August 2011

Fort McMurray Voted Canada's Cleanest City

Although it is known more for its oil sands than its flower gardens, earlier this week the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta was voted...

Season 2: Episode 9 - Calgary Clown Ban, Canscape, New Font, Accidental Pianist

EPISODE 9: We find out why a group of Calgarians want to ban clowns and other buskers in their downtown. Peter Oldring talks to...

Canadian Designs Font for Commonwealth Games

Pictured above is the new font for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The font is called Patterset and was created by a Canadian,...

Calgary: 'No Clowns Downtown!'

"Stephen Avenue Mall is a near perfect promenade in the heart of Calgary's downtown," says Calgarian Robert Cress, "the only thing that would make...

Season 2: Episode 8 - Island Football, Blood Lake, Rosecroft Report, Fastest Man

EPISODE 8:Pat Kelly finds out why tackle football is getting the sack in high schools on Vancouver Island this fall. We talk to the...

Blood Lake, Ontario

Thanks to a Canada Day celebration gone wrong the town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario has earned the nickname 'Blood Lake'. On July 1, 2011...

Season 2: Episode 7 - Smoked Salmon, Biggar, Canadian Tabloid, Granville Street, Alex Cudmore

EPISODE 7: Find out why an anti-smoking group in B.C. wants to ban the process of smoking salmon. Peter Oldring learns more about why...

Very Passionate Canadian Phone Message

Two weeks ago in Episode 5 we ran a story about a scientific study that revealed that Canadians are not as happy on the inside...

Anti-Smoking Group Tries to Ban Smoking Salmon

Earlier this week, the producers of This Is That received a press-release (with the photo on the left attached) from an Anti-Smoking Organization in...

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Season 2: Episode 6 - Too Many Festivals, House Buffalo, Strip Club Tourism, Cool Teacher

EPISODE 6:Ottawa cultural adviser Garry Cowan tells us why we need fewer festivals in Canada. Pat Kelly interviews a couple in Pincher Creek, Alberta...

A Letter from Banff National Park

We received a lot of feedback for a story we ran a couple of weeks ago about Banff National Park trying to rid the park...

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