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Discovery Series – Atlantic Canada

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Discovery Series Atlantic Canada is a mug for the four easternmost provinces of Canada – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador – where European settlement began in the early 1600s. French Acadians established communities in the 1600s before British conquest led to the tragic deportation of Acadians in 1755. The region’s economy was built on fishing, shipbuilding, and maritime trade, with cod fishing sustaining communities for centuries until the devastating collapse of fish stocks in the 1990s.… Read more

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Discovery Series Ornament – Atlantic Canada

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Similar to the previous collection, Starbucks released a single mug for the Atlantic Canada region rather than separate designs for each province. This approach added some challenges for designers, as they had to create a one-size-fits-all design for the Discovery Series Ornament Atlantic Canada.

Atlantic Canada refers to the region of Eastern Canada comprising four provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The term “Atlantic Canada” was coined by Joey Smallwood, the first premier of Newfoundland, when the Dominion of Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.… Read more

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Been There – Atlantic Canada

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It was just recently revealed by insiders, that not all Canadian Provinces get their mug, despite of the initial rumors. Specifically New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will join BT family with one and only mug – Starbucks Been There Atlantic Canada. Even though it makes sense (there are not that many Starbucks stores there) I do feel the frustration of the collectors living in these four provinces. Well, at the end, this is better than nothing.… Read more

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