"The testing of cruise missiles in Canada proved very contentious. The government explained its decision in both political and technical terms. Politically, testing demonstrated alliance solidarity over the modernization of NATO's nuclear deterrent. Technically, testing the missile over terrain similar to that of the northern Soviet Union would improve its effectiveness, and allow the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) to develop an anti-cruise capability. The tests would take place in a 2,200-kilometre test corridor that included parts of the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Tests could involve either releasing the missile in a "free flight" to its target, or allowing its guidance system to direct both the missile and the launch aircraft to the target in a "captive carry" test. The tests take several hours, and involve a number of aircraft in both Canada and the United States, from tankers to fighters to Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) planes. After the first few years of tests, attention shifted from monitoring the missile itself to attempting to track and intercept it. In order to simulate the climate of the northern Soviet Union, most cruise missile tests in Canada have taken place in the winter months."

"the ... impact on the provincial deficit added up to $550 million"

"There's an island up north out in Queen Charlotte Sound"

"The flavour is its own reward, like kissing the whole world at once, rivers, willows, bugs and all, until your swollen lips tingle."

"Stand with Baillie-Grohman in 1882 on the shoulder of the Purcells gazing east and north up the Rocky Mountain trench but bear with his southwest intentions for the arable flood plain near Creston he'll sell once reclaimed from the Kootenay's high water re-routing its headwaters here with a trench of his own into the Columbia."

"Plus, British Columbia's real nice This time of year And when she gets there She says she'll phone"

"oh yeah these BC people oh yeah they make me feel fine oooo extreme are your seasons carving beauty as they rest"

"Leaving B.C. A thousand faces without names Unknown souls all look the same A thousand people pass me by In this city of dreams my soul Dies"

"In Port Hardy one morning I cast off my lines The sea was all smooth and the weather just fine And for Castle Rock I was headed away Where the coho flash silver all over the bay"

"in a place called Canada West On Williams Creek they called me green and Johnny come lately But, ah, I came from Canada, I ain't from the old country"

"Huge orange flying boat rises off a lake Thousand-year-old petroglyphs doing a double take"

"Here comes Henry Currie, he's always in a hurry Teaming up the Cariboo road He makes his horses go through the dust and through the snow Teaming up the Cariboo road"

"Downstream ever further from our native nowheres (paradise, wilderness) we ooh and aah harder over these sockeye come three hundred miles upstream"

"HIGHWAY 1 IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. This includes emergency, essential and construction vehicles. A dam is currently being built and no access will be possible."

"One of the issues previous governments had done is devolved responsibility for diking to municipalities. The intent was to give local control and autonomy, and I support that in principle, but the consequence of that is that local rate payers have been asked to take on an extraordinary burden that historically had been handled by the two other orders of government"

"The fuel conservation measures are working but with another storm on its way, we are extending the order to ensure that we prioritize emergency services for another two weeks. This recovery will take time"

"According to the summary, $5.1 billion was spent on Vancouver's "social safety net" in 2020, equating to about $7,200 per Vancouver resident or $14 million per day. The executive summary does not specifically define what is being included as a part of the city’s social safety net."

"Without question it may be said of Vancouver that her position, geographically, is Imperial to a degree, that her possibilities are enormous, and that with but a feeble stretch of the imagination those possibilities might wisely be deemed certainties."

"Boston is among an increasing number of municipalities, universities, and private foundations that have announced plans to divest from fossil fuels. In late October, ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26, Auckland, New Zealand; Copenhagen, Denmark; Glasgow, Scotland; Paris; Rio de Janeiro; and Seattle announced commitments to divest from fossil fuel companies and increase investments to make cities more sustainable. Also last month, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed a bill that requires the city’s three pension funds to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Those are in addition to divestment commitments made last year by Berlin; Bristol, England; Cape Town, South Africa; Durban, South Africa; London; Los Angeles; Milan; New Orleans; New York City; Oslo; Norway; Pittsburgh; and Vancouver, Canada. “Cities are at the forefront of tackling the climate emergency and there is real momentum to move investments away from fossil fuels and toward climate solutions,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is chair-elect of C40 Cities, a network of mayors working to confront climate change, said in a statement. “I will continue to encourage more cities to join the movement, and urge national governments and private finance institutions to mobilize more finance to invest directly in cities to support a green and fair recovery.”"