-, I got remarkably good reception of an AM radion station in Boston Mass., WBZ (1030).....Boston is about 900 miles…

  6. spampants_ avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by spampants_ 09 December 2011

    Most of the southern half of Ontario is considered Northern Ontario.

  7. defenestrator avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by defenestrator 07 December 2011

    >I love North Bay and do refer to it as Northern Ontario :D I'm probably going to go up there in March.

  8. nexus avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by nexus 07 December 2011

    Just call it 'fish'. Problem solved. I love North Bay and do refer to it as Northern Ontario :D Ontarions know what I mean.

  9. ben_hanscombe avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by ben_hanscombe 07 December 2011

    'Northern Ontario' wouldn't scan.

  10. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by VinnyD 07 December 2011

    Northern Ontario wouldn't have fit the meter, so he said North Ontario. [Helpless|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2z7LXpAX3Q].

  11. defenestrator avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by defenestrator 07 December 2011

    Canadians have weird ideas that don't make any sense. They call Sudbury and North Bay "Northern Ontario." They also call walleye "pickerel…

  12. goldfinger avatar

    RE: Non-obvious geography

    by goldfinger 07 December 2011

    Vinny, if that's what he was singing about he would have said Northern Ontario. North just means north of the populated area.

  13. briela83 avatar

    RE: Favourite destination in Canada?

    by briela83 02 November 2011

    @busman7 Still beautiful around here, 'Northern Ontario' or not. @battybilly My fiance is from East Sussex, and is now a permanent…

  14. hardnosethehighway avatar

    RE: Favourite destination in Canada?

    by hardnosethehighway 01 November 2011

    +"Northern Ontario is quite beautiful and overlooked by tourists. Head 2+ hours north of Toronto...."+ FYI-Northern Ontario starts @…

  15. briela83 avatar

    RE: Favourite destination in Canada?

    by briela83 27 October 2011

    Where are you living at the moment? I see that you've just moved over here from Australia. Northern Ontario is quite beautiful and overlo…

  16. busman7 avatar

    RE: Toronto to Vancouver by greyhound

    by busman7 26 October 2011

    I am I ever glad that I got out of that retarded country when I did. So all law abiding Canadians are having their rights curtailed becau…

  17. snagglepussch avatar

    Hwy 129 ON or Hwy 144 ON to Wawa

    by snagglepussch 22 August 2011

    Good day to you all I have a rather simple question for a road trip. I want to drive from Sudbury up to Wawa, and not use Hwy 17 as much,…

  18. hardnosethehighway avatar

    RE: Jobs

    by hardnosethehighway 22 August 2011

    +"Kirkland Lake was hiring 300 people several weeks ago. .Cochrane is opening the old gold mine and will be hiring."+ May God Have Mercy…

  19. hardnosethehighway avatar

    RE: Seneterre, Quebec

    by hardnosethehighway 19 August 2011

    +" Is Seneterre an agreeable enough place to spend a few days, or is it a dump?"+ A dump-full of people who don't speak English. +"…

  20. paulieg avatar

    RE: road tripping Montreal-Alberta

    by paulieg 04 July 2011

    It's true you can shave off a lot of time, drive on better roads and pay less for gas by cutting through the US Midwest. But wouldn't…

  21. tofino_surfer avatar

    Re: Toronto and beyond - any suggestions?

    by tofino_surfer 27 June 2011

    You mentioned that you want to get into the wilderness. Late September/ first week of October is when the fall color season peaks in Norther…

  22. ihal avatar

    RE: Montreal to Saskatoon

    by ihal 24 April 2011

    I've done the bus from Edmonton to Toronto, and have also driven it twice. It's extremely boring - Northern Ontario goes on for days.…

  23. dreama avatar

    RE: Driving/Visiting ON, AB, BC, YK or NT

    by dreama 09 March 2011

    I've driven through all of the provinces and territories in Canada with the exception of Nunavut and that is only because you can't drive…

  24. ELECTRIC_PENGUIN avatar

    Currency Exchange Throughout Canada

    by ELECTRIC_PENGUIN 18 January 2011

    I know that in major cities one can exchange most major currencies easily, but what about less touristed/traveled places such as Manitoba,…

  25. occurentnubes avatar

    RE: Mid September to early October: West or East?

    by occurentnubes 17 January 2011

    Central and parts of Northern Ontario are amazing for the fall foliage in October. October is a great time of year in Central Ontario,…

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