Author: Sandy Gow
Publisher: University of Calgary Pre
Keywords: drilling, technology, alberta, oil, evolution, rock, bits, rigs, roughnecks
Number of Pages: 374
Published: 2006-04-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 155238067X
ISBN-13: 9781552380673

This book is a comprehensive study of the evolution of the component aspects of drilling technology in Alberta, from the evolution of power sources and drill bit designs to the composition of drilling muds and the use of fishing tools. Included are explanations of the costs and risks of oil well drilling and of the larger issue of industrial technology -- how it evolves and under what conditions. The author draws extensively from original source material such as interviews, photographs, and appendices from both the Glenbow Archives and the Devon-Leduc Petroleum Hall of Fame and Interpretive Ce

Author: Andy Liu
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: problem, book, canadian, competitions, school, math, alberta
Number of Pages: 283
Published: 2009-09-30
List price: $61.50
ISBN-10: 0883858304
ISBN-13: 9780883858301

Although there were some older contests in the Maritime region and in Lower and Upper Canada, the Alberta High School Mathematics Competition was the first and oldest in Canada to be run on a provincial scale. Started in 1957, the competition recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. These fifty years can be broken down to three periods, Ancient (1957-1966), Medieval (1967-1983) and Modern (1984-2006), with very distinctive flavors which reflect what was taught in the schools of the day. The first two periods are primarily of historical interest. During the Modern period, the talented prob

Author: Trevor Harrison Assistant Professor Jerrold Kachu
Publisher: The University of Alberta Pre
Keywords: democracy, alberta, globalization, education, classrooms, contested
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 1999-03-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0888643152
ISBN-13: 9780888643155

Education has become a battlefield, the classroom the arena where the contest is fought. The 1997 Ontario teachers’ strike, the federal government’s Millennium Scholarship, and a wave of protests across the country are among the signals that the war is heating up. Alberta stands as a Canadian model of radical education reform, propelled by economic necessity. But is all reform necessarily right or good?-and who decides? A range of commentators-teachers, scholars, parents, and others-discuss the conflict in Alberta’s schools.

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Publisher: Federation of Alberta Naturalists
Keywords: fish, conservation, alberta, wildlife, feathers, fur, amp
Number of Pages: 418
Published: 2005-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0969613474
ISBN-13: 9780969613473

Author: Jim Butler
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
Keywords: wildlife, series, watchable, viewing, alberta, guide
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1994-04
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 0919433782
ISBN-13: 9780919433786

From mountain to prairie, from boreal forest to unglaciated plateau, Alberta’s landscape is rich and diverse. Enthusiasts from across the country and around the world recognize this province for the abundance of wildlife viewing opportunities it offers. Each year, thousands of Alberta’s residents and visitors make wildlife viewing and photography a central part of their leisure activities. This comprehensive guide to more than sixty of Alberta’s finest wildlife viewing sites includes: mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, reptiles, trees, shrubs, wildflowers: what to lo

Author: Alberta Hutchinso
Publisher: Dover Publicatio
Keywords: coloring, books, dover, book, mystical, mandala
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-02-02
List price: $3.95
ISBN-10: 0486456943
ISBN-13: 9780486456942

This vibrant collection of drawings was inspired by the hypnotic appeal of the mandala. An ancient form of meditative art, mandalas are complex circular designs that draw the eye inward, toward their centers. These 30 dazzling mandala designs will captivate colorists of all ages, challenging them to create kaleidoscopic effects.

Authors:Nancy LeClaire, Cree Elder George Cardinal, Professo
Publisher: The University of Alberta Press
Keywords: dictionary, cree, elders, alberta
Number of Pages: 604
Published: 1998-12-10
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0888642849
ISBN-13: 9780888642844

The Alberta Elders’ Cree Dictionary is a comprehensive guide to what has been described as "the language that knit Canada together." This 600 page volume covers Cree/English and English/Cree definitions, offering English translations of both Plains (Y dialect) and Northern Cree (TH dialect).