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MY CITY NOVOSIBIRSK

• Novosibirsk- the capital of Siberia
• Novosibirsk is one of the biggest cities in
  Russia and the third largest city after Moscow
  and St. Petersburg ,and it is the biggest city
  behind the Ural. Its situated right in the
  middle of Russia. The city is on bank of the Ob
  river. Day, when the bridge across the Ob river
  was started, it is considered as day when
  Novosibirsk was found.
• The famous places of Novosibirsk are Novosibirsk
  Zoo, Novosibirsk Art Gallery, the theater Red
  torch, the theater Old House, The Youth
  Theatre Globe and
• State Academy Opera and Ballet Theater. The
  Youth Theatre Globes is situated in the centre of
  Novosibirsk. It isnt far from Chapel. The Globe
  today is a huge building, it has two halls.
• Andrey Bondarenko
  

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MY CITY NOVOSIBIRSK

• At the end of 19th century the builders of the
  Trans-Siberian Railway were gradually pushing
  through the boundless steppes and trackless
  forests of Siberia towards the East. At the banks
  of the mighty Siberian River Ob, they came to a
  halt, for it had to be bridged. Nikolai
  Garin-Mikhailovsky, the leader of the surveying
  group, himself both a great engineer and a
  novelist, was the man who selected the site for
  the huge railway bridge to be built. He was the
  founder of Novosibirsk and today one of the
  finest squares in the city bears his name.
• Novosibirsk is a young city and perhaps the most
  outstanding aspect of its short life is its rate
  of growth. It took 750 years for the population
  of Moscow to reach the million mark, Kiev 700
  years and New York about two hundred, but
  Novosibirsk has been in existence only sixty
  years. Now population of Novosibirsk is 1,5
  millions people. Novosibirsk is the third city in
  Russia.
• In Novosibirsk are many famous sights Railway
  Station, the Siberian Theatre of Opera and
  Ballet, the Institute of Rail Transport
  Engineers, the Administration of Siberian
  Railway, the little Railway in Zaeltsovsky park,
  Zoo, the square of Heroes of revolution and
  Chapel.
• Railway Station is situated on the square of
  Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky.
• The first performance of the Siberian Theatre of
  Opera and Ballet was given on Victory Day in 1945
  to celebrate the surrender of Nazi Germany.
• Novosibirsk Zoo is one of the biggest and famous
  zoos in the world.
• The general street of Novosibirsk is Red Aveue.
  There is the citys Chapel. This place is the
  center of Russia.

• Roman Spitsin

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MY CITY NOVOSIBIRSK

• The best way to see a strange city is to buy a
  map and guide-book. Then you should follow the
  recommended sightseeing routes. Certainly, that
  is not enough to study the city well. If someone
  would like to learn more about a city, it is
  useful to walk along the streets and look around
  to see historical places, buildings and
  monuments. There is no doubt that you should
  visit art galleries and museums. Besides this,
  you may ask a resident of the city to advise you
  what places of interest you should see first.
  
• The Operas theatre
• The construction building was begun in 1931. By
  1933 the structure raised over city in centre.
  Architectures theatre was been carried in
  styles vanguard. In 1941 building theatre was
  been almost ready, but since war, the building
  closed. In 1942 government SSSR passing decision
  about urgent finish construction theatre. In 1944
  arriving commission and building hand in
  exploitation. The theatre has big auditorium
  (2000 places), concerts hall (450 places) and
  little hall (150 places).
• (The Operas theatre)
• Square Lenin is main, extensive. Here is situated
  great cultures building, subway.
• Regional museum is situated in centre Square
  Lenin. This place ?1, where necessary go in order
  to oneself with history, culture and natures
  Novosibirsk.
• Novosibirsks zoo
• Novosibirsks zoo is the big scale and volume in
  Russia. Here is containing more 400 species
  animals and some uncommon species. In pines
  forest one can good conduct time, go hiking.
• The Circus
• Novosibirsk has big circus. It is built in 1973.
  
• In circus we can fun time. Circus show diverse
  concerts. There arrive well-known singers and
  troupes clowns.

