Garden River
ᓂᐦᑖᐏᑭᐦᒋᑫᐤ ᓰᐲᓯᐢ nihtâwikihcikêw sîpîsis Garden Creek | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Garden River Location within Mackenzie County  Garden River Location within Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 58°42′50″N 113°53′31″W / 58.71389°N 113.89194°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Lower Peace |
| Improvement district | 24 |
| Returned to Little Red River Cree Nation[1] | June 19, 2017 |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 706 |
| • Density | 44.7/km2 (116/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Highways | Garden River Road |
| Waterways | Peace River |
Garden River, also known as Garden Creek (Cree: ᓂᐦᑖᐏᑭᐦᒋᑫᐤ ᓰᐲᓯᐢ, nihtâwikihcikêw sîpîsis), is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Wood Buffalo National Park. It is located on the north shore of the Peace River at the terminus of Garden River Road, an extension of Highway 58,[3] approximately 190 km (120 mi) east of the Town of High Level. It is a First Nations community of the Little Red River Cree Nation.[4]
- ^ French, Janet (July 14, 2017). "Northern parkland returned to Alberta First Nation after 95 years". Edmonton Journal.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Highway construction ramps up in northern Alberta". Alberta Transportation. May 28, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ "LRRCN Profile – Community". Little Red River Cree Nation. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2010.