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The origin of the city's name is disputed. One story is that the city is named after a worker who supervised the building of the railroad in the area. Another story is the name came from a Scottish man who exclaimed "Wee Burn!" after stumbling upon the Souris River on a hot day. [119] Yorkton: English
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada in the County of Newell. It is on Highway 1 ( Trans-Canada Highway ) and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway, approximately 186 km (116 mi) southeast of Calgary , and 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat .
Alberta has recognized three other cities in its history. The Town of Strathcona incorporated as a city on March 15, 1907, and subsequently amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912. Fort McMurray was incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980, but reverted to its current urban service area form as a result of its amalgamation with ...
Alberta's largest city by population and land area is Calgary with 1,306,784 and 820.62 km 2 (316.84 sq mi), while Wetaskiwin is its smallest city by population with 12,594 and land area at 18.75 km 2 (7.24 sq mi). [3] Beaumont is Alberta's newest city; it became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [15]
18.1 Alberta. 18.2 British Columbia. 18.3 ... This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not ...
The County of Newell is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 2 , its municipal office is located south of the City of Brooks . History
"Swan City" — after Grande Prairie received it's municipal charter in 1958, it was declared the "Home of the Trumpeter Swan." [31] Lloydminster "Border City" [32] or "Canada's Border City" — in reference to the city being divided by the Alberta/Saskatchewan border [33] "Heavy Oil Capital of Canada" [33] "Lloyd" [34] Lethbridge "Bridge City"
The Medicine Hat News is the daily newspaper in Medicine Hat; other local weekly papers in the region include the Brooks Bulletin, Brooks and County Chronicle, Bassano Times, Hanna Herald, Bow Island Commentator, Oyen Echo, and Prairie Post. Local television network CFCN-TV, which broadcasts in Calgary and Lethbridge, is the local CTV affiliate.