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Geography
Central Alberta is bordered by the Canadian Rockies in the west, Southern Alberta and the Calgary Region to the south, Saskatchewan to the east and Northern Alberta to the north. It completely surrounds the Edmonton Capital Region and contains the central part of the heavily populated Calgary-Edmonton Corridor.
The North Saskatchewan River crosses the region from west to east. Other rivers traversing the area are Red Deer River, Battle River, Athabasca River, Pembina River, Brazeau River, Beaver River.
Tourist attractions in the region include: Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, the Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre in Leduc, Discovery Wildlife Park, Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Gaetz Lake Sanctuary in Red Deer, Nordegg Heritage Centre and Mine Site, Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Wild Rapids Waterslides and Stephannson House Provincial Historic Site near Sylvan Lake.
Regional and National parks include Elk Island National Park, William A. Switzer Provincial Park, Sylvan Lake Provincial Park, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, Big Knife Provincial Park, Pigeon Lake Provincial Park , anklet bracelet .
A series of roadside attractions known as the Giants of the Prairies can be found in Central Alberta. Large mushrooms in Vilna, giant Perogy (Ukrainian dumpling) in Glendon, huge Kubasa (Ukrainian garlic sausage) in Mundare, large Pysanka (Ukrainian easter egg) in Vegreville, a UFO Landing Pad in St. Paul and a giant duck in Andrew , louis vuitton belt .
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Central Alberta has a population of 240,368 (2004) , antique brooch .
Sector
Labour force
% of total
Agriculture
16,530
12.83%
Mining
9,690
7.52%
Manufacturing
8,610
6.68%
Construction
11,340
8.80%
Transportation and utilities
5,945
4.61%
Retail and wholesale
19,150
14.87%
Finance
4,830
3.75%
Business and community services
48,360
37.54%
Public administration
4,340
3.37%
Total
128,825
100.00%
Infrastructure
Transportation
Queen Elisabeth II Highway crosses the region from south to north, and the Yellowhead Highway from east to west. Other major highways include Highway 9, Highway 21, Veteran Memorial Highway, David Thomson Highway, Cowboy Trail, Grizzly Trail and Buffalo Trail. Poundmaker Trail runs through the north-east of the region.
Health Regions
The following health regions are located in the region: Aspen Regional Health Authority, David Thompson Regional Health Authority and East Central Health.
Education
Post-secondary institutions in the region are Red Deer College, Olds College, and Lakeland College.
Politics
On a provincial level, central Alberta is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta by MLA’s elected in the ridings of Battle River-Wainwright, Drayton Valley-Calmar, Drumheller-Stettler, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, Lacombe-Ponoka, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, Red Deer North, Red Deer South, Rocky Mountain House, Stony Plain, Vermilion-Lloydminster, West Yellowhead, Wetaskiwin-Camrose and Whitecourt-Ste. Anne.
Communities
Five cities are located in Central Alberta, with Camrose, Wetaskiwin and Red Deer in the heartland of the region, while Cold Lake and Lloydminster are close to the Saskatchewan border.
The region spreads across several census divisions: 7, 8, 9, 10, 14 and parts of divisions 11, 12 and 13.
Towns
Barrhead
Bashaw
Bentley
Blackfalds
Bonnyville
Bowden
Castor
Coronation
Daysland
Didsbury
Drayton Valley
Eckville
Edson
Elk Point
Hardisty
Hinton
Innisfail
Killam
Lacombe
Mayerthorpe
Millet
Mundare
Onoway
Penhold
Ponoka
Provost
Rimbey
Rocky Mountain House
Sedgewick
Smoky Lake
St. Paul
Stettler
Sylvan Lake
Tofield
Two Hills
Vegreville
Vermilion
Viking
Wainwright
Westlock
Whitecourt
Villages
Alberta Beach
Alix
Alliance
Amisk
Bawfl
Big Valley
Bittern Lake
Botha
Breton
Caroline
Chauvin
Clive
Clyde
Czar
Derwent
Dewberry
Donalda
Edberg
Edgerton
Ferintosh
Forestburg
Gadsby
Galahad
Glendon
Halkirk
Hay Lakes
Heisler
Holden
Hughenden
Innisfree
Irma
Kitscoty
Lougheed
Mannville
Marwayne
Minburn
Myrnam
New Norway
Paradise Valley
Rosalind
Ryley
Sangudo
Spring Lake
Strome
Thorhild
Vilna
Waskatenau
Willingdon
Counties
Barrhead
Beaver
Bonnyville
Brazeau
Camrose
Clearwater
Flagstaff
Lac Ste. Anne
Lacombe
Lamont
Minburn
Paintearth
Ponoka
Provost
Red Deer
Smoky Lake
St. Paul
Stettler
Thorhild
Two Hills
Vermilion
Wainwright
Westlock
Wetaskiwin
Woodlands
Yellowhead
See also
List of regions of Canada
References
^ Travel Alberta. “Attractions in Alberta”. http://www1.travelalberta.com/en-central/index.cfm?pageid=822. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
^ Alberta First. “Central Alberta statistics”. http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/21312.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
^ Alberta Motor Association. “Central Alberta - Road report”. http://www.ama.ab.ca/road_report/Central.htm. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
External links
Central Alberta
Travel Alberta - Central Alberta
Alberta Regions - Alberta Heritage
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