Alberta

Alberta - Visit the Impressive Entrepreneurial Province

People from all over the world choose to live and work in Alberta because of the diverse communities, high standard of living and beautiful landscapes along with sustainability, economic growth, and job creation all makes it the Entrepreneurial province of Canada.

Alberta is the western province of Canada and is the fourth-most populous. It’s 661,848-square kilometer is enclosed by Saskatchewan in the east, by the Northwest Territories in the north, by British Columbia in the west, and by Montana in the south.

The landscape of Alberta comprises not only of mountains, prairies, deserts, coniferous forest, but also gently sloping wheat fields, vast granaries, expansive cattle ranches, and huge oil refineries.Agriculture is Alberta's economic backbone.

The largest city is Calgary and Edmonton, the capital city is the second largest.Other prominent cities are Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, and St. Albert.

It has attractions like skiing, hiking, and camping, shopping spots like the West Edmonton Mall, Calgary Stampede the rodeo exhibition and festival as well as athletic and sporting competitions. The Elk Island National Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, and the Columbia Icefield are natural attractions.

Banff has been identified as one of the Best World Destinations for 2017 by National Geographic Traveler magazine.The Banff National Park is well-known for wildlife, its Canadian Rocky Mountain beauty, and entertainment prospects with more than four million travelers every year.

The 10,000-square km Jasper National Park is the largest wilderness park in the Canadian Rockies and is the largest easily accessible Dark Sky Preserve in the world and it is a four-hour drive from Edmonton.Visit Alberta with a map and enjoy everything the Park offers like the ‘star gazing’ experience, Sidewalk Astronomy Roves in the daytime all through summer, and interpretations in the fall like Mysteries of the Night to enhance visitors.