As a counterpart to the American thread, go down the list here of the largest metropolitan areas in Canada and tell me which is the largest you’ve never 1) been to, 2) heard of (especially if you’ve never been to Canada).
As in the other thread, being there means actually being in the city for some local purpose – business trip counts, changed planes/drove through doesn’t count.
I’ve never been to Calgary (5) and the largest I haven’t heard of is Norfolk, Ontario (53).
I got all the way down to Sherbrooke, Quebec (19) before I found one I hadn’t been to.
Hadn’t heard of? That would be Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu at number 41.
Former US resident.
I’ve never been to Toronto, but I’ve been to Montreal, Quebec and Vancouver, as well as all around the Gaspé peninsula.
I’ve never heard of Kitchener (#11)
I’ve never been to Canada.
First one I encountered that didn’t seem familiar to me was Oshawa. Unless you include the alternative name for Niagara.
St. John’s at #20.
The list is sort of bullshitty, though, because it’s not a list of CITIES, it’s a list of census metropolitan areas. The reason Matt has never heard of the city of Norfolk is because there’s no such city. Norfolk has always been a county, and started calling itself a “single tier municipality” to pretend it was bigger than it really is.
The biggest town in Norfolk is Simcoe, which might have 20,000 people at the very outside.
The only Canadian metro area I’ve been to so far is Toronto (and whatever I drove through on the way to/from Toronto). I’ve had hundreds and hundreds of Canadian clients, though, so I’ve heard of all sorts of smaller cities and towns - I got to #22 on the list (Kelowna) before I found one I hadn’t heard of, but then my clients have been highly skewed toward Ontario, and to a lesser extent, Quebec, so I’ve heard of quite a number of the metro areas lower on the list as well.
Never been to Toronto.
I’ve been to Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City.
Biggest I’ve never been to is Montreal (#2)
Biggest I’ve never heard of is Barrie (#21)
I haven’t spent much time in Canada. Maybe a month altogether.
Sadly, never been to any of them.
Never heard of Edmonton.
Anything but Vancouver.
Never been to London (10).
Never heard of Chatham-Kent (34).
Even so, I’ve not heard of that town, although I have heard of Lake Simcoe and the riding of Simcoe–Grey. (Likewise, despite not having heard of Norfolk, I’ve heard of Haldimand–Norfolk. Ah, the oddments of being involved in federal politics.)
Largest agglomeration I’ve never been to: Winnipeg (8)
Largest agglomeration I’ve never heard about: Chatham-Kent (34) didn’t really ring a bell
Largest I’ve never been to: Ottawa (4)
Largest I can safely say I’ve never even heard the name: Kawartha Lakes (48)
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
Highest number I’ve never been to is easy, Toronto – I’m a West Coaster and the only bits I’ve ever visited are in BC!
Granby was the first I’d never heard of.
St. Johns (20) is the largest I haven’t been too.
Kawartha Lakes (47) is the largest I’ve never heard off.
I’ve never been to Canada, but I do know that Wayne Gretzgey (sp?) started his pro career with the Edmonton Oilers.
I think if I have the county correct, the largest population area is port dover.
I expect to stand corrected though.
Declan
I’ve never been to Canada… WAAAAAAAAH!
The largest I haven’t heard of is 12) St. Catharines-Niagara (Welland). London (Ontario) would have been the answer a while back, but I had a consulting job involving a factory there… I just didn’t get to go visit.
Which happens to be where I live. Heh.
Never been to Vancouver (#3) - never been further West than round about Burlington, ON - and that was just passing through on the way to Niagara Falls.
Never heard of Saint-Jean-sur-Richalieu (#41).