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Rocky Mountain House, town (1991 pop. 5,461), S central Alta., Canada, at the foot of the Rocky Mts. and the confluence of the North Saskatchewan and Clearwater rivers. Founded in 1799 as a fortified post of the North West Company in Blackfoot country and known as Blackfoot post, it was taken over (1821) and operated by the Hudson's Bay Company until 1875. It is now the gateway to a big-game hunting area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From Fort Nelson in northern British Columbia to Rocky Mountain House in central Alberta to the vast Tintina Trench region in the southern Yukon and over east to Yellowknife on Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, the landscape is under siege. So successful has the programme been that Sr Margie, assisted by her friend, Sr Cappy Peters, has presented workshops for teachers and parents and created awareness for the town of Rocky Mountain House through newspaper articles and a Peace Day--celebrating the peaceable school at the end of each year. ; Rocky Mountain House Deep Gas Basin (close to Shell's trillion cubic feet pool) and developing the 30 well potential at Killam Oil Field. |
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