Dasha Suslova
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MY CITY NOVOSIBIRSK

• My city is Novosibirsk. It is in Russia, in
  Siberia. Earlier this city had name
  Novonikolaevsk. Now its called Novosibirsk.
  There are many famous people in our city. One of
  them is Evgeniy Podgorniy. He is a gymnastic
  champion. Some time ago I went to the gymnastics
  and took the first prizes. And I have even a
  certificate. And one more well-known man is
  Nikolay Gogol. We have named a street in his
  honor. One more writer, which street has named,
  is Chekhov. There are many popular jobs in our
  city an actor, an economist, a businessman, a
  journalist, a director and others.
• Nikita Shalamov

• I live in Russia in Novosibirsk. It is situated
  in Siberia. Novosibirsk has 59 districts it is
  more than 300 streets. There are 12 stations in
  the underground and 58 Railway stops. In
  Novosibirsk there are 2 airports Talmachyova
  and there is a Novosibirsk reservoir Obskoe the
  sea. Novosibirsk has many famous places the
  large theatre of opera and ballet, Comedy
  theatre, Art museum, circus and there are lots of
  cinemas and so on.
• Shokheron Turapov

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My city
Novosibirsk is very young but the most beautiful.
Its nearly 114 years. It has turned from a small
village to a mega city for short time. The
architectural shape of Novosibirsk varies every
day individual projects of buildings, apartment
houses and cottages. All lanterns and all lamps,
which are in the street, switch on at night.
Signboards are decorated by small multi-colored
bulbs. I love my city very much!
Novosibirsk is in the center of Western Siberia.
The city is situated on the fast and wide river
Ob, which divides him on two parts. In
the winter the river freezes, and there is an ice
small town at the coast. There are many children
in the river bank and they have fun. In the
summer everyone go to a beach to bathe and
sunbathe. It is possible to go by the steam-ship
to Small Island. Everyone loves our river. In
80-s' years the underground was started to build
in my city. At first the bridge through the river
Ob has been constructed. Every year there are new
stations in the underground. With the help of the
underground people can move along the city
quickly. Novosibirsk is the cultural center.
There are lots of museums, showrooms and picture
galleries, palaces of culture and cinemas,
philharmonic societies and theatres in
Novosibirsk. The Academic theatre of an opera and
ballet, the Siberian branches of the Russian
Academy of sciences, the Russian Academy of
medical sciences are well-known not only in our
country. Many famous people lived in my city.
Some of them live in Novosibirsk this time. They
are sportsman Alexander Karelin, the pilot the
hero of the USSR marshal Pokryshkin and many
other famous persons. Some streets, the areas,
stations of the underground have named in their
honor. Many different professions are required
in young city. Institutes and colleges, schools
and lyceums prepare managers and bankers, drivers
and builders, cooks and sellers. Nastya
Sochneva
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MY CITY BOSTON

• Popular Sites in Boston
• Fenway Park- The home of the Red Sox. Fenway
  Park is a baseball stadium. It is very popular
  to the people of Boston. Fenway Park opened on
  April 20, 1912. It is the oldest stadium still
  in use in Major League Baseball. It is located
  on 4 Yawkey Way. If you ever came to Boston you
  would definitely want to see Fenway Park. It is
  a great part of Boston.
• Quincy Market- So much food. If you are looking
  for a variety of food, come to Quincy Market.
  There are all different kinds of food. There is
  anything from chicken to pizza. They also, have
  the best desserts. There are huge chocolate chip
  cookies, cake, pastries, and delicious brownies.
  It is a great place to eat.
• Duck Tours- Want to see Boston? The Duck are
  great tourist attractions. The Duck Tours are
  tours that bring you all around Boston. The
  unique thing about the Duck Tours is that they
  can go on land and they can go in the water as
  well. They are very fun!
• TD Banknorth Garden- Want to watch a hockey game
  or a basketball game? This is the place to come.
  The teams that play here are the Celtics
  (basketball) and the Boston Bruins (hockey).
  This is a great place to have a lot o fun.
• Gillette Stadium- Another sports stadium? This
  time its football. This stadium is not exactly
  in Boston. It is about 35 minutes from there. The
  team that plays there is the New England
  Patriots. They are great fun to watch.

