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Wetaskiwin | |
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City | |
| City of Wetaskiwin | |
 Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin | |
 Flag  Coat of arms  Logo | |
| Motto: "Pacem Volo Bellum Paro"[1] | |
 City boundaries | |
  Wetaskiwin Location in Alberta  Wetaskiwin Location in Canada  Wetaskiwin Location in the County of Wetaskiwin | |
| Coordinates: 52°58′10″N 113°22′37″W / 52.96944°N 113.37694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | North Saskatchewan |
| Municipal district | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Incorporated[2] | |
| • Village | December 4, 1899 |
| • Town | April 5, 1902 |
| • City | May 9, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tyler Gandam |
| • Governing body | Wetaskiwin City Council
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| • CAO | Sue Howard |
| • MP | Mike Lake (CPC) |
| • MLA | Rick Wilson |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 12,594 |
| • Density | 671.6/km2 (1,739/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2014) | 12,621[6] |
| • Estimate (2020) | 12,996[7] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825, 368 |
| Highways | |
| Website | Official website  |
Wetaskiwin (/wəˈtæsk(ə)wɪn/ wə-TAS-k(ə-)win) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskiwinihk, meaning "the hills where peace was made".[8]
Wetaskiwin is home to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, a museum dedicated to celebrating "the spirit of the machine" as well as the Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum, which documents the pioneer arrival and lifestyle in Wetaskiwin's early years. Southeast of Wetaskiwin, the Alberta Central Railway Museum acknowledges the impact that the railway had on Central Alberta.
The city is well known in Western Canada for the slogan and jingle "Cars cost less in Wetaskiwin", from the Wetaskiwin Auto Dealers Association. Both have been in print, radio, and television advertisements since the mid-1970s.[9]
- ^ City of Wetaskiwin. "City logo/crest". Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Wetaskiwin" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 120. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2014censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Wetaskiwin Municipal Website[permanent dead link] – The Legend of Wetaskwin.
- ^ Johnson, Doug (May 23, 2018). "Reaching the End of A Rural Riddle". Vue Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2018.