April 13: Fredericton
Fredericton is the capital city of New Brunswick. It also used to be
the city no one could remember when they were doing geography tests in
Grade 6.
We all knew that Toronto is the capital of Ontario, that Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba, and that St. John's is the capital of Newfoundland.
(We also knew that Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island. Of course, Charlottetown is the only town on Prince Edward Island.)
But poor Fredericton - no one ever remembered it. Until 1999, which is when Canada created Nunavut by cutting the Northwest Territories in half. The capital city of Nunavut is Iqaluit. The premier of Nunavut is Peter Taptuna, which is something you do to a fish to see if it's alive.
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Fredericton is probably a great city. Unlike Canada's three westernmost provinces, New Brunswick's capital is probably in the right city. BC's capital should be Vancouver because it's bigger than Victoria and it's not on an island. Saskatchewan's capital should be Saskatoon because Regina is a dirty disgusting city and its name makes people giggle. The capital of Alberta should be Calgary because it's a far better city than Edmonton. Calgary should also be the capital of Canada. No, Calgary should be the capital of the world.
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Fredericton is famous because the first syllable of its name reminds me of Fred Flintstone.
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Fredericton is also the hometown of Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL. I am not sure why this is news. When a white guy makes it to the NBA, it's not exactly Man Bites Dog now, is it?
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The Canadian business tycoon Lord Beaverbrook considered Fredericton to be his hometown. There is a statue of him in Fredericton and lots of the buildings are named Beaverbrook. For some reason, Lord Beaverbrook is also the namesake of a high school in Calgary.
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There is also a community in Prince Edward Island called Fredericton. Dang it, Prince Edward Island keeps doing things to piss me off. Here's a partial list of the things PEI does that are bad:
- Insists on being its own province even though its population could fit in the Saddledome and its land mass is smaller than the combined area's of Canada's golf courses*
- Only has about five towns but still insists on naming one after the capital city of its neighbouring province
- Thinks Anne of Green Gables is the only thing it ever has to do to bring tourists there (they're right)
If I had my own community in Alberta, I'd call it Prince Edward Island just to piss the red earth potato chuggers off.
* Probably not true, but I'm using hyperbole to make a point.
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I have never been to Fredericton, NB or Fredericton, PEI. No intentions of going. But fate may take me there one day.
Eeeeeeeeeeee
We all knew that Toronto is the capital of Ontario, that Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba, and that St. John's is the capital of Newfoundland.
(We also knew that Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island. Of course, Charlottetown is the only town on Prince Edward Island.)
But poor Fredericton - no one ever remembered it. Until 1999, which is when Canada created Nunavut by cutting the Northwest Territories in half. The capital city of Nunavut is Iqaluit. The premier of Nunavut is Peter Taptuna, which is something you do to a fish to see if it's alive.
-
Fredericton is probably a great city. Unlike Canada's three westernmost provinces, New Brunswick's capital is probably in the right city. BC's capital should be Vancouver because it's bigger than Victoria and it's not on an island. Saskatchewan's capital should be Saskatoon because Regina is a dirty disgusting city and its name makes people giggle. The capital of Alberta should be Calgary because it's a far better city than Edmonton. Calgary should also be the capital of Canada. No, Calgary should be the capital of the world.
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Fredericton is famous because the first syllable of its name reminds me of Fred Flintstone.
-
Fredericton is also the hometown of Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL. I am not sure why this is news. When a white guy makes it to the NBA, it's not exactly Man Bites Dog now, is it?
-
The Canadian business tycoon Lord Beaverbrook considered Fredericton to be his hometown. There is a statue of him in Fredericton and lots of the buildings are named Beaverbrook. For some reason, Lord Beaverbrook is also the namesake of a high school in Calgary.
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There is also a community in Prince Edward Island called Fredericton. Dang it, Prince Edward Island keeps doing things to piss me off. Here's a partial list of the things PEI does that are bad:
- Insists on being its own province even though its population could fit in the Saddledome and its land mass is smaller than the combined area's of Canada's golf courses*
- Only has about five towns but still insists on naming one after the capital city of its neighbouring province
- Thinks Anne of Green Gables is the only thing it ever has to do to bring tourists there (they're right)
If I had my own community in Alberta, I'd call it Prince Edward Island just to piss the red earth potato chuggers off.
* Probably not true, but I'm using hyperbole to make a point.
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I have never been to Fredericton, NB or Fredericton, PEI. No intentions of going. But fate may take me there one day.
Eeeeeeeeeeee
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