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Nellie McClung (1873–1951), first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936); one of The Famous Five [23] Emily Murphy (1868–1933), first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote; one of the Famous Five; [24] has received modern scrutiny for her support for eugenics
In 2006 elections, Ambrose successfully defended her seat in Edmonton–Spruce Grove with 66.8% of the vote in the riding. She was then appointed Environment Minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government. Ambrose's appointment to cabinet made her the youngest woman appointed to cabinet at the time.
It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Edmonton—Spruce Grove (61%), Westlock—St. Paul (33%) and Yellowhead (6%). [2] It was essentially the suburban portion of Edmonton—Spruce Grove. That riding's MP, Rona Ambrose of the Conservative Party of Canada, opted to transfer there, and won easily.
Ron Southern – businessman and founder of Spruce Meadows; Donald H. Sparrow – businessman and Conservative politician; Jay Sparrow – singer/songwriter; Paul Spence – actor; portrays headbanger Dean Murdoch in FUBAR; George Stanley – designer of the current Canadian flag; Muriel Stanley Venne – Indigenous women's rights advocate [2]
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be based in the western exurbs of Edmonton.It will include all of Parkland County including Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Spring Lake; Brazeau County including Drayton Valley and Breton; the eastern part of Yellowhead County around Chip Lake and the part of Lac Ste. Anne County around Mayerthorpe.
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Jennifer Heil (born April 11, 1983) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta.Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first medal in those games.
Spruce Grove is a city that is 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County . With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta .