Discover more of Canada, one great find at a time.
Hello, Canada! 🇨🇦
We've got another fun collection of Canadian discoveries for you this week! From mysterious packages delivered to your doorstep to an Alberta artist creating incredible miniature homes, we've found some wonderfully creative Canadians doing things a little differently.
And with Halloween just around the corner, we're taking a trip down memory lane with this week's Great Canadian Debate. Remember dumping out your trick-or-treat bag and searching for your favourites? We want to know which treat you were always happiest to find!
Pour yourself a coffee, get comfortable, and enjoy a little more Canada! 🇨🇦
Which Halloween candy were you MOST excited to find in your trick-or-treat bag?
FOUNDING PARTNER
The Richmond Popcorn Co.
🍿 Pickled Cowboy? Wild Wild West? Yep, It's Popcorn!
Who says popcorn has to be boring?
At The Richmond Popcorn Co., we're proudly Canadian, making delicious gourmet popcorn in all kinds of fun and unexpected flavours. From sweet and salty classics to adventurous creations like Pickled Cowboy and Wild Wild West, there's always something new to try!
We use Canadian-grown, non-GMO popcorn and make our products right here in Canada, one delicious batch at a time.
THIS WEEK’S CANADIAN FINDS
Products, businesses, people and places that deserve a little more attention.
A MYSTERY AT YOUR DOORSTEP · ONTARIO
Mysterious Package Company
What would you do if a mysterious wooden crate showed up at your door, filled with strange artifacts, cryptic letters and clues to an unsolved mystery?
That's the kind of adventure created by The Mysterious Package Company, a Canadian business based just outside Toronto.
Their team of storytellers, artists and puzzle-makers creates elaborate experiences that transport you into worlds of mystery, intrigue and adventure. From supernatural tales to puzzling investigations, each experience invites you to become part of the story.
With Halloween just around the corner, this might be one of the most perfectly timed Canadian discoveries we've ever featured!
BIG MEMORIES, TINY HOUSES · ALBERTA
Toula’s House of Clay
Imagine holding your childhood home, family cottage or favourite building right in the palm of your hand.
That's exactly what Alberta artist Toula Prins makes possible!
Working from photographs and cherished memories, Toula creates incredibly detailed miniature clay replicas of real homes and buildings. Tiny windows, rooflines, brickwork and all the little details that make a house special are lovingly recreated by hand.
What began with miniature houses for a Christmas village has grown into a business helping people preserve some of their most meaningful memories.
Sometimes the smallest things really do mean the most.
ALMOST TOO CUTE TO EAT · ONTARIO
Birdzy
These adorable little animals have a secret. They're meant to be eaten! By birds, that is.
Meet Birdzy, an Ottawa-based Canadian business making some of the cutest bird feeders we've ever seen.
Their handmade Birdzy Buddies look like little owls, foxes, raccoons, snowmen and other colourful characters. But they're actually made from birdseed and other bird-friendly ingredients!
Hang one outside and watch as your feathered neighbours gradually nibble away at their new little friend.
It's a wonderfully creative way to bring a little more life, colour and entertainment to your backyard.
ONLY IN CANADA · MANITOBA
The SnowSaw
Leave it to Canadians to invent an actual saw for snow!
Meet The SnowSaw, a clever little invention made right in Winnipeg, Manitoba, designed to make building snow forts, igloos and backyard snow sculptures even more fun.
And here's the best part. It's made from the same durable material used on hockey-rink boards! The company even repurposes old arena boards when available.
Lightweight, colourful and designed for cutting and shaping snow, it's a simple idea that could turn an ordinary snowbank into an afternoon of adventure.
A Canadian-made invention inspired by hockey rinks and built for snowy winters? How Canadian is that?!
KNOW A CANADIAN ARTIST WE SHOULD DISCOVER?
We want to shine a little more light on Canada’s creative talent, and we could use your help.
Do you know a Canadian musician, painter, photographer, illustrator, writer, performer or other artist who deserves a bigger audience?
Maybe they’re already well known in your hometown. Maybe they’re just getting started. Either way, send them our way. We’ll be featuring some of your recommendations in future issues of More Canada Please.
KNOW A CANADIAN BUSINESS WE SHOULD DISCOVER?
Is there a Canadian business, product, founder or place that more people should know about? Send us your recommendation and tell us what makes it worth discovering.
Your suggestion could be featured in an upcoming edition of More Canada Please.
HOW DID WE DO?!
And that's another week of Canadian discoveries! 🇨🇦
One of our favourite things about putting together More Canada Please is realizing just how many incredible businesses, products, people and places there are across this country. There's always something new to discover, and so many of our best finds come directly from you!
Thank you to everyone who continues to send us suggestions, share our newsletter, and spread the word. We receive so many wonderful messages, and although we can't reply to every one, we really do read them all. Please keep them coming!
And if something in this week's edition made you smile, why not forward it to someone who could use a little more Canada in their inbox?
Have a wonderful week and a safe and happy Halloween! 🎃
See you next Tuesday!
Dan
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