Ponoka County, Alberta

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Ponoka County is a relatively new county (municipal district) formed in Alberta, Canada. It covers 721,396 acres and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta" ^[1].

The county prides itself in its commitment to financial responsibility as well as maintaining an independent spirit. Ponoka County is one of the counties which manages to balance the needs of the people as well as needs of the mills inside its borders.

Contents 1 Population 1.1 Government leaders 1.2 Goals 2 History 3 Communities 3.1 Surrounding Communities 4 References

[edit] Population

The population of Ponoka County is 8,806 residents^[2] consisting of mostly white Caucasians.

[edit] Government leaders

The CAO of the county is currently Charlie Cutforth. The other members of the Council are Keith Beebe, Dale Hoar, Peter Jensen, Gordon Svenningsen, and Gawney Hinkley.

[edit] Goals

The county plans to double its population by 2008 and improve its roads to accommodate the expansion. In order to do this, the county spends a significant portion of its budget to build and maintain roads. Transportation is such a pressing problem for the county that it employs "16 regular" ^[1] road workers year round.

[edit] History

Ponoka County, Alberta was founded on Jan 1, 1952^[3]. The county's first public officials were Mr. Bruce Ramsey, who directed municipal affairs, Mr. Peter McDonald as secretary-treasurer, and Mr. L.G. Saunders was head of the school system. The town gets its name from the Blackfoot word for Elk.

[edit] Communities

Towns Ponoka Rimbey Summer Villages Parkland Beach

Hamlets Bluffton Hoadley Hobbema Leedale

[edit] Surrounding Communities

		Wetaskiwin
	Clearwater County		Camrose County
		Ponoka County
		Lacombe County

[edit] References

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