Is your hometown "known" for anything?

[troutman]

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Redliner

I'm from Lethbridge, and all you need to know about it is it's very, very windy.

The train bridge is pretty cool.

[dissentowner]

St. Thomas ON

Statue of Jumbo the elephant who was hit by a train and killed here.


Jumbo Joe Thornton


Railway Capital Of Canada

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

The train bridge is pretty cool.

Turned 100 years old last year. If I recall correctly, it was only built to last something like 40 years.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

Turned 100 years old last year. If I recall correctly, it was only built to last something like 40 years.

Have you even been underneath it when a train is going over it? It is pretty neat to see how the towers move.

[CrusaderPi]

Sherwood Park, Alberta. World's largest hamlet.

[kirant]

Last Saskachewan city you pass through before hitting the US border.

And...if it means anything, birthplace of Trent Whitfield.

[Azure]

[Tyler]

Birthplace of Sandra Schmerler and the Hanson Buck

[Russic]

Hmm Innisfail, Alberta. Home of:

1. Perhaps one of the more inhumane "zoo's" in the country


2. A damn good Drive-in


3. We used to have a water tower that when properly vandalized gave the town it's nickname


4. There's a dog food factory.

[Fredrik]

We got this soviet beauty in our back garden during the cold war...





Oh, and Håkan Loob used to play hockey here...

[octothorp]

The sleepy little town I'm from claims to have the oldest unsolved homicide in Alberta's history.

[an_album_cover]

Richmond Hill, Ontario (as stolen from Wiki):

"Once considered the "Rose Capital of the World", Richmond Hill has in recent years seen a huge population upsurge, being Canada's fastest-growing community in the 1990s. The town is home to the world-renowned David Dunlap Observatory telescope, and has been rated by the Fraser Institute as the 23rd most affluent city in North America and 3rd in Canada, being one of the only two municipalities in all of Canada with an average household income above $100,000."

Notable people from RH include:

- Elvis Stojko
- Trish Stratus
- Mike Cammalleri

Meh...

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Russic

2. A damn good Drive-in

I know a bunch of people from Innisfail and have never heard anyone talk about this drive in? I'll have to check it out instead of eating at DQ or Subway the next time I'm in Innisfail at lunch.

[Russic]

I'm 27 and we never went to it very often. When I became a teenager and started heading out on my own with friends the Subway and McDonalds opened up, so we bypassed D&R. My brothers group though (5-9 years older) went there quite a bit as there were few options. They have more positive memories of it.

[Ruttiger]

Originally Posted by DropIt

Lacombe AB,
Known for having 1 of 5 flat iron buildings in either the world or NA (can't remember) and having 1 of only 2, 5-way stops too I believe.
Hooray!

Hey - I'm from Lacombe too! Don't forget Gord Bamford, Len Thompson fishing lures, Roland Michener, the Lacombe Hog:

http://www.albertapork.com/news.aspx?NavigationID=2918

and the Koberstein Buck:

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/dshunti...s/wcbucks.html

[Reaper]

I was born in the Southernmost city in Canada.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

Originally Posted by TimSJ

Saint John, NB

Canada's first incorporated City
Canada's first Public Museum
Canada's first YMCA
First Chartered Bank in Canada
Louis B Mayer Grew up here
Benedict Arnold lived here

It's also the home of the Reversing Falls Rapids and Reversing Falls Bridge:




Also, it's the home of the 2001 Calder Cup Champions - the Saint John Flames:




Oh, and fog. It's almost always really foggy in Saint John...

[Yamer]

Up until recently we were proud to just be known as the birthplace of the 14th overall pick in 1989 NHL Draft. Kevin Haller went on to win a Stanley Cup with that unlikely 1993 Canadiens team. I have a fond memory of standing in line at the local museum that summer to see our local hero and his Stanley Cup ring (don't ask me why he chose not to bring the Cup to his hometown, where he grew up, where he still holds athletic records at the local high school, where his family made their living and still do).

Now, we are probably known as the town who won a competition to have a giant golf tee overlooking the valley in which our course sits. Very visible from Highway 21. Oh, and the fact that Communities in Bloom thought it would be a great idea to replace the grass in our medians with rocks.

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

[FlamesAddiction]

The town I grew up is locally famous for being the town with the smallest population to ever win the Stanley Cup (Kenora Thistles - 1907). Art Ross, for whom the Art Ross Trophy is named after was a member of that team.

It's also sort of famous for fishing, particularly walleye, bass, musky and sturgeon. In fact, they host an international bass tournament every year. There is a big musky statue in town that is well known, but then what town doesn't have a big "something" in Canada?

Also, sort of historically important for being the most northwestern extent of New France during colonial times.