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17 Avenue SW (Calgary)
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17 Avenue SW is a major east–west arterial road in the south-west quadrant of the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Between the Calgary Stampede Grounds and 14 Street SW, it is a street, with bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and shops. Officially named 17th ave Retail and Entertainment District, more information can be found here www. 17thave, west of Sarcee Trail it runs through suburban neighbourhoods and acreages, by Rundle College and Westside Recreation Centre. The west extension of the C-Train light rail system runs along 17 Avenue west of 33 Street SW. 17th Avenue was nicknamed the Red Mile in 2004 during the run of Calgarys NHL team. During this time, it was not uncommon to see over 100,000 fans crowding the street and its bars, the block has become the unofficial gathering place for Calgary Flames fans, with many celebrating in the street during their last playoff run in 2015. The street also dead-ends at the Stampede Grounds on its east side and is central to the party-like atmosphere that overtakes the city during the Calgary Stampede festival
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Alberta Highway 1A
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1A is the designation of three alternate routes off the Alberta portion of the Trans-Canada Highway. However, it is not the name used for spurs off Highway 1 - Highway 1X is another such designation. These highways, however, are not part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, the Lake Louise to Banff section of the Banff National Park 1A route is also known as the Bow Valley Parkway. It begins at Highway 1 at Lake Louise, generally paralleling it until it meets Highway 1 again approximately 6 km west of Banff and it provides more immediate access to attractions in Banff National Park such as Castle Mountain and Johnston Canyon. This spur has a speed limit of 60 km/h. Parks Canada introduced planned and marked pullovers along the route to enhance and it was the original highway that connected the valley and is advertised as a year-round scenic heritage experience. Parks Canada enacted seasonal travel restrictions along the Bow Valley Parkway on a 17 km segment between the Johnston Canyon Campground to the Fireside Picnic Area. From March 1st to June 25th, travel is not permitted between 8 p. m. and 8 a. m. in order to protect wildlife, Highway 1 can be used as an alternate route. Starting from the west end of Highway 1A, The second of the 1A routes, known as the Bow Valley Trail, begins in Canmore, off of the Trans-Canada Highway at exit 91. It former began at the Trans-Canada Highway at exit 86 and passed through Canmore, however, the roadway still carries the name Bow Valley Trail. From exit 91, it heads eastbound, along the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks, from Exshaw, Bow Valley Trail heads to the northeast, past Highway 1X. Highway 1A passes Morley approximately eight kilometres from the eastern boundary. As the highway leaves the reserve, it widens and the speed limit back to 100 km/h. The lake also supplies most of the power for Calgary through TransAlta Utilities. Highway 1A meets northbound Highway 403 km after passing Ghost Lake, from Highway 40, Bow Valley Trail proceeds towards the east, and then slightly to the southeast, before reaching the Town of Cochrane, where it intersects with Highway 22. There, the highway proceeds a short distance to the southeast, while within the Calgary city limits, it crosses Stoney Trail as well as a number of major streets, before reuniting with the Trans-Canada Highway near McMahon Stadium and the University of Calgary. The section along Crowchild Trail is maintained by the City of Calgary rather than Alberta Transportation, starting from the west end of Highway 1A, When initially constructed, the Icefields Parkway was designated as Highway 1A between Lake Louise and Jasper. The route was renumbered to Highway 93 in 1959, a former section of Highway 1A precedes the Bow Valley Parkway
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Calgary
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Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, the city anchors the south end of what Statistics Canada defines as the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The city had a population of 1,239,220 in 2016, making it Albertas largest city, also in 2016, Calgary had a metropolitan population of 1,392,609, making it the fourth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada. The Calgary CMA is home to the second-highest number of head offices in Canada among the countrys 800 largest corporations. In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games, Calgary was named after Calgary on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. In turn, the name originates from a compound of kald and gart, similar Old Norse words, meaning cold and garden, alternatively, the name might be Gaelic Cala ghearraidh, meaning beach of the meadow, or Gaelic for either clear running water or bay farm. The Calgary area was inhabited by people whose presence has been traced back at least 11,000 years. Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by the Blackfoot, Blood, Peigan, in 1787, cartographer David Thompson spent the winter with a band of Peigan encamped along the Bow River. He was a Hudsons Bay Company trader and the first recorded European to visit the area, John Glenn was the first documented European settler in the Calgary area, in 1873. The site became a post of the North-West Mounted Police, the NWMP detachment was assigned in 1875 to protect the western plains from US whisky traders, and to protect the fur trade. Originally named Fort Brisebois, after NWMP officer Éphrem-A, Brisebois, it was renamed Fort Calgary in 1876 by Colonel James Macleod. When the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the area in 1883, over a century later, the Canadian Pacific Railway headquarters moved to Calgary from Montreal in 1996. Calgary was officially incorporated as a town in 1884, and elected its first mayor, in 1894, it was incorporated as The City of Calgary in what was then the North-West Territories. The Calgary Police Service was established in 1885 and assumed municipal, local duties from the NWMP, the Calgary Fire of 1886 occurred on November 7,1886. Fourteen buildings were destroyed with losses estimated at $103,200, although no one was killed or injured, city officials drafted a law requiring all large downtown buildings to be built with Paskapoo sandstone, to prevent this from happening again. After the arrival of the railway, the Dominion Government started leasing grazing land at minimal cost, as a result of this policy, large ranching operations were established in the outlying country near Calgary. Already a transportation and distribution hub, Calgary quickly became the centre of Canadas cattle marketing and meatpacking industries. By the late 19th century, the Hudsons Bay Company expanded into the interior and established posts along rivers that later developed into the cities of Winnipeg, Calgary
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Alberta
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Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,196,457 as of July 1,2015, it is Canadas fourth-most populous province and its area is about 660,000 square kilometres. Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1,1905, the premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015. Alberta is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U. S. state of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to only a single U. S. state and one of only two landlocked provinces. About 290 km south of the capital is Calgary, the largest city in Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton centre Albertas two census metropolitan areas, both of which have populations exceeding one million, while the province has 16 census agglomerations. Tourist destinations in the province include Banff, Canmore, Drumheller, Jasper, Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Victoria, Queen of Canada, and Albert, Prince Consort. Princess Louise was the wife of John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Lake Louise and Mount Alberta were also named in her honour. Alberta, with an area of 661,848 km2, is the fourth largest province after Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. To the south, the borders on the 49th parallel north, separating it from the US state of Montana. The province extends 1,223 km north to south and 660 km east to west at its maximum width, with the exception of the semi-arid steppe of the south-eastern section, the province has adequate water resources. There are numerous rivers and lakes used for swimming, fishing, there are three large lakes, Lake Claire in Wood Buffalo National Park, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lake Athabasca which lies in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. The longest river in the province is the Athabasca River which travels 1,538 km from the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains to Lake Athabasca, the largest river is the Peace River with an average flow of 2161 m3/s. The Peace River originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta and into the Slave River, Albertas capital city, Edmonton, is located approximately in the geographic centre of the province. It is the most northerly city in Canada, and serves as a gateway. The region, with its proximity to Canadas largest oil fields, has most of western Canadas oil refinery capacity, Calgary is located approximately 280 km south of Edmonton and 240 km north of Montana, surrounded by extensive ranching country. Almost 75% of the population lives in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The land grant policy to the served as a means to populate the province in its early years
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Blackfoot Trail
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Blackfoot Trail is a road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is named for the Blackfoot Confederacy, and more specifically the Siksika Nation, the road runs from 17 Avenue SE in the north, where Blackfoot Trail meets Deerfoot Trail, to Southland Drive in the south. In the north end, Highway 2 continued east on 17 Avenue SE, before turning north to Barlow Trail
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Deerfoot Trail
