Millet, Alberta
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| Motto: Proud to be the Prettiest Town in Canada! | |
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| Census division | No. 11 |
| County | Wetaskiwin |
| Area: | 3.57 km² |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Incorporated | 1903 (village) 1983 (town) |
| Population
Town Population |
2,125 (2005) |
| Population density | /km² |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
| Postal code span | T0C 1Z0 |
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| Elevation | 754 m MSL |
| Highways | Highway 2A Highway 616 |
| Waterways | Pigeon Lake Pipestone Creek |
| Mayor | David W. Gursky |
| Governing body | Millet Town Council |
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. {{Canadian City/Extra references=Town of Millet website}}
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Millet, Alberta, Canada is located approximately 40 km south of Alberta's capital city of Edmonton. The town has won nationally in the Communities in Bloom competition and markets its beautiful setting.
Population: 2125 (2005)
Millet has several small businesses, and two schools: Millet School and Griffiths-Scott Middle School.
In June of every year, a Millet Days celebration takes place. This is the annual parade, trade show, fireworks, and regionally famous Millet Days Soccer Tournament. Millet focuses on agriculture, recreation, and sports. The Millet Thunder hockey club has come back to Millet as of 2004. The Team is a part of the Chinook Hockey League, and is a senior A league.
The current mayor of Millet is Dave Gursky.
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[edit] Logo
[edit] History
The Town of Millet was named in honour of August Millet, who was believed to be a canoeist for Father Lacombe. On June 17, 1903, Millet was proclaimed a village by an Order-in-Council of the Northwest Territories. By 1908, Millet's first councillors were elected.
In October 1927 a disastrous fire destroyed many of the buildings along the east side of Railway Street, but the businessmen rebuilt across the street.
In 1950, the Board of Trade built a community hall and gave it to the Village. The hall is still being used today. In 1953, Northwestern Utilities brought natural gas to the Village. Griffiths Scott School was built in 1982, and a Senior Citizens Apartment was completed in 1983. On September 1, 1983, Millet was declared a town, and "Coming to Town" celebrations were held on October 15, 1983.
[edit] Media
The town is the home of the official County of Wetaskiwin weekly newspaper, and the Leduc County weekly newspaper, "The Pipestone Flyer". The town's news is also covered in the Wetaskiwin Times and the Leduc Representative.[1]
In the Wetaskiwin area, a community channel (Northern Cablevision Channel 10) is broadcast out of the city of Wetaskiwin, as well as two radio stations. Other major radio stations are picked up from Edmonton. The Edmonton Sun and Edmonton Journal are also distributed in Millet.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Millet website
- Millet Living Community Website
- Wetaskiwin School Board website
- Millet Soccer Homepage
- The Millet Pipestone Flyer website
- Millet's Economic Community Profile
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