Confederation of Canada

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
1st Jul, 1867	New Brunswick	Coat/arms granted 1868 to honnor the ruling monarch king George the 3, who was also the Duke of New Brunswick
1st Jul, 1867	Quebec	Coat/arms 1868 flag adopted1948 From the Algonquin word for " narrow passage "or"strait first used to describe the narrowing of the St.Lawrence River near what is now Quebec City.
1st Jul, 1867	Nova Scotia	Coat/arms 1625 Falg 1625 named by sir.wm Alexander who was given title to all the land between England and Newfoundland by king james VI of Scotland Nova Scotia is latin for new Scotland
1st Jul, 1867	Ontario	Coat/Arms 1868 Flag1965 From Iroquois word "kanadariio" meaning shinging or sparkling waters about 20%of Ontario is fresh water lakes of or rivers.
15th Jul, 1870	Manitoba	Coat/arms 1905 Likely comes from the Cree word Man-into-wha-paow wich means lake Manitahu which narrows to 1/2 a mile at its center.
15th Jul, 1870	Northwest Territories	Coat/arms 1956 flag 1969 most of the area was known as the Norhtwestern Territory until1870 the name is primarily descriptive fo the location of the Territories.
20th Jul, 1871	British Columbia	Coat/arms sheild 1906/ arms 1987 Flag 1960 Southern part wasknown as Columbia after clumbia R., central port was New Cledonia named by Explorer simon fraser; to avoid confusion with country in Columbia when it becaomes a colony.
1st Jul, 1873	Prince Edward Island	Coat/arms 2002 flag 1964 named in 1799 in Duke of icent, the 4th son of king George the III ; he was commander in chief of British North america and he was stationed in halifax when the Island was named.
13th Jun, 1898	Yukon	Coat/Arms 1956 Flag 1967 probably came from the word yu-kon-ah meaning great river.
1st Sep, 1905	Saskatchewan	Coat/arms 1906 flag 1969 From the cree word "icisisicatchewanisiei" "meaning" sift flowing river ti became the name of one of the districts in NWT in 1882.
1st Sep, 1905	Alberta	Coat/arms 1907 flag 1968 named for Queen Vivtoria's fourth daughter Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the wife of Marquees of lorme, who was Governor General fo canada ijn 1882 when alberta was northwest Trerritories.
31st Mar, 1949	Newfoundland and Labrador	Coat/arms 1637 Flag 1980 King Henry VII referred to the land discovered by John Cabot in 1497as the New found launde.
1st Jul, 1999	Nunavut	Coat/arms 1999 flag 1999 Means "our land" in the inuit language