Peace Country Health Region
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Peace Country Health Region was the governing body
for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta
until 2008 when the regional health authorities were merged into a single "super board". The area region included the communities of:
Health regions of Canada
Health regions of Canada are used to administer public health to Canadians. Public health is primarily a provincial jurisdiction in Canada's federal system, so health regions are organized and given responsibilities by the provinces, causing differences among the health units across the country.-...
for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
until 2008 when the regional health authorities were merged into a single "super board". The area region included the communities of:
- Beaverlodge
- RycroftRycroft, AlbertaRycroft is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 68 km north of the city of Grande Prairie and 7 km east of Spirit River. Dunvegan Provincial Park is located 20 km north of the community.-Demographics:...
- Spirit RiverSpirit River, AlbertaSpirit River is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 49 and Highway 731.The community is largely agricultural, being located in the fertile Peace Country. Together with neighboring Rycroft, it is a service centre for the oil and gas...
- Saddle Hills CountySaddle Hills County, AlbertaSaddle Hills County is a municipal district situated in the Central Peace Country of west-northern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately north-west of Edmonton and north of Grande Prairie....
- Fairview
- Hines CreekHines Creek, AlbertaHInes Creek is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 67 km west of Grimshaw and 28 km north of Fairview, along Highway 64.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Hines Creek according to its 2010 municipal census is 396....
- Fox CreekFox Creek, AlbertaFox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....
- Grande CacheGrande Cache, AlbertaGrande Cache is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, located northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. It is located in the Municipal District of Greenview, between Highway 40 and the Smoky River, at the northern border of Alberta's Rockies...
- GrimshawGrimshaw, AlbertaGrimshaw is a town in northern Alberta located west of the Town of Peace River at the junction of Highway 35, Highway 2, and bypass Highway 2A, and the Mackenzie Northern Railway...
- BerwynBerwyn, AlbertaBerwyn is a village in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately west of the Town of Peace River, southwest of the Town of Grimshaw, and northeast of the Duncan's First Nation reserve....
- High Prairie
- HytheHythe, AlbertaHythe is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 54 km west of Grande Prairie, the nearest major urban centre, on Highway 43. It is located in the centre of the Peace River Country, and supports a rural agricultural economy. It has an elementary school and a junior high...
- ManningManning, AlbertaManning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries...
- NampaNampa, AlbertaNampa is a village in northwestern Alberta located 27 km south of the Town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community...
- Northern Sunrise CountyNorthern Sunrise County, AlbertaNorthern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County...
- Peace RiverPeace River, AlbertaPeace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...
- SexsmithSexsmith, AlbertaSexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province...
- Buffalo Lake
- Teepee CreekTeepee Creek, AlbertaTeepee Creek is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located north of Bezanson and east of Sexsmith, at the intersection of Highway 674 and Highway 733.The hamlet is located in census division No...
- Donnelly
- FalherFalher, AlbertaFalher is a town in the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Smoky River, along Highway 49. Falher is one of the earliest agricultural communities in the Peace Country.-History:...
- GirouxvilleGirouxville, AlbertaGirouxville is a village in northern Alberta, Canada, located south of the town of Peace River.- Demographics :According to the 2006 census:* population of 282 living in 139 dwellings, a 7.8% decrease from 2001.* land area of...