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Lac Ste. Anne Parkland
OUR PEOPLE
Our Constituency Office
#18, 4708 Lac Ste. Anne Trail North
P.O. Box 248 “Onoway PO”
Onoway, AB
Canada T0E 1V0
Honesty & Integrity
MLA Shane Getson UCP
Experience – Action – Results
A recent arrival to politics, Shane’s deep connection to Alberta and his experience with large scale industrial projects make him an ideal MLA.
His hard work, common sense and a strong connection to the people he serves are being recognized by his constituents and peers alike. Shane is determined to advance Alberta’s place in Confederation as well as continuing to be a world leader in energy production.
Lac Ste. Anne – Parkland
Our Constituency
Lac Ste. Anne – Parkland – Sturgeon County
Alexander First Nation – Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation – Paul Band at Wabamun Lake
Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland is a young provincial electoral district shaped in 2017 by Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission.
Taking its name from two municipal districts and containing also a part of Sturgeon County, this district also includes the Treaty 6 reserves of the Alexander First Nation, the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation, and the Paul Band at Wabamun Lake.
History
Lac Ste. Anne
The wonderful rolling hills located North West of Edmonton are very rich in history and hardworking people and also, the home of one of the most unique and memorable spiritual gatherings in North America.
First called Wakamne or God’s Lake by the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation who live on the west end of the Lake, and Manito Sahkahigan or Spirit Lake by the Cree, the lake was called “Lac Ste. Anne” by Rev. Jean-Baptiste Thibault, the first Catholic priest to establish a mission on the site.
Father Lestanc organized the first annual pilgrimage to Ste. Anne in July, 1889 after an inspirational visit to St. Anne d’Aurey shrine in French Brittany the previous year. Over the years the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage has continued on an annual basis and always during the week of July 26 (the feast day of Ste. Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary).
The founding of the Mission at Lac Ste. Anne was the beginning of the long relationship of Indigenous and Métis peoples with Catholicism in what is now called Treaty Six territory.
Source: lacsteannepilgrimage.ca
Lac Ste.Ann-Parkland
ELECTORAL DISTRICT
History
Parkland County
In the beginning, Parkland County was four townships, known as the Small Improvement Districts.
In 1913, the Local Improvement Districts (LID) replaced the Small Improvement Districts, and the eastern portion of what is now Parkland County became LID Number 519. The western portion became the Municipal District of Tomahawk Number 521, and between the two was LID Number 521. The three municipalities amalgamated in 1942 in Municipal District of Stony Plain No. 520.
Restructuring of the School Divisions
In January 1969, the MD of Stony Plain and the Stony Plain School Division united and were incorporated as the County of Parkland No. 31.
Though the County of Parkland No. 31 experienced growth in many areas, it faced challenges with the highs and lows of economic cycles, provincial restructuring and the loss of landmass due to annexation by the City of Edmonton. However, in the 1980s and 1990s, administrative changes, an improved communications strategy and adjustments to the County’s boundaries and jurisdiction helped put the County back on the road to prosperity.
On January 1, 1995, with the provincial restructuring of the education system, the County of Parkland opted to separate the County and the school division, creating Parkland School Division No. 70. Later that year, the County of Parkland became Parkland County and began to flourish as a municipal corporation.
Source: www.parklandcounty.com