St. Albert, Alberta
| St. Albert | |||
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 Clock tower in downtown |
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Region: | Edmonton Capital Region | ||
| Coordinates : | 53 ° 38 ′ N , 113 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 665 m | ||
| Area : | 35.04 km² | ||
| Residents : | 57,719 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 1,647.2 inh / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | T8N | ||
| Website : | www.stalbert.ca | ||
St. Albert is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is located a few miles northwest of Edmonton . Originally founded as a French-Canadian mission settlement, St. Albert is now an affluent suburb of Edmonton.
geography
St. Albert is shaped by the Sturgeon River valley . The flat hills contrast with the flat prairie of the area.
history
St. Albert was founded in 1861 by the Catholic missionary Father Albert Lacombe and his Métis parishioners to proselytize the Cree and Blackfoot Indians. A few years later, a group of nuns of the Gray Nuns and Métis settlers from Lac Ste. Anne moved to St. Albert, as the area offered better conditions for agriculture. In 1900, St. Albert was given the status of a village, a city 1904 and 1977 to a big city (City) .
Attractions
The wooden chapel (Father Lacombe Chapel) built by Albert Lacombe on Mission Hill is Alberta's oldest building and has been restored to its original state. It is open for tours in the summer months.
sons and daughters of the town
- Emanuel Viveiros (* 1966), Austrian-Canadian ice hockey player
- Scott Pfeifer (* 1977), Canadian curler
- Brett Lysak (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Marc Kennedy (* 1982), Canadian curler
- Ryan Kinasewich (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
- Erin McLeod (* 1983), goalkeeper for the Canadian women's national soccer team
- Nick Holden (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Colton Parayko (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Jost (* 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Josh Beauchamp (* 2000), singer and dancer (member of Now United)
- Kirby Dach (* 2001), ice hockey player
Web links
- Internet presence of St. Albert (English)
