Vegreville
Vegreville | |
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| Town of Vegreville | |
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  Vegreville Location of Vegreville in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′44″N 112°03′06″W / 53.49556°N 112.05167°WCoordinates: 53°29′44″N 112°03′06″W / 53.49556°N 112.05167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 10 |
| Municipal district | County of Minburn No. 27 |
| Incorporated[2] | |
| • Village | April 4, 1906 |
| • Town | August 15, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tim McPhee |
| • Governing body | Vegreville Town Council |
| • MP | Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland-Cons) |
| • MLA | Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville-UCP) |
| Area (2016)[3] | |
| • Land | 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,708 |
| • Density | 405.4/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | T9C |
| Area code(s) | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Highways | Highway 16 Highway 857 |
| Waterways | Vermilion River |
| Website | Official website |
Vegreville /ˈvɛɡrəvɪl/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada located on Highway 16A approximately 103 km (64 mi) east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906,[5] and that year also saw the founding of the Vegreville Observer, a weekly newspaper for the region.[6]
A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, and it is home to the Vegreville egg, the world's second largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg).[7][8][9]
Geography[]
Climate[]
Vegreville experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
| hideClimate data for Vegreville | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 9.1 | 6.7 | 19.1 | 26.2 | 31.4 | 36.8 | 38.7 | 40.1 | 32.9 | 25.3 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 40.1 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.9 (−48.8) |
−46.5 (−51.7) |
−42 (−44) |
−32 (−26) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−3 (27) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−23 (−9) |
−36 (−33) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−46.9 (−52.4) |
| Record low wind chill | −57 | −58 | −51 | −30 | −15 | −5 | 0 | −3 | −13 | −25 | −44 | −52 | −58 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.1 (0.59) |
11.0 (0.43) |
15.9 (0.63) |
21.3 (0.84) |
37.1 (1.46) |
60.6 (2.39) |
76.3 (3.00) |
51.8 (2.04) |
40.5 (1.59) |
12.8 (0.50) |
12.9 (0.51) |
12.3 (0.48) |
367.5 (14.47) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.9 (0.04) |
15.6 (0.61) |
34.4 (1.35) |
60.6 (2.39) |
76.3 (3.00) |
51.8 (2.04) |
40.4 (1.59) |
7.6 (0.30) |
1.4 (0.06) |
0.2 (0.01) |
289.9 (11.41) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 14.8 (5.8) |
10.7 (4.2) |
14.6 (5.7) |
5.7 (2.2) |
2.7 (1.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
5.2 (2.0) |
11.5 (4.5) |
12.2 (4.8) |
77.5 (30.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 98.0 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.44 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.36 | 68.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 31.5 |
| Source: Environment Canada[10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vegreville recorded a population of 5,708 living in 2,429 of its 2,734 total private dwellings, a -0.2% change from its 2011 population of 5,717. With a land area of 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 405.4/km2 (1,050.0/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
The Town of Vegreville's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 5,758,[11] a 1.3% decrease over its 2010 municipal census population of 5,834.[12]
In the 2011 Census, the Town of Vegreville had a population of 5,717 living in 2,429 of its 2,680 total dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2006 population of 5,519. With a land area of 13.92 km2 (5.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 410.7/km2 (1,063.7/sq mi) in 2011.[13]
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Economy[]
The primary economic base of the town is agricultural.
Arts and culture[]
Due to Vegreville's close relationship with the 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, a Canadian Forces Reserve unit based in Edmonton, the Regiment is the only Canadian Forces unit with Freedom of the Town and parades held on Remembrance Day in the town.
Pysanka Festival[]
The Pysanka Festival, founded in 1973, occurs annually during the first weekend of July.
The 2015 festival featured grandstand shows, cultural variety shows, a pioneer village, Ukrainian music, a Zabava (evening Dance) featuring Kolomeyka music, folk arts creating Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter eggs), and a market place.[14]
The festival has hosted the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company, the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton, and the Kubasonics.
Attractions[]
Vegreville's pysanka, the second largest Ukrainian Easter egg in the world,[7][15] was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1974 and to celebrate Vegreville's ethnic heritage. On July 6, 2009, the pysanka was one of four attractions featured on the first set of the Canadian Roadside Attractions Series of stamps issued by Canada Post.[16]
Media[]
Vegreville is serviced by the Vegreville News Advertiser weekly newspaper, an independently-owned newspaper established in 1950.[citation needed]
Infrastructure[]
The town is bisected by Canadian National Railway's Vegreville Subdivision, a rail line connecting Vegreville to Edmonton in the west and to Lloydminster in the east.
Notable people[]
- George Bures Miller, artist
- Kyle Brodziak, NHL player
- Cam Cole, journalist
- Linda Craddock (b. 1952), visual artist
- Laurence Decore, Ukrainian Canadian lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
- Roderick D. Fraser, 11th President of the University of Alberta (1995 - 2005)
- Herschel Hardin, writer, playwright, and politician
- Simma Holt, journalist, author, former Member of Parliament, and Member of the Order of Canada
- Daymond Langkow, former NHL forward
- Don Mazankowski, politician and federal Deputy Prime Minister under Brian Mulroney
- Virgil P. Moshansky, Ukrainian Canadian jurist and former mayor of Vegreville
- David Motiuk, Catholic bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
- Lillian Sarafinchan, Canadian visual artist, teacher, and production designer
- Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman
- Valerie Sweeting, curler[17]
In popular culture[]
Season 4, episode 14 of Fox Television's The X-Files series entitled "Memento Mori" references Vegreville. FBI Agent Fox Mulder realizes the town name is the password needed to hack into a computer after discovering a Vegreville psyanka souvenir snow globe on the desk next to the computer.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Vegreville" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 695. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vegreville Board of Trade. For you: a few facts about the Vegreville District in Central Alberta.
- ^ Choriawy, Cathy (1989). Commerce in the country : a land use and structural history of the Luzan grocery store. Edmonton: Alberta Culture, Historical Resources Division. p. 20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Giant Pysanka
- ^ Pysanka Museum
- ^ Kolomyia Sights | Pysanka Museum | Easter Egg Museum
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed December 12, 2015
- ^ "2012 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "2010 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ "Vegreville's 42nd Annual Ukrainian Pysanka Festival". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Pysanka Easter Egg in Vegreville, Alta.
- ^ Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2009, Volume XVIII, No. 3, p. 10
- ^ Morris, Jim (December 3, 2013). "Sweeting, Martin among the unbeaten" (PDF). Morning Roar (3). Retrieved December 18, 2015.
Further reading[]
- Hardin, Samuel H. (1969). History of Greater Vegreville. Vegreville. OCLC 206504. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
External links[]
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