| Kananaskis Improvement District | |
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| — Improvement district — | |
| Kananaskis Country within the improvement district | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Alberta's Rockies |
| Census division | No. 15 |
| Established | January 1, 1983 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Governing body | Kananaskis Council |
| • Chair | Dan DeSantis |
| • District seat | Kananaskis Village |
| • CAO | Shawn Polley |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 4,211 km2 (1,625.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 429 |
| • Density | 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 183 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Website | Kananaskis |
Kananaskis Improvement District is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada.[3] It is located within Alberta's Rockies, sharing much of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country.[4]
The administrative centre of the improvement district is Kananaskis Village.[5][6]
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The following is the incorporation history of Kananaskis Improvement District.[6]
In 2006, the Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 429 living in 183 dwellings, a 7.1% decrease from 2001.[2] In 2001, the improvement district had a population of 462 in 210 dwellings spread over an area of 4,210.72 km2 (1,625.77 sq mi), a density of 0.1 inhabitants/km².[7]
On June 26 and June 27, 2002, the area hosted the 28th G8 Summit. This annual "Group of 8" Summit was held in Kananaskis Village at the Kananaskis Resort (also called the "Delta Lodge at Kananaskis").[8] This was the second time Canada used a lodge venue for the G8 Summit, after its inaugural 7th G7 Summit at Montebello, Quebec in 1981.[9] So far, it is the only G8 Summit to be held in western Canada. The 2002 conference pumped some $300-million into the Kananaskis and Alberta economy; however, security cost taxpayers in excess of $200-million.[10]
Kananaskis experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).
| Climate data for Kananaskis | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31 (88) |
27.2 (81.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1 (34) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.6 (−50.1) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−4 (25) |
−14 (7) |
−29 (−20) |
−37 (−35) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 28.6 (1.126) |
26.6 (1.047) |
46.5 (1.831) |
52.6 (2.071) |
91.6 (3.606) |
89.7 (3.531) |
68.9 (2.713) |
72.7 (2.862) |
67.4 (2.654) |
36 (1.42) |
28.4 (1.118) |
29 (1.14) |
637.8 (25.11) |
| Source: Environment Canada[11] | |||||||||||||
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