| Town of Athabasca | |
| Motto: Gateway to the Great New North | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| County | Athabasca County |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Government [1] | |
| - Mayor | Colleen Powell |
| - Governing body | Athabasca Town Council |
| - Manager | Doug Topinka |
| - MP | Brian Jean (Cons-Fort McMurray—Athabasca) |
| - MLA | Jeff Johnson (PC-Athabasca-Redwater) |
| Area [2] | |
| - Total | 16. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 National regions Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following Regions (generally from west to east Northern Canada Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen Census divisions each with one or more municipal governments overseeing county municipalities improvement Communities Towns Athabasca Barrhead Mayerthorpe Onoway Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province Athabasca County No 12 is a municipal county in north central Alberta, Canada. This is a list of members of the Canadian House of Commons in the 39th Parliament of Canada. Brian M Jean (born February 3, 1963 in Kelowna British Columbia) is a Canadian politician representing the riding of Athabasca in the The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca (formerly Athabasca) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. Athabasca-Redwater is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 98 km² (6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 2,575 |
| - Density | 151. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (392. 9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | T9S |
| Area code(s) | +1-780 |
| Website: Town of Atabasca | |
The town of Athabasca (2006 population 2,575) is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Alberta - 150 FSAs A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 780 is a telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the northern two-thirds of the province The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It lies 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. The Athabasca River (French rivière Athabasca) originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta It is the centre of Athabasca County. Athabasca County No 12 is a municipal county in north central Alberta, Canada.
Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The town is home to Athabasca University, a major centre for distance education. Athabasca University, headquartered in Athabasca Alberta, is a fully accredited institution specialized in the delivery of Distance education Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the Pedagogy and Andragogy, technology and instructional systems design
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Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
| * Population: | 2,575 (+6. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population 6% from 2001) |
| * Land area: | 16. 98 km² (6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 56 sq mi) |
| * Population density: | 151. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 people/km² (392. 9/sq mi) |
| * National population rank (Out of 5,008): | Ranked 1,115th |
| * Median age:† | 36. 2 (males: 33. 4, females: 37. 8) |
| * Total private dwellings: | 1,117 |
| * Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 1,062 |
| * Mean household income:↑ | $51,310 |
References:
- 2006 Community Profile[2]
Footnotes: ↑ The data has not yet been released and is based on 2001 Census. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population
History
Unlike so many other towns in Alberta, Athabasca predates the railway. It was the terminus of the Edmonton to Athabasca Landing trail. Athabasca lies on a southern protrusion of the Athabasca River. During the fur trade era, when rivers were the principal means of transportation, the Athabasca–Edmonton trail connected two different drainage basins. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. The Athabasca River flows north and is part of the Mackenzie River watershed, which leads to the Arctic Ocean. The Mackenzie River (Fleuve Mackenzie originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major Edmonton lies across a height-of-land on the North Saskatchewan River in the Nelson River drainage basin, which empties into Hudson Bay. The North Saskatchewan River is a Glacier -fed River flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. The Nelson River is a River of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Edmonton was in Rupert's Land, Athabasca was not. Rupert's Land, also sometimes called "Prince Rupert's Land" was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, that The trail allowed goods to be portaged back and forth between river systems. Portage refers to the practice of carrying a Canoe or other Boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as Rapids or a Waterfall Once agricultral settlement occurred the trail served a similar purpose. Eventually road and rail links would trace the same path.
Media
Athabasca is served by one newspaper, the Athabasca Advocate, and one radio station, 850 CKBA, currently known as The Fox. CKBA made headlines in 1998 when it hired Kevin Zahara to be the morning show's announcer. Being only 14 at the time, Zahara was the youngest morning radio announcer in Canada. Zahara later became one of the youngest Town Councillors, elected to Athabasca Town Council in 2002 at the age of 19. He accepted a promotion in 2003 in Edson and was elected to Edson Town council in 2007 receiving the most amount of votes. Currently he is an Assistant Program Director with NewCap Radio overseeing several radio stations.
Notable native
- George Ryga - playwright, poet
- Jay Onrait - TSN notable TV personality
References
- ^ Athabasca. George Ryga ( July 27, 1932 &ndash November 18, 1987) was a Canadian playwright and novelist Jay Onrait is a Canadian television presenter He co-hosts the late weekday edition of SportsCentre alongside Dan O'Toole, bringing viewers a complete summary The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading Town Council. Retrieved on 2007-10-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western
- ^ a b c Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Athabasca - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits
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- Alberta First - Athabasca Facts and Statistics
External links
- Town of Athabasca
- Athabasca County
- Historical Athabasca Landing
- Athabasca University
- Tourism website
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