The reason for this report is to increase the reader’s knowledge on the Alberta Tar Sands, which will allow them to create their own opinions on the situation. It is a very pertinent issue in politics and will have a very large effect on the carbon emissions of Canada. Also, I wanted to further my understanding of the Alberta tar sands and learn the side effects of the tar sands. How the tar sands are different from other oil and energy procurement methods and which method is more energy efficient
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada Airdie a city in Alberta lies in the Calgary region of Canada. The beautiful city is located at the intersection of Highway 567 and Queen Elizabeth II Highway. A unique feature of Airdrie city is the elevation, making it the highest city in Canada. According to the 2016 Census, the population of Airdie was 61,581, which is 19,017 higher than 2011. History The word ‘Airdrie’ means ‘The King’s Height’. The city was named after a village of Glasgow in Scotland. During the construction
The oil sands have encouraged massive economic growth in Alberta. The province had suffered an economic recession however the oil sands helped produce huge profits and provide thousands of jobs. Due to the oil sands Canada has became the top top supplier of oil to the United States and this has helped strength economic ties between both countries. Over 121,500 people were employed in the oil sands in 2012.The goods, materials, and services used to construct and operate in oil sands projects, come
Date Entered into Confederation: Alberta became a province of Canada in 1905. They joined into Confederation because of many reason. One of the big factors was because of the fur trading. Canada was in big demand of fur, therefore having Alberta join would add to their business. Another reason was because of Manifest Destiny, the construction of an inter-colonial railway between Canada and the Maritimes was necessary since all goods were being transported on American lines. The Grand Trunk Railway
Introduction The Athabasca oil sands are the second largest producer of crude oil in the world, with a surface area of approximately 100 000 square kilometres (Anderson, Giesy & Wiseman, 2010). The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board estimates that the oil sands contains approximately 1.7 trillion barrels of crude bitumen, however only 19% can be ultimately recovered (Raynolds, Severson-Baker & Woynillowicz, 2005; Humphries, 2008). The availability of recoverable bitumen makes Canada’s oil sands deposit
The news report talks about a recent scientific study that the effects of the Oil Sands are more severe than originally thought. The article (and study on which it is based), says that cancer-causing PAHs in lakes in Alberta were found further than we believed they would be found and traced back to the Oil Sands. This news report is current, it was posted June 2013. A slight bias exists, the study in question was looking for something and they found it, which is not exactly
RCMP, Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island to visit the Green Gables, and more. But there are three places which I would like to visit most in Canada. Those three places are Vancouver in British Columbia, Niagara Falls in Ontario, and Calgary in Alberta, and I would visit each of them for different reasons. One place I would like to visit is Vancouver in British Columbia. One reason why I want to visit Vancouver is because of its appealing nature. In Vancouver, there are rainforests that are not
Ottawa, the nation's capital, is located in Ontario. Other industries include chemicals, aerospace, steel, and food processing. The plains (or prairie) provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan are the home to four-fifths of Canada's agricultural lands. They are also the home to the majority of mining and fuel production. Alberta itself provides 90 percent of the nation's energy exports and is the home of Canada's oil and natural gas industry. British Columbia is in the Pacific Northwest. Forestry
Is Canada failing to be the innocent nation it is often portrayed as? Award winning journalist, Andrew Nikiforuk, wrote “Tarmageddon: Dirty oil is turning Canada into a corrupt petro-state”, published in CCPA Monitor in 2010. This environmental article set out to convince the general public that the tar sands are changing Canada for the worst. The article begins by explaining the different environmental effects that have been observed since the project started. With such detrimental results the article
Introduction Accounting technician is an occupation that is needed in many aspects of our society. If you like to work with mathematics, computer and money management, a suitable occupation for you is accounting technician. To achieve your goal, you need to be familiar with the job description and duties, working conditions, education and training program, job opportunities and financial aspects. Job Description and Duties Accounting technicians keep systematic records of business transactions.
