The Lower Peace Region is a
land-use framework region in northern
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by
Alberta Environment and Parks
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas of Alberta (also commonly called Alberta Environment and Protected Areas) is the Alberta provincial ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta responsible for environmental issues and policy as we ...
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With only 37,759 inhabitants spread over 29% of Alberta's landmass, it is the largest, least populated, and least densely populated region of the province.
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Communities
The following municipalities are contained in the Lower Peace Region.
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Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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High Level
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Manning
Manning (a.k.a. Mannion, Manning) is a family name.
Origin and meaning
Manning is from an old Norse word — manningi — meaning a brave or valiant man; and one of the first forms of the name was Mannin; another cartography was Mannyg ...
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Rainbow Lake
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Métis settlements
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Paddle Prairie
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Municipal districts
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County of Northern Lights
The County of Northern Lights is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada. Located in Division No. 17, Alberta, Census Division 17, its List of municipal districts in Alberta#Office locations, m ...
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Municipal District of Opportunity
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Northern Sunrise County
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688.
History
On July ...
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Specialized municipalities
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Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion.
History
Originally ''Improvement D ...
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Improvement districts
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Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)
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Indian reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
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Amber River 211
Amber River 211 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzi ...
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Beaver Ranch 163
Beaver Ranch 163 is an Indian reserve in Alberta. It is occupied by the Tallcree First Nation
The Tallcree Tribal Government, also called the Tallcree First Nation, is a First Nations band government in northern Alberta. It controls seven Indi ...
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Bistcho Lake 213
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Boyer River 164
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Bushe River 207
Bushe River 207 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. To the west, it is adjacent to the town of High Level. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Ca ...
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Carcajou 187
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Child Lake 164A
Child Lake 164A is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 32 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion. The reserve takes its name from a nearby lake where a child once drowned.
Geography
Th ...
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Fort Vermilion 173B
Fort Vermilion 173B is an Indian reserve of the Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 1 kilometre southwest of Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Fort Vermilion. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 96 ...
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Fox Lake 162
Fox Lake 162 ( cr, ᒪᑫᓯᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, makêsiw sâkahikan) is an Indian reserve of the Little Red River Cree Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, ...
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Hay Lake 209
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Jackfish Point 214
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Jean Baptiste Gambler 183
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John D'or Prairie 215
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Loon Lake 235
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Loon Prairie 237
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Peace Point 222
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Swampy Lake 236
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Tallcree 173
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Upper Hay River 212
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Utikoomak Lake 155
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Wabasca 166
Wabasca 166 is an Indian reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is 80 kilometres north of Slave Lake
Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded ...
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Wadlin Lake 173C
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Woodland Cree 226, 227, 228
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Zama Lake
Zama Lake is a large lake in Mackenzie County, in north-western Alberta, Canada.
Major Ernest Wilson Hubbell, Chief Inspector of the Dominion Land Survey, recorded the name "Zammah River" in his field notes as the transliteration of the name of ...
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References
{{Alberta Regions Lower Peace
Alberta land-use framework regions