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Also. Sault St Marie. You've truly been to Canada.
Ha, that's basically a cosmopolitain suburb compared to some places. You should try Wawa and Timmins
Canadian food related anecdote. When we were cycling across Canada we had stopped in a town not far out of Saskatoon and were really wanting some fresh veg. We stopped in the only grocery store in town to find a fairly limited range. We picked up some leeks that had been cut into 3 and shrink wrapped. The checkout cashier a) had no idea what they were and b) couldn't find them on the drum mounted reference chart to know that price they were. The supervisor came to help them out and finally found them on an addendum chart entitled "Ethnic Foods". I've never felt further away from home.
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There's lots of local produce, but the idea of "grown in Canada" is a bit different than here, I guess. That is, it's pointless when you've got hot houses in Nova Scotia shipping tomatoes to Vancouver.
Every time I go back I'm in awe of produce sections though. Much more variety, and one of the things I miss most is that you can buy most stuff by weight. So I don't need a pre-packaged bag of sprouts if I only need enough for one dish.
Also. Sault St Marie. You've truly been to Canada.