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District Of Alberta
The District of Alberta was a regional administrative district of Canada's North-West Territories. It served as an administrative district from 1882 until the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905. The District of Alberta and province of Alberta are named in honour of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Brief Overview The District of Alberta and three other provisional districts of the North-West Territories were created 8 May, 1882. It was styled the Alberta Provisional District to distinguish it from the District of Keewatin which had a more autonomous relationship from the NWT administration. The modern province of Alberta was created 1 September, 1905 from the District of Alberta and parts of the Districts of Athabasca, Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. The boundaries of the district were: * On the south, the international boundary, 49° north. * On the east, the line between the 10th and 11th ranges west of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-West Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of the first quarter of 2025 is 45,074. Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and the only city in the territory; its population was 20,340 as of the 2021 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission. The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. At first, it was named the North-West Territories. The name was changed to the present Northwest Territories in 1906. Since 1870, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999, when the territory's size was decreased again by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innisfree, Alberta
Innisfree is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 52 km west of Vermilion along the Yellowhead Highway. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Innisfree had a population of 187 living in 94 of its 124 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 193. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the Village of Innisfree according to its 2017 municipal census is 223. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Innisfree recorded a population of 193 living in 96 of its 126 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communities in Alberta * List of francophone communities in Alberta *List of villages in Alberta A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, has a history and prehistory stretching back thousands of years. The ancestors of today's First Nations in Alberta arrived in the area by at least 10,000 BC according to the Bering land bridge theory. Southerly tribes, the Plains Indians, such as the Blackfoot, Blood, and Peigans eventually adapted to seminomadic plains bison hunting, originally without the aid of horses, but later with horses that Europeans had introduced. Recorded or written history begins with the arrival of Europeans. The rich soil was ideal for growing wheat and the vast prairie grasslands were great for raising cattle. The coming of the railways in the late 19th century led a to large-scale migration of farmers and cattleman from Eastern Canada, the United States, and Europe. Wheat and cattle remain important, but the farms are much larger now and the rural population much smaller. Alberta has urbanized and its economic base has expanded from the export of wheat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Northwest Territories
The history of the Northwest Territories covers the period from thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands that encompass present-day Northwest Territories were inhabited for millennia by several First Nations. European explorers and fur traders began to explore the region since the late-16th century. By the 17th century, the British laid claim to both the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land; and granted the Hudson's Bay Company a commercial fur trade monopoly over the latter region. After the Deed of Surrender was enacted on 23 June 1870, the United Kingdom transferred the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land to the government of Canada, with most all of the newly transferred territory administered as the ''North-West Territories.'' The hyphen was later dropped after the passing of the ''Northwest Territories Act'' in 1906. The territory reached its largest size in 1880, after the British Arctic Territories were transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of The Northwest Territories
The vastness of Canada's Northwest Territories meant that for much of its history it was divided into several districts for ease of administration. The number and size of these territorial districts varied as other provinces and territories of Canada were created and expanded. The districts of the Northwest Territories were abolished in 1999 with the creation of the Nunavut territory and the contraction of the Northwest Territories to its current size. North-West Territories before districts The North-West Territories were administered as a single entity, with no districts, from 1870 to 1882. In 1870, Canada gained control of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company. That same year, a small piece of Rupert's Land was formed into the province of Manitoba, but the rest of the area was merged and renamed the North-West Territories. This region included the vast bulk of Canada's present day landmass and covered an area about the size of western Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Alberta
The District of Alberta was a regional administrative district of Canada's North-West Territories. It served as an administrative district from 1882 until the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905. The District of Alberta and province of Alberta are named in honour of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Brief Overview The District of Alberta and three other provisional districts of the North-West Territories were created 8 May, 1882. It was styled the Alberta Provisional District to distinguish it from the District of Keewatin which had a more autonomous relationship from the NWT administration. The modern province of Alberta was created 1 September, 1905 from the District of Alberta and parts of the Districts of Athabasca, Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. The boundaries of the district were: * On the south, the international boundary, 49° north. * On the east, the line between the 10th and 11th ranges west of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Territorial Evolution Of Canada
The history of post-confederation Canada began on July 1, 1867, when the British North American colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were united to form a single Dominion within the British Empire. Upon Confederation, the United Province of Canada was immediately split into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The colonies of Prince Edward Island and British Columbia joined shortly after, and Canada acquired the vast expanse of the continent controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company, which was eventually divided into new territories and provinces. Canada evolved into a fully sovereign state by 1982. Before being part of British North America, the constituents of Canada consisted of the former colonies of Canada and Acadia from within New France which had been ceded to Great Britain in 1763 as part of the Treaty of Paris. French Canadian nationality was maintained as one of the "two founding nations" and legally through the Quebec Act which ensured the maintenance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta (Provisional District)
The Alberta riding was a federal electoral district in the North-West Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1908. The Alberta Provisional District, created in 1882, was first used as a federal riding when the North-West Territories gained representation in the House of Commons. Thus the Alberta riding had the same boundaries as the District of Alberta, a subdivision of the North-West Territories. In 1904, Edmonton, Calgary and Strathcona got their own MPs, and the Alberta riding continued under the same name but only covering the southern part of Alberta district outside Calgary, with the north boundary being the north edge of the seventeenth township (now designated Township Road 180). In 1907, the Alberta riding was redistributed into Macleod and Medicine Hat ridings. Members of Parliament The Alberta riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results (only covering the southern par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
120th Meridian West
The meridian 120° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 120th meridian west forms a great circle with the 60th meridian east. In Canada the border between British Columbia and Alberta is defined by the meridian north of where it intersects the Continental Divide of the Americas, and in the United States part of the border between California and Nevada follows it. This longitude is the eastern limit of the Oakland Oceanic and Tahiti flight information regions, as well as the western limit of the Mazatlan Oceanic FIR. The mean solar time at this meridian determines the time for the Pacific Time Zone ( UTC−08:00) during standard time. Most of the year however, it is the meridian for Alaska Daylight Time, as daylight saving time is observed for two-thirds of the year. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Parallel North
Following are circles of latitude between the 50th parallel north and the 55th parallel north: 51st parallel north The 51st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 51 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice. Capital cities between the 51st and 52nd parallels are London and Astana. Russian America 1799–1824/25 In 1799 Paul I, Tsar of the Russian Empire, issued a ''ukase'' creating the Russian-American Company (RAC). It was granted monopolistic control north of the 55th parallel north, which had been the Russian claim since 1790, as well as the right to operate and occupy territory to the south as long as the lands had not been previously occupied, or dependent on any other nation. In 1821 the RAC's charter was renewed and at the same tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield, Alberta
Suffield is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) approximately northwest of Medicine Hat, and just south of CFB Suffield. History Established by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1884, Suffield was named after Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield who married in 1854, Cecilia Annetta, the sister of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, who assisted in financing the railway. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Suffield experienced rapid growth arising from the construction of the CPR. One of the larger buildings in the area at the time, the 32-room Alamo Hotel was constructed in 1910 by W.R. Martin, superintendent of CPR oil and gas exploration, A.M. Grace, chief engineer of the Southern Alberta Land Company, and A.P. Phillips at a cost of $30,000. A reporter from the Medicine Hat News wrote on 20 Oct 1910, "The most beautiful hotel alongside the CPR from Winnipeg to Calgary, stands o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilley, Alberta
Tilley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell. It is located approximately 22 km southeast of the City of Brooks, Alberta, Brooks and 78 km northwest of the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Medicine Hat. History Founded in 1910 during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line, Tilley was incorporated as a village on May 9, 1940. It dissolved from village status on August 31, 2013, to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Newell. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tilley had a population of 318 living in 132 of its 144 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 364. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of Tilley according to the 2020 Alberta municipal censuses, 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 335, a decrease from its 2007 municipal census populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
