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Terrace

Terrace is a small city nestled in the coast mountain range of British Columbia. It has a population of approximately 15 000 people. The main industries in Terrace are logging, fishing, and tourism.

Terrace is home to the Kermode bear, a rare subspecies of the black bear that is born with white fur. It is also known as the Spirit Bear.
Terrace is a beautiful city, and a great place to raise children.

The decline in logging revenue has made real estate in Terrace very affordable.

There are not many jobs in Terrace; the unemployment rate is almost twice the provincial average.
by moonbug November 12, 2006
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University of Northern British Columbia

A university located in Prince George, British Columbia. Known as UNBC and the University of No Better Choice.
I want to go to the University of Northern British Columbia because I can't afford to live in Vancouver while going to school.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
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bear

Bear is transport trucker slang for police officers. "Bear" is a term Truckers on the number one highway in Canada use on the CB to warn other truckers that there is a police officer monitering speed on the highway.
Trucker one: Hey! I just spotted a bear!

Trucker two: Where at?

Trucker one: by the 58 marker, on the right o way.

Trucker two: I'll pass it on.
by moonbug November 12, 2006
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Augustus

A Roman emperor (63 BCE to 14 CE), winner of the civil war that ensued after the death of Julius Caesar. The month of August gets its name from Augustus. He was a patron of the arts, and despite his bloody ways his reign is often seen as commencing golden age in Rome.
Augustus commissioned Virgil to write the Aeneid.
by moonbug November 12, 2006
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Glass and the Machines of God

A fable created by Billy Corgan, front man of The Smashing Pumpkins. The story of Glass and the Machines of God is propagated by the band's album, Machina. The Machina lyric booklet contains one chapter of the fable, the rest of the chapters, except for chapter four, were posted online throughout the Mystery. Chapter four, The Story of June has never been posted.

The Mystery was based on Glass and the Machines of God.
Glass and the Machines of God is very simular in concept to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
by moonbug November 17, 2006
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spirit bear

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.
by moonbug November 12, 2006
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Haida Gwaii

An archepelago of islands off of the Northern coast of British Columbia. The Islands are also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. The islands feature some notable cultural artifacts, such as the abandoned village of Ninstints.

Covered in rainforest and sparsely populated, Haida Gwaii is among the most beautiful places in the world.
I want to go camping on Haida Gwaii this summer.
by moonbug November 12, 2006
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