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It continues as Highway 1 into both provinces. It spans approximately 534 km (332 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east. [3] Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System [4] and is a core part of the developing Alberta Freeway Network.
"The Left Coast" – a name shared with the West Coast of the United States, referring to the region notably leaning politically left. [6]"British California" – a play on the initials of the province, referring to its similarities with California in terms of culture, geography (particularly in the Lower Mainland), politics, and demographics.
Foundever started as a subsidiary of United Technologies called HQ800 and located in Omaha, Nebraska. [1] Its then-President, James F. Lynch, bought the company for $165,000 in 1985. [4] He renamed it "SITEL/Sitel," which stands for "System International TELemarketing." [1] At the time, SITEL had about $100 million in annual revenue [5] and 16 ...
All provincial highways in Alberta are 'Primary Highways'. They are divided into two series, and sub-series. 1-216 Series — core highway network Hwy 1-100 — intercity (Hwy 100 is unmarked, ex:Hwy 2) Hwy 201, 216 — orbital routes (ex:Hwy 216) 500-986 Series — local highways Hwy 500-699 — west-east routes (ex:Hwy 501)
Alberta's 1 to 216 series of provincial highways are Alberta's main highways. They are numbered from 1 to 100, with the exception of the ring roads around Calgary and Edmonton, which are numbered 201 and 216 respectively. The numbers applied to these highways are derived from compounding the assigned numbers of the core north–south and east ...
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for city status under ...
Flag of Alberta Location of Alberta. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Alberta: Alberta – province of Canada. It had a population of 3,645,257 in 2011, [1] making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on September ...