Mariana Lake is an
unincorporated community
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in
northern Alberta, Canada within the
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. it is on
Highway 63, approximately southwest of
Fort McMurray.
A gas station, gift shop, and a convenience store (known as ''Mariana Lakes Country Store'') used to exist in Mariana Lake. This business provided the only fuel, food, and washrooms between
Wandering River and Fort McMurray along Highway 63. In September 2008, it was announced that the government of Alberta would be purchasing the land that the store was on to make way for the twinning of Highway 63. The store closed for the last time on September 30, 2008.
Economy
Farming
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, some
oil production employing the use of
oil rigs
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Kinds of oil rig include:
* Drilling rig, an apparatus for on-land oil drilling
* Drillship, a floating apparatus for offshore oil drilling
* ...
.
References
Localities in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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