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List Of Golf Courses In British Columbia
The following are incomplete lists of golf courses in Canada by province and territory. Alberta All golf courses listed and their related information are from Alberta Golf's member club directory unless referenced otherwise. The following is list of golf courses in Alberta. British Columbia Manitoba The following is an incomplete list of golf courses in Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o .... * Black Bear Golf Course, 9 holes (Public) * Granite Hills Golf Course, 18 holes (Public) * Niakwa Country Club * Oak Island Golfbr> 18 holes * Pinawa Golf & Country Club, 18 holes (Public) * Pine Falls Golf Course, 9 holes (Public) *St. Charles Country Club Newfoundland and Labrador The following is an incomplete list of golf courses in Newfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Banff may refer to: Canada * Banff, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada ** Banff Airport ** Banff station ** Banff National Park ** Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity ** Banff (provincial electoral district) ** Banff-Cochrane, another provincial electoral district * Banff Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin United Kingdom * Banff, Aberdeenshire, former royal burgh in Aberdeenshire (formerly Banffshire), Scotland ** Banff distillery, a distiller of malt whisky ** Banffshire (County of Banff) a traditional county ** Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency) ** Banff and Buchan, a modern committee area in Aberdeenshire ** Lord Banff, title in the Peerage of Scotland ** Banff railway station (Scotland), a former (now closed) railway station * Banff Bay, a coastal embayment in Scotland See also * Banff Trail, Calgary, a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Bamff, Perthshire, Scotland * BAMF (other) Bamf , originally Bampf, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), approximately northwest of Edmonton. The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. Grande Prairie was the seventh-largest city in Alberta in 2016, with a population of 63,166, and was one of Canada's fastest growing cities between 2001 and 2006, and Canada's northernmost city with more than 50,000 people. The city adopted the trumpeter swan as an official symbol due to its proximity to the migration route and summer nesting grounds of this bird. For that reason, Grande Prairie is sometimes nicknamed the "Swan City". The dinosaur has also emerged as an unofficial symbol of the city due to paleontology discoveries in the areas north and west of Grande Prairie. History The Grande Prairie area was historically known as Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Winton, Alberta
De Winton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Foothills County. It is located just south of the City of Calgary and west of Highway 2A (MacLeod Trail). De Winton is located within Census Division No. 6. A variant name is Dewinton. The village has the name of Francis de Winton, a British army officer. History During the Second World War, a Royal Air Force pilot training school was located at the Royal Canadian Air Force air station at De Winton (today's De Winton/South Calgary Airport). Temporary buildings were erected to house operations and accommodate service personnel. Demographics The population of De Winton according to the 2003 municipal census conducted by Foothills County is 98. See also *List of communities in Alberta *List of hamlets in Alberta Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morinville
Morinville is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately north of Edmonton along Highway 2. History Morinville was settled by Jean-Baptiste Morin, a priest and missionary of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who brought many French settlers in the late 1800s, followed by several German pioneers. The monument located in St. Jean Baptiste Park lists the many names of pioneers and settlers to Morinville. Once situated on the street at 100 Avenue and 100 Street, the monument was moved to its present location in 2000, as it was a safety hazard and very difficult to enjoy with all the traffic at the intersection. The first post-office opened in 1894. The Roman Catholic Church of the St. Jean Baptiste Parish was built in 1907. The church, along with its adjacent but now inoperative convent Morinville Convent, was declared a historical site in 1975. In 2005, the grounds of the church were landscaped with a clock tower, new grass, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 to the north and east. With a population of 14,798 in 2020, Canmore is the ninth-largest town in Alberta. History Canmore was officially named in 1884 by Canadian Pacific Railway director Donald A. Smith (later 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal). It was named after Malcolm III of Scotland who was also nicknamed Canmore. Canmore is Gaelic for "Big Chief". In 1886, Queen Victoria granted a coal mining charter to the town, and the No. 1 mine was opened in 1887. By the 1890s, a North-West Mounted Police barrack had been instated on Main Street, but it was vacated in 1927. The building was restored in 1989 and it is under the care of the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camrose, Alberta
Camrose ( ) is a city in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Camrose County. Located along Highway 13 it had its beginnings as a railroad hub. History The area around Camrose was first settled by Europeans around 1900. At that time the nearby settlement of Wetaskiwin was a major centre for pioneers; typically, it was the last stopping-off point before they set out in search of nearby land. The site that was to be Camrose was about a day's journey from Wetaskiwin along the railroad, which made it a popular place on the route of pioneers. Soon businessmen and other settlers arrived to stay. The settlers came primarily from Scandinavian countries, such as Norway and Sweden, and many settlers also came from the United States. At that time the settlement was known as the hamlet of Stoney Creek. In 1904, Stoney Creek began receiving mail service, its first businesses began to open, and its first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer (Constable "Blue" Smith) arrived. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calahoo, Alberta
