{"id":8333,"date":"2016-06-06T07:55:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T11:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=8333"},"modified":"2016-06-06T07:56:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T11:56:10","slug":"junes-search-for-the-beloved-symbol-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=8333","title":{"rendered":"Our search for “The Beloved Symbol of Canada\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"green-maple-leaves-wallpapers\"Through the month of June, By George<\/em> will be conducting a Canadiana contest to select the most-Canadian of symbols. It will be a head-to-head choice of 64 different items that are celebrated and treasured by Canucks.<\/p>\n

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On our By George Facebook page<\/a>, we will be announcing the individual contests and allowing for our followers to comment on the selections. Should there be a compelling argument or overwhelming outcry about the choice of one of the symbols, or the other, By George<\/em> will reserve the right to reverse the decision and go with our readership\u2019s favourite. For example, in this week\u2019s contest, there was the head-to-head decision of \u201cPeace Tower\u201d or \u201cNorthern Lights\u201d. The winner: \u201cNorthern Lights\u201d (as being a more significant symbol of Canadiana). Agree? Disagree? Let us know on our Facebook page \u2013 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Another of the early examples has \u201cThe Loon\u201d going head-to-head against \u201cPamela Anderson\u201d. The winner: \u201cthe Loon.\u201d Agree or disagree? Let us know \u2013 click here to make a comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Canadiana Abound<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Here are the 64 items to be contested in By George<\/em>‘s search for \u201cThe Beloved Symbol of Canada\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Alex Trebek<\/p>\n

Ann Murray<\/p>\n

Beaver<\/p>\n

Bluenose<\/p>\n

Bobby Orr\u2019s iconic goal<\/p>\n

Bryan Adams<\/p>\n

Donair<\/p>\n

Calgary Stampede<\/p>\n

Cape Breton<\/p>\n

Canadarm<\/p>\n

Canadian Goose<\/p>\n

Canadian lakes<\/p>\n

Canoeing<\/p>\n

CBC<\/p>\n

Celine Dion<\/p>\n

Chris Hatfield<\/p>\n

CN Tower<\/p>\n

Flag of Canada<\/p>\n

Group of Seven<\/p>\n

Grey Cup<\/p>\n

Hockey<\/p>\n

Inuksuk<\/p>\n

John A. Macdonald<\/p>\n

Justin Beiber<\/p>\n

Leonard Cohen<\/p>\n

Loon<\/p>\n

Loonie<\/p>\n

Lucy Maude Montgomery<\/p>\n

Maritime Coast<\/p>\n

Maple Syrup<\/p>\n

Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n

Mike Myers<\/p>\n

Montreal<\/p>\n

Moose<\/p>\n

Niagara Falls<\/p>\n

Northern Lights<\/p>\n

Ottawa Canal<\/p>\n

Pamela Anderson<\/p>\n

Parliament Hill<\/p>\n

Peace Tower<\/p>\n

Peggy\u2019s Cove<\/p>\n

PEI field of potatoes<\/p>\n

Pierre Elliot Trudeau<\/p>\n

Pine<\/p>\n

Polar bear<\/p>\n

Quebec City<\/p>\n

RCMP<\/p>\n

RCMP musical ride<\/p>\n

Red Maple<\/p>\n

Rockie Mountains<\/p>\n

Shania Twain<\/p>\n

Skydome<\/p>\n

Snow-covered forests<\/p>\n

Stompin Tom Connors<\/p>\n

Terry Fox<\/p>\n

Tim Horton\u2019s<\/p>\n

Tommy Douglas<\/p>\n

Toronto<\/p>\n

Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n

Totem Poles<\/p>\n

Vancouver<\/p>\n

Wayne Gretzky<\/p>\n

Wheat fields of the Prairies<\/p>\n

William Shatner<\/p>\n

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Follow along on the By George Facebook page<\/a> to see us pare down this list to \u201cThe Beloved Symbol of Canada\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @<\/em> CG&A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through the month of June, By George will be conducting a Canadiana contest to select the most-Canadian of symbols. It will be a head-to-head choice of 64 different items that are celebrated and treasured by Canucks.   On our By George Facebook page, we will be announcing the individual contests and allowing for our followers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[35,64],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8333"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8340,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8333\/revisions\/8340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}