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Meander River, is a settlement in
The settlement is located on the banks of the Hay River, at an elevation of . The
2000-2001 Annual Aboriginal Health Report
{{Subdivisions of Alberta Localities on Indian reserves in Alberta Dene communities Localities in Mackenzie County
Upper Hay River 212
Upper Hay River 212 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 80 kilometres northwest of High Level. In the 2016 Canadian Census
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, a part of the Dene Tha' Band, in northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cent ...
, Canada. It located on Highway 35
The following highways are numbered 35:
International
* European route E35
Canada
* Alberta Highway 35
* British Columbia Highway 35
* Ontario Highway 35
* Quebec Autoroute 35
*Saskatchewan Highway 35
China
* G35 Expressway
Costa Rica
* ...
(the Mackenzie Highway
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) and acts as a highway service centre between Alberta
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and the Northwest Territories
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.
Geography
The settlement is located on the banks of the Hay River, at an elevation of . The plant hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...
of Meander River is 0B, the second lowest possible within Canada, due primarily to its northern latitude.
Employment
A major source of employment for Meander River is available via commute to High Level, approximately to the south along Highway 35. Other sources of employment within the community include a provincially funded school built in 1996 and a Dene Tha' Band office.Infrastructure
The community is connected to the internet via Alberta SuperNet with fiber optic cabling. Two FM Radio stations are broadcast to the reserve, CFWE 89.9 FM and CIAM 92.3 FM. There is one school in Meander River, Upper Hay River School. Medical care is provided by the Meander River Health Station.Recreation
*recreational hockey/ball hockey league *recreational volleyball league *cross-country skiing *snowmobiling *canoeing *hunting *fishingReligion
There is one church in Meander River, the Catholic Mission.References
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta Localities on Indian reserves in Alberta Dene communities Localities in Mackenzie County