Decoteau is a future residential area in the southeast portion of the City of

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, Canada. It was named on October 28, 2014, for

Alex Decoteau Alexander Wuttunee Decoteau (November 19, 1887 – October 30, 1917), was a Cree Canadian track and field athlete, police officer and soldier. A member of the Red Pheasant First Nation, he joined the Edmonton Police in 1911 becoming the first I ...

, a

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who competed for Canada in the

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and was also the country's first aboriginal police officer.

Geography

Located in southeast Edmonton, Decoteau is bounded by 50 Street SW to the west, 41 Avenue SW to the south, Meridian Street to the east and a combination of

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(Highway 216) and Ellerslie Road SW to the north.

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is located beyond 41 Avenue SW to the south while

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is beyond Meridian Street to the east. The

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residential area is located across 50 Street SW to the west, while

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and The Meadows are located across Anthony Henday Drive to the northwest and north respectively.

Neighbourhoods

The Decoteau Area Structure Plan area is planned to be developed into five neighbourhoods. The Decoteau area includes the following: *Alces, *Decoteau, *Kettle Lakes, *Meltwater, *Snowberry

Surrounding areas

References

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