Category: Alberta

Great Horned Owl. Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus On May 3, 1977, the great horned owl was adopted as Alberta’s official bird after a provincewide children’s vote. The great horned owl is a year-round resident of the province. What is Alberta’s official animal? A native Alberta mammal, the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep was designated as […]

The chilliest winter nights at Jasper have lows in the minus-thirties Celsius (below -22 °F). The mountain resort averages five nights a year, from November to March, when the thermometer drops that low. From October to April, Jasper can remain below freezing all day long. Why is Jasper so cold? When the dominant west wind […]

Alberta Alberta’s tartan, adopted in 1961, was designed by Alison Lamb and Ellen Neilsen of the Edmonton Rehabilitation Society, an organization dedicated to teaching valuable skills to the disabled. The green represents the province’s forests, while the gold represents its grain fields. What is the Alberta tartan? Alberta tartan. The colours of the Alberta tartan […]

Table 1. Crops 2014 2019 Durum wheat 707.6 647.3 All wheat 9,372.8 10,263.2 Oats 542.9 834.8 What food grows well in Alberta? Best Vegetables to Grow in Alberta Beans. Beets. Carrots. Garlic. Kale. Lettuce. Peas. Radish. What can be grown in Alberta? Hardy fruits you can grow in your own Alberta backyard! Apples. We grow […]

The government of Alberta is introducing a new official symbol of the province, and it’s one heck of a gem. The province announced Thursday that ammolite will be designated as the official gemstone of Alberta. What are 2 of Alberta’s symbols? Other provincial symbols Animal. A native Alberta mammal, the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep was […]

Pronghorn, often called antelope (although they’re not closely related,) roam the plains of Alberta, Saskatchewan and into the United States. And they do so at incredible speeds of up to 90 kilometres per hour, making them the fastest animal over long distances. What is the fastest animal in Canada? pronghornDid you know? The pronghorn can […]

The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the premier, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022. What political party governs Alberta? The current premier of Alberta is Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party. Alberta uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls […]

Alberta has for decades been considered a conservative fortress, no matter which right-of-centre party they may have chosen to support. Is Alberta the most conservative province? Geography. Social conservatism is strongest in Alberta, long Canada’s most conservative province, where the Social Credit movement preached evangelical values and came to power in the 1930s. It is […]

natural gas. About 89% of electricity in Alberta is produced from fossil fuels– approximately 36% from coal and 54% from natural gas. The remaining 10% is produced from renewables, such as wind, hydro, and biomass. What percentage of Alberta’s electricity comes from solar? Table 1. Electricity Capacity (2010 – 2023) and Generation (2010 and 2018) […]

Wild Bergamot This is Alberta’s wild beebalm. With tall, dramatic stalks topped with fragrant, shaggy, lilac-coloured flowers, this upright plant can grow to a height of five feet. Blooming in mid-summer, wild bergamot is an important source of nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. What is Alberta’s wildflower? Alberta adopted the wild rose […]