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Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2></div> <p>Central Alberta is bordered by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Rockies" title="Canadian Rockies">Canadian Rockies</a> in the west, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Alberta" title="Southern Alberta">Southern Alberta</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary Region">Calgary Region</a> to the south, <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> to the east and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Alberta" title="Northern Alberta">Northern Alberta</a> to the north. It completely surrounds the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Capital_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Capital Region">Edmonton Capital Region</a> and contains the central part of the heavily populated <a href="/wiki/Calgary-Edmonton_Corridor" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary-Edmonton Corridor">Calgary-Edmonton Corridor</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/North_Saskatchewan_River" title="North Saskatchewan River">North Saskatchewan River</a> crosses the region from west to east. Other rivers traversing the area are <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_River" title="Red Deer River">Red Deer River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battle_River" title="Battle River">Battle River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Athabasca_River" title="Athabasca River">Athabasca River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pembina_River_(Alberta)" title="Pembina River (Alberta)">Pembina River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazeau_River" title="Brazeau River">Brazeau River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beaver_River_(Canada)" title="Beaver River (Canada)">Beaver River</a>. </p><p>Tourist attractions in the region include: <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Prairie_Railway_Excursions" title="Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions">Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions</a>, the Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre in <a href="/wiki/Leduc,_Alberta" title="Leduc, Alberta">Leduc</a>, Discovery Wildlife Park, Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Gaetz Lake Sanctuary in <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer,_Alberta" title="Red Deer, Alberta">Red Deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nordegg,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Nordegg, Alberta">Nordegg</a> Heritage Centre and Mine Site, <a href="/wiki/Reynolds-Alberta_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Reynolds-Alberta Museum">Reynolds-Alberta Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_House" title="Rocky Mountain House">Rocky Mountain House</a> National Historic Site, <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Cultural_Heritage_Village" title="Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village">Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village</a> and Stephannson House Provincial Historic Site near <a href="/wiki/Sylvan_Lake_(Alberta)" title="Sylvan Lake (Alberta)">Sylvan Lake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Major national, provincial, and municipal parks include <a href="/wiki/Elk_Island_National_Park" title="Elk Island National Park">Elk Island National Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_A._Switzer_Provincial_Park" title="William A. Switzer Provincial Park">William A. Switzer Provincial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dry_Island_Buffalo_Jump_Provincial_Park" title="Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park">Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Knife_Provincial_Park" title="Big Knife Provincial Park">Big Knife Provincial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pigeon_Lake_Provincial_Park" title="Pigeon Lake Provincial Park">Pigeon Lake Provincial Park</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sylvan_Lake_Park" title="Sylvan Lake Park">Sylvan Lake Park</a>. </p><p>A series of <a href="/wiki/Roadside_attraction" title="Roadside attraction">roadside attractions</a> known as the <a href="/wiki/Giants_of_the_Prairies" title="Giants of the Prairies">Giants of the Prairies</a> can be found in Central Alberta. Large mushrooms in <a href="/wiki/Vilna,_Alberta" title="Vilna, Alberta">Vilna</a>, huge pumpkins in <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Lake,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Smoky Lake, Alberta">Smoky Lake</a>, giant <a href="/wiki/Perogy" class="mw-redirect" title="Perogy">Perogy</a> (Ukrainian dumpling) in <a href="/wiki/Glendon,_Alberta" title="Glendon, Alberta">Glendon</a>, huge <a href="/wiki/Kielbasa" title="Kielbasa">Kielbasa</a> (Ukrainian garlic sausage) in <a href="/wiki/Mundare" title="Mundare">Mundare</a>, large <a href="/wiki/Pysanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Pysanka">Pysanka</a> (Ukrainian easter egg) in <a href="/wiki/Vegreville" title="Vegreville">Vegreville</a>, a UFO Landing Pad in <a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Alberta" title="St. Paul, Alberta">St. Paul</a> and a giant mallard duck in <a href="/wiki/Andrew,_Alberta" title="Andrew, Alberta">Andrew</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2></div> <p>Central Alberta has a population of 240,368 (2004).<sup id="cite_ref-Stats_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Sector</th> <th>Labour force</th> <th>% of total </th></tr> <tr> <td>Agriculture</td> <td>16,530</td> <td>12.83% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mining</td> <td>9,690</td> <td>7.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>8,610</td> <td>6.68% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Construction</td> <td>11,340</td> <td>8.80% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Transportation and utilities</td> <td>5,945</td> <td>4.61% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Retail and wholesale</td> <td>19,150</td> <td>14.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Finance</td> <td>4,830</td> <td>3.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Business and community services</td> <td>48,360</td> <td>37.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public administration</td> <td>4,340</td> <td>3.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>128,825</td> <td>100.00% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2></div> <dl><dt>Transportation</dt></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_2" title="Alberta Highway 2">Queen Elizabeth II Highway</a> crosses the region from south to north, and the <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_16" title="Alberta Highway 16">Yellowhead Highway</a> from east to west. Other major highways include <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_9" title="Alberta Highway 9">Highway 9</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_21" title="Alberta Highway 21">Highway 21</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_36" title="Alberta Highway 36">Veteran Memorial Highway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_11" title="Alberta Highway 11">David Thomson Highway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_22" title="Alberta Highway 22">Cowboy Trail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_33" title="Alberta Highway 33">Grizzly Trail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Highway_41" title="Alberta Highway 41">Buffalo Trail</a>. <a href="/wiki/Poundmaker_Trail" title="Poundmaker Trail">Poundmaker Trail</a> runs through the north-east of the region.