Maritime provinces: Nova Scotia, New Foundland, and New Brunswick, Prince Edward Islands-politic region.
Nova Scotia-economically the most successful province. Source of income is transport. Halifax-2nd largest natural harbor in the world.
New Brunswick-is the province where Arcadians still live. They celebrate Cajun festivals, such as Festival by The Sea
Prince Edward Island-is the most beautiful province. Major source of income is tourism. It became known for literature-Lucy Montgomery wrote the most famous Canadian novel "Anne from Green Gables". It was the last province to join Canada.
Central provinces include Quebec and Ontario.
Quebec is mainly French speaking. Originally it was called New France, it was the first French colony. 80% of its population are French speakers, the others are bilinguals. It tried to be separated, in the 60's there was a referendum but people decided to retain the union. Montreal is the largest city, Quebec City is the capital. The symbol of Quebec City is Chateaux Frontenac Hotel -it looks like a gothic castle. Montreal is famous for nightlife, it has many nightclubs. In 1967 it hosted Expo (100th anniversary of Dominion). In 1976 Montreal hosted the Olympic summer games-Olympic stadium is a symbol of the city. Festival of Renaissance and Middle Ages-actors come from all over the world and perform dramas of GB Show and Shakespeare. Snow and Ice sculpture exhibition.
Ontario-economically the most important province. You may find there Toronto, the largest city of Canada. Toronto is being called Modern Miracle - it has really high population but is safe and clean. CNN Tower=TV tower, Sky Dome-in which matches are played, stadium built of crystal, sports venue center, Hockey Hall of Fame-related to NHL. Toronto is home of University of Toronto-the best school in the country (Škvorecký became a professor there, teaches am. Literature and creative writing).
Prairie provinces: Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia
Manitoba is a province of lakes. Canada has 1/3 of fresh water sources in the word. Lake Agassia is known as the polar bear capital of the world.
In Alberta there's Dinosaurs provincial park-the largest foundation of dinosaur’s fesiles in the world. Calgary hosted the Olympic Winter Games. It's located in high mountains with great skiing condition (7 mouths of years), good for both downhill and cross-country skiing.
British Columbia-its largest city is Vancouver. It resembles Seattle, lies in the water, it doesn't offer many job opportunities
Saskatchewan is a swampy province
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