Western Canada

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Cores and Peripheries of Western Canada:

Based on the core/periphery model, in Western Canada the core areas could be considered the major cities located in the three provinces, while the periphery areas are smaller rural areas where the resources and other economic activities are conducted within the province, as these areas have a mutually beneficial relationship. Bone defines the core as the industrial heartland that dominates the economic relationship with the periphery, while the periphery located in the resource hinterland that also benefits with the core (2014a). For instance, the cities Edmonton and Calgary could be considered core areas of Alberta and towns like Fort McMurray located on major oil sand deposits are considered peripheries
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Of the six regions in Canada, Western Canada contains the greatest proportion of Aboriginals; thus, issues and challenges associated with the divided population remain a significant issue to this day (Bone, 2014b). Aboriginals in Canada face significant challenges in their daily lives that include health care, housing and employment (Bone, 2014b). With all major cities in the three provinces of the region having higher proportions of Aboriginals, this societal and cultural divide further complicates the situation (Bone, 2014b). Based on history and current environment in Aboriginal rights and treatment throughout the country, the faultline existing between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal individuals in Western Canada will continue to exists well into the future. Natural resource extraction, the environment and pipelines have been hot topics in today’s current news, and Aboriginal rights and opinions are extremely downplayed and neglected. This situation is further complicated as Aboriginal rights are being pitted against the economy of Canada and its resources (Lukacs, M. (2014). As long as major resource projects exist and Aboriginal traditional lands are being exploited, or rights and traditions are ignored, the divide within Western Canada will always …show more content…
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