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Health care</dt></dl> <p>Health care in the region is overseen by <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Health_Services" title="Alberta Health Services">Alberta Health Services</a>. It was formerly served by <a href="/wiki/Aspen_Regional_Health_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Aspen Regional Health Authority">Aspen Regional Health Authority</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_Regional_Health_Authority" title="David Thompson Regional Health Authority">David Thompson Regional Health Authority</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Central_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="East Central Health">East Central Health</a> before they were amalgamated with the other six regional health boards in 2008 to form Alberta Health Services.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Education</dt></dl> <p>Post-secondary institutions in the region are <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_Polytechnic" title="Red Deer Polytechnic">Red Deer Polytechnic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olds_College" title="Olds College">Olds College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_College_(Alberta)" title="Lakeland College (Alberta)">Lakeland College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burman_University" title="Burman University">Burman University</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta_Augustana_Faculty" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Alberta Augustana Faculty">University of Alberta Augustana Faculty (Camrose)</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2></div> <p>On a provincial level, central Alberta is represented in the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Alberta" title="Legislative Assembly of Alberta">Legislative Assembly of Alberta</a> by MLA's elected in the ridings of <a href="/wiki/Camrose_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Camrose (provincial electoral district)">Camrose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drayton_Valley-Devon" title="Drayton Valley-Devon">Drayton Valley-Devon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drumheller-Stettler" title="Drumheller-Stettler">Drumheller-Stettler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Saskatchewan-Vegreville" title="Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville">Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Innisfail-Sylvan_Lake" title="Innisfail-Sylvan Lake">Innisfail-Sylvan Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lacombe-Ponoka" title="Lacombe-Ponoka">Lacombe-Ponoka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lac_Ste._Anne-Parkland" title="Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland">Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leduc-Beaumont" title="Leduc-Beaumont">Leduc-Beaumont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin" title="Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin">Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olds-Didsbury-Three_Hills" title="Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills">Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer-North" title="Red Deer-North">Red Deer-North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer-South" title="Red Deer-South">Red Deer-South</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rimbey-Rocky_Mountain_House-Sundre" title="Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre">Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright" title="Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright">Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Yellowhead_(electoral_district)" class="mw-redirect" title="West Yellowhead (electoral district)">West Yellowhead</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2></div> <p>The region spreads across several <a href="/wiki/Census_geographic_units_of_Canada" title="Census geographic units of Canada">census divisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Division_No._7,_Alberta" title="Division No. 7, Alberta">7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_No._8,_Alberta" title="Division No. 8, Alberta">8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_No._9,_Alberta" title="Division No. 9, Alberta">9</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_No._10,_Alberta" title="Division No. 10, Alberta">10</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_No._14,_Alberta" title="Division No. 14, Alberta">14</a> and parts of divisions <a href="/wiki/Division_No._11,_Alberta" title="Division No. 11, Alberta">11</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_No._12,_Alberta" title="Division No. 12, Alberta">12</a> and <a href="/wiki/Division_No._13,_Alberta" title="Division No. 13, Alberta">13</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 25%;"> <p><b>Cities</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camrose,_Alberta" title="Camrose, Alberta">Camrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacombe,_Alberta" title="Lacombe, Alberta">Lacombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloydminster" title="Lloydminster">Lloydminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Deer,_Alberta" title="Red Deer, Alberta">Red Deer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wetaskiwin" title="Wetaskiwin">Wetaskiwin</a></li></ul> <p><b>Towns</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barrhead,_Alberta" title="Barrhead, Alberta">Barrhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashaw,_Alberta" title="Bashaw, Alberta">Bashaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bentley,_Alberta" title="Bentley, Alberta">Bentley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackfalds,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackfalds, Alberta">Blackfalds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowden,_Alberta" title="Bowden, Alberta">Bowden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carstairs,_Alberta" title="Carstairs, Alberta">Carstairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castor,_Alberta" title="Castor, Alberta">Castor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronation,_Alberta" title="Coronation, Alberta">Coronation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daysland" title="Daysland">Daysland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didsbury,_Alberta" title="Didsbury, Alberta">Didsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drayton_Valley" title="Drayton Valley">Drayton Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eckville,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Eckville, Alberta">Eckville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edson,_Alberta" title="Edson, Alberta">Edson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanna,_Alberta" title="Hanna, Alberta">Hanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardisty,_Alberta" title="Hardisty, Alberta">Hardisty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinton,_Alberta" title="Hinton, Alberta">Hinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innisfail,_Alberta" title="Innisfail, Alberta">Innisfail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killam,_Alberta" title="Killam, Alberta">Killam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamont,_Alberta" title="Lamont, Alberta">Lamont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayerthorpe,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayerthorpe, Alberta">Mayerthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millet,_Alberta" title="Millet, Alberta">Millet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundare" title="Mundare">Mundare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olds,_Alberta" title="Olds, Alberta">Olds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onoway" title="Onoway">Onoway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penhold,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Penhold, Alberta">Penhold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponoka,_Alberta" title="Ponoka, Alberta">Ponoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provost,_Alberta" title="Provost, Alberta">Provost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rimbey" title="Rimbey">Rimbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_House" title="Rocky Mountain House">Rocky Mountain House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sedgewick,_Alberta" title="Sedgewick, Alberta">Sedgewick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Lake,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Smoky Lake, Alberta">Smoky Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stettler,_Alberta" title="Stettler, Alberta">Stettler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundre,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Sundre, Alberta">Sundre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvan_Lake,_Alberta" title="Sylvan Lake, Alberta">Sylvan Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tofield,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Tofield, Alberta">Tofield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_Hills,_Alberta" title="Two Hills, Alberta">Two Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vegreville" title="Vegreville">Vegreville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermilion,_Alberta" title="Vermilion, Alberta">Vermilion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viking,_Alberta" title="Viking, Alberta">Viking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wainwright,_Alberta" title="Wainwright, Alberta">Wainwright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlock,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Westlock, Alberta">Westlock</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 25%;"> <p><b>Villages</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Beach,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Alberta Beach, Alberta">Alberta Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alix,_Alberta" title="Alix, Alberta">Alix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance,_Alberta" title="Alliance, Alberta">Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amisk,_Alberta" title="Amisk, Alberta">Amisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew,_Alberta" title="Andrew, Alberta">Andrew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bawlf,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Bawlf, Alberta">Bawlf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Valley,_Alberta" title="Big Valley, Alberta">Big Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bittern_Lake" title="Bittern Lake">Bittern Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botha,_Alberta" title="Botha, Alberta">Botha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breton,_Alberta" title="Breton, Alberta">Breton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline,_Alberta" title="Caroline, Alberta">Caroline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauvin,_Alberta" title="Chauvin, Alberta">Chauvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipman,_Alberta" title="Chipman, Alberta">Chipman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clive,_Alberta" title="Clive, Alberta">Clive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde,_Alberta" title="Clyde, Alberta">Clyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consort,_Alberta" title="Consort, Alberta">Consort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cremona,_Alberta" title="Cremona, Alberta">Cremona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czar,_Alberta" title="Czar, Alberta">Czar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delburne,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Delburne, Alberta">Delburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewberry,_Alberta" title="Dewberry, Alberta">Dewberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donalda,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Donalda, Alberta">Donalda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edberg,_Alberta" title="Edberg, Alberta">Edberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerton,_Alberta" title="Edgerton, Alberta">Edgerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elnora,_Alberta" title="Elnora, Alberta">Elnora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferintosh,_Alberta" title="Ferintosh, Alberta">Ferintosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestburg,_Alberta" title="Forestburg, Alberta">Forestburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadsby,_Alberta" title="Gadsby, Alberta">Gadsby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galahad,_Alberta" title="Galahad, Alberta">Galahad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendon,_Alberta" title="Glendon, Alberta">Glendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halkirk,_Alberta" title="Halkirk, Alberta">Halkirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hay_Lakes,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Hay Lakes, Alberta">Hay Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heisler,_Alberta" title="Heisler, Alberta">Heisler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holden,_Alberta" title="Holden, Alberta">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughenden,_Alberta" title="Hughenden, Alberta">Hughenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innisfree,_Alberta" title="Innisfree, Alberta">Innisfree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irma,_Alberta" title="Irma, Alberta">Irma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitscoty,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitscoty, Alberta">Kitscoty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lougheed,_Alberta" title="Lougheed, Alberta">Lougheed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannville,_Alberta" title="Mannville, Alberta">Mannville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marwayne,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Marwayne, Alberta">Marwayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrnam,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Myrnam, Alberta">Myrnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradise_Valley,_Alberta" title="Paradise Valley, Alberta">Paradise Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalind,_Alberta" title="Rosalind, Alberta">Rosalind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryley,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryley, Alberta">Ryley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangudo,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Sangudo, Alberta">Sangudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Lake,_Alberta" title="Spring Lake, Alberta">Spring Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strome,_Alberta" title="Strome, Alberta">Strome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veteran,_Alberta" title="Veteran, Alberta">Veteran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vilna,_Alberta" title="Vilna, Alberta">Vilna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waskatenau,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Waskatenau, Alberta">Waskatenau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willingdon,_Alberta" title="Willingdon, Alberta">Willingdon</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 