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GAMES PEOPLE PLAY [3 records]

Record 1 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

If hockey is our most popular national game, then nobody does a better job of making us feel like Canadians that the people of Plaster Rock. Every year, this community brings together 96 teams from across North America to compete for the "World Pond Hockey Championships". This is "four-on-four" play, with no goaltenders and plenty of action! All games are outdoors on a lake which is home to 24 ice surfaces. This means that many teams can play simultaneously for an exciting three days. Nothing like this exists anywhere else in the world. It serves as a celebration of Canadian culture-not just our love of hockey but, our love of hockey on the ponds, lakes and rivers of our childhood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Si le hockey est notre sport national, alors personne ne réussit aussi bien à nous faire vibrer en tant que Canadiens que les gens de Plaster Rock. Cette communauté réunit chaque année des équipes de partout en Amérique du Nord pour participer aux Championnats mondiaux de hockey sur glace naturelle. Les matchs se déroulent dans un jeu vif, 4 contre 4 et sans gardiens de but! ils se jouent en plein air, sur un lac comptant 24 patinoires, ce qui permet à un grand nombre d'équipes de jouer simultanément pendant trois jours trépidants. Rien de tel n'existe ailleurs dans le monde. Ce championnat célèbre véritablement la culture canadienne - pas seulement notre passion du hockey, mais le respect de la tradition sur les glaces naturelles de notre enfance.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
OBS

conférence de l'ACLI

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

The heart of the cyberrevolution remains, of course, the personal computer. Cheaper, faster, more versatile and easier-to-use PCs are infiltrating the social fabric. Software like Mosaic and Netscape has made navigating the Internet a lot less daunting for average citizens.... The modern, well-wired home already offers its occupants a head-spinning array of computer-borne activities. Children use CD-ROMs to play games and hear music. Teenagers flock to online services not only to "chat", but also to reach primary school work sources... Adults have access to instant stock-market quotes, to online versions of magazines and to "clubs" where people gather to discuss astronomy, genealogy or bicycling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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