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Wilfred Arthur Charles Carter (December 18, 1904 – December 5, 1996), professionally known as Wilf Carter in his native Canada and also as Montana Slim in the United States, was a Canadian Country and Western singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller. He wrote over 500 songs.
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, on Ellesmere Island (Queen Elizabeth Islands) at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) is a ski resort on Mount Mackenzie, just outside Revelstoke, British Columbia in Canada. It is owned by Northland Properties . Currently, the resort has a 1,710 metres (5,620 ft) vertical drop, the longest vertical descent of any ski resort in North America.
Shady El Nahas, the Egypt-born Canadian heavyweight judoka, likes to be called “Slim.” The 25-year-old El Nahas on Monday won the only judo gold medal for Canada so far at the Pan American Games.
There are 9 chairlifts and 134 trails within the alpine valley formed by the three mountains (Mount Standish, Lookout Mountain, and Goat's Eye Mountain) that constitute Banff Sunshine. In summer, the resort runs a shuttle bus service to its attractive walking trails and alpine meadows.
Yellowknife ( / ˈjɛloʊnaɪf /; Dogrib: Sǫǫ̀mbak’è) [11] is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River .
Slims River. Coordinates: 61°00′40″N 138°29′30″W. The former mouth of the Slims River, at Kluane Lake. Slims River in 1992. The Slims River (Ä’äy Chù) was a glacially fed river in the Canadian territory of Yukon. [1] Until 2016, [2] it originated in the Kaskawulsh Glacier, then ran approximately 15 mi (24 km) into the southern ...
Arthur Herbert "Slim" Evans (April 24, 1890 – February 13, 1944) was a leader in the industrial labor union movement in Canada and the United States. He is most known for leading the On To Ottawa Trek. Evans was involved in the Industrial Workers of the World, the One Big Union, and the Worker's Unity League.
The Kirkfield Lift Lock is a boat lift located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada, near the village of Kirkfield. It is designated "Lock 36" of the Trent–Severn Waterway, situated at the highest section of the canal (256.2 m).
S. Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge. Second Narrows Rail Bridge. Selkirk Lift Bridge. Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge.