Small-to-Medium Canadian Cities

Located in Robinson-Superior Treaty Territory: This city is home to Lakehead University, and also offers the best view of the “Sleeping Giant” mesa formation which can be seen on the city’s coat of arms. What city is it?

• Sarnia, ON

• Thunder Bay, ON

• North Bay, ON

• Prince George, BC

Located in Treaty 8 Territory: This city is in “Peace River Country.” The official symbol of the city is the Swan, but the dinosaur has also emerged as an unofficial city symbol because of paleontological discoveries north and west of this city. It’s the hometown of country singer Tenille Townes, and a 4-and-a-half hour drive from Edmonton. What city is it?

• Grande Prairie, AB

• Airdrie, AB

• Prince Albert, SK

• North Battleford, SK

Located in Arosaguntacook Treaty territory: This city is on Autoroutes 20 and 55, is somewhere between Quebec City and Montreal, and has a Via Rail passenger train stop, since it is along the high-traffic Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It also has a Quebec Major Junior Hockey team called the Voltigeurs, and Festival de la Poutine every August. What city is it?

• Sherbrooke, QC

• Trois-Rivieres, QC

• Chicoutimi, QC

• Drummondville, QC

Located in Treaty 6 Territory: What city lies on the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, with about half the city in each province?

• Medicine Hat

• Lloydminster

• Fort Saskatchewan

• Parksville

The original home of the Sto:lo Coast Salish people and within the Sto:lo Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association: This city is surrounded by Mount Cheam and Sleese Mountain, and is on the Fraser and Vedder rivers. It sits about 20km north of the USA border. It was also the childhood home of actor Patrick Gallagher, who played such roles as Attila the Hun in Night at the Museum, and Coach Ken Tanaka on Glee. What city is it?

• Nelson, BC

• Whitehorse, YK

• Lethbridge, AB

• Chilliwack, BC

Located in the territory of the Treaty of 1752: This city is home to the annual Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, the Princess Margaret Bridge, and 12 of this province’s 68 National Historic Sites. What city is it?

• Brockville, ON

• Fredericton, NB

• Digby, NS

• Abbotsford, BC

Located in Treaty 2 Territory: This city is home to one university and three colleges, hosted the 1995 Curling World Championships, and is the home of AgDays, North America’s largest indoor agricultural trade show, held at the Keystone Centre. What city is it?

• Brandon, MB

• Moose Jaw, SK

• Regina, SK

• Portage La Prairie, MB

Located on the territory of the Ajetence Purchse (Treaty 19): This city has the same name as both the provincial riding and federal riding that it is contained in, and their current federal MP is former Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverdon. This city is the home of the National Cycling Centre, Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Kelso/Glen Eden Conservation Area, and Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, which you might recognize from the TV show Schitt’s Creek as the spot where a proposal takes place. What city is it?

• Cambridge, ON

• Milton, ON

• Brantford, ON

• Gatineau, QC

Located in the territory of the Peace and Friendship Treaty: This city was home to one of North America’s first steel mills, which was nationalized in 1967 to keep the community’s largest employer afloat, and it boasts “the Largest Ceilidh Fiddle in the World.” What city is it?

• Truro, NS

• Edmunston, NB

• Sydney, NS

• Summerside, PEI

Located at the edge of the Traite Huron-Britannique de 1760: This city is located along a river of the same name, which flows between Lake Sainte-Jean and the St. Lawrence River. The city came to formally exist as it’s current name in 2002 when two cities and one town amalgamated and became one newly named city. It is the home of Olympic and World champion short track speed skater Marc Gagnon, and 92% of its population identifies as Catholic. What city is it?

• Trois-Riveres, QC

• Gaspe, QC

• Sherbrooke, QC

• Saguenay, QC