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Deerfoot Trail is a major freeway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It begins south of the city near De Winton where it splits from Macleod Trail and it continues north across Stoney Trail before turning west to cross the Bow River again, after which it merges with Anderson Road and Bow Bottom Trail. Veering north to Glenmore Trail, it turns east across the river a third time, originally called Blackfoot Trail Freeway, it was renamed in 1974 to honour Deerfoot, a late 19th century Siksika Nation long distance runner known for his exceptional speed. The first segment to be constructed opened in 1971, with subsequent sections opening in 1975,1980,1982 and 2003, four at-grade intersections in southeast Calgary were converted to interchanges by 2005, rendering the entire route a freeway. Deerfoots curvaceous alignment through south Calgary is the result of pressure and opposition that forced the freeway away from Fish Creek Provincial Park. Well known for its frequent rush hour congestion, traffic levels have increased on the freeway as Calgarys population has tripled to over 1.2 million since the first section opened in 1971. The province of Alberta has been responsible for the road since 2000. As a segment of Highway 2, Deerfoot Trail is a route of the National Highway System. From its split with Highway 2A near the hamlet of De Winton, the freeway roughly bisects the city, its southern half follows the Bow River from Downtown Calgary to the southern city limit. Initially Deerfoot is on the east side, then crosses to the west bank, most of the northern half parallels Nose Creek, a tributary of the Bow. Deerfoot is a freeway for its entire 46. 4-kilometre length. In north Calgary the grass median is supplemented by 10.75 km of cable barriers that were added in 2007. It was the first major HTCB installation in Canada, the entire route is paved with asphalt, except for a 12 km concrete section in south Calgary. Alberta Transportation has signed a contract with Carmacks Enterprises for maintenance of Deerfoot Trail from Stoney Trail in south Calgary to the city limit. Former Calgary mayor Rod Sykes said, I wouldn’t take on the problems of the Deerfoot if I were at City Hall now. Deerfoot Trail begins as a freeway near De Winton where two lanes fork to the northeast from Macleod Trail and descend across Dunbow Road toward the Bow River. It crosses the river on twin 236-metre bridges constructed over a sensitive area of the valley. Rising from the river, the freeway enters Calgary limits and its southern suburban neighbourhoods of Cranston and Seton to which access is provided by a cloverleaf interchange
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Alberta Highway 2
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Running primarily north to south for approximately 1,273 kilometres, it is the longest and busiest highway in the province carrying nearly 170,000 vehicles per day in central Calgary. The majority of Albertas 4 million residents live in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor that is bisected by Highway 2. U. S. Route 89 enters Alberta from Montana and becomes Highway 2, in Calgary, the route is a busy freeway named Deerfoot Trail that continues into central Alberta as the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, bypassing Red Deer and bisecting Leduc. In Edmonton, it is concurrent with freeway sections of Highways 216 and 16. It exits the Capital Region through the city of St. Albert, Highway 2 was originally numbered as Highway 1 and is one of the oldest major highways in Alberta, historical names include the Calgary and Edmonton Trail, Sunshine Trail, and the Blue Trail. In southern Alberta, the highway comprised a portion of the proposed Glacier-to-Gulf Motorway that ran from Calgary to Mexico. Major changes include the construction of an expressway between Calgary and Edmonton in the 1960s, realignment along Deerfoot Trail in the 1980s. A1998 Highway 43 realignment shortened Highway 2 by nearly 90 km to its current northern terminus in Grande Prairie, bypasses of Fort Macleod, Claresholm, and Nanton are planned as part of Albertas effort to make its portion of the CANAMEX Corridor free-flowing from border to border. Highway 2 is a route in the National Highway System of Canada. As the main access in Alberta, Highway 2 is the preferred path of the CANAMEX Corridor. Highway 2 begins at the United States border, as the two lane U. S. Route 89 crosses into Canada at Carway, the road proceeds north through the Rocky Mountain Foothills to a brief concurrency with Highway 501, before bisecting the town of Cardston. Less than 1 km before meeting Highway 3 southeast of Fort Macleod, Highway 3 splits east to Lethbridge, and the combined Highways 2 and 3 turn due west through town as a divided highway at a speed limit of 50 km/h. It continues approximately 25 km north to Granum from which Highway 519 splits to the east, in tandem with Highway 23, Highway 519 is often used by CANAMEX traffic to bypass Fort Macleod. Further north on Highway 2, the towns of Claresholm and Nanton are each bisected at reduced speed limit of 50 km/h, the highway is concurrent with Highway 533 for its brief distance through Nanton. North of Nanton, the highway continues into the Municipal District of Foothills to a junction with Highways 23. From its split with Macleod Trail, Highway 2 becomes a major freeway named Deerfoot Trail that descends to cross the Bow River before entering Calgary city limits, in the city it crosses the river twice more, jogging back and forth between its east and west bank. Deerfoot Trail then merges with the routes of Anderson Road. The Deerfoot Trail designation is dropped, and the highway carries on north into Rocky View County, Highway 2 exits north Calgary as a six lane freeway called the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, a name it retains until the southern city limit of Edmonton
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Stoney Trail
