Wabamun, Alberta
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| Census Division | No. 11 |
| County | Parkland |
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601 (2001) |
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| Highways | Highway 16 |
| Waterways | Wabamun Lake |
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| Governing body: | Wabamun Village Council |
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Wabamun (pronounced with stress on the first syllable) is a village located 70 km west of Edmonton. The main source of income within the village is the coal-fired power plant located just on the edge of town owned and operated by TransAlta Utilities. The power plant is slowly being closed down because it is aging and the coal mine that feeds it is running out of coal.
A large cabin-going community exists during the summer, although the village is populated year round. Local sites include Wabamun Lake, the village marina, the pier, a coffee shop, and a hardware store. The village is host to Canada's largest semi-pro indoor rodeo every June, which spans a five-day period.
The lake itself has a large population of Northern Pike along with whitefish and trout. Currently, fish are to be only caught and released in order to rebuild the population.
The main sailing club of the lake is Wabamun Sailing Club, approximately 15 km west of town.
[edit] Oil spill
On August 3, 2005, 45 cars of a CN Rail train derailed on the shores of Wabamun Lake, West of the village, spilling their contents of more than 700,000 litres of a variety of fuel oils and pole treating oils into the lake.
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