North Red Deer, Alberta

North Red Deer
Location of North Red Deer Alberta

North Red Deer is a former village in central Alberta, Canada within the City of Red Deer.[1]

The village was located on the north shore of the Red Deer River along the Calgary and Edmonton (C&E) Railway,[2] which was later acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The former village is located within Red Deer's Riverside Meadows neighbourhood,[1][3] with portions also being located within the neighbourhoods of Highland Green and Oriole Park.[4]

History

North Red Deer was established as a hamlet in 1894 upon completion of the C&E rail line, including the bridge over the Red Deer River.[5] It incorporated as the Village of North Red Deer on February 17, 1911,[5] with the ministerial order being signed on June 18, 1911.[1] Walter Webb became the village's first mayor on March 13, 1911.[6]

After a previously unratified attempt in 1946,[6] the Village of North Red Deer amalgamated with the City of Red Deer on January 1, 1948.[1][5] The last village council meeting occurred on December 24, 1947.[1][7]

Over the course of its incorporation, North Red Deer grew from a population of 304 in 1911[8] to a population of 698 in 1946.[9]

In 1999, the City of Red Deer renamed the area of the former village to Riverside Meadows.[7] In 2000, the city adopted the Riverside Meadows Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP),[4] which was replaced by a new ARP in 2009.[10] The City of Red Deer celebrated the centennial of the Village of North Red Deer on August 27, 2011.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2011 Village of North Red Deer Centennial Celebrations". City of Red Deer. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. ↑ Village of North Red Deer 2011 Centennial Committee. "North Red Deer: A Century of Change" (PDF). City of Red Deer. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  3. ↑ "North Red Deer Community Heritage Projects". City of Red Deer. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  4. 1 2 "Edmonton Real Estate: North Red Deer Centennial". Realtor Network. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  5. 1 2 3 "North Red Deer: A Century of Change". City of Red Deer. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  6. 1 2 Michael Dawe (2011-02-16). "Village of North Red Deer marks 100-year anniversary". Red Deer Express. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  7. 1 2 Michael Dawe (2002-12-18). "The Village of North Red Deer" (PDF). Red Deer Express/City of Red Deer. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  8. ↑ Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936. Volume I: Population and Agriculture. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1938. p. 835.
  9. ↑ Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Volume I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949-08-22. p. 399.
  10. ↑ "Riverside Meadows Area Redevelopment Plan (Bylaw 3261/A-2009)" (PDF). City of Red Deer. 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-24.

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Coordinates: 52°16′47″N 113°49′22″W / 52.279813°N 113.822873°W / 52.279813; -113.822873 (North Red Deer)


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