The Lower Peace Region is a
land-use framework region in northern
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by
Alberta Environment and Parks
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas of Alberta (also commonly called Alberta Environment and Protected Areas) is the Alberta provincial ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta responsible for environmental issues and policy as we ...
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With only 37,759 inhabitants spread over 29% of Alberta's landmass, it is the largest, least populated, and least densely populated region of the province.
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Communities
The following municipalities are contained in the Lower Peace Region.
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Towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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High Level
High Level is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 35) and Highway 58, approximately north of Edmonton and south of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. High Level is located wi ...
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Manning
Manning (a.k.a. Mannion, Manning) is a family name.
Origin and meaning
Manning is from an old Norse word — manningi — meaning a brave or valiant man; and one of the first forms of the name was Mannin; another cartography was Manny ...
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Rainbow Lake
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Métis settlements
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Paddle Prairie
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Municipal districts
A municipal district is an administrative entity comprising a clearly-defined territory and its population. It can refer to a city, a town, a village, a small grouping of them, or a rural area.
Brazil
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County of Northern Lights
The County of Northern Lights is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located in the Town of Manning.
The municipality recently changed its name from the ''Municipal Distr ...
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Municipal District of Opportunity
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Northern Sunrise County
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688.
History
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Specialized municipalities
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Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion.
History
Originally ''Improvement ...
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Improvement districts
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Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)
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Indian reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the ''Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Indi ...
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Amber River 211
Amber River 211 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzi ...
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Beaver Ranch 163
Beaver Ranch 163 is an Indian reserve in Alberta. It is occupied by the Tallcree First Nation
The Tallcree Tribal Government, also called the Tallcree First Nation, is a First Nations band government in northern Alberta. It controls seven India ...
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Bistcho Lake 213
Bistcho Lake 213 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenz ...
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Boyer River 164
Boyer () is a French surname. In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of other names.
Origins and statistics
Boyer is found traditionally along the Mediterranean (Provence, Languedoc), the Rhône valley, Auvergne, Limo ...
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Bushe River 207
Bushe River 207 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. To the west, it is adjacent to the town of High Level. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of ...
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Carcajou 187
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Child Lake 164A
Child Lake 164A is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 32 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion. The reserve takes its name from a nearby lake where a child once drowned.
Geography
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Fort Vermilion 173B
Fort Vermilion 173B is an Indian reserve of the Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 1 kilometre southwest of Fort Vermilion. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadi ...
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Fox Lake 162
Fox Lake 162 ( cr, ᒪᑫᓯᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, makêsiw sâkahikan) is an Indian reserve of the Little Red River Cree Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, C ...
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Hay Lake 209
Hay Lake 209 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is northwest of High Level. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which ...
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Jackfish Point 214
Jackfish Point 214 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta
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Jean Baptiste Gambler 183
Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 is an Indian reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district (MD) occupying a remote a ...
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John D'or Prairie 215
John D'Or Prairie 215 ''(Jean D’Or in French)'' is an Indian reserve of the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located east of the Town of High Level
High Level is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is locate ...
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Loon Lake 235
Loon Lake 235 is an Indian reserve of the Loon River First Nation in Alberta, located within Northern Sunrise County and the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is 5 kilometres southwest of Loon Lake. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2 ...
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Loon Prairie 237
Loon Prairie 237 is an Indian reserve of the Loon River First Nation in Alberta, located within Northern Sunrise County
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipa ...
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Peace Point 222
Peace Point 222 is an Indian reserve of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in Alberta, located within Improvement District No. 24
Improvement District No. 24, or Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo), is an improvement district in Alberta ...
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Swampy Lake 236
Swampy Lake 236 is an Indian reserve of the Loon River First Nation in Alberta, located within Northern Sunrise County
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipa ...
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Tallcree 173
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Upper Hay River 212
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Utikoomak Lake 155
Utikoomak Lake 155 is an Indian reserve of the Whitefish Lake First Nation in Alberta, located within Northern Sunrise County and Big Lakes County. It is 61 kilometers north of High Prairie. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census ...
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Wabasca 166
Wabasca 166 is an Indian reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is 80 kilometres north of Slave Lake. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enume ...
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Wadlin Lake 173C
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Woodland Cree 226, 227, 228
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Zama Lake
Zama Lake is a large lake in Mackenzie County, in north-western Alberta, Canada.
Major Ernest Wilson Hubbell, Chief Inspector of the Dominion Land Survey, recorded the name "Zammah River" in his field notes as the transliteration of the name of ...
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References
{{Alberta Regions Lower Peace
Alberta land-use framework regions