McLENNAN

Located approximately 187 km north-east of Grande Prairie, Alberta is the Town of McLennan located on Highway 2 or 76 km southeast of Peace River, or 438 km northwest of Edmonton Alberta. McLennan has a population of 824 people. (2008 stats)

In the early 1900's homesteaders arrived in the area. The first settlement was named in 1914 after Dr. John.K. McLennan who was involved with the Edmonton, Dunvegan, and British Columbia Railway. McLennan was originally established as the major railway centre in northwestern Alberta. The first post office also opened in 1915 with E.E. Appleton the first postmaster. The first Hospital was opened in Dec of 1929 and was called the Sacred Heart Hospital. It had 21 patient beds and later in 1952 it was expanded to include 37 beds. A new hospital was built in 1955 with a 62-bed capacity and many modern facilities. McLennan's strategic location along the railway and Highway 2 made the community important during the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942. Over the years the community grew. It became a village in 1944 and shortly after in 1948 McLennan was incorporated as a town.

Kimiwan Birdwalk (Birdwalk Interpretive Centre) located on the west side of town adjacent to Highway 2 is open May to October. Opened in 1992 and is visited by over 400 people a month to see the more than 200 species of birds. 300 meters of paths and wooden walkways. Scenic Kimiwan Lake is recognized by the Alberta Province as an important waterfowl bird nesting and staging habitat and is now classed as a Natural Area. 780-324-2004.

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enlarge picture) Archidiocese Grouard-McLennan Church. 210-1st Street west. 780-324-3002.	(enlarge picture) Sacred Heart Health Centre has a 20 bed acute and 45 long term medical facility. 780-324-3730.	Smoky River Regional Golf Course. 9 holes. Par 36 course, rentals, pro shop and club house. Located 1 km south of McLennan. (-780-324-3661.

Residential area in McLennan. Many calling McLennan home describe it as "Tranquil, Peaceful and Friendly".

Skiing:
Little Smoky Ski Hill located 30 km southwest of McLennan. (-780-837-8744. Little Smoky Sky website

McLennan has an outdoor tennis court located next to arena.

McLennan Curling Rink. Curling Bonspiels are held all winter. 780-324-2129.

Sept 2006- A $1.4 Billion Crude Separator called the Bluesky Project will be constructed in 4 phases to be located 10 km south of McLennan. 2000-3000 people will be required for the construction of the project. Each phase will provide employment at the separator for about 100 people. After the 4th phase is completed, there will be between 300-400 employed. This will have a substantial boost to the local economy and there is plans for a 23 lot subdivision in McLennan for the spring of 2007.

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