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Alberta, so far, but still in my heart Mystery Cache

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AnalysisParalysisTF4: I've decided to archive this one, I no longer live in Toronto and it's too much of a hassle to maintain. Thanks to those who favourited and enjoyed the cache :)

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Hidden : 8/15/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

******CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES*******

 


This puzzle will require you to do some research on my beautiful home province of Alberta. 

Final Coords: N43 AB.CDE W079 FG.HIJ

Question A: One of the most famous towns in Alberta (well at least in the sci-fi world) shares its name with a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species. Take the amount of letters in the second word of the title of this sci-fi to get A

Question B: The capital of Alberta is built along a river. Take the digital root of the river's name.

Question C: Alberta joined the confederation on September 1, XXXC

Question D: The posted coordinates are for an intersection. The name of the 2 streets are the same as 2 towns in Alberta. The smaller of the 2 is home to some celebrities including an infamously hated band and an NHL hall of famer. This hockey player had his number retired. What was that number?

Question E: The second of the 2 towns named at the cross street of the posted coordinates was incorporated as a city in XXXE 

Question F: The Alberta badlands are known for their "World's Largest XXXX" This structure is FX meters tall

Question G: There is a large Ukrainian population in Alberta. Two of the "World's Largest" structures are based on this Ukrainian heritage and can be found GX km apart.

Question H: Alberta isn't exactly known for being environmentally friendly. The core of this comes from the oil patch up in FM. The main (really only) highway leading to FM is XY. X+Y = H

Question I: Alberta also has a very large French population. Alberta has the Ith biggest francophone population in Canada.

Question J: The most famous national park in Canada (also the first) was designated in XXJX

I hope you have learned a few things about my home province while completing this puzzle. Good luck with the find.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fhzpurpx nyy gur qvtvgf nobir fubhyq tvir lbh n gbgny bs svsgl. Gur Svany vf sbhaq ba gur pbeare bs n fgerrg juvpu funerf vgf anzr jvgu na Nyoregn gbja. Gurfr fgvyy rkvfg? Cyrnfr or pnershy gurer vf n ybg bs genssvp gung cnffrf ol urer. Va, Haqre, Zntargvp.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)