THE BATTERY

COLOURFUL HOUSES, ON THE ENTRANCE TO

ST. JOHN'S HARBOUR

HOCKEY HISTORY

THIS PLAQUE IS ON THE WALL OF A BUILDING IN

REGENT STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND.

AS THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN CANADA, I THOUGHT THIS MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE MILLIONS OF ICE HOCKEY FANS.

FRENCH CAPITAL

PLACENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND

IN 1655, THE FRENCH CONTROLLED MOST OF ATLANTIC CANADA, AND MORE THAN HALF OF NEWFOUNDLAND. THE FRENCH MADE PLACENTIA THE CAPITAL OF NEWFOUNDLAND. THE TREATY OF UTRECHT IN 1713, FORCED THE FRENCH TO ABANDON PLACENTIA BAY SETTLEMENTS AND PLACENTIA BECAME A BRITISH POSSESSION.