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 located northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Vall ...

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, Canada. It was previously a

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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

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valley on Highway 10, approximately southeast of Drumheller's main townsite and northeast of

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. The community is within Census Division No. 5 and in the federal riding of

Crowfoot Crowfoot (c. 1830 – 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika (; syllabics: ) was a chief of the Siksika. His father, (Packs a Knife), and mother, (Attacked Towards Home), were Kainai. He was five years old when was killed during a raid on the Crow ...

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Drumheller Former hamlets in Alberta Populated places disestablished in 1998 {{SouthernAlberta-geo-stub

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