Toronto Ford Motor Company

The photo above refers to category 8 (Major topics from Unit 4- Canada-US Economic Relations.)

 Ford Motors is an American company, however this particular dealership photographed above is located at Yonge and Steeles in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada! Finding American companies in Canada is not rare, in fact it's hard not to!  McDonald's, Sears, Wal-Mart, Target, Esso- all American!  The United States have an enormous influence of Canada and many of their inventions, innovations and ideas are brought over to Canada.  In 1903, Henry Ford established the Ford Motors Company.  Branches opened up all throughout the United States, and almost immediately, he began cutting deals with foreign countries to assemble and sell Ford cars.  His first deal with a foreign manufacturer was with Gordon McGreggor, an Ontario wagon maker.  They signed a contract with Ford exchanging 51 percent of the stock in his new company for Ford granting him assistance in producing various Ford vehicles and the rights to sell them.  McGregor began making cars at his Walkerville Wagon Works and finished his first Ford in February 1905.  For over a hundred years and counting, Ford has created some of the most popular and iconic cars in Canada and has continuously influenced the way we drive.

Snowmobiles

The photo above refers to option 4 (Analyze the the impact of scientific and technological developments on Canadians.)

Snowmobiles have become a revolutionary machine for travelling during Canada's long, cold winters.  There are over 700,000 registered snowmobiles in Canada and more that 161,000 km of snow mobile trails.  Particularly in the north, they are used everyday as a main form of transportation.  They have also become a tourist attraction; people fly in from all around the world to go on snowmobiling adventures in Canada's beautiful north.  The very first snowmobile was patented by Carl J. Eliason in 1927 and was created solely to be used to take people where motor vehicles couldn't.  It replaced dog-sledding, which was the traditional method of transportation for First Nations people. However, the first modern snowmobile was designed by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1958.  Canadians have fallen in love with the thrill and efficiency of snowmobiles and they play a large role in Canada's culture.
 

Friends of Simon Wiesnthal Center for Holocaust Studies

The photo above refers to category 7 (Major topics from unit 3- The Holocaust)

 "When history looks back, I want people to know the Nazis weren’t able to kill millions of people and get away with it." -Simon Wiesenthal

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies is a non-profit human rights organization committed to countering racism and antisemitism, and to promoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy and education (taken from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies website).  The Holocaust was an organized and systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews.  The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in 1933 felt "racially superior" to Jews and agreed that they were a threat to the German racial community. The Nazis also targeted other groups, such as Gypsies, the disabled, Jehovah's Witnesses and homosexuals, as well as other groups.  Simon Wiesenthal was a survivor of the Nazi death camps and dedicated his life to documenting the crimes of the Holocaust and to hunt down Nazis.  Many organizations such like these have been created in honor of his efforts to educate people on the horrible genocide with the hope that people will learn from history so that such a tragic event will never happen again.