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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 .
City/region Owner [1] Circulation (weekly total, 2013) [2] Frequency Language Notes National Post: Nat'l National Postmedia: 982,555 Tue–Sat English The Globe and Mail: Nat'l National The Woodbridge Company: 2,139,363 Mon–Sat English Calgary Herald: AB: Calgary: Postmedia: 708,371 Mon–Sat English Calgary Sun: AB: Calgary: Postmedia ...
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 ...
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
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.
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"Official Host City of the Turn of the Century" — tentative city slogan, displayed on telephone book covers in the 1980s, but quickly abandoned after widespread ridicule. [14] "The Oil Capital of Canada" — Edmonton's only official slogan adopted by city council, which dates back to 1947 [14]