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The east side of the riding borders Saskatchewan.
The distance from Camrose to Parliament Hill is 3,389 km, or a 35-hour drive via the Trans-Canada Highway.
The Battle River forms part of riding’s northeastern border, while the Red Deer River forms part of the southwestern border.
The Battle River is prairie-fed, meaning its water supply comes entirely from local rain and snow run off, and not from a glacier or mountain-fed source.
The riding falls within the large Interior Plains geographic region.
About 6% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
German and Tagalog are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding.
Approximately 4% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $51,179.
Dig deep and go on an archaeological excavation in the Alberta Badlands. While there, visit the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller to witness a range of dinosaur skeletons up close.
Camrose is known as the “Rose City” for its abundance of wild roses. Stroll along the footpath around Mirror Lake or visit here in August to celebrate Founders Days.
The third largest stampede in Alberta is found in Wainwright.
Wainwright’s nickname is “Buffalo Capital of Canada.” CFB Wainwright maintains a bison herd of approximately 50 animals at no public expense.
The town of Viking was settled in 1909 by Scandinavian settlers. Viking’s claim to fame is being home to the Sutter family; brothers Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich, and Ron played in the NHL in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
The main industries in the riding are agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, retail trade, health care and social assistance, and mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.
The average price of a home is $255,353.
Around 46% of the workforce in this riding has a postsecondary education of some kind—either a certificate, diploma, or degree.
The Battle River Watershed Alliance is a community organization that aims to preserve the watershed in the area for future generations. The alliance stretches across several organizations and does education, outreach, and research, and supports water stewardship in many communities.
The alliance also holds an annual festival that celebrates the area’s land and water. The 2016 festival was pollinator-themed to recognize the importance of bees.
The site for CFB Wainwright was originally Buffalo National Park, which the federal government closed in 1940 and then transferred to the military. Called Camp Wainwright during the Second World War, it once housed 1,100 German POWs until being converted to an army training facility.
At the onset of the Second World War, the Camrose Fairgrounds were converted to an army training centre in 1940 to meet the growing need for military training facilities.
