Provincial Exhibitions in Canada
A few annual exhibitions in the summer in Canada are similar to state fairs in the United States:
| Province | Fair Name | Location | Attendance (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Canadian National Exhibition | Toronto | 1,300,000 (2011) |
| British Columbia | Pacific National Exhibition | Vancouver | 800,000 (2011) |
| Ontario | Ottawa SuperEX/Midway Magic at the Fair | Ottawa | 422,095 (2009) |
| Ontario | Canadian Lakehead Exhibition | Thunder Bay | |
| Alberta | K-Days | Edmonton | 740,339 (2012) |
| Manitoba | Red River Exhibition | Winnipeg | 233,000 (2011) |
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Famous quotes containing the words provincial and/or canada:
“With respect to a true culture and manhood, we are essentially provincial still, not metropolitan,—mere Jonathans. We are provincial, because we do not find at home our standards; because we do not worship truth, but the reflection of truth; because we are warped and narrowed by an exclusive devotion to trade and commerce and manufacturers and agriculture and the like, which are but means, and not the end.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“What makes the United States government, on the whole, more tolerable—I mean for us lucky white men—is the fact that there is so much less of government with us.... But in Canada you are reminded of the government every day. It parades itself before you. It is not content to be the servant, but will be the master; and every day it goes out to the Plains of Abraham or to the Champs de Mars and exhibits itself and toots.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)