NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017^[1]^[2]. The primary cities are Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Brooks. The region is known mostly for agricultural production, but other sectors, such as alternative energy, film production and tourism, emerging and oil and gas production. Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countriesAtlas Politics Portal Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Nickname: Location of Medicine Hat in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 1 Settled 1883 Incorporated October 31, 1898 (town) Incorporated May 9, 1906 (city) Government - Mayor Garth Vallely - Governing body Medicine Hat City Council - MP Monte Solberg â€“(Cons - Medicine Hat) - MLAs Rob Renner â€“(PC... Nickname: Location of Brooks in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 2 Incorporated 1910 (village) 1911 (town) 2005 (city) Government [1] - Mayor Don Weisbeck - Governing body Brooks City Council - MP Monte Solberg (Cons - Medicine Hat) - MLA Lyle Oberg (PC - Strathmore-Brooks) Area [2] - City 17. ...

Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada. ... Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta The Calgary Region is the metropolitan area based around Calgary, Alberta. ... The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also known as Greater Edmonton or the Alberta Capital Region, comprises Albertas provincial capital of Edmonton and surrounding communities in Sturgeon County(north), Parkland County (west), Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County (east) and Leduc County (south). ... Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Albertas Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 341 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (352 Ã— 618 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Geography

The region has a total area of approximately 75,500 km² (29,151 sq mi). Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Geographic features

The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canadas fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake. ... Oldman River in Southern Alberta. ... The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Red Deer River is a river is in Alberta, Canada, it is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River. ... The South Saskatchewan River flows eastward from the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake, Alberta. ... Stretching across the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park proudly bears the title of Canadas First and Only Interprovincial Park (www. ...

Adjacent regions

Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta The Calgary Region is the metropolitan area based around Calgary, Alberta. ... Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Albertas Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Kootenay Region (in common parlance The Kootenays) comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. ...

Infrastructure

Major highways

Highway 1 is southern Albertas primary east-west highway. ... 2 Highway 2 is the most important provincial highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Crowsnest Highway marker shields. ... Alberta Highway 4, also known as Red Coat Trail forms the most southerly leg of Albertas CANAMEX Highway system. ... Alberta provincial highway 5 is a relatively short highway of about 120 km in southern Alberta. ... Alberta provincial highway 36 is a north-south highway located in eastern Alberta extending from the town of Lac La Biche in the north to the village of Warner in the south. ... Alberta provincial highway 41 (also called Buffalo Trail) is a north-south highway located in eastern Alberta extending from the hamlet of La Corey (west of the city of Cold Lake along Highway 56 to the United States border at the hamlet of Wild Horse. ...

Health regions

Calgary Health Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Chinook Health administers public health services in southwestern Alberta. ... Palliser Health Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

Economy

In 2007, Alberta Human Resources and Employment reported the fields of finance, insurance, real estate, professions, technicians and senior managers will lead the Lethbridge–Medicine Hat region's growth with an average 2.8 per cent real GDP growth each year until 2011. The industries of manufacturing, energy, mining and forestry would account for 2.6 per cent each. All ten of these fields would account for more than half of the region's domestic product.^[3]

Politics

On a provincial level, southern Alberta is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta by MLAs elected in the ridings of Airdrie-Chestermere, Cardston-Taber-Warner, Cypress-Medicine Hat, Highwood, Lethbridge East, Lethbridge West, Little Bow, Livingstone-Macleod, Medicine Hat and Strathmore-Brooks. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... Airdrie-Chestermere is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Cypress-Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in the southeastern corner of the province. ... Highwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Lethbridge-East is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. ... Lethbridge-West is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering the western half of the city of Lethbridge. ... Little Bow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Livingstone-Macleod is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering most of the city of Medicine Hat. ... Strathmore-Brooks is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...

Municipalities

Cities

Nickname: Location of Brooks in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 2 Incorporated 1910 (village) 1911 (town) 2005 (city) Government [1] - Mayor Don Weisbeck - Governing body Brooks City Council - MP Monte Solberg (Cons - Medicine Hat) - MLA Lyle Oberg (PC - Strathmore-Brooks) Area [2] - City 17. ... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Nickname: Location of Medicine Hat in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 1 Settled 1883 Incorporated October 31, 1898 (town) Incorporated May 9, 1906 (city) Government - Mayor Garth Vallely - Governing body Medicine Hat City Council - MP Monte Solberg â€“(Cons - Medicine Hat) - MLAs Rob Renner â€“(PC...

