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Encyclopedia > Pincher Creek, Alberta
Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
 
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Census Division No. 3
Municipal District Pincher Creek No. 9
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3,666 (2001)
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Time zone: Mountain: UTC -7
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49° 29' 08 N
113° 56' 54" W
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Highways Highway 6
Highway 507
Waterways Oldman River Reservoir
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Governing body: Pincher Creek Town Council

Town of Pincher Creek website To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between one metre and ten metres. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Alberta provincial highway 6 is a short highway of about 72 km in southern Alberta. ...

1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census.{{Canadian City/Extra references=Town of Pincher Creek website}}Template help Flag of Canada

Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is close to the Rocky Mountains in the centre of ranching country. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 2. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ...


The town is in a particularly windy part of Alberta, because of the strong Chinook winds that blow off the mountains. It is commonly stated to have the highest average wind speed in North America. This has given rise to a significant amount of wind farm development in the area, with the towers and blades of wind turbines being a characteristic of the scenery. Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a wind pattern observed in midwestern North America, named for the Chinook Indians. ... Wind turbines in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen (Germany). ... Wind turbines A wind turbine is a machine for converting the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy. ...


Current Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin was born in Pincher Creek. The Right Hon. ... The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., B.A., M.A., LL.B., LL.D., Chief Justice of Canada. ...


External links

  • Official Town of Pincher Creek Website
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