Boyle, Alberta
Encyclopedia
Boyle is a village in northern Alberta
Northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...
, Canada
Canada
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within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately 163 kilometres (101.3 mi) north of Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
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Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education Justice John R. Boyle
John R. Boyle
John Robert Boyle was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta, and a judge on the Supreme Court of Alberta. Born in Ontario, he came west and eventually settled in Edmonton, where he practiced...
(1871–1936).
Demographics
The population of the Village of Boyle according to its 2009 municipal census is 918.In 2006, Boyle had a population of 844 living in 386 dwellings
House
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, a 1.0% increase from 2001. The Village has an area of 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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of 205.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Notable people
- Bryan MudrykBryan MudrykBryan Mudryk , son of principal at Boyle School, Bob Mudryk, is a Canadian sports anchor for TSN. He currently co-hosts the 10 PM and 2 AM ET weekend editions of SportsCentre, along with Holly Horton. He joined TSN in October 2005.Prior to joining TSN, Mudryk was a sports anchor and reporter at CTV...
- TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
personality. - Tim HagueTim HagueTimothy Edward Lee Hague is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He is a former Heavyweight Champion of King of the Cage.- Biography :...
- Mixed Martial ArtistMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighting in the Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...