Towns

Bassano is a town in Alberta, Canada. ... Bow Island is a town in southern Alberta located on Highway 3. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Claresholm is a small community located about midway between Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada along Highway 2. ... Coaldale, Alberta is a small town outside of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. ... Coalhurst (originally named Bridgend) is a town in southern Alberta located on the Highway 3, just west of Lethbridge. ... The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass consists of six towns (from east to west): Bellview, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, Coleman, and Crowsnest. ... Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest of the province of Alberta, Canada. ... -1... Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada with a population of 3000. ... Magrath, a town in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta Canada, located on the Milk River, 45 miles south of Albertas third largest city Lethbridge. ... Nanton is a town in southern Alberta located south of Calgary at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 533. ... Oyen is a small town in eastern Alberta, close to the Saskatchewan boundary, north of Medicine Hat. ... Picture Butte is a town in southern Alberta, Canada near the city of Lethbridge. ... Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. ... Raymond is a town in southern Alberta located south of Lethbridge on Highway 52. ... Redcliff is a town of 4,372 (2001) people located north of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. ... -1... Taber is a town of approximately 8,000 people in Southern Alberta, Canada. ... Vauxhall is a town in southern Alberta located west of Medicine Hat on Highway 36. ... The town of Vulcan is located midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge, in the southern part of Alberta, Canada. ...

Villages

-1... -1... Barons is a village in southern Alberta north of Lethbridge. ... -1... Cereal is a village in central Alberta east of Drumheller. ... -1... Coutts is the most important Canada - US border crossing west of Vancouver and east of Toronto. ... Cowley is a village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, Alberta. ... -1... Empress is a village in southern Alberta north of Medicine Hat. ... -1... -1... Hillspring (also spelled Hill Springs) is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. ... -1... -1... Nobleford is a village in southern Alberta north of the city of Lethbridge. ... Rosemary is a village in southern Alberta east of the city of Calgary. ... Stirling is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. ... -1... -1... Youngstown, Alberta is a small agricultural villiage in the heart of Albertan ranch country. ...

Rural districts

Acadia No. ... Cardston History ... Cypress County is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada. ... The County of Forty Mile No. ... The County of Lethbridge is located in southern Alberta. ... County of Newell No. ... The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. ... The Municipal District of Ranchland No. ... The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Albertas Special Areas. ... Taber is a town of approximately 8,000 people in Southern Alberta, Canada. ... Vulcan County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. ... County of Warner No. ... The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. ...

