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Tag: imperical

Ontario Parks measures up

Ontario Parks measures up

Back in 1970, Canada, like much of the world switched over to using the metric system.

Really, it makes so much more sense than the imperial system; 10 units per one larger unit, instead of divisions of 12?

It’s time we at Ontario Parks made the switch.

Continue reading Ontario Parks measures up

Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019Categories Park StoriesTags Algonquin, Caliper Lake, imperical, measurement, metric, Samuel de Champlain, Six Mile Lake
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