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A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta.Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc.), are predominantly rural areas that may include either farmland, Crown land or a combination of both depending on their geographic location.
In Alberta, a municipal district, typically branded as a county, is a type of rural municipality. [32] The MGA, enacted in 2000, stipulates that an area may incorporate as a municipal district if it has a population of 1,000 people or more and the majority of its buildings are on parcels of land larger than 1,850 m 2 (19,900 sq ft).
Lac La Biche County changed status from a municipal district to Alberta's sixth specialized municipality on January 1, 2018. [14] It was originally formed on August 1, 2007, when the Town of Lac La Biche amalgamated with the surrounding Lakeland County. [15] In 2015, it launched an investigation into the possibility of a change in status.
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By June 12, 2013, after many days of heavy rain, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo declared a state of emergency. They organized evacuations from some areas and placed others under boil water advisories as local waterways, such as the Hangingstone River, rose to dangerously elevated levels 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Fort McMurray, causing the closure of Highway 63.
Special Area No. 3 is a special area in southern Alberta, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a municipal district; however, the elected council is overseen by four representatives appointed by the province, the Special Areas Board. The Blood Indian Creek Reservoir is located within Special Area 3.
The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district (MD) in northwest Alberta, Canada. It covers the full extent of Census Division 18, and with an area of 32,984 km 2 (12,735 sq mi), it is the largest municipal district in Alberta. [3] Its administrative office is located in the Town of Valleyview.
Alberta began the year of 2023 with 342 municipalities due to the amalgamation of the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley to form Diamond Valley. [3] Seven municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2023: Municipal District (MD) of Willow Creek No. 26 and the cities of Airdrie, Fort Saskatchewan, Lacombe, Leduc, Lethbridge, and Spruce ...