Canada


 * Canada** is a [|North American] country consisting of [|ten provinces and three territories]. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the [|Arctic Ocean]. It is the world's second largest [|country by total area]. Canada's common border with the [|United States] to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.


 * Manitoba** is a [|Canadian] [|prairie province] with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi). The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other major industries are transportation, manufacturing, mining, forestry, energy, and tourism. The largest ethnic group in Manitoba is English Canadian, but there is a significant [|Franco-Manitoban] minority and a growing aboriginal population.


 * Winnipeg**,Manitoba's capital and largest city, [|Winnipeg], is Canada's eighth-largest Census Metropolitan Area, and home to 60% of the population of the province. Winnipeg is the seat of government, home to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the highest court in the jurisdiction, the [|Manitoba Court of Appeal]. Four of the province's five universities, all four of its professional sports teams, and most of its cultural activities (including [|Festival du Voyageur] and [|Folklorama]) are located in Winnipeg. The city has train and bus stations and a busy international airport; a Canadian Forces base operates from the airport and is the regional headquarters of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Located in the northeast part of Winnipeg, River East has a school population of roughly 1 200, making it the third biggest school in Manitoba. The school colours are blue, black, and white and the school mascot is the Kodiak. The school takes pride in its extremely low drop-out rate: the lowest in Winnipeg.
 * River East Colligate** is a public high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that belongs to the [|River East Transcona School Division].

- Slurpees are the national beverage of Winnipeg - It's winter here from mid-November to May or June - It gets below -50 in Winter and above 30 in summer - Their is a bit of a mossquito problem in spring and summer - We get LOTS of snow, like rediculous amounts of snow
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