Lower Athabasca Region Explained

The Lower Athabasca Region is a land-use framework region in northern Alberta, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by Alberta Environment and Parks.[1]

Lower Athabasca Region
Type:Land-use framework region
Leader Title:Parent authority
Leader Name:Alberta Environment and Parks
Subdivision Type:Largest population centres
Subdivision Name:Fort McMurray
Cold Lake
Bonnyville
Lac La Biche
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:93458
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:118799
Population Density Km2:auto

Communities

The following municipalities are contained in the Lower Athabasca Region.

Cities
Urban service areas
Towns
Villages
Summer villages
Hamlets
Métis settlements
Municipal districts
Specialized municipalities
Improvement districts
Indian reserves

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land-use Framework . Alberta Environment and Parks . 2019-07-07.
  2. Web site: Land-use Planning Regions . Alberta Biosphere Monitoring Initiative . 2019-07-07.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . 2019-07-07.