Wetaskiwin
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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 | |
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City | |
City of Wetaskiwin | |
Motto: "Pacem Volo Bellum Paro"[1] | |
Coordinates: 52°58′10″N 113°22′37″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Planning region | North Saskatchewan |
Municipal district | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
Founded | 1892 |
Incorporated[2] | |
• Village | December 4, 1899 |
• Town | April 5, 1902 |
• City | May 9, 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tyler Gandam |
• Governing body | Wetaskiwin City Council
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• CAO | Sue Howard |
• MP | Mike Lake (CPC) |
• MLA | Rick Wilson |
Area (2021)[4] | |
• Land | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 12,594 |
• Density | 671.6/km2 (1,739/sq mi) |
• Municipal census (2014) | 12,621[6] |
• Estimate (2020) | 12,996[7] |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825, 368 |
Highways | |
Website | Official website |
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]