The Atlantic Provinces Section 4 – Relying on the Sea

Provinces of Canada

The Atlantic Provinces o This area of Canada is believed to be the area where Vikings first landed over 1000 years ago o Leif Ericsson reached and named it Vinland around the year 1000 o Artifacts made of iron prove this is more than a myth o L’ Anse aux Meadows has reconstructed buildings and is now a popular vacation site o Today most of the people live along the coast except in P.E.I. and have English, Irish, Scottish, or French backgrounds

St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador Click arrow for brief video

Newfoundland & Labrador o Newfoundland was rediscovered by John Cabot in 1497 and he called it New Found Land o It became England’s first overseas colony o Settlers moved there permanently in the 1600’s o 2001 the area was officially renamed Newfoundland & Labrador o It is the easternmost part of North America o It is an important transatlantic communication & transportation center o Guglielmo Marconi received the first wireless telegraph from across the Atlantic here in 1901 o Located near the Grand Banks which was the best fishing area of the world

Prince Edward Island Summerside Charlottetown Click arrow for brief video

New Brunswick Fredericton Saint John Click arrow for brief video

Nova Scotia Halifax Click arrow for brief video

Acadia o Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were all once part of what was called Acadia o French settlement area in the 1600’s o Britain & France argued and fought over this area several times o 1755 Britain banned all people of French decent o Acadians moved to Quebec, New Brunswick, France, the West Indies, and Louisiana (Cajuns)

Acadia (Part II) o Britain won the Seven Years War in 1763 and many Acadians moved back o However the British had taken over the best farm ground o Therefore the Acadians took up fishing & lumbering to make a living

The Maritime Economy o Maritime means related to navigation or commerce on the sea o These provinces depend greatly on the fishing industry o 1800’s this region was a leader in ship building and the lumber industry, which went hand in hand o Today Nova Scotia is still well known for shipbuilding o Fishing has changed greatly! o A ban on cod fish had to be created to protect the species in 2003, which created loss of jobs o Fish farming, or aquaculture, is a growing industry

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