Lacombe

Few cities in Alberta have a history as closely tied to the arrival of the railway as Lacombe. The community developed after the Calgary and Edmonton Railway reached central Alberta in the 1890s, and its name honours Father Albert Lacombe, a Roman Catholic missionary active across the Canadian West. A compact historic commercial centre recalls the town’s early prairie-era growth. The Blindman River flows south of Lacombe through surrounding aspen parkland and farmland, while the city sits between Edmonton and Red Deer. Move on to other webcams in Alberta to compare parkland and prairie settings around Lacombe.

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