Matters That Matter www.englishmatters.ca (905) 953-6007 March & April 2018 In This Issue March Is The Time to Make Maple Syrup!! Maple Syrup is part of Canadian culture. Indigenous people Page1 taught the early settlers to Canada how to extract the sap Maple Syrup from maple trees, boil it, and make syrup. Today, Canada Fishing produces 71% of the world’s maple syrup. Canada exports Cashback maple syrup to more than 50 countries. Things to do! March is the time to enjoy a maple syrup festival. You can learn how maple Important Dates syrup is made, taste some maple syrup, go on a hay ride, have some pancakes Did You Know? or have taffy on snow. You can even see the sugar bush at night by lamplight! Page2 Click on the child enjoying maple sugar snow. The link lists all of the different More Things To do maple syrup festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. Scroll through the Canadian Tulip Festival list to see when and where the festivals are, how much money it will cost, and Canadian War Museum what activities they have. Then, get ready for a sweet tap into spring! Moose Jam Do you want to go fishing? Cherry Blossoms Cashback There are some things you need to know and do before Things To Do you can fish in Ontario. For example, you may need a fishing March 16-18 license. Also, there are rules about the type of bait you can use. Metro Toronto Convention Get a license at Canadian Tire. For all the details click the fish!! Centre Click the logo to go to the website. Enercare Centre Toronto Do you want to avoid The largest flower and an extra trip to the bank garden festival in Canada!! for cash? Get your At The Textile Museum of Canada cashback at the grocery ARTISTRY IN SILK: store! 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It is a way In North America, “street art” cities on earth! Children put their teeth under for children to celebrate the loss of their Graffiti Alley is a good place to see if you lose a tooth, their pillow. baby teeth; a sign that they are getting some amazing Graffiti. the Tooth Fairy The Tooth Fairy visits while they older. The Tooth Fairy has wings and covert knowledge about children’s tooth loss. She Look for Rush Lane between brings you sleep. is stealthy and swift. It is unclear what she Spadina and Portland Avenues, money! She takes the tooth, and leaves a does with all of the teeth she collects. Many south of Queen Street. gift. Often the gift is money. believe she is building a castle with them. Here is a map. March & April 2018 Newsletter Page 2 of 2 More Things To Do Coming in May…. THE CANADIAN TULIP FESTIVAL Stunning Views! Waves of petals! Spring broadcast! May 11-21, 2018 at various locations in Ottawa Ontario, Canada’s Capital! Click the logo to go to the website. You’ll be amazed by more than 1,000,000 dazzling tulips, live music, cafes, floral and craft exhibits and fireworks. Also, there’s a hop-on-hop-off shuttle bus between the 3 main Tulip Festival sites – March 28 – April 1 Commissioners Park, Lansdowne Park, and the ByWard market – on weekends. You can rent Enercare Centre Exhibition Place a bike and create your own tulip itinerary, book a tour or a 2 hour cruise. Toronto One of the largest craft shows in North Every year the Netherlands Royal family sends thousands of tulip bulbs to Canada to say, “Thank America, featuring unique, handmade crafts and the talented, dedicated artisans who you!” During WWII, the Netherlands was under Nazi control. It was dangerous and the royal make them. Click the logo for more information, Dutch Princess Juliana, needed a safe place to have her baby. She was invited to come to Ottawa. Take a Buttertart Tour The hospital room was declared, ‘extraterritorial’ and royal baby Princess Margriet was born in Yum! Yum! Canada as a Dutch citizen! Take a sweet self-guided tour! Download the maps. Bakeries, Since the first festival in 1953, Ottawa has drawn crowds to see the famous tulips. The festival cafes, & restaurants serving also honours Canada’s veterans. Today there are millions of tulips on display celebrating Canada’s iconic treat! Stay at a international friendship. Kawartha inn for sightseeing! Click the butter tart to learn more!! While in Ottawa be sure to visit... THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM DON’T FORGET The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national Now is the time to start thinking museum of military history. It is one of the world’s about summer camps for the kids. most respected museums for the study and Look for information in your local activity guide. understanding of armed conflict. The Museum’s collections are among the finest military holdings in the world. The collection includes rare vehicles, artillery, uniforms, medals, and personal memoirs. There are more things to do in Ottawa! Click Here: Click to Learn More Learn to Click Ha ha! Q. Why did the moose want to join the school band? Cherry A. He wanted to play a moosical instrument! blossom viewing is a So you want to see a moose???? Try finding a Moose Jam! sign that spring has Your best chance of seeing a moose in the wild is in Algonquin Park. There are over 3,600 arrived! moose living in the park. The cherry blossoms reach In the spring, the moose like the salty water on their peak in late April/early the highway left over from the winter snow May. They will last 4-10 days depending on the weather. removal. It is not unusual to see moose on the side of the road licking up the salt. Many cars Places to see the blossoms: will stop along Highway 60 when a moose is spotted. It is not called, ‘a traffic jam’. It is called 1. High Park (click here to a “moose jam”! track the blooms). The best time to see a moose is around dawn. 2. Centennial Park, Etobicoke So, you may want to stay overnight near the 3. Centre Island park and wake up early for your search! 4. Trinity Bellwoods Park .