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Comparing Our Towns
A Collaborative Project between
the Grade 6 students of
Erickson School in Erickson, BC, and
the Grade 4/5 students of École Allain-St Cyr in Yellowknife, NWT
By Katherine, Nathalie, Kathia, Anyssa, Abeer, Shoblak and
Ishai(NT)
& Ashley, Adam, Reina, Alicia, Daniel, Sarah, Tyler, Kristina and Morgan (BC)
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KOOTENAY RIVER SYSTEM |
MACKENZIE RIVER SYSTEM |
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Erickson & Creston - - - GENERAL INFORMATION -
- - Yellowknife |
| Population: About 5000 in the area |
Population: 17,500 - 18,000 |
| Schools: 5 Elementary schools (K - 7) and 1
Secondary school (8 - 12) College of the Rockies |
Schools: 8 Elementary Schools (K - 8) and 2
Secondary Schools (9 - 12) Several Schools offer French immersion
programs.] |
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The
Creston Valley has a temperate climate, which plays an important role
in our long growing season. Creston experiences ideal weather without
the high or low extremes of many regions. The summers in Creston are
warm and sunny. The winters are mild, for the most part.
- Average Daily Temperature 8.0°C
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January Mean Temperature -3.0°C
- July Mean Temperature 19.3°C
- Annual Rainfall 45.4 cm
- Annual Snowfall 140.6cm |
Average Temperatures:
Lowest of all
Canadian cities: -52C
- Average: 29 C
Hours of sunlight in June,
July and
August - 1037 hours |
| You can find
up-to-the-minute weather information at Environments Canada's website.
Just click on the province or territory and then find the city you are
interested in.
The Weather
Office |
| DRESSING FOR
WINTER |
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We 'Crestilions' dress very carefully
for the winter. From fuzzy wool socks to cuddly soft toques, we make
sure we are dressed for the flaky white crystals falling from the sky.
Our beautiful snow-dipped town is no match to the puffed up winter
jackets that we wear to keep us warm. The long strip of silky cotton
keeps our necks dry and frostbite free. Also the fluffy snow pants and
the waterproof boots are great additions to the wonderful 'Crestilion'
winter wear. |
When it is cold in Yellowknife you must dress
in warm clothes because the temperature can get as low as –50.
If it is above –20 we mostly wear sweaters, warm
jackets, scarves, mittens and snow pants. When it reaches between –20
and –50 we’ll wear very warm coats or a parka, scarves, warm mittens
and boots. If you ever choose to come and visit Yellowknife you will
be given a tourism parka as precaution. |
| ORIGIN OF
NAMES |
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Creston got its name from a pioneer settler
whose home town was Creston IA. Creston was incorporated on May 14,
1924.
Erickson’s name came from E.G. Erickson,
superintendent of the CPR Railroad at Cranbrook from 1904 to 1908.
The name of our river and lake, Kootenay, came
from the Kootenai Indians |
Despite
it’s strong ties to gold, the name Yellowknife does not come
from gold but from copper. So how Yellowknife got
its name actually goes back much
further than the 1930s. In 1770, when Samuel Hearne was exploring the
Great Slave Lake area, he encountered a tribe of Aboriginal people who
used copper-bladed, yellow-colored knives. Fur traders soon began to
refer to these people as the yellow knives, and the tribe’s home became
known as Yellowknife. |
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SOME OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST |
| Creston is called the town of murals
because of all the beautiful murals painted on the sides of buildings.
The Creston Valley is also called the "Valley of
Swans" because of all the swans that come here. |
Yellowknife
is one of the best locations in the world for seeing the aurora
borealis or northern lights. People come from all over the world,
just to see these amazing lights dancing across the sky.
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