Category: Alberta

Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories (NWT) to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. Which U.S. state is closest to Alberta? state of MontanaAlberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and […]

The Hoodoos are a group of stone columns with caprocks situated on approximately 11 hectares of land between Drumheller and East Coulee. Ranging in height from roughly one to three meters, the group of approximately 10 Hoodoos feature white sandstone caprocks overlying dark brown marine shale bodies. What are the hoodoos made of? Hoodoos typically […]

Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to south central What type of biome is Alberta? […]

Vimy Peak in Waterton Lakes National Park. Some of the oldest rocks exposed in Alberta are in this national park. What is the oldest rock in Alberta? The Precambrian Shield exposed in northeastern Alberta forms part of the Churchill Structural Province, the oldest (age-dated) rocks being of Archean age. Where are the oldest rocks found? […]

Cheapest Colleges in Calgary for International Students Alberta University of the Arts. The Alberta University of the Arts is a university that focuses on art and design education. Athabasca University. Bow Valley College. University of Calgary. University of Lethbridge. Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. St. Wrap Up. Which is the cheapest college in Canada for […]

Athabasca Dunes is the province’s largest Ecological Reserve. It contains part of Alberta’s largest active sand dune system – approximately 8 km from north to south and 1.5 km wide. The active dunes are a series of sand ridges. They are slowly migrating southeast, burying jack pine forests and filling small lakes. Which province has […]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claimed to have 178,102 members (74,377 of whom in Alberta) at the end of 2007. Christianity. Province/Territory Christians Alberta 48.11% Yukon 35.01% British Columbia 34.27% How many Albertans go to church? About 29 per cent of the general population said they attend religious services more than a […]

Learn more about official languages in Canada. The demographic picture varies by province or territory. Province or territory Alberta French-speaking population 79,838 (2%) English-speaking population 3,888,983 (96.6%) Bilingual population (English and French) 264,715 (6.6%) Do people in Alberta speak English? English is the official language of the province. In 2016, 76.0% of Albertans were anglophone, […]

twelve thousand acres. Established in 1977, it was one of the first colonies to locate in the Peace, drawn by lower land prices and a desire to escape overcrowding of colonies in southern Alberta. 44 It has gradually doubled its landholdings and now owns twelve thousand acres of rolling cropland. How much land do the […]

Alberta. This province was named after Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Alberta was originally established as a provisional district of the North West Territories in 1882. Why do people say Alberta is the Texas of Canada? “Texas of the North” — referring to Alberta’s significance as an oil producer in Canada, similar […]