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Nature Attractions In Irricana

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Pioneer Acres of Alberta Museum

Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site

Royal Tyrrell Museum

Bleriot Ferry

Hoodoos

Rosedale Suspension Bridge

Horsethief Canyon

Irricana is a town in southern Alberta, Canada surrounded by Rocky View County. It is located adjacent to Highway 9, approximately 53 kilometres northeast of Calgary, west of the Drumheller badlands. The name of the town is an contraction of the words irrigation canals, which are found around the Irricana area.
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Nature Attractions In Irricana

1. Hoodoos Drumheller
2. Horsethief Canyon Drumheller
Horsethief Canyon is found 16 kilometres northwest of the town of Drumheller, in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is on the east bank of the Red Deer River, along Highway 838 . Both Horsethief Canyon and Horseshoe Canyon are distinctive features of the surrounding badlands of central Alberta. Although the two canyons look similar, they are separated by several kilometres and were created by different tributaries of the Red Deer River. The name Horsethief was given to this area because of an illegal horse trade network used in the last century. Horses being smuggled illegally between the United States and Alberta were supposedly hidden in this canyon, but the true origin of the name is not clear.
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SMALL TOWN Western Chinese Food in CANADA

I took a road trip to visit a friend's restaurant called Ng's Cafe in Beiseker, Alberta for lunch and dinner! Watch as I have some delicious burgers and tasty Chinese buffet on my trip.

Ng's Cafe:
210 6 Street
Beiseker, AB
T0M 0G0

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Wikipedia:
Beiseker /ˈbaɪsɪkər/ is a village in the Canadian province of Alberta, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of the Calgary Region, and is included within Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). The village is surrounded by rural Rocky View County, and the closest neighbouring communities are Irricana and Acme.

Lying in a belt of rich black soil, Beiseker was developed as an agricultural service centre. It was founded by the Calgary Colonization Company, whose purpose was to promote settlement by demonstrating the grain-growing potential of the area. The village's name came from Thomas Beiseker, a partner and vice president of the company.[4] Initial colonization took place in 1908 when the company recruited a number of ethnic German settlers from the Great Plains of the Dakotas. This is reflected in the number of German family names which predominate the area.

The village began to grow in 1910 when the branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed. In 1910, the first general store was opened in a large two story building which housed the school and dance hall.[5] The Grand Trunk Pacific line - now owned by Canadian National Railway - was constructed in 1912 to the east of the central business district. Telephone arrived in 1912 and electricity in 1928.[6] With the construction and intersection of Highways 9, 72 and 806 at the northeast edge of the village, Beiseker came to have a very favourable location in terms of road and rail access. Since it is located almost equidistant from Calgary and Drumheller, Beiseker began to emerge as a local service and trade centre for the surrounding rural agricultural area. Village status was achieved in 1921.

The surrounding area's great potential for grain-growing is shown by Beiseker's status as World Wheat King Capital, or as a top producing area of wheat.

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Small Town Alberta half an hour North of Calgary

Main Street Beiseker

Strategic Provincial Nominee Program for Alberta Canadian Immigration

Through Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP), the province of Alberta nominates eligible candidates to migrate and reside in the province. More information is available here:

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