Calahoo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is located on Highway 37 near the Sturgeon River, approximately northwest of Edmonton's city limits. It has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 11 and in the federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul. It is named after the Michel Calihoo Reserve established in 1878 on 25,600 acres under Treaty 6. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calahoo had a population of 143 living in 59 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 123. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calahoo had a population of 85 living in 31 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 187. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Notable residents * NHL hockey player and Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks, Alberta
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of . History The area that is now Brooks was used as a bison-hunting ground for the Blackfoot and Crow. After Treaty 7 was signed in 1877, homesteaders moved into the area to begin farming. Before 1904, the area still did not have a name. Through a contest sponsored by the Postmaster General, the area was named after Noel Edgell Brooks, a Canadian Pacific Railway Divisional Engineer from Calgary. Brooks was incorporated as a village on July 14, 1910, and then as a town on September 8, 1911. Its population in the 1911 Census of Canada was 486. In the 1996 Census, the population of Brooks reached 10,093 making it eligible for city status. Brooks incorporated as a city on September 1, 2005 when its official pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow Island, Alberta
Bow Island () is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3 in southern Alberta, approximately north of the United States border, southeast of Calgary and southwest of Medicine Hat. History The community of Bow Island received its first post-colonial families in 1900. In February 1910, the Village of Bow Island was formed, and by March 1912 the village was declared the Town of Bow Island. The naming of Bow Island brings many stories to the forefront, but the most prominent one is that the communities of Grassy Lake, approximately to the west, and Bow Island had their respective names mixed up. An island named "Bow Island" is located north of Grassy Lake near the confluence of the Bow River and the Oldman River, while a low depressional area named "Grassy Lake" is located south of Bow Island. Bow Island was one of the first towns in Alberta to have natural gas wells and operated them until the franchise was sold to a private company. In the early 1950s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon, Alberta
Langdon is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It previously held village status between August 31, 1907, and January 1, 1946. Langdon is located east of the City of Calgary at the intersection of Alberta Highway 560, Highway 560 (Glenmore Trail) and Alberta Highway 797, Highway 797, approximately south of the Trans Canada Highway and north of Alberta Highway 22X, Highway 22X. It has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in Division No. 6, Alberta, Census Division No. 6 and in the federal riding of Bow River (electoral district), Bow River. The hamlet is represented in federal government by Member of Parliament Martin Shields and in municipal government by Councillor Al Schule. History Langdon was named for R.B. Langdon of Langdon & Shepard, a Canadian Pacific Railway subcontracting firm who built a section of the line just east of Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnyville, Alberta
Bonnyville is a town situated in central Alberta, east-central Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake, Alberta, Cold Lake and St. Paul, Alberta, St. Paul. The surrounding Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87's List of municipal districts in Alberta#Office locations, municipal office is located in Bonnyville. The community derives its name from Father Bonnin, a Roman Catholic priest. Geography Bonnyville is located on the north shore of Jessie Lake, Alberta, Jessie Lake. The lake is an important staging area for thousands of migrating birds, and therefore attracts birdwatchers. Other nearby lakes include Moose Lake (Alberta), Moose Lake and Muriel Lake (Alberta), Muriel Lake. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bonnyville had a population of 6,404 living in 2,537 of its 2,986 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,975. With a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove is a city that is west of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County. With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. The mayor of Spruce Grove is Jeff Acker. Spruce Grove is home to the Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, a local theatre, and the TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre, a recreation facility shared with Stony Plain and Parkland County. Jennifer Heil, the freestyle skier who won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics is from Spruce Grove, as is Carla MacLeod, a member of the 2010 Canada women's national ice hockey team, and Hockey Hall of Fame member and Stanley Cup-winning goalie Grant Fuhr. History Homesteaders in the area date back to 1879. Spruce Grove was incorporated as a village on March 14, 1907, but it was dissolved on August 30, 1916. Spruce Grove wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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