Is your hometown "known" for anything?

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Yamer

Trochu, Alberta. Come work at Sunterra meats, and no where else.

The first time I was ever in Trochu I was in shock at all the old machinery parked everywhere through out town. I mean there is a whole block with just a bunch of old scrapped combines sitting on it when you first drive into town. Not very appealing even if your really into machinery.

[Dentoman]

Corn, sugar beets and Mormons

[604flames]

My childhood hometown, Cranbrook BC: birthplace of Steve Yzerman, home of the Kootenay Ice.

What I now consider my hometown, North Vancouver: home of Grouse Mountain, hometown of Paul Kariya (and Todd Simpson).

Current city: hometown of Shawn Horcoff...

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Bog in the Burg
http://www.bogintheburg.com/

Diplomat Mine Interpretive Site
http://www.forestburg.ca/visiting/diplomat_mine_museum
Featuring the Marion 360 stripping shovel. The Marion 360 Shovel is a registered Historic Resource under the Historical Resources Act of Alberta. This is the first designation ever awarded to a piece of mobile equipment.

Communities in Bloom National Champion

[Nuje]

My hometown's known for usually being the murder capital of Canada.

[T@T]

Forgot to mention we have a famous restaurant as well.

[Methanolic]

In the 70's, & 80's, On Halloween Night, Littering the main streets in town with burning Hay Bails.

IIRC, This was the cause of the gigantic fire that burned the Olds Arena to the ground.

[wpgflamesfan]

Cold, Mosquitos, and a little Golden Man

[chalms04]

and 604flames's avatar.

[Nuje]

Originally Posted by wpgflamesfan

Cold, Mosquitos, and a little Golden Man

Yeah, those things too.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

The first time I was ever in Trochu I was in shock at all the old machinery parked everywhere through out town. I mean there is a whole block with just a bunch of old scrapped combines sitting on it when you first drive into town. Not very appealing even if your really into machinery.

I lived across the street from that pile of junk for a good 22 years of my life! (literally) That guy stores that s*** all over town now. He was my minor league hockey coach.

His son is a Rhodes Scholar and got himself a 4 year hockey scholarship to Princeton before that. Huh.....

[OBCT]

Originally Posted by COGENT

Unfortunately I am part of the OP's example...

Medicine Hat - World's Largest teepee! So proud

Don't sell us short. The Hat is also known for it's gas! :P

[from Wikipedia]:
"Its major claim to fame is Rudyard Kipling's famous line "all hell for a basement"[4] referring to the vast reserves of natural gas beneath it. Because of the reserves, the city is known as The Gas City. It is Alberta's sixth largest city."

Also, for being dry, sunny and elderly-friendly.

[from Wikipedia]:
"Medicine Hat receives less precipitation annually than many other cities on the Canadian Prairies and plentiful sunshine (widely known as "The sunniest city in Canada")[8], making it a popular retirement city.

Plus, we've got a decent list of notable individuals:

• Roloff Beny, prolific artist and exhibitor
• Richard Edward Taylor, co-recipient of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Physics
• Ronnie Burkett, internationally famed puppeteer
• Terri Clark, country singer
• Murray Craven, former NHL hockey player
• Glen Edwards, test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
• Daniel Federkeil, football player for the Indianapolis Colts
• Bruno Gerussi, actor
• Corey Hirsch, former NHL hockey goalie
• Mike Hudema, social and environmental activist
• Gordie Johnson, lead singer of Big Sugar
• Matt Keetley, Calgary Flames hockey goalie
• Blaine Lacher, former NHL hockey goalie
• Trevor Linden, former NHL hockey player and captain
• Susan Nattrass, an Olympian competitive shooter and an officer of the Order of Canada
• Kalan Porter, Canadian Idol winner, Season 2 (2004)
• Ashley van Ham, Winner of Canada's Worst Driver 4

And you can't forget the Medicine Hat Tigers, the primary Junior club of these current NHLers:
- Cam Barker
- Jay Bouwmeester
- Jason Chimera
- Derek Dorsett
- Vernon Fiddler
- Darren Helm
- Joffrey Lupul
- Clarke MacArthur
- Rob Niedermayer
- Chris Osgood
- Kris Russell

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Dentoman

Corn, sugar beets and Mormons

Don't sell yourself short. When I think of Taber, Mexican Mennonites are the first thing that pop into my head.

[Methanolic]

Originally Posted by OBCT

[from Wikipedia]:
"Its major claim to fame is Rudyard Kipling's famous line "all hell for a basement"[4]

What a great piece of trivia! All this time I thought Big Sugar coined the phrase.

[JBR]

The former and future home of the Jets.

[604flames]

Originally Posted by chalms04

and 604flames's avatar.

Haha the team or the giant smoke stacks?

[chalms04]

Originally Posted by 604flames

Haha the team or the giant smoke stacks?

Both

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Ah ha, didn't catch that one I guess!

I always use the phrase "on the other side of the Rockies from Vancouver".....and if they are still clueless, "It's like Denver or Salt Lake City, but north".

Just use "near Banff". Trust me, if people know one place in Canada, it's Banff.

Originally Posted by chalms04

and 604flames's avatar.

There's loads of NHL players from that little town. It's got a great hockey history.

[tanguay'sstillgood]

Originally Posted by 604flames

My childhood hometown, Cranbrook BC: birthplace of Steve Yzerman, home of the Kootenay Ice.

What I now consider my hometown, North Vancouver: home of Grouse Mountain, hometown of Paul Kariya (and Todd Simpson).

Current city: hometown of Shawn Horcoff...

Living in Castelgar but sporting the Smokies logo, hey? Interesting.

[Lithium]

Bow Island, Alberta, Canada (The Bean Capital)
Home to the World's Largest Putter


Pinto MacBean


and Troy Loney, 2 time Stanley Cup champion with the Penguins and the first Captain for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks