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Happy Canada Day 2010

In recognition of Canada Day, the Tour Guys have assembled some fun/quirky/interesting facts about Canada:

• During the vote to re-name the eastern part of the Northwest Territories (now known as Nunavut), the name “Bob” came in 3^rd place
• Flin Flon Manitoba’s claim to fame was in 2000 when they were named the “Marijuana Growing Capital of Canada”
• Who else but a Canadian would have invented fish sticks? In 1929 marine scientist Archibald Huntsman invented “Ice Fillets,” the first frozen food
• The character of James Bond is based on William Stephenson, a real-life spy from Winnipeg
• 80% of Canadians are currently happy with their hair
• Ontario’s first license plates were made of leather
• Cheech and Chong formed their comedy act in Vancouver (a.k.a. Vansterdam)
• It is illegal to kill a Sasquatch in British Columbia
• In Canada, it’s illegal for margarine to be the same colour as butter
• There are more donut shops per capita in Canada than in any other country (thanks Timmy!)
• There are no skunks in Newfoundland, and no rats in Alberta (except in their legislature)
• The USA has invaded Canada twice—in 1775 and 1812—both times to no avail. They stopped trying after we burnt down their White House.
• Canada holds the record for the most gold medals ever won at the Winter Olympics, which took place this year in Vancouver!

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On June 26 and 27, 2010 Toronto will play host to the G20 Summit. The meeting facility is the Toronto Convention Centre located downtown. While traffic will be slowed and diverted in the downtown core, the fact that Tour Guys is a walking tour company and our tours are all on foot, means little to no disruption to our operation!

Our tour routes also keep us at least two city blocks from the security perimeter, so we will be always at a safe distance from any protest that might occur near the venue.

Taking a walking tour with Tour Guys or Toronto Urban Adventures will be the best way to experience Toronto if you are here on June 26th and 27th!

June 7th – 12th at 1:00 pm, explore the heart of Toronto… while doing your own heart some good!

On most days our expert tour guides accept tips after their FREE downtown walking tours. Every day this week (June 7th – 12th), in support of Stroke Month,  they will be collecting donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario instead. Proceeds will support the world-renowned Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery.

Choose the date you wish to join the tour by clicking the button below:

The Tour Starting Point

The tours will begin promptly at 1pm in front of Timothy’s World Coffee across the street from the clock tower at Old City Hall on the corner of Bay St and Queen St West. The tour is a loop and finishes where it began. The tour is about 1.5 hours long.

The Tour Route

The tour route will pass by Old City Hall, the Eaton Centre, The Bay, Church of the Holy Trinity, City Hall, Osgoode Hall, Campbell House, and many places in between. You’ll learn more about Toronto than you can shake a hotdog at!

Why We Are Donating

Tour Guys co-founder Jason Kucherawy’s father Jim (who already lived with Multiple Sclerosis) suffered a major stroke when Jason was still in high school. His family was devastated. Jim survived, but is not the same man he was before the stroke, with severely impaired mobility, diminished reasoning skills, and less ability to communicate what he’s thinking and feeling.

Jason and the rest of the Tour Guys team is pleased to be working with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario this week.

If you can not join us for the tour and would like to make a donation online to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, click here.

Tour Guys is proud to be as green of a company as green can be. Our tours leave no carbon footprint, our marketing is done entirely online and through word of mouth, and our operations are hosted online leading to zero waste of paper. For more about our green policy, click here.

Happy Earth Day from Tour Guys!