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Almanacs
Information Please
InfoPlease is the classic Almanac containing quick factual information on a wide variety of topics from national (U.S.) birth rates to historical facts. The site is weaker for Canadian information.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
This site contains a lot of free information from the classic Almanac. Find out frost dates for Canada, what's happening in the heavens, recipes for a variety of dishes, and much more.
Perpetual Calendar
What day of the week was February 12 in the year 1203? Find out from this well-designed site.
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Biographical Sources
Biography.com
Official web site of the well-known A&E program, Biography.com presents substantial biographies of over 25,000 people. Also provides links to biographies of related people.
Celebrating Canadian Women's Achievements
This National Library of Canada Web site offers biographies and suggested reading lists for famous Canadian women.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
This new initiative of the National Library of Canada brings you biographies of prominant Canadians. This first phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1920 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
Memorable Canadians
This National Library of Canada site offers biographies of memorable Canadians. Search by name, field of endeavor, and subject.
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Calculators, Currency Converter
Calculators Online Centre
The COC is a guide that offers links to calculators relevant to virtually any subject you can imagine from car buying to photography to engineering to agriculture. Organized by subject for easy access, if you need a calculation, start here.
Online Conversion
"Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units and 50,000 conversions."
Universal Currency Converter
Get up-to-the-minute currency exchange rates for about 180 currencies.
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Dictionaries and Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
The best-known quotations dictionary around, Bartlett's offers over 11,000 quotations on a variety of subjects, with credible research behind it.
Merriam-Webster Online Language Centre
This site offers the MW dictionary and thesaurus for easy searching.
YourDictionary.com
Probably the most comprehensive and authoritative portal for language and language-related products and services. Includes 1800 dictionaries in more than 250 languages. Includes glossaries on various topics as well as language learning tools.
Web of Online Dictionaries
Web of Online Dictionaries offers dictionaries in a variety of languages, as well as glossaries for different professions, and much more.
Webopedia
A dictionary of Internet and computer technology terminology. Includes links to useful Web sites.
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica
Explore the online version of the world's largest English language encyclopedia. Search by keyword or subject guide, or use the alphabet as you do in the paper version. Also includes dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timeline, and the year in review. This database is available from your home computer.
Bullfinch's Mythology
The best known encyclopedia of mythology, now online.
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
Restricted to Port Moody Public Library members, the famous EBC is online for full-text reading of anything and everything related to B.C. This is available from your home computer.
Encyclopedia Mythica
The award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. Here you will find everything from A-gskw to Zveda Vechanyaya, with plenty in between.
World Book Online Reference Centre
Explore the online version of one of the most popular encyclopedias. In addition, WB offers animation, videos, pictures, sounds, maps, and a Spanish encyclopedia. Search by keyword or subject guide, or use the alphabet as you do in the paper version. This database is available from your home computer.
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Geographical Information
Canada's Geographical Names
This Natural Resources Canada site allows you to search the official Gematics database of Canadian names. Searching is offered by name or coordinates and resulting data includes basic geographic information such as location, coordinates, a map, etc.
Mapquest
Search for maps of countries, regions and cities, and even individual addresses. Get driving directions or trip planning help as well.
National Atlas of Canada
View maps of all sorts at this NRC site. Maps include geographical maps, but also social and economic maps, such as maps that illustrate the geographical market share of SUVs or Historic Indian Treaties.
About.com World Atlas
This about.com site offers links to maps of the world. Includes blank maps for filling in. Great for school projects.
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Telephone and Postal Code Directories
Telus
MyBC/Telus online directory. Allows you to search for individuals or businesses across Canada. Also allows reverse look-up by phone number.
Canada 411
Can't find it at MyBC? Check out the Canada411 directory from Sympatico.ca. Allows you to search for businesses or people. Provides postal codes.
Canada Toll Free
Search Sympatico.ca's directory of toll free numbers.
Lycos Yellow Pages
Search for U.S. businesses using this popular online directory.
Infospace
U.S. contact information for people and businesses. Includes a classified advertisements section.
Infospace Canada
Canadian contact information for people and businesses.
Postal Code Lookup
Need a Canadian Postal Code? Look it up in Canada Post's database of Canadian PCs.
Switchboard
One of the most popular U.S. phone directories on the Web.
Teldir.com: Telephone Directories on the Web
Need a phone number in Germany or another international destination? Begin your search here at this comprehensive directory of International Web-based phone books.
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Reverse Look-up
Infobel Reverse Address Canada
This Infobel site allows you to search for Canadian contacts by address.
Infobel Reverse Telephone Canada
This Infobel site allow you to search for Canadian contacts by telephone number.
Infospace Reverse Directory (United States)
Search for residential or business listings in the United states using the telephone or fax number, street address, email address or toll-free number.
Infospace Reverse Directory (Canada)
Search for residential listings in Canada using the telephone or fax number, street address or email address.
Phone Number Lookup
Phone Number Lookup allows you to enter an American or Canadian phone number with area code. Tells you which city the number is in. Does not identify resident or business name or address.
SuperPages.ca (Canadian business listings)
Search for Canadian business listings by street address, telephone number, telephone number, fax number, postal code etc.
SuperPages.ca (Canadian residential listings)
Search for residential listings in Canada by telephone number.
SuperPages.com (U.S. business listings)
Search for U.S. business listings by street address, telephone number, fax number, zip code etc.
SuperPages.com (U.S. residential listings)
Search for residential listings in the United States by telephone number
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Schedules BC Ferries, Translink
BC Ferries
The official BC Ferries site, this site offers schedules, maps, reservation information, and more.
Translink
The official Translink site offers schedules, route maps, and more.
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Weather, Climate, Road Conditions, Time Zones
Canadian Weather
The official Environmment Canada Weather Office page. This site offers weather forecasts, warnings and advisories, and links to other Government weather-related sites, such as aviation weather, sea ice information, air quality reports, and more.
Canadian Climate Normals
This site provides information on the national climate and surface water data archives from Environment Canada. Look here for normal temperatures and precipitation data for specific regions.
Provincial Road Reports
Provincial Ministry of Transportation report on road conditions is updated several times a day with current conditions, closures, accidents etc.
Time Zone Converter
What time is it in Syowa if it is 3:30 pm Vancouver? Use this site to plan your trips and phone calls.
World Time Server
Want to know why your friend in Germany hasn't replied to the email you sent 5 minutes ago? Find out what s/he might be doing by figuring out the time over there.
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Tide Predictions
Canadian Tide Tables
This Fisheries and Oceans Canada site allows you to search for tide tables using a map or region of interest menu.
Monthly Tide Predictions
This Fisheries and Oceans Canada site provides tide predictions for different ports across the country.
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Other Quick Fact Sites
DeskRef 500
Over 400 links to quick lookup items, including maps, dictionaries, calendars, countries, biographies and more, organized by category. From the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
How Stuff Works
Have you ever wondered how a car engine works or what a USB port is? This site helps you understand the basics and provides good illustrations.
Internet Public Library - Ready Reference
The venerable IPL has been collecting and evaluating sites for years. Links to all sorts of great reference Web sites, from dictionaries to statistics, and much, much ... much more.
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