You can log on with free city-wide wireless Wi Fi in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton, New Brunswick - The capital of New Brunswick, the city of Fredericton, offers residents, businesses and visitors free wireless internet. Fredericton has created Fred-eZone, a not-for-profit, community-wide free Wi-Fi network that allows users with Wi-Fi enabled laptops or PDA’s free internet access throughout much of the city. The system, which covers 30 sq miles was set up to help attract and retain knowledge-based businesses, computer-savvy residents and young entrepreneurs. The city contracts to supply pre-determined amounts of bandwidth to government institutions and businesses, and it’s the surplus that they don't use that becomes available to operate the free Wi-Fi network. City Webcam

Where: The city of Fredericton (pop 85,000) offers outdoor-lovers 85 km of trails, and it straddles the St. John River, making canoeing and kayaking easily accessible activities. Atlantic Canada's largest vacation learning program 'edVentures' is being launched in the city's Historic Garrison District. During July and August there will be more than 140 one, two and five-day workshops. Subjects range from pottery and silversmithing to fashion design and performing arts.The city is just 37 km from Kings Landing Historical Settlement, and is the gateway for world-famous fly fishing for salmon on the Miramichi River.

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 [email protected]. 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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