25%;"> <p><b>Summer villages</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentia_Beach,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Argentia Beach, Alberta">Argentia Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birch_Cove,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Birch Cove, Alberta">Birch Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchcliff,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Birchcliff, Alberta">Birchcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnstick_Lake,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnstick Lake, Alberta">Burnstick Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Island,_Alberta" title="Castle Island, Alberta">Castle Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Springs,_Alberta" title="Crystal Springs, Alberta">Crystal Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandview,_Alberta" title="Grandview, Alberta">Grandview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gull_Lake,_Alberta" title="Gull Lake, Alberta">Gull Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay,_Alberta" title="Half Moon Bay, Alberta">Half Moon Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horseshoe_Bay,_Alberta" title="Horseshoe Bay, Alberta">Horseshoe Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Bay,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Jarvis Bay, Alberta">Jarvis Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larkspur,_Alberta" title="Larkspur, Alberta">Larkspur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ma-Me-O_Beach,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta">Ma-Me-O Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakamun_Park,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Nakamun Park, Alberta">Nakamun Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norglenwold,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Norglenwold, Alberta">Norglenwold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norris_Beach,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Norris Beach, Alberta">Norris Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkland_Beach,_Alberta" title="Parkland Beach, Alberta">Parkland Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelican_Narrows,_Alberta" title="Pelican Narrows, Alberta">Pelican Narrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poplar_Bay,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Poplar Bay, Alberta">Poplar Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochon_Sands,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochon Sands, Alberta">Rochon Sands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Haven,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Ross Haven, Alberta">Ross Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Beach,_Alberta" title="Sandy Beach, Alberta">Sandy Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Beach,_Alberta" title="Silver Beach, Alberta">Silver Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Sands,_Alberta" title="Silver Sands, Alberta">Silver Sands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_View,_Alberta" title="South View, Alberta">South View</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunbreaker_Cove,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunbreaker Cove, Alberta">Sunbreaker Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunrise_Beach,_Alberta" title="Sunrise Beach, Alberta">Sunrise Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Point,_Alberta" title="Sunset Point, Alberta">Sunset Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Quentin,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Val Quentin, Alberta">Val Quentin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Cove,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="West Cove, Alberta">West Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Sands,_Alberta" title="White Sands, Alberta">White Sands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellowstone,_Alberta" title="Yellowstone, Alberta">Yellowstone</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 25%;"> <p><b>Improvement districts</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Island_National_Park" title="Elk Island National Park">Improvement District No. 13 (Elk Island)</a></li></ul> <p><b>Municipal districts</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Barrhead_No._11" title="County of Barrhead No. 11">Barrhead No. 11, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_County,_Alberta" title="Beaver County, Alberta">Beaver County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazeau_County" title="Brazeau County">Brazeau County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camrose_County" title="Camrose County">Camrose County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_County,_Alberta" title="Clearwater County, Alberta">Clearwater County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagstaff_County" title="Flagstaff County">Flagstaff County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lac_Ste._Anne_County" title="Lac Ste. Anne County">Lac Ste. Anne County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacombe_County" title="Lacombe County">Lacombe County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamont_County" title="Lamont County">Lamont County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Minburn_No._27" title="County of Minburn No. 27">Minburn No. 27, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_View_County" title="Mountain View County">Mountain View County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Paintearth_No._18" title="County of Paintearth No. 18">Paintearth No. 18, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponoka_County" title="Ponoka County">Ponoka County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_District_of_Provost_No._52" title="Municipal District of Provost No. 52">Provost No. 52, M.D. of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Deer_County" title="Red Deer County">Red Deer County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Lake_County" title="Smoky Lake County">Smoky Lake County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Stettler_No._6" title="County of Stettler No. 6">Stettler No. 6, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorhild_County" title="Thorhild County">Thorhild County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Two_Hills_No._21" title="County of Two Hills No. 21">Two Hills No. 21, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Vermilion_River" title="County of Vermilion River">Vermilion River, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_District_of_Wainwright_No._61" title="Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61">Wainwright No. 61, M.D. of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlock_County" title="Westlock County">Westlock County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Wetaskiwin_No._10" title="County of Wetaskiwin No. 10">Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodlands_County" title="Woodlands County">Woodlands County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellowhead_County" title="Yellowhead County">Yellowhead County</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special areas</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_Area_No._4" title="Special Area No. 4">Special Area No. 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