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MY CITY BOSTON

• Boston is a great city. That river that you see
  below is the Charles River. It has pretty trees
  in the spring, summer, and the fall.
• We have snow days in the winter when we have too
  much snow. The schools are closed and so are the
  other places. Cars are covered with a lot snow.
• In the summer it is hot. People want to jump
  into a swimming pool. People also drink lemonade.

Sergey Mann
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MY CITY SHCHORS

• My native town is Shchors. It is very beautiful.
  You can see a lot of green trees, colorful
  flowers in the streets. If you love nature, you
  really should go to our river Snov. When you are
  at the river you can sit on its sandy shore or
  green grass and listen to its calm flowing. Also
  you can go to our forest, because there are many
  gorgeous forests in our region. When you are in
  the forest you can hear birds chipping or leaves
  rustling in tall trees or simply enjoy the
  natures beauty. There are many mushrooms and
  berries there. Children can have a rest in summer
  in our camp Friendship, which is situated in
  the local forest-park near Shchors. You can
  breathe fresh air and relax. in this camp.
• In our town there are two secondary schools and
  gymnasium, a music and a sports schools. Also we
  have a House of Culture. If you want to spend
  your time well, it is worth going to the concert
  there.
• There are many shops in Schors and also we have a
  mini-market where you can buy milk, meat,
  vegetables and different goods.
• Shchors has Locomotive depot and railway station,
  a hospital, a new church and orphan house.
• There are many other interesting places in our
  town, if you come to us we shall show them to
  you.
• 
  Ruslana Logosha

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MY CITY SHCHORS

• Shchors is a very marvelous town. You really
  should go to Shchors because of its wonderful
  nature. There are many thick green forests round
  our town. Just imagine, you are in the forest and
  hear nothing but gentle sound of birds chirping
  and leaves rustling. In Shchors you also can
  fishing on the banks of the river Snov or swim in
  its clean water or just listen to its quiet
  lapping of the waves. If you are tired and want
  to spend your time well, the best thing you can
  do is to go to the House of Culture on a concert.
• If you are hungry I strongly advise you to go to
  the restaurant as here you can eat not only tasty
  dishes but also delicious traditional food-
  varenyky and borshch.
• Shchors has many green and flowering gardens. If
  you are bored its worth going for a walk along
  narrow streets or go to the central park.
• Come to Shchors and you will not be disappointed.
• 
  Sveta Komisarenko, 4-A(8-A)

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MY CITY OTTAWA

• Parliament Hill
• By Matt Grenander
• Parliament Hill is located in downtown Ottawa,
  Canada. The best known building is the Centre
  Block, with the Peace Tower, a national symbol.
  It is decorated in the inside very richly.
• The total area of all the buildings (theres
  quite a few) measures 112,360 square metres.
• The structure started construction in 1867. The
  current Parliament Buildings were built between
  1865 and 1927. The West Block was built in 1865
  and the East Block in two stages in 1867 and
  1910. The Library of Parliament was opened in
  1876, and the original Centre Block completed in
  1878.
• In spring of 2006, major inside and outside
  renovations of the Library of Parliament were
  completed. The renovations, which began in 2002,
  are the first ones since quite a while. The
  reading room of the library is open to the public
  and is considered, by some, to be the most
  beautiful room in Canada.
• The Great Fire of 1916
• The Center Block burned in 1916 the edifice was
  entirely destroyed except for the Library of
  Parliament, whose treasures were saved by a
  librarian who was able to close its massive
  doors. The Centre Block was immediately rebuilt,
  being completed in 1920, with the Peace Tower,
  commemorating the end of the First World War,
  being completed in 1927. The new structure was
  designed by John Pearson.
• The Peace Tower is the most outstanding part of
  the buildings. It replaced the Victoria Tower,
  which got burned in the 1916 fire. Like the
  entire interior and exterior of the building, the
  tower is decorated with approximately 370 stone
  carvings, including gargoyles, grotesques, and
  freizes.)

