Improvement District No. 349

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Improvement District No. 349
Former improvement district
AB locator ID NO 349.svg
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 55°5′N110°40′W / 55.083°N 110.667°W / 55.083; -110.667
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2012 [1]
DissolvedMay 1, 2021 [2]
Area
 (2021) [3]
 • Land5,626.57 km2 (2,172.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total15
 • Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Highway 881

Improvement District No. 349 was an improvement district in northeast Alberta, Canada that existed between January 1, 2012 and May 1, 2021. The improvement district was largely coextensive with the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. On May 1, 2021, the improvement district was annexed by the adjacent Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87.

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History

Improvement District (ID) No. 349 was established through the approval of Order in Council 419/2011 passed by Alberta's Lieutenant Governor in Council on September 9, 2011. [1] It was created from lands that were separated from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Lac La Biche County (the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range). [1] [4] The effective date of the improvement district's formation was January 1, 2012. [1]

ID No. 349 was formed as a result of negotiations between the Province of Alberta, the City of Cold Lake, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and Lac La Biche County. [5] Under a tax revenue sharing agreement, the City of Cold Lake received a portion of the tax revenue generated by oil and gas activity on the air weapons range in 2012. [5] The revenue made the city more sustainable, offsetting its costs to provide infrastructure and services to support the military base located within the city. [5]

As partial compensation for losing 11,600 km2 (4,500 sq mi) of land, Lac La Biche County received 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) of land from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo south of the Conklin area and north of the air weapons range. [6] [7] It also received a portion of the tax revenue generated by oil and gas activity on the air weapons range from the City of Cold Lake and received funding assistance from the provincial government. [6]

As compensation to Wood Buffalo for the loss of jurisdiction over lands to Lac La Biche County and the new improvement district, the municipality received control over Crown land within its jurisdiction to accommodate future residential, commercial, and industrial growth. [5] The transfer of control provided enough land for approximately 200,000 additional residents. [5]

After over nine years as a municipality, ID No. 349 dissolved by way of being annexed by the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 on May 1, 2021. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 349 had a population of 15 living in 7 of its 7 total private dwellings, an increase from its 2016 population of 0. With a land area of 5,626.57 km2 (2,172.43 sq mi), it had a population density of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 349 had a population of 0 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 0. With a land area of 5,639.63 km2 (2,177.47 sq mi), it had a population density of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "O.C. 419/2011". Province of Alberta. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "O.C. 121/2021". Government of Alberta. April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Air Weapons Range negotiations nearing completion – Council proposes an agreement with the Province". Lac La Biche County. September 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 William Stodalka; Andrew Serba (September 12, 2011). "Air Weapons Range taxes could come to city by 2012". Cold Lake Sun. Sun Media Corporation . Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "The new deal in Lac La Biche County". Lac La Biche Post. Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "O.C. 418/2011". Province of Alberta. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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