Country Dictionary

Spirit bears, also known as a kermode bears, are members of a rare genetic subspecies of black bear. The spirit bear is the official animal of British Columbia. Spirit bears are only found on the mainland in the rainforest near Terrace and on the islands of Haida Gwaii.

Spirit Bears are very beautiful, with their ghostly white fur.

One of the major western highways in Canada. Highway 16, also known as the highway of tears runs from Prince Rupert in British Columbia to Winnepeg in Manitoba. It is the northern alternate route across the country.

Highway 16 is a bitch to hitchhike.

Highway 16 in Canada is also known as the highway of tears because a large number of hitchhikers have been murdered along it. The term particularly refers to the stretch from Prince Rupert to Prince George.

Girls should never hitch alone on the highway of tears because lots of women have been murdered along it; some people think that it is the work of a serial killer.

Fracktard is a way of saying fucktard when you are around delicate ears. A combination of an asshole, an idiot a scumbag and a shithead.

I hate that fracktard driver who crashed into me while I was biking, just so he could make a last minute right-hand turn.

A mid sized city in British Columbia. It is located in the province's interior desert. Kamloops is one of the interior's largest cities.

Kamloops is a sprawling city with few redeeming qualities, but it is still better than Williams Lake.

A rare subspecies of black bear, also known as a spirit bear. Rather than being born with black fur Kermode bears are born with white fur. The kermode bear is the official animal of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is found only in the temperate rainforests of northwest British Columbia near Terrace and on the islands of Haida Gwaii.

Many tourists go to northern British Columbia hoping to see a Kermode, unfortunately, they are extremely rare, and even residents of the area feel very lucky if they ever see one.

GOTV is an acronym for Get-Out-The-Vote. It applies to activities which are centered on voter registration and other tatics for increasing public participation in the electoral process.

"I am going to Phoenix to GOTV/election monitor." (I am going to Phoenix to get out the vote and monitor the election.)