British Columbia The Best Province Ever

British ColumbiaThe Best Province Ever

Location

Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces

Washington St., Idaho and Montana to the south

Alberta to the east Yukon to the north Alaska to the north

west

Physical Features

Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains

Deep valleys Tons of forests BC's total land and freshwater area is 95 million

hectares Coastal islands Occupies about 10% of Canada's land surface Nearly 1000 provincial parks

Climate

Most varied climate in the country

Most of the time it is wet and mild

Cool in the summer and warm in the winter

Arctic chill comes into the north in the winter

Regions

The Cordillera A small bit of the

Interior Plains

Natural Resources

BC is the third largest generator of hydroelectricity in the world

Natural gas, oil, softwood, copper, gold, zinc, sulphur, asbestos, coal, petroleum, dairy cattle and fishing are some of the natural resources in BC

Animal Life Land- Spirit bears,

lynx, elk, deer, wolves, bears, cougars, rubber boa, wolverines, moose, beaver

Air- Canada geese, snowy owl, common raven

Water- Pacific salmon, rainbow trout

Sports

Professional teams- Vancouver Canucks (NHL), BC Lions (CFL), Whitecaps (MLSF)

Hosted events- 2011 Grey Cup, 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralypic games, 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships

Credits Writing: Kaidan G.Pictures:Kaidan G

Backgrounds:Kaidan G.Organizer Handling:Kaidan G.

Editing:Ms.JansmaSpecial Thanks To:Cade E., Jacob M. and Bodin I.