unaware of the devastating destruction that the Alberta Tar Sands are causing on Canada’s ecosystem and the lifestyle of the native peoples of the Athabasca. The Alberta Tar Sands are large deposits of crude oil‚ also known as bitumen. The Athabasca deposit is the largest known reservoir of crude bitumen in the world. The Alberta Tar Sands are unique in the fact that it is the only oil reserve that is suitable for surface mining. That being said‚ the Alberta Tar Sands are causing irrevocable damage to
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The importance of oil in our society is so great that it affects developed and developing countries. It is a huge contributor to economic growth and environmental destruction. Although the Alberta Oil Sands has destroyed acres of local and global (indirectly) ecosystems‚ it has achieved and ensured that Canada stays as an economic power. The economical‚ cultural‚ and political benefits the oil sands give to Canada makes it an irreplaceable asset to our nation and our global community The oil
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billion dollar competitive market with consistent economic growth. EnCana corporation‚ founded in 2002 is an industry leader in Canada‚ employing over 3‚800 individuals at the end of 2010. EnCana’s headquarters are located and operated in Calgary‚ Alberta. EnCana also has operating sectors in northeast British Columbia‚ Nova Scotia‚ Colorado‚ Wyoming‚ Texas and Louisiana. Their revenues showed a
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5.1.2 Geography of Alberta “Occupying the northern half of the North American continent‚ the province of Alberta is situated between 60 degrees and 49 degrees latitude north along the Canada-U.S. border. Spanning 661‚185 square km (255‚200 square miles)‚ Alberta covers almost 7% of Canada’s land mass.” [10] Alberta territory occupies almost 7% of whole Canada’s land mass. The territory geographically comprises diverse natural topographies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ glaciers‚ mountains‚ forests‚ badlands
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The piece of artwork‚ done by Albert Bierstadt in 1863‚ titled Rocky Mountains‚ Lander’s Peak‚ is an oil on canvas and is of true inspirational beauty. He perfectly captures the cool‚ vivid colors of the real forest. The scene makes you feel extremely calm‚ peaceful‚ and serene due to the relaxing nature of the picture itself. The cast shadows make the painting very 3-D and make you feel as though you are standing directly in the field‚ looking at the scenery yourself. The more you observe the painting
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I am Chinese-Canadian. Nowadays the hyphen is used together‚ though there are two different meanings tied to the phrase. Namely‚ the different categories. Catagory A being First generation Chinese-Canadians. Category B. being Second-and-Above-Generation Chinese-Canadians. I grew up in a small elementary school with a mixture of both types of Chinese Canadians. As children‚ untainted by sporadic hormones and societal construct between us‚ we all managed to coexist in the pond. Consequently
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John Vanier is one of the greatest of Canadians that has inspired our world to live united together in community. He was born in Geneva‚ Switzerland in 1928 but received an education through England and Canadian schools while growing up. He served in both the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Navy but shortly after he decided to follow a more spiritual direction in life. During this time he went back to school to further his education and also was a professor at University of Toronto.
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Tropical Delight Softdrinks Problem Statement Tropical Delight Soft drinks is a small Canadian company that has a narrow line of drinks with only three flavours that was relatively unknown in the Canadian market but popular in markets of parts of Asia‚ South Asia and Tropical countries. Situation Analysis Strengths – The soft drinks were made with 30% real juice‚ which is more appealing to consumers who want natural flavours. The products were healthy and contain real fruit juices. Although
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Introduction The abundance of native tallgrass prairies have been declining for the past century‚ and are being replaced by urbanized landscaping. As it has been studied‚ the area of tallgrass prairies have declined over 82% since the 1800s (Larsen et al. 2003).Tallgrass prairies harbor more plant and animal biodiversity‚ compared to urban landscaping. Thus‚ the conservation and preservation effort for prairies should increase‚ in order to maintain this biodiversity. Tallgrass prairies can be protected
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John Wilson was a one of a kind character. He had sort of a dual personality. One minute he was writing love letter and the next minute he was trying to get rid of her. He was a hard working person at times and often got into his job very deeply. He had lots of problems with his life and that was mostly the reason why he started drinking so heavily especially near the end. John first started a happy life married to Polly Wilson back home in Scotland. He had two lovely children with her but after
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