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Ottawa By Nicholas Molinari
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the fourth
largest city in Canada and second largest city in
the province of Ontario. In 1858, Ottawa was
named capital of the confederated provinces by
Queen Victoria. It was chosen because it was
more easily defendable, a concern at the time as
the American Civil War was taking place. It was
also close to the two cultural centers, Toronto
and Montréal and easily accessible to western
trade routes via water. There are many bike
paths in Ottawa. Everyday, there are
rollerbladers, bikers, joggers or families
walking. We (Ottawans) have the longest outdoor
skating rink in the world. It is the 202 km long
Rideau Canal. 18 kilometers of it was manmade.
Construction began in 1826 and was completed in
1832.
This is Ottawas flag since 2000. The O in the
middle symbolizes both the maple leaf
(representing Canada) and the peace tower
(symbolizing Ottawa). In 2005, the population of
Ottawa was estimated at 859,704. Canadas
national languages are French and English. It is
particularly important to learn both languages in
Ottawa because it is a government city.
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• In the city of Ottawa there are a lot of places
  to visit. Hear are some of them Parliament hill,
  Rideau Canal, the Canadian museum of nature, the
  Rideau hall, the national art gallery, the royal
  Canadian mint, the chateau Laurier the national
  archives and the Canadian virtual museum.
• Parliament Hill This is the most important
  building in Canada. This is where all the debates
  take place. The debates take place in the House
  of Commons. This is also the place where deputies
  (people that work in the House of Commons)
  propose laws. After the deputies propose a bill
  they debate on it then if the supporters of the
  bill win they send it to the senate. Then the
  bill is passed to the Governor-General and the
  bill becomes law. A library is located in the
  central block of the building. It is used by the
  MPs and Senators. A few years ago in 1916 a
  devastating fire destroyed parliament hill. The
  only part that survived the fire was the library.
  When a librarian detected smoke he ordered the
  massive iron doors that separated the library
  from the rest of the building closed. The library
  survived the fire, but a few weeks later they had
  to repair it because the fire had done quite a
  bit of damage. The library now is once again
  opened to tourists who would like to visit it.

The Canadian Museum of Nature This museum
contains different animals such as reptiles,
birds, fish and amphibians. They also have a nice
stock of insects that includes wasps, beetles and
butterflies. This is a place where tourists can
learn what lives and lived in Canada. They have
exhibitions that take you back billions of years
ago to when dinosaurs roamed the earth and to the
ice age where mammoths lived. They have
exhibitions on plants in Canada and Canadian
food. This museum would be a great place to learn
about life in Canada.
The National Art Gallery This is the most famous
art gallery in Canada. There are a lot of
different varieties of artwork abstract
paintings, portraits and sculptures. Some of the
paintings stand out a lot and some dont stand
out at all. Some paintings use happy colors like
red, yellow, orange, and bright green. Some
paintings use sad colors such as purple, blue,
and grey. This is a place where you can learn a
lot about art and artists Canadian and worldwide.
Chateau Laurier This is a very famous and nice
hotel/restaurant. It is located downtown Ottawa
next to parliament Hill and overlook the canal.
The restaurant has very high ceilings and
comfortable seating, and serves gourmet meals.
The service is superior.
By Andrew Meng
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Rideau Canal
Gasp!!!

• The best part of the cold Ottawa weather in the
  winter is the largest outdoor skating rink in the
  world
• The canal is used by boats in the summer

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Festivals

• Tulip festival - May
• The Tulip Festival in Ottawa is the LARGEST tulip
  festival in the world
• There are about 15 km of tulip beds
• In the Millennium Tulip Challenge 2,014,874 new
  tulip bulbs were planted in the National Capital
  Region

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Festivals 2

• Winterlude - February
• Winterlude is a celebration of winter! Its
  famous for great food, activities, and most of
  all, skating on the canal
• The activities include ice and snow sculptures,
  outdoor plays, giant ice slides and a café made
  completely of ice
• The ice hogs are the official mascots of
  Winterlude.
• Thousands of visitors come to enjoy the fun.?????

