Delia is a village in southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

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, located 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Drumheller

Drumheller, Alberta

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. It is a small farming community 1 km off of Highway 9, located just North of the beautiful Handhills. It was named for Delia Davis, wife of Alvin L. Davis, a local merchant.

Amenities

-Delia offers a kindergarten to grade 12 school, with approximately 15 educational staff, plus educational assistants, and about 130 students attending. There are many extracurricular athletic and scholastic programs available. Operating under the Prairie Land Regional School Division. CTS trailer available beginning 2009-2010 school year. Video conferencing courses available.

-Recreational facilities: skating/hockey arena (with winter figure skating program and public skating hours), curling rink (3 sheets of ice, with winter curling programs and bonspiels available), a dance hall and exercise room,municipal library, and 3 baseball diamonds.

-Community hall capable of seating 300 people, Village Office, 2 banks, general store, hair salon and massage parlor, book-keeping and clerical services, Delia Agricultural Society, post office, Viterra; agricultural input supplier and grain dealer, historical museum and grist mill, 2 churches (with youth group programs), campground with 8 sites and tenting area, and seniors drop in centre.

Dining: Stagecoach bar and inn, Mother Mountain Tea House and Gift Shop, Luke's Cafe

Winter Activities

Canskate/Figure Skating:
During the winter months, from late October or early November until late March or early April, young skaters between the ages of three and a half and eighteen take to the ice to improve their skating skills. Canskaters are taught by the certified starskate coach, as well as her program assistants ("junior coaches"). The really young skaters skate only on Mondays, while the slightly more advanced skaters take lessons on both Mondays and Thursdays. Senior skaters (those that have received at least their level seven badge) skate two to three times a week. Approximately once a month, a dance partner comes from Calgary to partner the girls in their dances, which will be tested.

Junior/Senior High School Curling:
Students attending Delia School have the opportunity to join a curling team over the winter.

Events

-Delia and District Annual Fall Fair-
-Summer Ball Tournament-
-4-H Beef Show and Sale-
-Delia on Display Exhibits-
-Annual Handhills Rodeo-
-Various musical and other presentations-
-Delia Skating Club Annual Carnival-

Demographics

In 2006, Delia had a population of 207 living in 105 dwellings

House

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, a 3.7% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 1.3 km² (0.501932806170296 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 159 /km2.

Use as a filming location

Delia was one of several Canadian filming locations used in the 2001 film Knockaround Guys

Knockaround Guys

Knockaround Guys is a 2002 gangster film starring Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper.- Plot :Matty Demaret is the son of a mob boss, but he is used as little more than an errand boy...

, starring Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

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, Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

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, John Malkovich

John Malkovich

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 and Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

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.