The shopping possibilities
in Canada depend on the region that we visit. In Calgary,
Banff, Jasper or Edmonton are an interesting supply of
skins, wood sculptures and native hand worked stones.
In Vancouver, the best thing is to visit the Glastown
district to buy clothes, paintings and sculptures (are
several art galleries) and native crafts, although are
usually expensive. In Victoria, also in British Columbia,
it can be acquired several import articles, in addition
to native products like the wool blankets of Hudson's
Bay.
In Manitoba there’s an ample supply of products
elaborated by the natives specially related to drink and
food. The Newfoundland region is famous for its jewels,
the products elaborated with seal skin and the coat clothes
of Grenfell, while Nova Scotland it’s renowned by
its crafts. In order to buy antiques it is advisable to
know the street markets that are organized on Sundays
in Burlington and Hamilton, in the city of Toronto. In
the Prince Edward Island are outstanding the leather works,
the wood statures, ceramics and the hand made clothing
articles.
The patchwork quilt and the drawings and statures of the
inuit natives are typical in the city of Quebec, whereas
in Montreal is necessary to visit the commercial centres
that are in the underground streets that cross the city,
although good part of the commerce is concentrated in
the Ste. Catherine street. Finally, in Yukon are outstanding
the works made with tufts of elk hair, hand made jewels
elaborated from gold nuggets and the native crafts.
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