Embarras Landing, Alberta
Embarras is a locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from the Embarras River. 'Embarrass' is French for 'barrier', probably in reference to the piles of driftwood that often clog the shallow, winding river. History Embarras was founded in 1913 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP) when that company built the Alberta Coal Branch line south from Edson on the Edmonton-Prince Rupert mainline. The Coal Branch line was constructed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Branch Lines Company (GTPRBL) from the mainline at Bickerdike south to Coalspur and Lovett. Coal mines were opened by GTP subsidiaries at Mercoal, Cadomin and Mountain Park. Embarras, along with other sidings on the Coal Branch Line such as McLeod River, Erith, Weald, and Oke Oke or OKE may refer to: * Ōke, branches of the Japanese Imperial Family * Oka (mass), an Ottoman measure of mass * OKE (mixtape), ''OKE'' (mixtape), a 2013 mixtape by rapper Game * Oke (name) * Oke, Alberta, a loca ...
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