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Wonderful weather this year. So far!

December 2011. This was the final mock up.

Parliament Building, Ottawa.
Can anyone explain - THE WHOLESOME SEA IS AT HER GATES. HER GATES BOTH EAST AND WEST. - (above the right door)(View large).
Isn't Google great. One click and you discover that the inscription was extracted from the poem "There is a Land", written by John A. Ritchie. Not sure why though!
One more click to discover - Canada has an enormous length of coastline which is separated into three
distinct regions by Alaska and Newfoundland. Of these three regions, east, north, and west, the north or arctic coast is by far the longest. Interest in Canada’s northern waters waxed and waned in the past three centuries, and at one time, if the lines of the poet are to be taken at their face value, the northern coastline was almost forgotten. In recent years, attention has once more been focused on the almost limitless areas to the north, and among other problems, those of defence demand a more intimate knowledge of Canadian arctic waters, whether open or ice covered. Well now we know!
If only I knew who the Black Eyed Peas were !?