Sandra Oh - star of Grey's Anatomy grew up in Ottawa Suburb of Nepean

Ottawa, Ontario - Born in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean on November 30, 1971, milti-award-winning actor Sandra Oh is currently best known as Christina Yang, a young medical intern on the hit televison series Grey's Anatomy. Oh's parents were born in Korea and were graduate students at the University of Toronto. After settling in Ottawa, her father worked as an econmist with the Federal goverment and her mother worked at the University of Ottawa. Sandra started ballet at the age of 4 and started acting at the age of 10. She performed with her high school's team (Sir Robert Borden HS) at the High School Improve Games, and from there she was recruited to be a member of a student improve group called Skit Row High, which preformed at the National Arts Centre. After graduating high school Sandra went to the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal. On the Sandra Oh website she is quoted speaking about why she feels proud to be a Canadian "...the Canadian government [is on its way to] legalizing gay marriage and decriminalizing pot. Those are small things on the big scale of what is going on in the world, but they're things where Canadians are far ahead."

Where: Nepean is a suburb in Ottawa's west end. It has a museum at 16 Rowley Avenue. Quick Tip: Time your visit to Ottawa for early May and you'll see the city burst into bloom: more than three million tulips are planted throughout the Capital Region.

Canada’s Coolest:

Welcome to a new feature on Canada Cool. I'll be presenting different 'Coolest' lists with my favorites and I encourage you to nominate suggestions from your own experiences. You can Twitter @CanadaCool or email Lucy@CanadaCool.com. Let me know what makes your suggestion exceptionally cool. Remember, by contributing your comments you are giving Canada Cool permission to quote you. Only a selection of submissions will be included, but all comments and submissions are greatly appreciated!

The first feature is: Canada's Coolest Single Day Scenic Drives

Here are some of my favorites...

The Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, Alberta - This 229 km (142 mi) Rocky Mountain route from Banff/Lake Louise to Jasper passes 100 frozen rivers and nudges the base of the Athabasca Glacier - the most accessible glacier in the world. You can stop and explore it. It spills down from the Columbia Icefield, an area of ice so massive that you could fit the entire population of North America on it with each person getting at least a square metre of space.

The Corridor, Algonquin Park, Ontario – this 56-km stretch of Hwy 60 cuts through the southwest section of Algonquin Park. Less than three hours north of Toronto the park is a nature-lover's paradise with 7,725 km of lakes, rivers, forest, trails, camping, comfortable lodges and 2000 km of canoe routes. Offers hiking trails to stop and enjoy, but what makes it really cool is that it’s one of the best places in North America to spot moose (especially in May and June). And, on Thursday nights in August up to 600 cars will gather to listen to wolves howl.

The Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – Driving this 303 km (187 mile) route is like riding a roller-coaster: the road snakes around hairpin turns, rises to heights over 365 metres (1200 ft), weaves around headlands revealing spectacular coastal scenery, and plunges down to sea level taking you into the heart of small fishing communities. The most dramatic scenery is between the Cape Breton Highlands National Park entrance near Cheticamp and Pleasant Bay, so go slow. And, plan some flexibility into your schedule, so you can drive it on a clear day.

And here are some of your nominations for 'Canada's Coolest Single Day Scenic Drives'...

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