Smoky Lake | |
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Town | |
| Town of Smoky Lake | |
 Holy Trinity Orthodox Church | |
| Motto: Pumpkin Capital of Alberta[1] | |
  Smoky Lake Location of Smoky Lake in Alberta  Smoky Lake Smoky Lake (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°07′15″N 112°28′24″W / 54.12083°N 112.47333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 12 |
| Municipal district | Smoky Lake County |
| Incorporated[2] | |
| • Village | March 26, 1923 |
| • Town | February 1, 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amy Cherniwchan |
| • Governing body | Smoky Lake Town Council
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| • MP | Shannon Stubbs |
| • MLA | Glenn van Dijken |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
| Population (2021)[6] | |
• Total | 1,031 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 28 Highway 855 |
| Waterway | North Saskatchewan River Smoky Lake |
| Website | Official website |
Smoky Lake is a town in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located 116 km (72 mi) northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek, and White Earth Creek, in a mainly agricultural area. The provincial historic site of Victoria Settlement is nearby. Long Lake Provincial Park is located 60 km (37 mi) north of the town. The Woods Cree, a First Nations people, named "Smoking Lake" for the smoke from ceremonies performed on the shore; the name Smoky Lake may also be based on the mist that rose from the lake in great quantities at sundown.[7] One of its churches, the St. Onuphrius Ukrainian-Catholic, built in 1907, has been moved to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.[8] It is in Census Division No. 12 and is the municipal office for Smoky Lake County.
- ^ "Town of Smoky Lake". Kalyna Country. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Smoky Lake" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 569. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021censuscorrectionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1967. p. 1.; Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society, Place Names of Alberta, volume III
- ^ Borys Gengalo, Touring Ukrainian Ottawa Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, UCPBA of Ottawa