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Ottawas Weather

• Ottawas weather changes from one season to the
  next we have 4 distinct seasons
• Winters are extremely cold and snowy perfect
  for skiing
• From December to March, its usually between 1
  degree Celsius and 20
• The cold record for 2006 was minus 65 too cold
  to go outside!!
• Summers are hot and humid great for swimming
• In the summer, temperatures are between 20
  degrees Celsius and 30

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• By Guy Tsizis
• I took a survey of the class asking what heir
  favourite thing about Ottawa is
• Walking/Bike paths got TWO votes
• The fact that it is not too hot got TWO votes
• Not to many homeless people got TWO votes
• The beautiful nature got FOUR votes
• Sports and other activities got SIX votes
• Parliament Buildings got TWO votes
• Capital of Canada got SIX votes
• Good Education got THREE votes
• Here is a list of famous places in Ottawa and
  what they are famous for
• Portrait Gallery of Canada The gallery of
  Portiats of Canada. It is famous for, obviously,
  its portiats of good quality.
• National Gallery of Canada This gallery is very
  famous in Ottawa for its variety of art
  (sculpture, painting etc.).
• Canadian Museum of Civilization This museum is
  interesting for people of all ages and is famous
  in Ottawa for its exasperating interactive
  learning experience for kids and for adults there
  is interesting displays of historic artifacts.
  There is also, fun for both, a unique theatre
  called I-Max, a normal theatre with a giant
  screen and, sometimes, 3-D
• Canadian War Museum It is famous for its
  wonderful pieces of various wars (World Wars 1
  and 2, Korean war, native wars, medieval wars
  etc.) that represent real items used in those
  wars. There are also vehicles, sculptres and
  paintings. This museum was built to remember all
  Canadians who faught in those wars.
• Canadian Museum of Nature This museum is famous
  in Ottawa for its great displays and teaches
  people about everything nature. There is displays
  of Animals, Plants, Weather and all other kinds
  of Natural things.
• Canadian Museum of Science and Technology This
  museum is very famous for its exiting displays
  and avalability of interactive learning. There
  are presentations from various scientists that
  work there, things you can try out and use to
  learn new things and lots of other exiting
  things.
• Parliament of Canada This is where all of the
  federal debates happen. Inside, there is a
  library, the House of Commons, the Senat and
  there are also many interesting sculptures and
  paintings as well as lots of other important
  rooms. In 1916 there was a terrible fire that
  destroyed most of Parliament Hill. But thanks to
  one of the members of Parliament knew there was a
  fire, he shut the doors leading to the library.
  Then it turned out the only the library survived
  the awful blaze. Canadas current Prime Minister
  is Stephen Harper. The very first Prime Minister
  was Sir John A. MacDonald.
• Ottawa City Hall This is where all of the
  municipal debates go on. Our current Mayor, who
  was recently selected on November 13, 2006, is
  Larry OBrien.

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MY CITY OTTAWA

• Terry Fox
• Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg and raised in
  Port Coquitlam. He liked sports a lot and he won
  many medals. When he was 18, he was diagnosed
  with osteogenic sarcoma, also known as bone
  cancer, so he had to have almost his entire leg
  amputated in 1997. While he was in the hospital,
  he was emotionally touched by the other people
  with cancer, just like him. Many of them were
  only children.
• He decided to run across Canada, and to get
  money for the unlucky ones with cancer. There was
  a rock path at his house. He ran for 18 months at
  his own house on the rock path, and in total he
  ran for over 5,000 km at his house, but he knew
  he would be running much more when he actually
  ran to get money for Cancer Research. He called
  this run The Marathon of Hope.
• Terry started running in St. Johns,
  Newfoundland on April 12, 1980, and there was a
  little fanfare to celebrate his leave. At the
  beginning of his run, it was difficult to get any
  attention (they had no idea he was running for
  cancer research). He ran 26 miles a day on
  average, which is 42 km. Thats about a marathon
  a day! He ran through the Atlantic provinces of
  Canada, Quebec and finally Ontario. On September
  1st, after he had run long and hard for 143 days
  (which is a total of 3,339 km) Terry Fox had to
  postpone his run forever. He postponed his run
  just outside of Thunder Bay.
• He died on June 18, 1981 when he was 22
  years old. His death saddened many Canadians. Up
  to now, which is the 21st century, we have
  collected 400 million for cancer research.
  Cha-Ching! thats a lot of money. Terry
  would be so proud. We could soon find out a cure
  for cancer, other than the current radioactivity
  and others.

