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Wild Rose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. It had been considered a safe seat for the Conservative Party of Canada .
The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Alberta Alliance Party and the unregistered Wildrose Party of Alberta. The wild rose is Alberta's provincial flower. It contested the 2008 provincial election under the Wildrose Alliance banner, and was able to capture seven percent of the popular vote but failed to hold its single seat in ...
Wild Rose is a residential neighbourhood located in The Meadows area of southeast Edmonton, Alberta. The neighbourhood is located just south of the RioCan Meadows . It is a relatively newer neighbourhood with 86% of the residences being built after 1990 according to the 2001 federal census.
The Wildrose Party of Alberta was a centre-right political organization founded in Alberta, Canada in 2007. The organization took its name from Alberta's provincial flower. On January 19, 2008, the members merged with the Alberta Alliance Party to form the Wildrose Alliance Party.
Wexit reserved the name "Wexit Alberta" with Elections Alberta for use by a provincial party. [16] On April 27, 2020, Wexit Alberta and the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta announced plans to merge into the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta. [17] [18] Members of those parties voted to approve the merger on June 29, 2020.
Hank Smith, CM (September 15, 1934 – October 19, 2002) [1] was a Canadian country music singer. He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and moved to Canada in 1957. He founded the band Wild Rose Country in 1963 and recorded ten albums. [1] Twelve of Smith's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which went to Number ...
"The Energy Province" – Alberta produces most of Canada's crude oil and natural gas, as well as a large share of its coal. [1] "The Sunshine Province" [2] "The Princess Province" [3] "Wild Rose Country" [4] – currently used on its license plates.
Wild rose. Alberta's best-known natural symbol is the wild rose. The province's license plates include the phrase "Wild Rose Country," reflecting the flower's symbolic importance. Alberta's provincial tree is the lodgepole pine, its provincial mammal is the bighorn sheep, and its provincial bird is the great horned owl.