Bearspaw Dam
Bearspaw (from Bear and Paw) can refer to: *Bearspaw, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta, Canada *Bearspaw, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *Bearspaw First Nation Stoney Nakoda First Nation ( sto, Îyârhe Nakoda) is a Nakoda First Nations band government Alberta, Canada. It is located West of Calgary, in the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Stoney Nakoda First Nation comprises three Nakoda Tribes: * Bearspaw ...

Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous, and the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo, the remaining six species are omnivorous with varied diets. With the exception of courting individuals and mothers with their young, bears are typically solitary animals. They may be diurnal or nocturnal and have an excellent sense of smell. Despite their heavy build and awkward gait, they are adept runners, cli ...
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Bearspaw, Alberta
Bearspaw is rural area in southern Alberta, Canada within in Rocky View County. It has a population of 5,567 (2018). The original inhabitants of the Bearspaw area were the Niitsitapi or Blackfoot nation. The Blackfoot nation consisted of four different tribes, Siksika, Piegan Blackfeet, Piikani Nation and Kaninai (Blood Indians). To the south-east of Bearspaw is the City of Calgary, and the Town of Cochrane is to its west, along Highway 1A. The area of Bearspaw is north of the Bow River and directly east of Glendale Community within Rocky View County. The zone for Bearspaw schooling is under the Rocky View Schools which is made up of the Bearspaw School which admits students from kindergarten to year 8 and Cochrane High School for students years 9 to year 12. Bearspaw falls under the Cochrane Minor Hockey Association for their local hockey league. History The Canadian Pacific Railway Station was built in 1909, when the area was officially named Bearspaw. The origin of ...
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Bearspaw, Edmonton
Bearspaw, a residential neighbourhood located in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is named after the Stony Indian Chief Masgwaahisd (Bearspaw). It is located close to the shopping and services located in Century Park, Gateway Boulevard, and South Edmonton Common. According to the 2001 federal census, most of the residential construction in Bearspaw occurred during the 1980s. At that time just over four out of every five (83.5%) residences were built, and one in ten (14.3%) during the 1970s. Residential development in the neighbourhood was substantially completed by 1990. Common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling, accounting for seven out of every ten (72%) residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in five (19%) are duplexes. The remaining one out of ten (9%) are row houses. Nine out of ten (93%) of residences are owner-occupied.http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourho ...
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