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Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within Greater Calgary. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the city of Calgary.[2] According to the 2006 Census, the city had the highest population growth between 2001 and 2006 across the country. Its population grew by 46% since 2001.[1] A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...
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The name was originally pronounced [ˈɑ.kə.tɑks] but is now largely pronounced as [ˈo.kə.toks]. The town celebrated its centennial in 2004. The symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet can be used to show pronounciation in English. ...
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History
The town's name is derived from "o'kotok", the Blackfoot First Nation word for "Big Rock", but is also often simply known as "Rock City". The rock being referred to is the world's largest known glacial erratic which is situated about 8 km west of the town. Image File history File linksMetadata Okotoks_erratic. ...
Big Rock Big Rock (also known as Okotoks Erratic) is a glacial erratic situated between the towns of Okotoks and Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada (18 kilometres south of Calgary). ...
Chief Aatsista-Mahkan Mehkskeme-Sukahs, Blackfoot chief (left) (Karl Bodmer) The Blackfoot Confederacy or Nitsitapii (meaning real people) is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana. ...
First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which...
Big Rock Big Rock (also known as Okotoks Erratic) is a glacial erratic situated between the towns of Okotoks and Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada (18 kilometres south of Calgary). ...
A Glacial erratic is a piece of rock carried by glacial ice some distance from the rock outcrop from which it came. ...
Before European settlement, journeying First Nations used the rock as a marker to find the river crossing situated at Okotoks. The tribes were nomadic and often followed large buffalo herds for their sustenance. David Thompson explored the area as early as 1800. Soon trading posts sprang up, including one established in 1874 at the Sheep River crossing on the current Okotoks townsite. This crossing was on a trade route called the Macleod Trail, which lead from Fort Benton, Montana to Calgary. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies B. b. ...
David Thompson (April 30, 1770 – February 10, 1857), was an English-Canadian map-maker and explorer, known to native peoples as the Stargazer. He was born in London to Welsh parents, and died in Montreal (now Quebec, then Canada East in the Province of Canada). ...
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Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Macleod Trail is a major road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...
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In 1879, the area saw the killing of the last buffalo. Government leasing of land for one cent per acre ($2.47/km²) began in 1880. This created a major change in the region. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The last stagecoach stopped in Okotoks in 1891 when rail service between Calgary and Fort Macleod replaced horse-drawn travel. By 1897 the community name had changed three times: from Sheep Creek to Dewdney to Okotoks, assigned by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The rail line is still a main line south to the U.S. border, but the last of the passenger service (Dayliner unit) ended in 1971.[3] Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Fort Macleod is community in the southeast of the province of Alberta Canada. ...
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
Okotoks, like much of southern Alberta, suffered major flooding in June 2005. Virtually all regions adjacent to the Sheep River, including the central business district, were at least briefly flooded, with the most serious damage being inflicted to riverside pathways, parks and campgrounds.[4] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Sheep River is located in Southwestern Alberta, Canada. ...
However, one decade prior to the June 2005 flood, Okotoks and the surrounding area suffered a massive flood in 1995. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Geography and climate - Average hours of sunshine per day: 6.34
- Chinook average: 25 days
- Frost free days: 112
- Mean rainfall per year: 11.8 in (300 mm)
- Mean snowfall per year: 60 in (153 cm)
- Mean total precipitation: 16.7 in (424 mm)
- Number of days with precipitation: 113
- Distance to Calgary City Centre: 32 km
Water conservation The Sheep River runs through Okotoks year round. Artesian wells near the river supply the town with its water. In September 1998, Okotoks became one of the first communities in Canada to recognize its environmental limits to growth were restricted by the carrying capacity of the local watershed. In concern for the supply of water, the town announced a unique and controversial suggestion of capping its population at 25,000 residents. [5] In an interview on The Current, Mayor Bill McAlpine stated that this objective may be politically difficult due to the rapid growth in the surrounding region. [6] The Sheep River is located in Southwestern Alberta, Canada. ...
Geological strata giving rise to an Artesian well An artesian aquifer is an aquifer whose water is overpressurized. ...
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Historical conservation Residents of the town are proud of their heritage. Numerous old buildings have been restored, and one house was even resituated[7] blocks away to avoid destruction by the widening of the highway through the town site.
Demographics In 2006, Okotoks had a population of 17,145 living in 5,927 dwellings, a 46.7% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 18.55 km² (7.2 sq mi) and a population density of 924.4/km² (2,394.2/sq mi).[1] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Economy Okotoks had its own lumber mill. Established in 1891, for 25 years John Lineham's sawmill was a major part of the local economy. At one time it employed 135 people, producing an average of 30,000 feet (9,000 m) of lumber per day. The growth of the Canadian Pacific Railway created a demand for railway ties and the mill helped meet that demand. Logs were brought down from the west via the Sheep River. The mill has long since shut down, but the building (one of the oldest remaining in the township) still stands. It housed an award-winning (butter) dairy from the 1920s to the 1940s. It currently houses a law office and restaurant. Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ...
