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6 (Continued from page 5) In and Around Guelph Guelph Public Library The Guelph Public Library is returning to their regular schedule of times and fines. Regular library hours and fines started again on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Note: Main Library will be open Mondays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday service will resume at all library locations on Sunday, September 13, 2020. The fine “vacation” that was in effect since March 16, 2020, is coming to an end. Starting on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, fines will be applied once again to items returned to the Library after their due date. Solid Waste Management Master Plan Recent additions to our project tile in Have Your Say Guelph include a new StoryMap, an online version of what would have been a public open house information session. It can be found here. Public Survey #1 is also available. Taxpayers, residents and businesses in Guelph, and customers of our service, are welcomed to complete the survey as well as share the link with their Guelph friends and neighbours. The Survey can be found by clicking on the Solid Waste Management Master Plan tile at Have your Say Guelph, the link to the survey is here. A link to the StoryMap is also available there. Guelph Community Foundation The Guelph Community Foundation has been offering support to many groups and initiatives around Guelph. For more information on their initiatives, follow this link. Contact Us GWSA website GWSA contacts GWSA email updates GWSA donations gwsa-guelph.ca contact form subscribe here donate online “Stay Together...Keep Distance” The Sentinel - October 2020 — Vol. 45, No. 2
7 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! As Canadians, our Thanksgiving is vastly overshadowed by America’s turkey fest. In the media, it’s all about Plymouth Rock and the pilgrims. But while Canada’s Thanksgiving may be less flashy, it has just as rich a history as America’s. It’s also, unlike America’s Thanksgiving, more than a month before Christmas, which makes it automatically superior — spread those holidays out! There are other things as well that make our holiday feast of plenty unique. Do you know what they are? Take this quiz and see how much you know about Canadian Thanksgiving. Or, as we call it: Thanksgiving. 1. Our Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the second Monday of October, but it wasn’t always so. When did Canada celebrate Thanksgiving in its early days? a) Oct. 25 b) Nov. 11 c) the third Monday in October 2. When was Thanksgiving officially declared to be on the second Monday of October? a) 1910 b) 1918 c) 1957 d) 1970 3. Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in most of Canada, but in a few parts of Canada, it’s optional. In which of the following provinces or territories is Thanksgiving not an official holiday? a) Nova Scotia b) Nunavut c) Manitoba d) the Yukon 4. Both Canadian and American Thanksgivings usually centre around the cooking of the turkey. How many turkeys were sold for Canadian Thanksgiving last year? a) 2 million b) 2.5 million c) 3 million d) 3.5 million 5. But let’s not forget the vegetarians! We don’t know exactly how many turkey alternatives (Tofurkys, Field Roasts, and so on) are sold. But as of 2003, what percentage of Canadians identified as vegetarian or vegan? a) 1% b) 3% c) 4% d) 7% 6. Which country celebrated Thanksgiving first? a) Canada b) America 7. The traditions of eating turkey and pumpkin didn’t originate in Canada. People from which country introduced the idea of eating these foods on Thanksgiving? a) Germany b) Spain c) America d) Sweden 8. Which of the following Thanksgiving foods is not native to Canada? a) cranberries b) turkey c) apples d) pumpkins 9. Which province is Canada’s biggest cranberry producer? a) Quebec b) Alberta c) Nova Scotia d) British Columbia The Sentinel - October 2020
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