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MY CITY OTTAWA
Naismith (Invented basketball)

• INVENTED BASKET BALL
• BORN NOV 6 1861 IN ALMONTE, ONTAIRIO
• INVENTED IT ON DEC 21 1891
• FIRST OFFICIAL GAME WAS ON FEB 3 1899
• GOT IDEA FOR THE GAME IN 1891
• THE GAME STARTED WITH 13 RULES AND 18 PLAYERS
• Benn V.R

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FAMOUS PEOPLE Terry Fox was born on July 28,
1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba a province in
Midwestern Canada. Fox liked many sports since he
was a young boy and his favourite was diving. As
a teenager he won numerous medals in diving and
swim competitions and impressed many with his
stamina and endurance. At the age of 18, he was a
victim of cancer and had to have his leg
amputated. Realising that we needed more money
for cancer research Terry decided to make people
aware by creating the Marathon of Hope. His
goal was to run across Canada, 42 kilometres a
day, spreading the word. Terry raised over 100
million dollars and ran for 18 months. His
friend Doug was in a van beside him the whole
run. Unfortunately he could not finish his run.
On Sep. 1st 1980, the cancer spread to his
lungs. He was rushed to a hospital. Terry Fox is
still remembered for his achievements and will be
for many years to come. Each year students
across the country participate in mini-runs or
walks raising money for cancer in his name.
Terry Fox By Nicholas Molinari
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MY CITY OTTAWA
Emily Carr By Thomas Ham Emily Carr was a
famous Canadian painter. She was born in
Victoria, British Colombia 1871. As a young girl,
she discovered that she liked walking in the
woods more than playing with other children. It
seems like she liked animals because she had
ducks and chickens, and she even domesticated a
crow. Later on she had several dogs and a pet
monkey too! As she became a woman, Emily began
to go on longer and longer trips into the
uncharted forests to paint and draw what she saw.
Some of her paintings reflect the fact that she
admired the First Nations people. When she first
tried to paint totem poles, she thought she
wasnt good enough, so she went to France to get
more training. The one problem with the training
in France was that it made all her paintings
unpopular because of the bright colors. That was
a problem because she was trying to sell her
paintings as documentary work. When she couldnt
get money from the government for her paintings,
she decided to run a boarding house, raise
sheepdogs, make pottery, and give art lessons. By
the late 1930s, when she was in her late 60s, she
began having heart attacks. This caused her to
stop traveling but she stayed at home and wrote
books of her life and travels. Her best work was
between 1928 and her death. She died in Victoria,
British Colombia 1945.
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Famous Canadians Wayne Gretzky He is one of the
most famous hockey players in the NHL. He became
a very successful hockey player at a young age.
He lead the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley cup.
He is now retired and no one is allowed to wear
the number 99 because it was his number and they
want to keep it to remember Mr. Gretzky. He now
is the owner of the hockey team the Phoenix
Coyotes. Alexander Graham Bell Mr. Bell was
the inventor of many inventions metal detector,
photophone, hydrofoil but the most famous one is
the telephone. The year after he invented the
telephone, he started the company Bell which
became the most powerful telephone company in the
world. Terry Fox He is probably the most famous
Canadian hero. He became famous by running across
Canada with one leg because he lost his other leg
to cancer. He tried to run across Canada to raise
money for cancer research but he didnt finish.
When he reached Thunder Bay Ontario, the cancer
struck again at his lungs and he died. However,
his courage and effort has succeeded in bringing
awareness worldwide
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