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How long does it take to drive from Medicine Hat Alberta to Banff Alberta?

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Average time is at least four hours. It always takes a little longer in winter driving conditions.

How far is Thunder Bay from North Bay?

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The air distance from Toronto, Canada, to Thunder Bay, Canada, is 576 miles. That equals 927 kilometers or 501 nautical miles.

What is the driving distance from Halifax to Calgary?

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It depends on the route you take but the approximate driving distance (using major roadways) is 2,960 miles / 4,763 km.

How long does it take to drive from North Bay ON to Barrie ON?

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It takes approximately 3 hours........I live in Barrie and have travelled to North Bay.

Will Toronto Canada take us dollars?

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Many (but by no means all) of the businesses in Toronto will accepy US currency, but for the fairest exchange rate, just walk into any Canadian bank. They'll take care of you promptly, while you wait. (Besides, our money is prettier.)

What is the best route from Lloydminster to Slave Lake?

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Well, there are many different routes you can go. If you wish to take the major highways, here's one possibility:

  1. From Lloyminster, go west on Yellowhead (Highway 16) through Edmonton. (approximately 300 km)
  2. Follow the Yellowhead until you find the turn-off merge lane to go to Villeneuve. This is Highway 44. (trip is around 56 km)
  3. Head straight north through the town of Westlock past Dapp, Jarvie, Fawcett, and Flatbush. (106 km)
  4. Then you will find Highway 44 merge into to Highway 2 past Hondo, and run straight to Slave Lake. (58 km)

This trip going this route will take you around 5 to 6 hours to complete.

Another possibility is the following:

  1. From the Yellowhead in Edmonton (which will be around 275 km long), turn north to hit Highway 2, which runs through St. Albert and Mornville to Clyde (around 60 km)
  2. From the Clyde corner, go east for one mile until you come to the corner where you find Highway 2 continuing north to Athabasca. (73 km)
  3. From Athabasca, continue following Highway 2 north west to the Hondo corner (around 75 km), and keep following west 53 km to Slave Lake.

This trip may take the same amount of time as above.

If you want to avoid going through the major cities (Edmonton and St. Albert) and want to go for the scenery (there's a lot of you that like it that way, you know!), follow the following directions:

  1. From Lloydminster, head north 29 km on highway 17 to Alcurve.
  2. Head west on highway 45 to Marwayne.
  3. Turn North, then west again, past Dewberry and Clandonald until you come to the T-intersection to Highway 41.
  4. Head North 61 km along Highway 41 to another T-intersection with 28A on your left and Highway 28 on your right.
  5. Turn left (West) on Highway 28A. Past Ashmont the Highway will become Highway 28/36. Keep going through Smoky Lake to the intersection past Radway that leads you to Highway 63. (100 km route.)
  6. Head north on Highway 63 for 13 km until you come to the turn-off to Highway 18 to Thorhild.
  7. Turn left on Highway 18 to Thorhild and follow the highway until you reach the town of Westlock. (54 km route)
  8. Turn north at the main intersection in Westlock that is Highway 44.
  9. Follow Highway 44 all the way up to Hondo, where it changes to Highway 2. (106 km to Highway 2 turn off)
  10. Keep following it until you get to Slave Lake. (53 km)

This route may be the same amount of time as the other possibilities, or longer depending on the speed limits of each highway you follow.

If you have a map of the province Alberta, you will find endless possibilities of which roads to follow to get to Slave Lake from Lloydminster. Depending on the driver and his/her comfort zone with major highways or secondary highways, remember to read the map properly, follow the legend, and take breaks as much as you can or want. All in all, the trip from Lloydminster to Slave Lake will be at least 5 hours long.

Does Edmonton have hard or soft water?

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Toronto, typically, has soft water, though the condition of residential piping may affect this. Toronto has some of the highest quality "tap-water" in the world. It's often better and cleaner than bottled water. This has lead to a massive marketing campaign by the bottle-water companies to break-into the Canadian market. Price slashing has occurred, causing bottled-water prices to plummet (24 for $2 CAD).

Who were the first settlers in Manitoba?

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the Chipewyan, Assiniboine, and plains Cree Indians.

What is the body of water that the Lions Gate Bridge crosses?

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Officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, it spans the first narrows of the Burrard Inlet,connecting the city of Vancouver, BC, Canada with West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and the District of North Vancouver.

What is the driving distance from Montreal to Magog?

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The driving distance from Montreal, Canada to Magog, Canada is 78 miles / 126 km.