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Stoney Trail is a 69-kilometre freeway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Construction of the road has been split into five separate segments. Work is currently underway on the second to last segment in southwest Calgary, a 5 km section of the already existing Glenmore Trail will be upgraded, renamed to Stoney Trail, and incorporated to Highway 201. A final short segment west of the city that will complete the ring still remains, Stoney Trail derives its name from one of the three tribes which make up the Nakoda First Nation - the other two being the Chiniki and the Wesley. The already completed sections of Stoney Trail are heavily traveled by commuters, at its busiest point near Beddington Trail in north Calgary, the freeway carries nearly 80,000 vehicles per day. Stoney Trail currently consists of the northern and southeastern sections of the ring road, the northern and southern sections create a northern and eastern bypass link between Highway 1 and Deerfoot Trail. This land is known as the Transportation and Utility Corridor, as land set aside for future road. Land acquisition started in 1974, and by the time the road projects were initiated. The Calgary TUC failed to include a TUC corridor in southwest Calgary between Glenmore Trail and Highway 22X, the City of Calgary is bounded along 37 Street SW by the Tsuu Tina Nation. The developed areas of the City of Calgary had already reached 37 Street SW around the Glenmore Reservoir inhibiting the ability of the government to impose an RDA. The missing link in the TUC map created uncertainty in the future Southwest Ring Road network which until October 2013 complicated completion of the Southwest Ring Road, however, in 2013 the Tsuu Tina had another agreement with the province, which was accepted by the nation. The northwest quadrant of the road was the first to be constructed. In the mid-1990s, the province of Alberta built the first segment around the Bow River Bridge connecting Highway 1 with Crowchild Trail and this was subsequently extended to Country Hill Boulevard. In 2003, the province announced finishing the quadrant by extending the ring road 17 km north to link up with Deerfoot Trail. The original design was limited in scope and incorporated two interchanges, one flyover and two signallized intersections with completion scheduled in 2007 at a cost of $250 million. Along with increasing costs, the project was delayed and the extension to Deerfoot Trail was not opened until November 2,2009. The portion of the road between Harvest Hills Boulevard and Deerfoot Trail opened to traffic on November 2,2009. 30,000 to 40,000 vehicles were expected to use this segment daily, actual peak traffic volumes exceeded 40,000 vpd between Crowchild Trail and Country Hills Boulevard in 2010
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Chestermere
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Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake, is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a bedroom community of Calgary and is a municipality of the Calgary Regional Partnership. The city, which surrounds Chestermere Lake, was known as Chestermere Lake from 1977 to 1993, prior to the 20th century, the area around what is now Chestermere Lake was settled by only a few farmers. When the Canadian Pacific Railway was established in the 1880s, more and more came to settle in the west. To make farming more productive, settlers began to determine ways to irrigate their land, as a natural wetland, Chestermere Lake was considered to be perfect for use as a balancing pool for the Western Irrigation Block. By 1907, a dam and canal system had been built, the wetland developed into a lake, following the irrigation development, the lake began to be used for recreation. People would lease land from the Western Irrigation District, build cabins, in 1959, the Chestermere Cabin Owners Association was incorporated with approximately 50 members. The CCOA held events, bought a truck for the community, worked to reduce pollution in the lake, planted trees. As more people began to live around Chestermere Lake, residents wanted to secure long-term leases, in 1975, the CCOA bought the land from the WID and then transferred it to the residents. By 1977, the lake boasted 120 permanent homes and gained status as the Summer Village of Chestermere Lake on April 1,1977. By 1992, Chestermere’s population had increased to 1,043 permanent residents, on March 1,1993, the Summer Village of Chestermere Lake officially changed its status and name to the Town of Chestermere. Becoming a town gave the more local and political authority. The town continued developing amenities and services for residents and its population has grown to 17,203 residents as recorded by its 2014 municipal census, in late 2014, town council voted in favour of pursuing city status, which became effective January 1,2015. Chestermeres town council voted to apply for city status on September 29,2014 when it was the fastest growing Town in Alberta and it became Albertas 18th city on January 1,2015. The city is organized into fifteen neighbourhoods, with a land area of 32.94 km2, it had a population density of 603. 7/km2 in 2016. The population of Chestermere according to its 2016 municipal census is 19,715, a change of 6. 6% from its 2015 municipal census population of 18,496. In the 2011 Census, the City of Chestermere had a population of 14,824 living in 4,635 of its 4,858 total dwellings, with a land area of 32.64 km2, it had a population density of 454. 2/km2 in 2011. The 2011 census also indicated that Chestermere was ranked as the municipality with the fifth-highest population growth between 2006 and 2011, Chestermere is accessible on land through Trans-Canada Highway and Alberta Highway 1A
Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2)
Stoney Trail (Hwy 201)
Hwy 1 (TCH) – Calgary (16 Avenue N), Medicine Hat