women’s right to vote was still new to the prairies in Canada, the movement for women’s right to vote was not a new for other parts of the world. In the United Kingdom, 1832, the first petition of women's suffrage was presented to Parliament, while in Alberta it was not until 1914. Evidently, because European immigrants had already had similar campaigns for the prior knowledge and findings of women’s right to vote, they had more experience and knowledge within the specific topic. The immigrants who had
they would also eat other meats and also some plants as well. Cree people today are still hunting. There are approximately 200,000 Cree in Canada. Western Canada is taken up by mountains which limits space. The majority of the Cree people live along Alberta. Demographic characteristics affect communities in Northern Canada. In Northern Canada there is mostly Inuits. At the time when they came, all the southern land was taken by other Indians, so the had to settle in the north of Canada. The Inuits have
Maria: The term Prairie refers to a large open area of grassland. Genuine prairies are usually found in the southern part of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Abby: It may also refer to farmlands located in the same two provinces including Manitoba. Provinces / Territories Abby: The major cities Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Regina and Saskatoon are mostly in the prairie eco zones. Maria: As of 2011 the population of Edmonton is 1,159,869; Calgary with 1,214,839; Winnipeg with 730,018; Regina
challenges facing our species. This case study report will examine issues related to food production in relation to climate change. In this regard, the focus will be on the Peace River Country, which is a parkland region that spans from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia and around the Peace River. As part of its examination, this report will explore the local environment conditions, and offer predictions of what lies ahead in areas of economic development, the
Kusawa Territorial Park – Yukon Table of Contents: 1 Introduction 2 Landscape Features 3 Ecological Features • Plants • Fish • Mammals • Birds • Species At Risk 4 Human Uses Introduction: Kusawa Territorial Park was initially recognized under chapter 10 of the First Nations Final Agreements of both Carcross/Tagish (CFTN) and Kwanlin Dun (KDFN). The Aishihik and Champagne First Nation (CAFN) traditional territory also extends into the park area, though the park is not stated in their
Coeur d'Alene Tribe The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is located in the upper panhandle of Idaho, approximately 15 miles south of the city of Coeur d’Alene. The Coeur d' Alene Tribe operates under a democracy form of government. The tribal members have the right to elect their tribal government representatives on the first Saturday in May of each year. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will hold office for three years. The two candidates that get the next highest votes hold office
Introduction: Western Canada is a region within Canada containing three provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This region is plays significant role in the economy of Canada, with its vast natural resource deposits to its rich soils and strong agriculture industry. Western Canada comprises roughly 18% of the country’s total population, with the majority of its inhabitants living in major urban centers. Provinces within the region face unique issues today and will continue to in the future
The Province of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the central province of Canada bordered on the east and west by Manitoba and Alberta respectively, the Northwest Territories to the north, and by North Dakota and Montana to the south. The province has been inhabited by various indigenous populations for thousands of years, but was first explored by Europeans in the late 1600s. Settlement began in 1774, and it officially became a province in 1905. The province was named after the Saskatchewan River, a
Laurentian Plateau is a region of land within Canada that comprises two types of rocks: Igneous and Metamorphic (“Canadian Landforms: Rocks and Minerals” n,d). It is the exposed area of the Earth’s crust. It spans from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alberta with half of it concentrated in Ontario (Figure 1). Figure 1: Physiographic Regions in Canada. The Canadian Shield colored in green shows how vast it is. Geoscientist's use a combination of qualitative and quantitative properties to classify and categorize
Introduction Amelanchier Medic., commonly known as serviceberry or shadbush, is a genus of shrubs to trees in the Rosaceae family containing approximately twenty species. Amelanchier is native to North America, and select species are invasive in Europe (Kabuce and Priede, 2010). Habitats include roadsides, riversides, forest and meadow edges, open fields, shallow rocky substrates, acidic soils, and mountainous terrain (Mackie et al., 2001; Underwood, 2012). Species identification of Amelanchier