What is the flying distance between Vancouver BC and Whitehorse Yukon?

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Vancouver Canada is about 921 miles away from Whitehorse, Canada. A flight would take about 2 and a half hours.

When is the best time of year to go to Canada?

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That is arguable. Vancouver is a popular tourist destination, so there are things going on throughout the year. As well, it has a very mild climate so there isn't one ideal season. Many people enjoy visiting in the summer though, when there is not as much rain and there are many summer events going on.

How long does it take to drive from Edmonton AB to Banff AB?

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The approximate driving time and mileage information -

Between: Anchorage, AK

and: Whitehorse, YT, Canada

Driving miles: 705

Driving time: 14 hrs

- is based on traveling non-stop in good driving conditions. Driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend travel time such as weather, road work, border crossings, and rush hour traffic in urban areas. Mileage denotes actual road miles covered as opposed to Point A to Point B linear distances on a map.

Can you get into Canada with a birth certificate?

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Pretty sure you need a passport or a driver's license and birth certificate.

if you don't have a passport they will let you cross with a birth certificate and drivers license, if you don't have either don't bother they won't let you cross,

The above answer is only partially true if you chose to use government issued id and it looks like it is sponsored by those who say you need one. (see the weblinks??)

the truth is you do not need one but you must have your papers ready to show. the government isssed identification are not your papers. the papers i speak of are your responsibility to maintain. i know a gentlemen who crosses the border with only this in the back of his bible. i can hear it now, a right wing christian nut job. Is that really adult thinking??? You may want to ask why he can do this an not need any government issued id?

What is the distance in km between Edmonton Alberta to Calgary Alberta driving a car?

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The driving distance from Edmonton to Red Deer, Alberta, is 154 kilometres.

How long can a Canadian stay out of Canada?

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you can stay up to six months in Australia with out a job or a work program

As long as you have permission [ a visa ] to travel as a tourist or reside as a registered alien in some countries.

Myself, I have been living out of Canada [ in Southeast Asia ] for about eleven years, and have recently met a Canadian citizen who had been employed by Walt Disney Studios as a cartoonist for almost 30 years, and is now retired and living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He is still a Canadian citizen because he has never applied for American citizenship, in the 40 years he has lived and worked outside of Canada.

Can a US permanent resident travel to Canada without passport?

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If you mean for a U.S. Passport the simple answer is NO. Being a Permanent Resident does not confer U.S. citizen or national status on you so you are not eligible at this stage. If you decide to apply for naturalization and are accepted then you gain U.S. citizen status from that point in time. For most people, not married to a U.S. citizen or in the U.S. Forces, that is after 5 years continuous residence in the U.S. Any children you have who are born in the United States or its territories and possessions are citizens from birth. You have to apply for a passport from your own country.

What is the terrain of Canada?

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The terrain in Quebec is varied, as it is the largest province in area. It contains thousands of lakes, as well as plenty of rivers running through it. The northernmost part of Quebec is skirting on the Arctic, so the terrain there is much like Arctic tundra sort of plains. Southern Quebec is much like a plateau, but the majority is dominated by the Canadian Shield, a mixture of the rock masses peppered with a shower of trees.

What is the latitude and longitude of Vernon BC?

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Latitude: 49°29′28″N

Longitude: 119°35′19″W

Could you use a driver's license to go to the the US by land and come back to Canada by land?

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No. The law changed a few years ago. Travel from U.S. to Canada (or any country, acutally) now requires a current passport.

What are the top 5 cities in Canada?

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If ranking them by metropolitan area: # Toronto (5,113,000) # Montreal (3,636,000) # Vancouver (2,117,000) # Ottawa (1,131,000) # Calgary (1,079,000) Statistics date from 2006 census information.

Can you bring alcohol into canada?

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Anywhere in Canada, it is illegal to transport beverage alcohol in a motor vehicle, a motorized snow vehicle or a boat unless the beverage alcohol is in a container that is unopened and the seal unbroken, or unless the beverage alcohol is packaged in baggage that is fastened closed or is not otherwise readily available to anyone in the vehicle. In a boat, the beverage alcohol must be stored in a closed compartment. The consumption of alcohol while on a boat in Quebec is covered thus: A boat with permanent sleeping accommodations and permanent cooking and sanitary facilities, other than a boat used to carry passengers for hire, is considered to be a private place while the boat is at anchor or is secured to the dock or land. Both Quebec Provincial Police and the RCMP are responsible for enforcement.