Why I celebrate Canada in Radiosport

Since the mid-1920's, Canada has always been a not-insignificant part of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).  From a North American radiosport perspective, Canada (and Canadian sections) are sought-after commodities in radiosport events like Sweepstakes (SS), Field Day (FD), the RTTY Roundup (RU) and the North American QSO Party (NAQP) GiGs, to mention only a few.

In July and again in December, Canada hosts their own events, inviting the world to join in:
Canada Day (July 1st) and the Canadian Winter Contest (in December).  Several years ago,
the ON (Ontario) ARRL section was split into 4 distinct sections: ONN (North), ONS (South), ONE (East) and GTA (Greater Toronto Area), bringing us three additional section multipliers
(for a total of 83) to search for.

From the West coast perspective, VE1, VE2, VO1, VO2, VY1 and VY2 stations are all relatively difficult to work, and therefore are highly sought after.  VY2 (Prince Edward Island - PE) is represented almost exclusively by way of VY2TT and VY2ZM, both American-owned amateur stations.  VE8, VY1 & VY0 (Northern Canada territories) are always an interesting challenge. 
Luckily, like VY2, we are seeing more consistent on-the-air activity.  VO1 (Newfoundland) and
VO2 (Labrador) are equally difficult, largely due to their extreme East coast locales.

When I operate from the SF East Bay (EB) section, I often experience what I call a "pipeline to Alberta" (VE6/VA6) by way of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.  While there is a similar propagation
path to British Columbia (VE7/VA7), it is not quite as pronounced as the route to Alberta.

As it turns out, Saskatchewan and Manitoba often provide us with little radio activity in many contest events; or is it that from EB section there is a propagation vortex?  For me, there is only one way
to discover the truth behind that question - participating in the 2022 Canada Contest, which is what
I am going to do.

What about YOU?

Do YOU participate in Canadian-sponsored contests?

Well..... here is YOUR chance.

GO-PHER IT!