Crowfoot was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2015.
Albert Lacombe, commonly known in Alberta simply as Father Lacombe, was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic missionary who traveled among and evangelized the Cree and also visited the Blackfoot First Nations of northwestern Canada. He is now remembered for having brokered a peace between the Cree and Blackfoot, negotiating construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway through Blackfoot territory, and securing a promise from the Blackfoot leader Crowfoot to refrain from joining the North-West Rebellion of 1885.
Bow River is a federal electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968, from 1979 to 1988 and since 2015.
Rocky View County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada that is named for its views of the nearby Rocky Mountains to the west. It surrounds most of Calgary, forming the city's northern boundary and most of the city's western and eastern boundaries. At a population of 39,407 in 2016, Rocky View County is the most populous municipal district in Alberta. Though predominantly rural in nature, Rocky View County is home to 14 hamlets, including Langdon, one of Alberta's most populous hamlets. Its rural areas are home to numerous country residential subdivisions.
Torrington is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.
As of 2015, the province of Alberta has 34 electoral districts represented in the House of Commons of Canada.
Crow foot, crow's foot, crow's feet or crowfoot may refer to:
Crowfoot Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Lake Louise, and can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. The glacier is situated on the northeastern flank of Crowfoot Mountain.
Crowfoot station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves Route 201. It opened on June 15, 2009 as part of a 4 km extension, and was the line's northern terminus until the line was expanded to Tuscany station in 2014.
Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies, at an altitude of 1920 m.
Byemoor is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located at the intersection of Highway 853 and Highway 589, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Stettler and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Drumheller. It has an elevation of 845 metres (2,772 ft).
Verlyn Dale Olson is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 2008 to 2015 and was a cabinet minister from 2011 until 2015.
Cluny is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Highway 1 on a Canadian Pacific Railway line and Highway 843, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Calgary. It has an elevation of 570 metres (1,870 ft).
The Rosebud River is a major tributary of the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada.
The Crowfoot Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Crowfoot Mountain is a mountain within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The Crowfoot Glacier sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain.
Battle River—Crowfoot is a federal electoral district in Alberta.
The Crowfoot Ferry is a cable ferry in near Crowfoot, Alberta, Canada. It links the two sections of Range Road 201 as it crosses the Bow River from Wheatland County on the north, to Vulcan County on the south, within the Siksika Nation. Originally opened in 1927, It is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the Highway 1 / Highway 56 intersection and is maintained by Alberta Transportation. The ferry suffered considerable damage during the 2013 Alberta floods and was out of operation for four years while it was rebuilt.
Bow Peak is a 2,840-metre (9,320-foot) mountain summit located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Crowfoot Mountain, 2.11 km (1.31 mi) to the east. Bow Peak is situated north of Hector Lake, southeast of Bow Lake, and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. Although not of remarkable elevation, the mountain is a conspicuous landmark and visible from as far away as the Lake Louise area. Its position in the Waputik Mountains provides magnificent views from the summit.
