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Airdire
Airdrie is a city in Alberta. Located just north of Calgary within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been exploding in recent years. The city's boundaries are completely within the rural Rocky View County.
As of the 2009 civic census, Airdrie's population is 38,091.
Airdrie is a bedroom community and industrial center. Its primary body of water is Nose Creek, which is the focal point of a number of city parks and green spaces including Nose Creek Park.
Airdrie is situated on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway which connects Calgary and Edmonton, thus making it a small transportation hub.
Recent annexation of land by Airdrie to the south, coupled with recent expansion of Calgary's city limits in July 2007, have placed the two cities' boundaries within only a few kilometers of each other.
Airdire Community Profile 2006
The Calgary CMA includes the City of Calgary, Rocky View County, all urban municipalities enclosed within Rocky View County (the City of Airdrie, the Towns of Cochrane, Chestermere, Crossfield, and Irricana and the Village of Beiseker) and the Tsuu T'ina Nation. Rocky View also includes a number of unincorporated hamlets, the largest being Bragg Creek, and large country residential areas such as Bearspaw and Springbank.
Balzac
Balzac is a hamlet in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Alberta, in Rocky View County. It is located immediately west of Queen Elizabeth II Highway, at the intersection with Highway 566, 24 km (15 mi) north of Calgary city centre and 12 km (7 mi) south of Airdrie.
The hamlet is located in census division No. 6 and in the federal riding of Wild Rose. It is administered by Rocky View MD.
As of July 31, 2007, Balzac is now located immediately adjacent to Calgary's newly expanded northern city limits.
Beiseker
Bragg Creek
Black Diamond
Cochrane
Cochrane is a large town located 22 km west of the city of Calgary, along Highway 1A. With a population of 15,424 (2009), Cochrane is one of Alberta's smaller towns and one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. It is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). The town's boundaries are within the rural Rocky View County.
Chestermere
Chestermere is a town adjacent to the City of Calgary in the Province of Alberta. within the Rocky View County. It is largely a bedroom community of Calgary and is a member of the municipality of the Calgary Regional Partnership. The town surrounds Chestermere Lake.
The population of the Town of Chestermere according to its 2009 municipal census is 13,760.
Chestermere is located 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of the City of Calgary's downtown core via Highway 1A.
Chestermere incorporated as a town on March 1, 1993. With its current population now in excess of 10,000, Chestermere is now eligible for city status and is now larger than some Albertan cities.
Town of Chestermere Aerial Photo
Crossfield
Crossfield is a town (incorporated) in southern Alberta, in Canada.
Crossfield is located 27 miles north of the City of Calgary, on Highway 2.
As a rail station on the Calgary to Edmonton (C&E) line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Crossfield was founded in 1892. Crossfield was named after an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway survey crew.
In 1980, the Town of Crossfield was incorporated.
The Town of Crossfield is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership. Crossfield is within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is growing as a result. Crossfield is north of the City of Airdrie and south of the Town of Olds. Crossfield is surrounded by the rural Rocky View County.
Okotoks
Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Calgary, Alberta. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within Greater Calgary. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the city of Calgary. According to the 2006 Census, the town's population has grown by 46.7% since 2001. Canada's Second fastest growing community. According to a 2009 census the population of Okotoks is 21,690.
cbc article water supply and more 2007
Calgary Herald article water supply
Strathmore
Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, 40 kilometers (25 mi) east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.
The population of the Town of Strathmore according to its 2009 municipal census is 11,838.
Turner Valley
Turner Valley is a small town in Alberta, Canada. It is located 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Calgary.
Situated on Highway 22, the town was once the centre of an oil and natural gas boom.The population of the Town of Turner Valley according to its 2008 municipal census is 2,022.
