Town of Slave Lake
Mainstreet Slave Lake
Location of Slave Lake in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°17′07″N 114°46′14″W / 55.28528, -114.77056
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	17
Municipality	Lesser Slave River
Incorporated	1965
Government
- Mayor	Karina Pillay-Kinnee
- Manager	Betty Osmond
- Governing body	Slave Lake Town Council
- MP	Brian Jean (Fort McMurray-Athabasca-Cons)
- MLA	Pearl Calahasen (Lesser Slave Lake-PC)
Area [1]
- Total	14. 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 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 Municipal Districts Big Lakes Northern Sunrise County Lesser Slave Lake No Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No 124 is a Municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. 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 Fort McMurray—Athabasca (formerly Athabasca) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Pearl Calahasen is a Canadian politician who currently represents the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Lesser Slave Lake is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 18 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
Elevation	980 m (3,215 ft)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	6,703
- Density	472. 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 8/km² (1,224. 5/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T0G
Area code(s)	+1-780
Highways	Highway 2 Bicentennial Highway
Waterways	Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave River
Website: Town of Slave Lake

Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River. 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 Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. Highway 88 (also named Bicentennial Highway) is a north-south highway located in Northern Alberta extending from the town of Slave Lake in the south through Lesser Slave Lake is a Lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. Lesser Slave River in Alberta Lesser Slave River ( Cree Iyaghchi Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No 124 is a Municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located on the South-east shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 88. Lesser Slave Lake is a Lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. Highway 88 (also named Bicentennial Highway) is a north-south highway located in Northern Alberta extending from the town of Slave Lake in the south through

In 1994 the town hosted the Arctic Winter Games which is a celebration of circumpolar sports and culture. The Arctic Winter Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture The town is also the birthplace of Walter Patrick Twinn, a First Nations person and Canadian Senator. Walter Patrick Twinn ( March 29, 1934 &ndash October 30, 1997) was a Canadian Chief of the Sawridge First Nation and Senator First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people

History

The area of the present day town of Slave Lake was first explored by David Thompson in 1799. David Thompson ( April 30, 1770 &ndash February 10, 1857) was an English-Canadian fur trader surveyor and map-maker known Following his exploration, several fur trading posts were established around Slave Lake, with a Hudson's Bay Company post established at the mouth of the lake. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. The first community, called Sawridge, was wiped out by a flood in the 1930's, and was subsequently moved and renamed Slave Lake. It was incorporated as a town in 1965. ^[3]

Demographics

In 2001, the town had a population of 6,600. ^[4]

In 2006, Slave Lake had a population of 6,703 living in 2,342 dwellings, a 1. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. 6% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 14. 18 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) and a population density of 472. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (1,224. 5/sq mi). ^[2]

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References

External links

• Town of Slave Lake (Official website)
• Alberta First. Slave Lake Information and Statistics