Notes

December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Categories: Subdivisions of Alberta | Regions of Canada Image File history File links Flag_of_Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... NWT SK BC USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Map of Alberta census subdivisions into improvement districts, counties and municipal districts Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions, each with a municipal... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... 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The Calgary-Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Albertas Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada. ... Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada See also list of Alberta census divisions for census divisions and counties in Alberta // Cities Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose [[Cold f St. ... Location of Airdrie in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Calgary Region Census division 6 Incorporated 1985 Government [1] - Mayor Linda Bruce - Governing body Airdrie City Council - Manager George Keen - MP Myron Thompson (Wild Rose - Cons) - MLA Carol Haley (Airdrie-Chestermere - PC) Area [2] - City 33. ... Nickname: Location of Brooks in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 2 Incorporated 1910 (village) 1911 (town) 2005 (city) Government [1] - Mayor Don Weisbeck - Governing body Brooks City Council - MP Monte Solberg (Cons - Medicine Hat) - MLA Lyle Oberg (PC - Strathmore-Brooks) Area [2] - City 17. ... 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... Camrose, a Canadian city, is situated in Central Alberta, amidst some of the richest farmland in the prairies. ... Location of Cold Lake in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Central Alberta Census division 12 Incorporated Town: 1996 City: 2000 Government - Mayor Allan Buck - Manager Ron McCullough - Governing body Cold Lake City Council - MP Brian Storseth - MLA Denis Ducharme Area - City 30. ... Nickname: Motto: Industry - Integrity - Progress Location of Edmonton within census division number 11, Alberta, Canada. ... Fort Saskatchewan is a city of 14,686 (2005 census) located 25 km northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Nickname: Location of Grande Prairie in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Northern Alberta Census division 19 Incorporated Village: 1914 Town: 1919 City: 1958 Government [2] - Mayor Wayne Ayling - Governing body Grande Prairie City Council - MP Chris Warkentin - MLA Gordon Graydon, Mel Knight Area - City 61. ... For the disambiguation page of Leduc, see Leduc (disambiguation) The area of Leduc, Alberta (53Â°16â€² N 113Â°32â€² W Elevation: about 668 m or 2192 feet), began in 1889 when Robert Taylor Telford settled on a piece of land near a scenic lake. ... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling a provincial border. ... Nickname: Location of Medicine Hat in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 1 Settled 1883 Incorporated October 31, 1898 (town) Incorporated May 9, 1906 (city) Government - Mayor Garth Vallely - Governing body Medicine Hat City Council - MP Monte Solberg â€“(Cons - Medicine Hat) - MLAs Rob Renner â€“(PC... Location of Red Deer within census division number 8, Alberta, Canada. ... Spruce Grove is a western suburb of Edmonton, Alberta. ... Location of St. ... Location of Wetaskiwin in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Central Alberta Census division 11 Founded 1892 Incorporated 1900 (Village) 1902 (Town) 1906 (City) Government [1] - Mayor Don Montgomery - Governing body Wetaskiwin City Council - MP Blaine Calkins - MLA Leeroy Jenkins Area - City 16. ... Fort McMurray, colloquially referred to as Fort Mac, is a boom town in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. ... Sherwood Park is a hamlet located east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County. ... Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada See also list of Alberta census divisions for census divisions and counties in Alberta // Cities Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose [[Cold f St. ... Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the provinces census divisions. ... Distribution of town and cities in Alberta Towns in Alberta are generally formed from communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. ... Villages in Alberta are incorporated communities with populations between 300 and 1,000 inhabitants. ... Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities with more then five dwellings. ... First Nations Reserves were established in Alberta by a series of treaties, Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8. ... MÃ©tis in Alberta live on MÃ©tis Settlements, and in other urban centres. ... List of Alberta school boards: Source: Alberta Education // Public Aspen View Regional Division No. ... Health regions of Canada are used to administer public health to Canadians. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Establishment When missionaries and fur traders arrived from Europe in the eighteenth century Alberta was inhabited by several Aboriginal nations. ... An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ... The numbered treaties are a series of eleven treaties signed between First Nations in Canada and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, King Edward VII or King George V from 1871 to 1921. ... The Alberta Act, effective September 1, 1905, was an act of the Canadian parliament to establish and provide for the government of the province of Alberta. ... The Canadian petroleum industry arose in parallel with that of the United States, but developed in quite a different way. ... // Canadas petroleum frontiers are of two types. ... Social Credit is an economic ideology and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta, Canada Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Some of the displays inside the Royal Tyrrell Museum. ... Canadas natural gas liquids industry dates back to the discovery of wet natural gas at Turner Valley, Alberta in 1914. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Alberta. ... Albertas first Legislature, Edmonton, 1906 The politics of Alberta are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ... Alberta is a province of Canada. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... This is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. ... The Executive Council of Alberta (commonly known as the cabinet) is made up of members of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party which holds a majority of seats in the Legislative Assmebly of Alberta. ... This is a list of the premier of the province of Alberta, Canada, since its creation in 1905. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Edmonton Calgary Alberta Centre East Northeast Southeast Southwest West Crowfoot Centre East St. ... Albertas population has grown steadily for over a century The province of Alberta has enjoyed a relatively high rate of growth in recent years, due in large part to its burgeoning economy. ... Relief of Alberta Mount Andromeda Mount Arethusa View from Lake Louise Cascade Mountain Castle Mountain Mount Columbia Crownest Mountain Mount Edith Cavell Grotto Mountain Heart Mountain Mount John Laurie (Yamnuska) Mount Kitchener Mount Michener Pyramid Mountain Roche a Perdrix Mount Rundle Mount Temple Three Sisters Valley of the Ten Peaks... Dinosaur Provincial Park Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park Fish Creek Provincial Park Pigeon Lake Provincial Park Kananaskis Country Lakeland Provincial Park Sundance Provincial Park Williamson Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park This is a partial list of provincial parks in Alberta. ... Barrier Lake Glenmore Reservoir Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes Lesser Slave Lake Lake Louise Maligne Lake Lake Minnewanka Moraine Lake Peyto Lake Ice fishing on Pidgeon Lake Frozen Pinehurst Lake Vermilion Lakes Waterton Lake Most of Albertas lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. ... See Also: Rivers in Canada Rivers of the Americas Hudson Bay Watershed Bow River North Saskatchewan River Red Deer River South Saskatchewan River Peace River watershed Oldman River Peace River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Missouri Watershed Milk River Alphabetical Listing: Athabasca River Bow River Elbow River Milk River North Saskatchewan... Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada See also list of Alberta census divisions for census divisions and counties in Alberta // Cities Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose [[Cold f St. ... Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the provinces census divisions. ... Distribution of town and cities in Alberta Towns in Alberta are generally formed from communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. ... Villages in Alberta are incorporated communities with populations between 300 and 1,000 inhabitants. ... Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities with more then five dwellings. ... First Nations Reserves were established in Alberta by a series of treaties, Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8. ... MÃ©tis in Alberta live on MÃ©tis Settlements, and in other urban centres. ... NWT SK BC USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Map of Alberta census subdivisions into improvement districts, counties and municipal districts Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions, each with a municipal... Alberta Treasury Branches, also known as ATB Financial, is a financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Government of Alberta. ... Stephen Avenue, Calgary. ... This is a list of Albertas primary and secondary highways: Primary highways These are the main highways in Alberta. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The following is a list of annual festivals in the province of Alberta, Canada // This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Tsuu Tina children in traditional costume at a Stampede Parade First Nations in Alberta constitute several dozen nations. ... The Franco-Albertans are an extended community of French Canadians or French-speaking people living in Alberta. ... The following are some musical figures associated with the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Flag of Alberta The flag of Alberta, Canada was adopted on 1 June 1968. ... The Coat of Arms of Alberta, a Province of Canada was granted by Royal Warrant on May 30, 1907 by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. ... Alberta is the official provincial song of Alberta, Canada. ...

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