2011

Although green thinking is familiar to us today, at the dawn of the twentieth century people saw the economic good sense of managing resources for efficiency and profit. Increasingly, though, this pragmatic conservationism was bolstered by the growing...

Although green thinking is familiar to us today, at the dawn of the twentieth century people saw the economic good sense of managing resources for efficiency and profit. Increasingly, though, this pragmatic conservationism was bolstered by the growing...

The wood bison is uniquely Canadian: in its natural state, it only occurs in Canada. It is also the largest land mammal in North America often reaching two metres in height and weighing over 900 kilograms, mirroring our vast land's massivity and power...

Few creatures can be said to thrive well in both cities and the wilderness. After nearly becoming extinct as a result of the use of DDT chemicals in the 1950s and 1960s, peregrine falcons were reintroduced and rehabilitated through the creation of...

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.Canada's own boreal forest is the world's largest...

2011 25-Cent Coloured Coin -Barn Swallow COLOURED COIN The Barn Swallow: A Traveller’s Homecoming Signals the Return of Spring An agile, dancing flock of cinnamon-throated, forked-tailed birds has marked spring’s arrival for time...

2 dollars Composition: (outer ring) 99+% nickel; (inner core) 92% copper, 6% aluminum and 2% nickel Finish: uncirculated Weight (g): 7.3 Diameter (mm): 28.03 Edge: interrupted serrations Artist: Brent Townsend (reverse), Suzanna Blunt...

2011 Coloured 25-cent The Wedding Celebration - Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton A fairytale wedding for the 21st century HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton became engaged during a trip to Kenya in October 2010...

The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present the 2011 Special Edition Uncirculated Set. Included in this 8 coin set are the coloured and non-coloured 25-cent Wood Bison, Orca Whale and Peregrine Falcon coins, one one-dollar coin commemorating the...

Specifications:Face Value: 10 dollarsComposition: 99.99% pure silverWeight (g): 15.87Diameter (mm): 34Edge: SerratedFinish: ProofSpecial Features:-The border of the coin is decorated with painted green holly leaves and bright red berries.-Crafted in 99...

It's a sunny summer evening and a crowd has gathered on the Cranberry Road bridge. This overpass in Port Hope, Ontario spans the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway - known to most as 'the 401&' - about 170 kilometers east of Toronto.The people on the bridge...