Growing up in Alberta the oil sands were such a big part of everyday life it sounded like half the province was mines. Yet 220km squared is only 20x11km, or 40

Growing up in Alberta the oil sands were such a big part of everyday life it sounded like half the province was mines. Yet 220km squared is only 20x11km, or 40 average sized farms. Of which there are about 50k farms in Alberta. Sure its large compared to my house, but my house isn't worth billions nor does my house power a significant portion of the countries energy needs. Compare that to the metro region of Calgary: 5,110.21 km squared.