Love Canal

Once a great idea, destined to be a feat of enginering. Now surrounded by a chain-link fence. The love canal was the idea of William T. Love. He had the idea to connect the Niagara river and Lake Ontario via Canal. It failed due to the depression in the 1980's. The canal became just a bit of water, popular for summer vacations. Until the spot was sold to Hooker electrochemical Co. The canal soon became a dumping ground for toxic waste. There was also rumour of the U.S Army dumping there for chemical warfare experiments. The Canal was soon filled to the top with 21,000 tons of toxic waste. Hooker came up with the idea to put a cap over the Canal. It seemed to be a great plan. And looked like it was going to work. Until residents started to complain about smells and feeling sick. President Jimmy Carter soon declared the area to be in a state of emergency. And evacuated pregenant woman and children under the age of 2. The area soon became a hazard. The rest of the country watched on there tv screens as this neighbourhood fell apart.

What makes me Canadian?

I, myself, am a first-generation Canadian. My mother and father are both from England. In my everyday life, I'm not only surrounded by Canadian things but I'm also surrounded by British things. The only thing that sets me apart from the rest of my family is the fact that I was born here. Other than that, I'm just as Canadian as they are. I suppose my "Canadian-ness" only really shows in the way I talk, compared to how my father talks. I know this isn't the answer you were expecting from me. But to me, I feel more English than I do Canadian. I know my birth certificate says that I'm Canadian, But at heart, I'm English. I'm happy to be Canadian and I'm happy to be English. But both for very different reasons. So when I'm asked "What makes you Canadian?". Really my only answer is my birth certificate. I know this isn't really a proper answer for your question and that this isn't what you wanted. But for me, this question is hard to answer, because I've never really known if I'm Canadian or British.