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When is Canadian Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving comes to Canada a lot earlier than it does in the US. This has a lot to do with the fact that harvesting is over sooner, since it is colder up here. We have already had frost every morning for half a month, and temperatures during the day are only slightly above freezing where I live in Alberta. This year, Thanksgiving Day in Canada falls on October 13th. Families all over will be enjoying Tofurky and Mashed Soytatoes from the warmth of their homes.

I like to think that Canadians are a thankful bunch. We should be. We have one of the cleanest, safest, largest (in landmass), friendliest and richest countries in the world. And all that with low crime rates! Talk about lucky.

Things that I am thankful for:

  • Tim Horton’s coffee
  • a great weight loss center (I lost 40 lbs this year!)
  • local and internet friends
  • my wife and children

How about you? What are you thankful for right now? And how will you be celebrating Thanksgiving?

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  • John from Maryland Real Estate said:

    Will than happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadians. Never realized Canada celebrates on a different day than the US. It does make sense though with the whole harvesting and climate difference.

    Johns last blog post..Baltimore Real Estate

  • Tammy said:

    That’s a great list to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Canadian!

    Tammys last blog post..Our Thanksgiving

  • trade show display said:

    hi Tim,
    Happy [Canadian] Thanksgiving!
    I too am thankful for (1) coffee, any kind, (2) friends, (3) wife and kids, and all the rest of my family, (4) good health, (5) this awesome thing called the internet, and (5) so much more… It’s good to stop and think on a regular basis how much we have to be thankful for.

    Anyway, looks like the Bar got a new coat of paint. I hardly recognized it, and can’t believe anyone else hasn’t asked this question yet… what’s behind the new layout? I miss the picture of you two guys…

    Steve (aka the trade show display guy)

  • teak furniture said:

    Well, Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

  • kouji from haiku poems examples said:

    ah, those low crime rates. canada does appear to be quite a great place to live. :)
    koujis last blog post..haiku poem

  • RT Cunningham from nursing school said:

    Well, happy belated Thanksgiving Day, Tim & Ernie. I hope you got some turkey! Mmmmm…. turkey (my best written Homer impression).

    RT Cunninghams last blog post..Blog Review: Retirement Income Blog

  • Tim (author) said:

    Tammy: Hope you had a good Thanksgiving too!
    Steve: Well like I said, I lost 40 pounds, so I needed to get rid of the ‘fat’ picture anyways… plus it was just time for a change. I have been waiting for this theme to be released for a while since I spotted a post about it’s development.
    Kouji: Yeah, it is all incentive to put up with the crappy weather here.
    RT: Nice Homer voice, I think. It sounded pretty good in my head, anyways.

    Tims last blog post..When is Canadian Thanksgiving?

  • JD at I Do Things said:

    Hey, congrats on the weight loss!

    I will be thankful we’re not eating Tofurkey.

    JD at I Do Thingss last blog post..I Know Fred so you don’t have to

  • Tim Ebl (author) said:

    JD: Thanks! And you never know, Tofurky might be real tasty!

  • Mira from Contemporary Dining Chairs said:

    Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you. I did not know that the Canadians had a different day for celebrating the holiday.

  • Kevin from Great Wall of China Facts said:

    Happy Thanksgiving! I wish you the best!

  • MN MLS said:

    A very happy belated Thanksgiving to all of our friends in Canada! Thanks for your post on this!

  • Rudy said:

    Believe it or not, I’m thankful I’m Canadian. Too bad we hardly celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in USA.

    Rudys last blog post..Thanksgiving 2008

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