General Information

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History

The town has a long history dating to the 1700's with the presence of British and Canadian
fur traders during the westward Canadian expansion. In 1799 the Hudson Bay Company and the
North West Company each established the Rocky Mountain House and Acton House fur trading
posts. Trade with the local aboriginal peoples continued until 1821 when the companies merged
and closed the Rocky Mountain House trading post. The name of the post remained however.

The Rocky Mountain House settlement also served as a launching point for many explorers such
as David Thompson in their search for a passage west to the Pacific Ocean. Many travellers
used this location as a stop on their way further west or north-west just as it continues to
do into the twenty-first century.

Not until the beginning of the twentieth century did the next set of adventurers enter the
region in search of the opportunities presented by the abundance of natural resources. Rocky
Mountain House became a firmly established town by 1912.

Current

Currently, Rocky Mountain House is a hub of petroleum transportation out parts of northern
Alberta with the bulk of jobs involving petroleum. The town appears to be experiencing an
economic expansion which may be caused by the high price of oil. This economic inflation has
led to several new larger department stores, such as Canadian Tire (2005), and Extra Foods
(2005), as well as speciality shops to open at one of the highest rates in recent memory.
It has also helped lead to a new confluence campus high school (2005), including what used to be
Will Sinclair High School (now West Central High School), grades nine through twelve of Saint
Matthew's Catholic School (now Saint Dominic's Catholic High School), and an off campus section
of Red Deer College.

Town Council

The town council of Rocky Mountain House consists of Mayor Jim Bague, Councillor Joan
McDonald, Councillor Fred Nash, Councillor Stewart Stephanson, Councillor Ernie Murias,
Councillor Connie Ekelund-deBoer and Councillor Ron Wesner.