Canada Blooms and Maple Syrup Flows During March Break

Canada Blooms for Gardeners

Canada Blooms is now considered to be one of the To NORTH AMERICA'S 100 BEST EVENTS FOR 2011 by The American Bus Association (ABA) : The Flower and Garden Festival, held March 16-21, 2011 during the traditional March Break School Break in Ontario.  The event has been designated as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2011 Canada Blooms was one of only ten events from Canada to make ABA’s Top 100 list.   Inclusion in the Top 100 list, indicates that Canada Blooms offers excellent entertainment value to both tour groups and individual travelers from around the world, according to ABA.  This is the second Top 100 award as Canada Blooms received a homegrown Ontario Achievement Award.  More news on Canada Blooms

Maple Syrup Old Fashioned Method

Maple Syrup Spring Festivals

Experience Canadian spring culture at one of the many Canadian Maple Syrup Festivals underway during the month of March in the central and North Eastern provinces.  Maple syrup is considered to be "Pure Liquid Gold". See   Maple syrup Festival close to Toronto via Highway 400 north into cottage country. 

Family Day Last Minute Fun--Family Day News

Get last minute ideas on Family day in Canada

Family Day fun abounds all over the city

Edmonton Journal - Jamie Hall -

The popular winter festival in Hawrelak Park ends on Family Day. ... idea has since been copied by Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. ...

 

Niagara Falls in the Winter Is a Treat for the Whole Family

Wired News - Brad Moon -

This past weekend was a long weekend in Ontario, with today being the Family Day holiday. With the theme being spending time with your family, ...

 

Make This Family Day Memorable!

Oneindia - 2 hours ago

One is the family day, which is celebrated in Canada and the other is President Day in honor of former presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. ...

Family Day 2011 is Canada Heritage Day

Family Day Fun Canada

February 21: 

Family Day in Ontario, Saskatchewan  Alberta.
                       

Canada Heritage Day celebrates Parks Canada.

February 21-25:  Ontario Heritage Week



Next to a summer Canada Day in July, Canada's Heritage Day Coincides with Family Day (third Monday in February) in many Provinces.  Canada embraces winter culture, heritage and history during the Canadian winter.February Weekends: February Winter Carnivals

Family Day Canada Last Minute Getaways

Family Day is an official public holiday in three Provinces on Monday February 21, 2011: 

Family Day Alberta Events Activities:

Family Day Ontario Events Activities:

Family Day Saskatchewan Events Activities

The official holiday Monday is February 21, however many events and festivals start on Friday February 18 the beginning of the Family Day Long Weekend.   Family Day coincides with Canada Heritage Day. See news items including Canada Heritage Day and Family Day in Canada.

Winter Dogsledding season heats up!!

Kids love a ride on a dog sled

More than 20 dog sledding getaways are hot ticket package getaway items for Ontario vacationers north of Toronto. Visitors will find the best experience is actually getting behind the dogs as a "musher".  A fair test would be a couple of hours through forested trails with a lead sledder.
If time is an issue there is the Canadian winter carnival circuits where visitors can t try out the sport as a passenger. Winter attractions and activities like dog sledding at the many witnerfests, ice fests, windertludes, winteramas held across the country.  The kids can always be a passenger in a one person sled if they are nervous about the dog sled teams antics

Dog Sledding Races in February

Dog Sled Races are entertaing for the family

Canadian Challenge - the running of the Canadian Challenge for the Cameco Cup will be through the heart of Saskatchewan.

Daaquam River International - Sled Dog Race, Saint Just de Bretenieres, QC

DIAVIK 150 - Canadian Championship Dog Derby, Yellowknife, NWT

Gold Rush - Quesnel to Wells, British Columbia

Kearney Dog Sled Race - Kearney, Ontario   Kearney is located north of Huntsville off Highway 11. Ontario Near-North tourist region of the Almaguin Highlands, just north of Muskoka, Ontario.http://www.400eleven.com/pr/pr-KearneyDogSledRaces.html

Yellowknife Dog Derby - Yellowknife, North West Territories

Yukon Quest - 1,600 km Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race   

Winterfests, Carnivals, Ice Festivals in Canada

Ice Maze is the kids favourite

Winter Carnivals in Canada during February is a sure incentive to get out on the weekends for some "all Canadian activities".
See Winter Carnivals in Canada for family winter fun  ice sculptures, ice mazes, kite flying, ice forts, kids fun, curling outdoors, ice slides, hot chocolate and Beaver Tails.