The Seven Wonders of Canada, or More Proof the Country Isn’t Boring
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.19.07 | 9:07 AM ET
Last week I happily waved my Maple Leaf flag in support of Canada’s above averageness, citing, among other things, an abundance of moose and snowboarding the Canadian Rockies. I now have more ammunition. CBC Television’s The National and BCB Radio’s Sounds Like Canada conducted a search to determine the Seven Wonders of Canada, and earlier this month they announced the results. The wonders, based on this criteria, are: The canoe, Niagara Falls, Pier 21 in Halifax, the Rockies, The igloo, Old Quebec city and Prairie Skies.
I’d happily experience them all, perhaps saving the canoe excursion for last. I have no J-stroke. Or balance in a canoe, for that matter.
The unveiling of Canada’s Seven Wonders comes in advance of the July 7, 2007 announcement of the New Seven Wonders of the World, as voted by participants in a NewOpenWorld Foundation-sponsored competition. We’ve been following the New Wonders since January 2006, and we know at least one thing: No Canadian wonder will win the status of world-wide wonder. The organizers recently announced that, with more than 50 million votes cast, the top 10 include the Great Wall, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu, the Acropolis, Chichen Itza, the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island, the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Taj Mahal and Petra.
Don’t worry, Canada. You can still win a shirt signed by Cristiano Ronaldo.