Geography

The short Canadian Cultural tradition at hand the ‘Naismith Cup’ was held at neutral sites across Canada between 1995-2000; The first game ever played was held in Manitoba and other games followed being played all across the nation from British Columbia, Ontario, and to the east in Nova Scotia. The last year the annual Naismith happened was held in October, 12, 2000 in Ottawa, Ontario at the former Corel Center which is now known as the Scotia Bank place or Place du Scotia in French.The game of basketball that James Naismith invented is played all around the world in every continent throughout all types of seasons indoor and outdoor and amongst many different ages participating at the local, provincial, state, college, professional and international levels of play.

In regards to the Geogrpahy in which Dr. James Naismiths history surrounds, well, he is originally from Almonte, Ontario. But since Dr. James Naismith time was around the same time sweeping accounts of social reform and social gospel were happening from 1863-to the early 1900s’ with human science and phenemonens like eugenics. Here is a map of Ramsey county bordering the Mississippi river in and around Bennies corners and Almonte according to an1867 Map of Canada West (Upper Canada), showing the location of Lanark County, Grand Calumet Island and Fort Coulonge.

I have inserted an Image of the Corel Center in Ottawa because thats where one of the Naismith cup games were held in October 12, 2000. I also wanted to show the changes in ownership of the building from the nineties till now. You can tell the last two owners were not that far apart. The Palladium (1996), Corel Centre (1996–2006), Canadian Tire & Scotiabank Place (2006–2013).