Rich Valley, Alberta

Rich Valley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.[1] It is located on Highway 33, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Edmonton.

Rich Valley
Location of Rich Valley Alberta

History

Rich Valley was originally called "Onion Prairie".[2] The first post office was established in the home of the Carlin family in 1909.[2]

Infrastructure

Rich Valley Public Library

Rich Valley School - Northern Gateway Public Schools (K-7)

Notable people

Georges Charles-Jules Bugnet, Canadian writer and horticulturalist did much of his plant hybridization work at Rich Valley

See also

References
  1. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, CA: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. p. 229.

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