British Communities
Named by lord _____ after his hometown in Scotland
Strathcona
Named after Father Bonin, A Roman Catholic priest
What is Bonnyville?
A blackfoot name meaning "lots of stones"
Okotoks
Founded by William McMurray, chief trader of the Hudson's Bay Company
Fort MacMurray
Founded by Father Albert Lacombe. Named after his patron saint.
What is St. Albert?
Blackfoot word meaning "elk"
Ponoka
Named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police colonel James Macleod
Fort Macleod
Named after Father Constant Falher, a Roman Catholic priest
Falher
Cree word for "beaver"
Amisk
Named after Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
French word meaning "Big Prairie"
Grande Prairie
Cree word meaning "the hills where peace was made"
Wetaskiwin