Our Lady of Great Power, Quebec, Canada, (1673) – 25 February: Our Lady of Great Power is little known in America, unless among the pupils of the …
Our Lady of Great Power, Quebec, Canada, (1673) and Memorials of the Saints – 25 February
Feeling a bit stressed out these days? (The Beagle Channel Argentina). Who isn’t? (Banff National Park, British Columbia), Let’s escape (Coastal Norway), to peaceful places (Vancouver Island, British Columbia), and forget our worries (Zermatt, Switzerland), for awhile (Huahine, French Polynesia). I will do another peaceful images post after this (Yellowstone National Park), because we all […]
Escapist Landscapes Pt. 1~ —
In one of its more significant and, in fact, truly historic moves, the Westminster parliament in London approved the Statute of Westminster on this day, December 11 1931.
Whilst largely forgotten today, this act effectively began the major phase of reducing the power and reach of the British Empire, marking the beginning of the Commonwealth. The dominions of Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland were granted equal status and full autonomy, whilst still adhering allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain.
A lot has changed since then; Newfoundland is now a province of Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador since March 31 1949), for example. The Republic of Ireland is truly independent, whilst within the bounds of the EU.
Even the integrity of Great Britain itself has come under threat with strong nationalist movements in Wales and particularly Scotland.
Time will tell if the United Kingdom breaks apart, or re-constitutes itself, once outside the of the EU.
Copyright Francis Barker 2020
If you haven’t already, please check out our previous pitstop before Vancouver – Whistler here. Overview: The Shannon Falls Sea To Sky Highway Vancouver City Fly Over Canada The Butchart Garden Capilano Suspension Bridge Stanley Park Gastown The Journey : We left from Whistler and set out for Vancouver. This time we took a stop […]
The Canadian Rockies – Vancouver — Bombay Ficus
*Essential guide to Vancouver & Victoria.
Note : If haven’t checked out our previous story on Jasper National Park, Click Here. Kamloops Situated at the junction of the North and South Thompson Rivers in the Thompson Valley, Kamloops is the second largest city in the British Columbia Interior with a growing population of 90,000 people. We did not spend much time […]
The Canadian Rockies -Kamloops, Whistler — Bombay Ficus
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