Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Canada Project
Grade 6
Presented To Mr. Fierro/Mr. Taylor
Yanni Pang
February 17, 2011
Introduction
Alberta is the fourth largest province in Canada. This paper will cover the following
History
Alberta was originally part of the land granted to the Hudson's Bay Company by King
Charles II in 1670. The first European reached present-day Alberta was Anthony Hendon of the
Hudson's Bay Company. The first people in Alberta were Paleo-Indians, who arrived about ten
thousand years ago. Most immigrants came from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the
mid 1700. The land remained under the control of the Hudson's Bay Company until 1870. Then
it was sold to Canada. Alberta became a province on September 1, 1905. Alberta is named after
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. The province has been very peaceful and free even to today.
The area of Alberta is 661,848 square km (255,541 square miles). It is also one of the
Alberta is near the North, it is very cold. The people work hard in cold weather to keep their
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The main language in Alberta is English. About two percent of the population of Alberta
speaks both French and English, which is called Francophone. Alberta is the second largest
province that speaks French and English. People who speak only French live in the central and
northwestern regions of Alberta. In this way, they all live and work together better.
Alberta has many natural resources such as crude oil, natural gas, and coal. It is the main
producer of natural gas in Canada. Alberta sells the oil, natural gas to other places in Canada
moreover to other countries. In recent years, because of the increasing oil prices, Alberta’s
economy has been booming. This attracts more and more people to go there to work. Because of
Coal was first mined near Lethbridge in 1872. Alberta is the main producer of coal. Its
coal contains less sulfur, so the coal would burn cleaner. They are sold to other countries in the
world.
Beef production in Alberta is very important. About 50% of Canada’s beef comes from
Alberta. Wheat and Canola are also important to its economy. The crops are exported the crops to
other countries.
Because of the winter weather, people tend to have many festivals and parties in the
summer. Since Alberta is mainly in mining and agricultural business, people work very hard and
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usually outdoors, as a result their activities require strength and revolve around these aspects.
One example is the Calgary Stampede, which includes activities such as Bull riding, barrel
racing, steer wrestling, tie down roping, saddle bronc and bareback riding. It is dubbed “The
Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” Another example is the Edmonton Fringe Festival which is a
show of theater production. All these attract people from around the world to go there.
Government
The Legislative Assembly consists of eighty-three members. Since the Queen of the United
Kingdom is officially the head of state, the country is run by a Premier not a governor.
Conclusion
Alberta is a very interesting Province. Because of its abundant natural resources, Alberta