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This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada.Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
Maskwa Creek near Wetaskiwin (Cree for 'black bear') Maskwacis (formerly known as Hobbema) collection of several First Nations name translates as 'bear hills'. Matchayaw Lake Cree for bad spirit. Palliser translated the name as Little Manitoo in 1865. [25] Medicine Hat: Translation of the Blackfoot word saamis, meaning "headdress of a medicine ...
The name "Medicine Hat" is an English interpretation of Saamis (SA-MUS) – the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men. [14] Several legends are associated with the name of a mythical mer-man river serpent named Soy-yee-daa-bee – the Creator – who appeared to a hunter and instructed him to sacrifice his wife to get mystical powers which were manifested in ...
Polar Bear Inn Churchill, Manitoba: 5 [19] Polar Bear Inn ... Banff → Medicine Hat → Moose Jaw → → Canora → Churchill: 2 minutes 49% 3 Tricia & Cathie
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).
Miriam Norton Look MacMillan (née Look; June 13, 1905 – August 18, 1987) was an American sailor, author, lecturer, photographer, and explorer.. From 1937 onward she was a chief photographer [1] in nine Arctic expeditions [2] on the Bowdoin schooner to Labrador, Baffin Island, and West Greenland within 660 miles of the North Pole.
The official mascot of the NPS is named Nanuk, the word for polar bear in Inuktitut. His place of residence has not been identified, but he has been seen in various communities around Nunavik. He especially likes events related to prevention and awareness, and there have also been several reported sightings of him in community parties. [5]
Churchill is a subarctic port town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 140 km (87 mi) from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" and to the benefit of its burgeoning tourism industry.