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St. Albert is a city in Alberta, Canada, located on the Sturgeon River, northwest of the City of Edmonton, the provincial capital. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second-largest city in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. St.
Aug 28, 2024 · St. Albert is the oldest non-fortified community in Alberta. Founded in 1861, St. Albert was proclaimed a town in 1904, but then proclaimed as a new town in 1954 and run without an elected council, but by a board of administrators.
Aug 6, 2024 · St. Albert celebrates a rich history that dates back over 150 years and has often been called Alberta's Finest City. Founded in 1861 by Father Albert Lacombe, St. Albert is the oldest, non-fortified community in Alberta and was the largest agricultural settlement west of Winnipeg.
May 11, 2021 · Learn about St. Albert’s dynamic history through the self-guided Founders’ Walk. Starting at Alberta’s oldest building, Father Lacombe Chapel, and working your way through the downtown you will enjoy the sites and sounds at the heart of St. Albert.
Mar 31, 2008 · The City of St Albert is located along the northwestern city boundary of EDMONTON. History. Founded in 1861 by Father Albert LACOMBE as an Oblate mission, it was named by Bishop A. Taché after Lacombe's patron saint and is Alberta's oldest non-fortified community. The log chapel was built on the high ground north of the Sturgeon River.
Saint Albert, city, central Alberta, Canada, immediately northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River, in a mixed-farming district. The settlement developed around a mission that was built in 1861 by Father Albert Lacombe, a heroic religious figure. It was named after his patron saint.
St. Albert is Alberta’s oldest non-fortified community with roots going back to 1861. At this time, Father Lacombe convinced Bishop Taché that a mission be established on the Sturgeon River to serve the Aboriginals and the Metis of the district.
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