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COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION
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1954 Voyage of HMCS Labrador (E), NT
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First navigation of the Northwest Passage by a deep-draft ship
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Accommodation (Vessel) (E), QC
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First steamship in Canada (Montréal-Québec 1809)
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Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk) (S), QC
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Picturesque with dormer, turret and bellcast roof
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Alaska Highway (E), BC
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Joint United States-Canada Defence Project, 1941-43, Dawson Creek to Fairbanks
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Algoma Central Engine House (S), ON
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First in Canada to have internal turntable, 1912
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Athabasca Pass (S), AB
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Major fur trade transportation route
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Athabasca Trail (E), AB
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161-km portage, Edmonton to Athabasca River, established in 1875 by Hudson's Bay Company
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Atkinson, Joseph E. (P), ON
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Influential owner and editor of the Toronto Star, philanthropist
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Battleford-Swift Current Trail (E), SK
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Used by Canadian militia to reach Battleford, 1885
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Beaubassin/Ancient Indian Portage (E), NB
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Indian route and link between Acadia and Quebec
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Beaver (E), BC
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First steam vessel on the Pacific Northwest Coast
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Belleville Railway Station (Grand Trunk) (S), ON
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Typical mid 19th-century Grand Trunk design, 1856
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Berthier Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) (S), QC
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Functional and domestic in style, early 1890s
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Biggar Railway Station (Grand Trunk Pacific) (S), SK
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Typical 1910 station, reflects railway impact on West
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Boat Encampment (S), BC
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Key trans-shipment point on Columbia River
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Bush Pilots of Canada (E), NT
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Vital role in charting and developing the Canadian North
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Canoe Routes of Canada (E)
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Transcontinental routes of exploration and trade
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Canol Road (E),YT
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American military project in 1941 to exploit Norman Wells oil fields
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Cap des Rosiers Lighthouse (S), QC
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Tallest lighthouse in Canada, 112 feet, built in 1858
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Cape Breton - Newfoundland Cable (E), NS
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Vital section of first transatlantic cable completed in 1856
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Cape Pine Lighthouse (S), NF
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Early circular cast-iron tower, 1851
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Cape Race Lighthouse (S), NF
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Strategic landfall light on major shipping lane
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Cape Spear (S), NF
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Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836
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Cariboo Wagon Road (E), BC
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700-km road from Yale to Cariboo gold fields, completed in 1865
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Carillon Canal (S), QC
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Operational canal, site of two earlier canals
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Cascades Canal (E), QC
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First constructed by Royal Engineers in 1779-83
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Chambly Canal (S), QC
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Operational canal, nine locks, swing bridges
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Chambly Road (E), QC
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Military route connecting Richelieu River forts with Montréal, 1665
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Chaudière Portages (E), QC
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Part of the main canoe route to Western Canada
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Chemin Royal (E), QC
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Québec-to-Montréal roadway inaugurated King's Highway, 1734
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Chilkoot Trail (S), BC
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Transportation route to Klondike gold fields
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Collins' Overland Telegraph (E), BC
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Intended to link Europe and America via Russia, abandoned in 1867
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Completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (E), BC
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Last spike driven in 1885, first transcontinental train arrived the next day
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Construction of Dundas Street/Governor's Road (E), ON
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Road from Burlington Bay to Thames River, 1793-94
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Construction of Yonge Street (E), ON
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Begun in 1795, became the main road from Toronto to Georgian Bay
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Cornwall Canal (E), ON
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Constructed in 1834-42 to bypass Long Sault Rapids
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Craig's Road (E), QC
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Direct route from Quebec to New England, built in 1810
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Crowsnest Pass (E), AB
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Canadian Pacific Railway built rail line in 1897, government subsidies led to Crowsnest rates
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Dafoe, John Wesley (P), MB
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Editor-in-chief of Winnipeg Free Press, Canada's role in world affairs
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Darlingside (S), ON
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.1840 wood depot on St. Lawrence River
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Davin, Nicholas Flood (P), SK
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Founded the Regina Leader newspaper (1883), Member of Parliament for West Assiniboia (1887-1900)
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Dawson Road (E), MB
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Land and water route from Lake Superior to Red River, completed in 1871
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Dawson to Ashcroft Telegraph Line (E),YT
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One of the longest and most remote telegraph lines completed over land
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Dickins, C. H. "Punch"(P), AB
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His career as a bush pilot was synonymous with the development of commercial aviation in the Canadian North
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Dominion Telegraph (E), SK
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Line from Lake Superior to Edmonton, 1874-78, important communications link
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Eagle Pass (E), BC
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Last spike on Canadian Pacific Railroad, 1885
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Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse (S), BC
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Early West Coast railway facility
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First Electric Telegraph (E), ON
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Line from Toronto to Queenston carried first message, 1846
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First Railroad in Canada (E), QC
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Opened in 1836, connected Saint-Jean and Laprairie; Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway
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First Railroad in Western Canada (E), MB
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Line from St. Boniface to United States border, built in 1877-78
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First Sault Ste. Marie Canal (E), ON
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Built in 1797-98 to accommodate Montréal canoes, destroyed in 1814
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First Steamship on Lake Ontario (E), ON
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The Frontenac, launched in 1816, faster travel between Kingston and Toronto
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First Submarine Telegraph Cable (E), PE
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First major submarine cable in North America, 1852
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First Transcontinental Train (E), QC
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Departed from Montréal in 1886, first regular transcontinental service
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Fisgard Lighthouse (S), BC
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First permanent lighthouse on Canada's West Coast
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Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway) (S), NF
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Representative station of Newfoundland railway system
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Former L. J. Shickluna Service Station (S), ON
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Largely intact, early gas station
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Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters (S), NF
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1881 headquarters and terminus of Newfoundland railway system
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Fort Benton Fort Macleod Trail (E), AB
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Until Canadian Pacific Railway built in 1882, main route from Missouri River to south Alberta
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Fort Garry Fort Edmonton Trail (E), SK
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1,440-km, principal overland route in 19th century
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Fraser Canyon Transportation Corridor (E)
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Main route inland during Gold Rush of 1857-66
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Frog Portage (E), SK
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Important fur trade link between Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers
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