Lower Athabasca Region

The Lower Athabasca Region is a land-use framework region in northern Alberta, Canada. One of seven in the province, each is intended to develop and implement a regional plan, complementing the planning efforts of member municipalities in order to coordinate future growth. Corresponding roughly to major watersheds while following municipal boundaries, these regions are managed by Alberta Environment and Parks.^[1]

Lower Athabasca Region
Land-use framework region
Location in Alberta
Largest population centres	Fort McMurray Cold Lake Bonnyville Lac La Biche
Government
• Parent authority	Alberta Environment and Parks
Area [2]
• Total	93,458 km^2 (36,084 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	118,799
• Density	1.3/km^2 (3.3/sq mi)

Communities

The following municipalities are contained in the Lower Athabasca Region.

Cities Cold Lake Urban service areas Fort McMurray Lac la Biche Plamondon Towns Bonnyville Villages Glendon Summer villages Bonnyville Beach Pelican Narrows Hamlets Anzac Ardmore Beaver Crossing Beaver Lake Beaverdam Cherry Grove Conklin Fort Chipewyan Fort Kent Fort Mackay Gregoire Lake Estates Hylo Iron River Janvier South La Corey Saprae Creek Therien Venice Métis settlements Elizabeth Metis Settlement Fishing Lake Metis Settlement Municipal districts Municipal District of Bonnyville Specialized municipalities Lac La Biche County Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Improvement districts Improvement District No. 349

Indian reserves Allison Bay 219 Beaver Lake 131 Charles Lake 225 Chipewyan 201 Chipewyan 201A Chipewyan 201B Chipewyan 201C Chipewyan 201D Chipewyan 201E Chipewyan 201F Chipewyan 201G Clearwater 175 Cold Lake 149 Cold Lake 149A Cold Lake 149B Cold Lake 149C Colin Lake 223 Cowper Lake 194A Devil's Gate 220 Dog Head 218 Fort McKay 174 Fort McKay 174C Fort McKay 174D Gregoire Lake 176 Gregoire Lake 176A Gregoire Lake 176B Heart Lake 167 Heart Lake 167A Hokedhe Tue 196E Janvier 194 Kehewin 123 Ki Tue 196D Li Deze 196C Namur Lake 174B Namur River 174A Old Fort 217 Sand Point 221 Thabacha Nare 196 Thebathi 196 Tsu Kadhe 196F Tsu Tue 196G Tthejëre Ghaı̨lı̨ 196B Winefred Lake 194B

References

1. "Land-use Framework". Alberta Environment and Parks. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
2. "Land-use Planning Regions". Alberta Biosphere Monitoring Initiative. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-07.