Canadian Provinces Visit Canada Enjoy The Beauty and The Culture.<<>> Canadian provinces stretch over more than ten million square kilometers. It’s BIG! The second biggest country on the planet. This Visit Canada Guide will help you design your visit from Canada Cities. To it’s outstanding natural splendour. Voltaire in the mid eighteenth century dismissed this country as ‘a few acres of snow’. How wrong he was about Canada.
It’s natural beauty is outstanding from magnificent mountains to vast praries. Then there’s glorious glaciers and lovely lakes. Not forgetting of course the spectacular Niagara Falls and the many majestic national parks.
The wildlife such as the polar bear, grizzly bear, moose, wolves and of course whales attract many visitors each year.
The Canadian provinces are:
Alberta with a capital city of Edmonton and the motto ‘Strong and Free’. Named after the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.
British Columbia with a capital city of Victoria and the motto ‘Splendour without diminishment’. Named by Queen Victoria after the river Columbia which was named after a ship and emphasising the British connection.
Mannitoba with a capital city of Winnipeg and the motto Glorious and Free’. Named in reference to an Indian superstition of a spirit “manito” beating a drum.
New Brunswick with a capital city of Fredericton and the motto ‘Hope was restored’. Named after the British Royal House of Brunswick. New Brunswick, Canada is known as the "Picture Province". Experience the secret behind our name as you explore Mount Carleton, the highest peak in the Maritimes and the Bay of Fundy, one of the Marine Wonders of the World. Friendly people, warm beaches, succulent seafood, and amazing scenery are a sample of what awaits for you in this province.
Newfoundland and Labrador with a capital city of St John’s and the motto ‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God’. Named by John Cabot in 1497 as the “new found isle” the addition was “lavrador” and is portuguese for a small landholder.
Northwest Territories with a capital city of Yellowknife doesn’t seem to have a motto. Named to describe the land north and west of Lake Superior.
Nova Scotia with a capital city of Halifax and the motto ‘One defends and the other conquers’. Named the new scotland aghain to emphasise the British connection.
Nunavut with a capital city of Iqaluit and the motto ‘Numavut, our strength’. Named with an Inuktitut word which means ‘our land’.
Ontario with a capital city of Toronto and the motto ‘Loyal she began, loyal she remains’. Named with an Iroquois word which means ‘beautiful water’.
Prince Edward Island with a capital city of Charlottetown and the motto ‘The small under the protection of the great’. Named after the father of Queen Victoria. Prince Edward Augustus.
Quebec with a capital city of Quebec City and the motto ‘I remember’. Named with an Algonquin word which means ‘narrow passage’.
Saskatchewan with a capital city of Regina and the motto ‘From many peoples strength’. Named with a Cree word which means ‘swiftly flowing river’.
Yukon with a capital city of Whitehorse and again doesn’t seem to have a motto. Named with a Locheux word which means ‘ great river’.
Some major cities are Abbotsford, Calgary, Charlottetown, Chilliwack, Edmonton, Fredericton, Halifax, Iqaluit, Kelowna, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Regina, Saskatoon, St John’s, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Whitehorse, Winnipeg and Yellowknife.
Canadian provinces are spectacular and the scenery is awe inspiring. Pine covered hillsides stretch for miles with fast-flowing rivers cutting through them. Majestic peaks go on for mile after mile. Turquoise colored lakes seem unreal, as though lifted straight out of some magazine.
<<>> During the summer months Canada is a mecca for walking, hiking and treking. In spite of the Mozzies.
The winter is perfect for all winter sports, skiing and snowboarding. Which is not surprising as it is officially the world’s-coldest-country (based on average temperatures nationwide) The coldest Canadian temperature ever recorded at minus 62.8°C was in Snag, a town in the Yukon.
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