Cambria is a community within the Town of
Drumheller
Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Valley, has a ...
,
Alberta
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, Canada. It was previously a
hamlet
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within the former
Municipal District (MD) of Badlands No. 7 prior to the MD's amalgamation with the former City of Drumheller on January 1, 1998.
Cambria is located within the
Red Deer River
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Red Deer River h ...
valley on
Highway 10, approximately southeast of Drumheller's main townsite and northeast of
Calgary. The community is within
Census Division No. 5 and in the federal riding of
Crowfoot
Crowfoot (1830 – 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika ( bla, Issapóómahksika, italics=yes; syllabics: ) was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, (Packs a Knife) and (Attacked Towards Home), were Kainai. He was five years old when ...
.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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References
Drumheller
Former hamlets in Alberta
Populated places disestablished in 1998
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