10 Facts About Edmonton annexations

1.

City of Edmonton has experienced a series of municipal boundary adjustments over its history since originally incorporating as a town in 1892 through incorporation as a city, amalgamation or annexation of other urban municipalities, annexation of rural lands from its surrounding neighbours, and separation of lands back to its rural neighbours.

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Edmonton annexations was created as a separate settlement from Fort Edmonton annexations by the HBC on October 29,1881.

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3.

Edmonton annexations was incorporated as a town in 1892 and became a city in 1904.

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4.

Village of North Edmonton annexations was incorporated on January 20,1910, encompassing four quarter sections of land.

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5.

In 1917 Edmonton annexations annexed the Village of West Edmonton annexations, known as Calder, which had formerly sat on the northwest edge of the HBC reserve.

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6.

City of Edmonton annexations initiated a major annexation application in 1962 to absorb the Town of Jasper Place and portions of the Municipal District of Stony Plain No 84 to the west.

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7.

The City of Edmonton annexations's application proposed to annex a significant amount of the County of Strathcona No 20 to the south, southeast and east, including industrial lands and Sherwood Park.

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8.

On March 22,1979, the City of Edmonton annexations filed an application with the Local Authorities Board to annex all of the City of St Albert and County of Strathcona No 20, as well as parts of the County of Parkland No 31 and the MD of Sturgeon No 90.

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9.

On November 30,2016, Leduc County and Edmonton annexations announced a framework for an agreement on Edmonton annexations's annexation proposal, a week after the province's decision on Beaumont's application.

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10.

The annexation would enable the City of Edmonton annexations to acquire jurisdiction over the realigned 66 Street NW, which provides a direct link from Anthony Henday Drive to the Edmonton annexations Energy and Technology Park.

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