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The toonie is a bi-metallic coin which on the reverse side features an image of a polar bear by artist Brent Townsend. The obverse , since 2023, bears a portrait of King Charles III . It has the words "Charles III / D.G. Rex "; before 2023, the words were in a typeface different than that used on other Canadian coins [ citation needed ] .
The building remains open during the day for tourists to view the architecture and 5,000 square foot dance floor, famously springy due to underlayment of horsehair. Danceland offers square and pattern dancing on weekend, as well as Toonie Tuesday's. In 1928 Wellington White built "Danceland" pavilion on the east beach.
November 19 – Elizabeth May wins the 2022 Green Party of Canada leadership election, becoming the leader of the Green Party again since resigning in 2019. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] November 20 – The 109th Grey Cup Game in Regina, Saskatchewan , was won by the Toronto Argonauts , 24–23, against two-time defending champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers .
Twosday is the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and an unofficial one-time secular observance held on that day, characterized as a fad. [1] [2] The name is a portmanteau of two and Tuesday, deriving from the fact that the digits of the date form a numeral palindrome marked by exclusivity or prevalence of the digit 2—when written in different numerical date formats, such as: 22/02 ...
An analysis of flight costs initially published in 2022 found that airfare purchased on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays has only been 1.9% cheaper than those bought on weekends for the past six ...
Featured on the coin is Elsie MacGill, the word Canada at the top, the word dollar at the bottom, and a Hawker Hurricane in the sky which appears in colour on select coins. On the reverse is Queen Elizabeth II and the dates "1952–2022" in honour of her reign. [65] 2024 150th anniversary of the birth of L. M. Montgomery: Brenda Jones [66]
Canada got its first glimpse of European money in the 1660s, when French colonists arrived from across the Atlantic. ... CAD $2 (toonie) The $2 “toonie” coin was first introduced on Feb. 19 ...
For the 2017 Canada 150 series, the Royal Canadian Mint held a contest titled My Canada, My Inspiration [12] to determine the reverse designs of the five circulating coins. The 50-cent coin would contain the Canadian Coat of Arms on the reverse, with the Canada 150 logo, designed by Ariana Cuvin, on the obverse, replacing Queen Elizabeth II. [13]