Confederation Hall in Province House National Historic Site of Canada (pictured top), is the "Birthplace of Confederation", and housed a very exciting surprise for us. They had the second floor open for viewing and is the second oldest active provincial legislature. They also had a small display that had a fantastic oil painting of the grand ball held at Confederation, as well as photos of the men who worked to make our country what it is today.

The big surprise came when Jim heard his name called. He turned around to find our friends, Mark and Anne-Marie Davison there. They live in Burnaby and Mark used to serve on the IBEW Union Board with Jim and both worked at Hydro. Very exciting to see people from home, so like little limpets, we clung on for the rest of the day.

Anne-Marie knew of a concert going on just around the corner at the Confederation Centre of Arts, so we all went to that together. It turned out to be the last performance of the Confederation Youth Performers. They come from all across Canada to study and perform together. It was absolutely amazing, and free admission. They depicted the origins and development of Canada through dance, song, and costumes. It was breathtaking. The picture above was the finale with the Acadian costumes.

Then, we all went down to Peake's Wharf and enjoyed lunch, a bit of shopping, and more music.

Jim joined Mark and Anne-Marie for a fabulous lobster feed in New Glasgow as well as a musical performance by the Skys in New London. It was a great show of celtic dance and gospel music. Jim enjoyed himself (especially being out of the house past 8 PM).

Canadiana:

* 79% of Canadians are urban dwellers.

* Toronto's CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the world. One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, it stands over 553 metres tall.

* Fan Tan Alley in Victoria, BC, only 1.2 metres wide, is the narrowest street in the world.