Banff, Alberta

railway workers, lead to the creation of Canada’s oldest National Park, Banff National Park. Banff National Park is located in the province of Alberta and was established in the Rocky Mountains in 1855.. Upon the discovery, the Canadian Pacific Railway recognized the vast tourism potential and saw a future for the development of tourism in Banff. Therefore, Canada established a federal reserve around the hot springs, which would begin the process of its formation as an international resort and spa; the beginning of Banff’s tourism. Going by the name of Rocky Mountain National Park until around 1960, Banff National Park is a natural park, filled with history and excitement. Specifically, Banff itself is one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations due it’s numerous activities and attractions available to tourists to this day. The interesting aspect of the formation of Banff National Park, was that the Canadian Pacfic Railway was the driving force behind it’s growing customer and tourist base. By constructing a…

are: Mountain and Central. The approximate area of the Prairies is 1 900 000 km². This is the fourth largest region of Canada. This region consists of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Major cities in the Prairies include cities such as Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and Winnipeg. The total population in the Prairies is about 6 million. This is about nineteen percent of Canada’s population. A few points of interests here include Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise, where you get a great view of the…

Oil and coal have been sustaining our province for decades. These resources have always been a reliable go-to in Alberta’s economy. But how much longer will these last? Oil and coal are in fact, a non-renewable resource. Sooner or later these two resources that have brought Alberta fame and fortune, will diminish. Wind energy is the perfect solution for our next economic boom. Wind is a form of solar energy that is caused by many different attributes of the earth and atmosphere. These…

allows for many individuals to cause damaging effects such as the creation of the Alberta tar sands in order to economically benefit as mentioned. Currently, the world is already facing various threats such as climate change due to an increase in green house gasses and the tar sands only further contributes to this increase. The tar sands are responsible for approximately 8.5 per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions (“Energy Alberta”, n.d). According to Weinhold (2011), “there are…

Shane Koyczan is a Canadian writer and poet that has made many amazing spoken word poems. He was born on May 22nd, 1976 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and is currently a member of the spoken word poem group, Tons of Fun University. After high school Koyczan attended college at Okanagan University, Canada, where he studied creative writing. But, following the suggestion of his writing professor, he began to study poetry instead. Now 41, Shane Koyczan has become an amazing poet,…

The difficulty of mining oil sands varies depending on the location of the oil sands. Oil sands deposits that are less than about 250 feet below the surface can be removed using conventional strip-mining methods. The strip-mining process includes removal of the overburden, excavation of the resource, and transportation to a processing facility. Nearly all mined bitumen is currently upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Oil sands extraction processes are generally divided into two categories: mining…

3- The Economy of Canada: (The industry and oil reserves in Canada: As a high-tech industrial community in the $ 1 trillion category, Canada resembles the United States in its market-oriented economic system, production pattern, and high standards of living. Since the Second World War, massive growth in the industrial, mining and services sectors has transformed the nation from a rural economy into a largely industrial and urban one. In addition, the country's oil sector is expanding rapidly, as…

Consequently, the world needs to take a significant leap to change their ways before it too late and thrive to become environmental stewards. Alberta oil sand is a prime example of how humans play a crucial role in the destruction of the environment. Alberta oil sand is one of the largest industrial projects in the world and mostly known as “the biggest environmental crime” in history. However, over the years there is been various debate concerning the Alberta oil sand and its effects on the…

Andrew Nikiforuk, demonstrates how the tar sands have negatively impacted Canada both economically and environmentally. The environmental factors are elaborated by explaining Canada’s contribution to green house emissions and acid rain when they were once a global leader against such pollutions. Nikiforuk compares Canada as being second worst for climate change next to Saudi Arabia since they started using bitumen. He highlights the politics surrounding the issues and includes the impact of the…

Oil sands, defined simply are a mixture of water, sand, clay, and natural bitumen. Natural bitumen is a heavily viscous oil, which must undergo specialized procedures in order to be extracted. While oil sands occur in many places in the world, the largest such occurrence is located in the forests of Northern Alberta. This area is referred to as the Alberta Oil Sands, or the Athabasca Oil Sands. Oil sands were not always included when estimating the world’s recoverable oil reserves. It is…