The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...
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In 1900, just west of Okotoks, four brick making plants were opened. Many of the first brick buildings in Okotoks (of which a number still exist) were constructed using locally-made brick. When the little industry had reached its peak in 1912, twelve million bricks were manufactured that year. The outbreak of World War I caused the shutdown of “Sandstone” as it was known. Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ...
A brick in a wall An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction and sized to be laid with one hand using mortar. ...
1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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By 1906 the population had hit 1900, a figure that would not be reached again until 1977. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Oil was discovered west of Okotoks in 1913. Okotoks became the supply centre. In its heyday, from 1913 to the 1960s, Okotoks was busy with horses, wagons, and transports hauling all types of equipment to the oil fields, and crude oil back through town to refineries in Calgary. Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Onward Location of Calgary in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Calgary Region Census division 6 Established 1875 Incorporated 1884 (town) 1894 (city) Government [1] - Mayor Dave Bronconnier (Past mayors) - Governing body Calgary City Council - Manager Owen A. Tobert - MPs List of MPs Diane Ablonczy Rob Anders...
The Texas Gulf sulphur plant (known as CanOxy) opened in 1959, employing 45 people. It was not unusual to see the bright yellow, three-story high, block-long, block-wide sulphur storage waiting to be melted or ground up and poured into railway cars. For the chemical element see: sulfur. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Since the 1974, Okotoks has been hosting a collector car auction in late May. It is the longest running collector car auction in Canada. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
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Okotoks was one of the few communities its size to have its own airport. A number of small air shows were held there over the years. It was the home of an aircraft charter company, flight school, and a helicopter flying school. The site has now evolved into an airpark community called the Okotoks Air Ranch, where the property owners, if they wish, can build homes with attached hangars for their private planes. A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. ...
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The town of Okotoks became a case study for the Microsoft Corporation and earned a page on Microsoft’s website.[8] Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ...
Sport and recreation In July of 2004 Okotoks, High River, and the Municipal District of Foothills hosted the Alberta Summer Games. More than 3,200 athletes competed in 17 sports. In the three-day competition, the largest in its 30 year history, 512 medals were handed out.
Okotoks is home of the following sports teams:
- Hockey
- Baseball
- Swimming
- Okotoks Stingrays swim club
- Lacrosse
- Okotoks Ice - Tier II
- Okotoks Icemen - Tier III
The Okotoks Oilers are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. ...
AJHL Emblem The AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League) is an Alberta-based Tier II Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL). ...
The Okotoks Bisons are a Junior B ice hockey team in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League. ...
Heritage Jr B The Heritage Junior B Hockey League is a Junior B ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. ...
The Okotoks Dawgs are a baseball team based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. ...
The Western Major Baseball League or WMBL is a summer collegiate baseball league. ...
Golf courses The D'Arcy Ranch Golf Course is one of Western Canada’s most unique golf courses. The terrain has been left in the most natural state possible, providing both novices and experts alike with an exciting and challenging game. This article is about the sport. ...
The River's Edge Golf Course is an 18-hole, grass-green course on the banks of the Sheep River. Located 5 km east of Okotoks, even the best will lose a ball or two on the challenging layout.
The Crystal Ridge Golf Club opened on August 8th 2004 with great reviews. The 9-hole, 3125-yard, par 35 track features water and rockwork on every hole, with many mature trees, berms, sand traps and large undulating greens. Featuring a minimum of five tee boxes on every hole, you can make the course as hard or as easy as your ability allows.
BMX bike track The town has its own BMX bike track maintained by local volunteers.[9]
Camping - Okotoks Lions Sheep River Campground
- Country Lane RV Park
- Okotoks Wilderness Campgrounds
- Riverbend Campground
Fishing The Sheep River offers some excellent spots to catch fish. The Sheep River is located in Southwestern Alberta, Canada. ...
References Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ...
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Canadian Press (CP) is a Canadian news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anna Maria Tremonti is a Canadian radio and television journalist, who has been featured on a variety of programs on the CBC. She has previously been a senior reporter for The National, and a host of the fifth estate. ...
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...
The Current is a current affairs radio program hosted by investigative reporter Anna Maria Tremonti on the CBC. It airs weekdays starting at 8:37 a. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
External links - Town of Okotoks - official website
- Okotoks Community Portal
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