Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 is a municipal district (MD) in north-central Alberta, Canada. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Slave Lake. Located in Census Division 17, the MD takes its name from Lesser Slave River, which drains Lesser Slave Lake into the Athabasca River. GeographyCommunities and localitiesThe following localities are located within the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124.
Canyon Creek, AlbertaCanyon Creek is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located on Highway 2, approximately 234 kilometres (145 mi) east of Grande Prairie. DemographicsIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Canyon Creek had a population of 318 living in 117 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of −2.2% from its 2016 population of 325.Lesser Slave Lake
CHSL-FMCHSL-FM (Boom 92.7), formerly CKWA, is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 92.7 FM in Slave Lake, Alberta. It started out as an AMoldies station. The station's ownership would change over the years. Some of the station's owners included OK Radio Group, Nornet, OSG, and Telemedia. It was eventually purchased by Newcap Broadcasting (now Stingray Group).
Northern AlbertaNorthern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the centre of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor, including most of the province's landmass as well as its capital, Edmonton.
Alberta Highway 2Highway in Alberta, CanadaKML is not from WikidataHighway 2 (also known as the Queen Elizabeth II Highway between Calgary and Edmonton) is a major highway in Alberta, Canada, that stretches from the Canada–United States border through Alberta's largest cities, Calgary and Edmonton, to Grande Prairie.
Hudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company (abbreviated HBC and colloquially Hudson's Bay or The Bay) was a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property. It was the oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 and liquidated in 2025. It was headquartered at the Simpson Tower in Toronto. Today, it serves as an intellectual property and brand of Canadian Tire for its iconic point stripe blankets and other merchandise within Canadian Tire stores.
David Thompson (explorer)David Thompson (30 April 1770 – 10 February 1857) was a British fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North America, mapping 4.9 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) of the continent along the way.Fur tradeWorldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal furA fur trader in Fort Chipewyan, Northwest Territories, in the 1890sA fur shop in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2019Fur muff manufacturer's 1949 advertisementThe fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued.
Alberta Highway 88Highway 88, officially named the Bicentennial Highway, is a north–south highway in Northern Alberta. Highway 88 begins at its intersection with Highway 2 at the Town of Slave Lake, passing through Red Earth Creek and Fort Vermilion and ending at Highway 58 approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of the Town of High Level. It crosses the Peace River approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Highway 58. The total length of the highway is 428 km (266 mi).Sawridge First NationThe Sawridge First Nation is a First Nations band government in northern Alberta.
EdmontonCapital of Alberta, CanadaCity and provincial capital in Alberta, CanadaEdmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. Located about 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Calgary, the city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.