| Town of Taber | |
| Motto: Land of the Long Sun | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal District | Taber |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ray Bryant |
| - Governing body | Taber Town Council |
| - MLA | Paul Hinman (AA) |
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| - Total | 15. 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 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 Southern 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 Cities Lethbridge Brooks Towns Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province The Municipal District of Taber is a Municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Ray Bryant (Raphael Homer Bryant (born December 24, 1931 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a American jazz pianist and composer The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian politician and currently the leader of the Wildrose Alliance. The Alberta Alliance was a right wing Political party 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. 09 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 7,591 |
| - Density | 503. 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 2/km² (1,303. 3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | T1G |
| Highways | Highway 3 Highway 36 |
| Waterway | Oldman River |
| Website: Town of Taber | |
Taber is a town in southern Alberta, Canada in Municipal District of Taber. 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 The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or in British Columbia the Southern Trans-Provincial, is a 1163 km (722 mile long principal Highway 36 (also named Veteran Memorial Highway) is a north-south highway located in eastern Alberta extending from the town of Lac La Biche in the The Oldman River is a River in Southern Alberta, Canada. It flows roughly west to east from the Rocky Mountains, through the communities of Southern 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 The Municipal District of Taber is a Municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Taber was established in the late 1890s by European settlers on the banks of the lower Oldman River. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The Oldman River is a River in Southern Alberta, Canada. It flows roughly west to east from the Rocky Mountains, through the communities of It is an agricultural town of 7,591 (2006) famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the town and area receive. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Sunlight, in the broad sense is the total spectrum of the Electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. It has thus taken on the title Corn Capital of Canada, and has an annual "Cornfest" held in the last week of August.
Taber and Notogawa, Japan are sister towns. was a town located in Kanzaki District, Shiga, Japan. On January 1, 2006, Notogawa merged into the city of Higashiōmi
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History
Originally, Taber was known as "Tank No. 77," and was used by the railway to fill up on water. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. In 1903, it is said that the first Mormon settlers from the U.S.A. were the ones to establish a hamlet at the Tank. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon The United States of America —commonly referred to as the After the town's post office was built in 1907, the CPR decided to call the town "Tabor," probably after Mount Tabor in Palestine. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mount Tabor ( הר תבור, Greek:) is located in Lower Galilee, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 17 kilometres (11 mi west of the Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. However, various letters and station heads came out printed "Taber," so the CPR changed the name to make it match the records.
An alternate version of the towns name origin is that the first part of the word tabernacle was used by Mormon settlers in the vicinity, and the next Canadian Pacific Railway station was named Elcan (nacle spelled backwards). The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan ( משכן "Residence" or "Dwelling Place"
After time, Taber became a successful coal mining town. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Coal mining declined in the late 1920s, but picked up in the 1930s after extensive irrigation in the area. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops
Irrigation helped not only the coal-miners, it also brought with it the production of sugar beets. Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. In 1950, a sugar beet processing plant (Roger's Sugar) was built, which has become a vital part of the town's economy. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
On April 28, 1999, Taber gained notoriety due to the W. R. Myers High School shooting[2] in which a 14-year-old entered W.R. Myers High School and shot two students with a . Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The WR Myers High School shooting occurred on April 28, 1999, at W W R Myers High School is located in Taber, Alberta, Canada Founded in 1950, it is the town's only public high school. 22 calibre rifle, killing Jason Lang and wounding another. The term caliber or calibre designates the interior Diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod A rifle is a Firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" cut into the barrel walls
Demographics
In 2006, Taber had a population of 7,591 living in 3,034 dwellings, a -1. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. 0% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 15. 09 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi) and a population density of 503. 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 2/km² (1,303. 3/sq mi). [1]
Economy
Taber's economy is largely based on agriculture. Local produce includes hogs, beef, sheep, poultry, sugar beets, potatoes, peas, carrots, wheat, sand/gravel, flax, barley, corn, beans, oats, onions, canola and mustard. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows Poultry is the category of Domesticated Birds which some humans keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or kill for their Meat and/or Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae A pea (inaccurately called a '''sweet pea''' by food distubutors is most commonly the small spherical Seed or the seed-pod of the Legume Pisum The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp sativus, Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles Gravel is rock that is of a specific Particle size range In Geology, gravel is any loose rock that is larger than two millimeters (2mm Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Bean is a common name for large plant Seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae used for human food or animal Oats redirects here It may mean either the common cereal oat discussed here or any cultivated or wild species of the Genus Avena. Organicsalsajpg||thumb|right|Onions used in salsa.]]Cooked onions in frying pan Canola is a type of Edible oil derived from plants initially bred in Canada by Keith Downey and Baldur Stefansson in the 1970s Mustard seeds are the small seeds of the various Mustard plants The seeds are about 2 mm in diameter and may be colored from yellowish white to black Taber's sugar beet processing plant (Roger's Sugar) plays a vital role in the economy. There are also several food processing companies based in the town, including a Frito-Lay factory, which produces various snack products for much of Western Canada. For the chips synonymous with the company see Fritos and Lay's. To a smaller extent, there is also a significant oil and gas component to the economy. The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by Oil tankers and pipelines
Education
Grades Kindergarten through 12 are administered in Taber by the Horizon School Division and Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Division. Taber has a Christian School for grades 1 through 9. Other education systems include Community Adult Learning Council, ACE Place Learning Center and a Career Resource Center. There is a Taber campus for the Lethbridge College. Lethbridge (ˈlɛθbrɨdʒ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada and the largest city in Southern Alberta. [3]
Cornfest
Cornfest is an annual summer festival held in late August, and it includes a midway (rides, booths, and tests of skill) and a stage with performers. [4] There are also corn-based activities, such as corn tasting and stuffing. Large-scale, local corn producers enter their best varieties in the 'Best Corn of the Year' award.
Corn stuffing involves two people, one wearing an over-sized coverall. One of the contestants attempts to stuff as much corn as possible into the other's coverall. Whichever team can put the most corn in the coveralls in the allotted time wins.
Awsome Sauce! Cornfest is without a doubt the greatest summer event in Canada!
References
- ^ a b 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 Taber - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for
- ^ CBC News. Taber school shooting information
- ^ "Taber School List". Retrieved on 2007-05-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ Taber Chamber of Commerce. Cornfest 2004 website
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