Nordic roots.I live in central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Alberta's Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy make up an important part of the economy. , a magnificent tapestry of grain fields, lakes, forests and snow-covered mountains. Alberta's capital, Edmonton, with its large population of Ukrainian and Polish immigrants, recently hosted the World Masters Games The World Masters Games is an international multi-sport tournament for athletes of ages beyond young adulthood. The games are held every four years, and are sponsored by the International Masters Games Association. . Impressively fit competitors--some as old as 85--came from Scandinavia to take part in the orienteering orienteering Cross-country footrace in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. Introduced in Sweden in 1918, it later spread throughout Europe. World championships have been held since 1966. events. They reminded us of the Swedes, Danes, Norwegians and Finns who arrived here as woodsmen and farmers and left their mark in place names and archival photos of tree-felling camps, sawmills and boomtowns. The province's rich farmland, forest, fresh water, oil, gas, and coal reserves, and its world-class tourism destinations, continue to draw people from the rest of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and, increasingly, Asia. Employment is high, and the service sector and construction industry are struggling to keep pace. |
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