East Prairie | |
|---|---|
Metis Settlement | |
| East Prairie Metis Settlement | |
 Boundaries of East Prairie | |
 Location within Big Lakes County | |
  East Prairie Location within Alberta  East Prairie East Prairie (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°11′N 116°9′W / 55.183°N 116.150°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
| Municipal district | Big Lakes |
| Founded[1] | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Gerald Cunningham |
| • Governing body | East Prairie Metis Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 802.46 km2 (309.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 625 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
East Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.[4] It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south of Highway 2 and 168 km (104 mi) east of Grande Prairie. It was founded in 1939.[1]
Chairperson, Raymond Supernault
Vice Chairperson, Doug Bellerose
Council Members, Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, Reva Jaycox
- ^ a b Federation of Metis Settlement (1979). East Prairie Metis, 1939-1979: 40 Years of Determination. Edmonton. p. 1. ISBN 0-88925-055-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-20.