Wetaskiwin

This article is about the city in Canada. For other uses, see Wetaskiwin (disambiguation).

Wetaskiwin
City
City of Wetaskiwin
Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin
Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin
Flag of Wetaskiwin
Flag
Coat of arms of Wetaskiwin
Coat of arms
Official logo of Wetaskiwin
Logo
Motto: 
"Pacem Volo Bellum Paro"[1]
City boundaries
City boundaries
Wetaskiwin is located in Alberta
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin
Location in Alberta
Wetaskiwin is located in Canada
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin
Location in Canada
Wetaskiwin is located in County of Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin
Location in the County of Wetaskiwin
Coordinates: 52°58′10″N 113°22′37″W / 52.96944°N 113.37694°W / 52.96944; -113.37694
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Planning regionNorth Saskatchewan
Municipal districtCounty of Wetaskiwin No. 10
Founded1892
Incorporated[2] 
 • VillageDecember 4, 1899
 • TownApril 5, 1902
 • CityMay 9, 1906
Government
[3]
 • MayorTyler Gandam
 • Governing body
Wetaskiwin City Council
  • Dean Billingsley
  • Gabrielle Blatz-Morgan
  • Alan Hilgartner
  • Kevin Lonsdale
  • Joe Branco
  • Wayne Neilson
 • CAOSue Howard
 • MPMike Lake (CPC)
 • MLARick Wilson
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Land18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi)
Elevation
[5]
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total12,594
 • Density671.6/km2 (1,739/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2014)
12,621[6]
 • Estimate (2020)
12,996[7]
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
T9A
Area code(s)780, 587, 825, 368
Highways
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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Wetaskiwin (/wəˈtæsk(ə)wɪn/ wə-TAS-k(ə-)win) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskiwinihk, meaning "the hills where peace was made".[8]

Wetaskiwin is home to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, a museum dedicated to celebrating "the spirit of the machine" as well as the Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum, which documents the pioneer arrival and lifestyle in Wetaskiwin's early years. Southeast of Wetaskiwin, the Alberta Central Railway Museum acknowledges the impact that the railway had on Central Alberta.

The city is well known in Western Canada for the slogan and jingle "Cars cost less in Wetaskiwin", from the Wetaskiwin Auto Dealers Association. Both have been in print, radio, and television advertisements since the mid-1970s.[9]

  1. ^ City of Wetaskiwin. "City logo/crest". Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Wetaskiwin" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 120. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2014census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Wetaskiwin Municipal Website[permanent dead link] – The Legend of Wetaskwin.
  9. ^ Johnson, Doug (May 23, 2018). "Reaching the End of A Rural Riddle". Vue Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2018.