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A tale of two summers: How Expo 67 remade Montreal — and then the ’76 Olympics nearly broke it
50 years after the Montreal Olympics, the city continues to be painted by the extravagant brush of its flamboyant mid-century
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People & Culture
Your photos: Peaceful pics we’re loving right now
Photos that bring us peace from our Can Geo Photo Club members
- Mar 23, 2020
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- 2 minutes
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The past week has been a long year.
With all that’s going on in the world, Can Geo staff have been craving a little peace. We’re grateful to the members of our Photo Club, who have continued to share beautiful landscape images that offer us a moment’s serenity and reprieve from the constant onslaught of COVID-19 news.
We hope these photos help you switch off any anxieties for a few minutes and just enjoy the beauty of Canada from wherever you’ve found yourself these days.
The sky at Killbear Provincial Park, Ont. shines red and gold during sunset. (Photo: Alayne Brisson/Can Geo Photo Club)
Waves wash onto the beach at Prince Edward Island National Park. (Photo: Angela Vezina/Can Geo Photo Club)
A hidden, quiet corner of Lake Uniacke, Nova Scotia. (Photo: Bernie Ewing/Can Geo Photo Club)
A stretch of farmland near Saskatoon. (Photo: Gabriel Miller/Can Geo Photo Club)
Signs of the sun in rural Alberta. (Photo: Kanet Renzetti/Can Geo Photo Club)
The power of Niagara Falls showcased as the water flows over the edge. (Photo: Lei Yang/Can Geo Photo Club)
Fresh tracks on a snowy hillside in Vernon, B.C. (Photo: Murray Cotton/Can Geo Photo Club)
A stunning landscape at Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, Que. (Photo: Nunzio Guerrera/Can Geo Photo Club)
The “wow” of Banff National Park. Alta.. (Photo: Richard Mark/Can Geo Photo Club)
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