On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 05:29:26 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

That Caribou coin is nice, and the Caribou are in the news up here because oil development in Alberta is intruding on their migration routes.
Personally I like the cheaper coin showing HMS Shannon defeating USS Chesapeake during the war of 1812.
Shannon sailed from Halifax and dragged the Chesapeake back here.
Some nice local history remembered.

The tree huggers put up big fights along those lines about the Alaska Pipeline. They discovered that
caribou are smart enough to walk under or over the pipe.
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John H.

Hope you're having a great day!