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    What does the Canadian Pacific Railway and Scottish Glencoe Lochan Trail have in common?

    The answer is: Donald Alexander Smith!
    Born in 1820, in the small town of Forres in Scotland, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 18 and is known to most Canadians as Lord Strathcona.
    He made his fortune building railroads and consequently, played a leading role in railway development in Canada. In 1880 he was one [...]