Kananaskis Improvement District

History

The following is the incorporation history of Kananaskis Improvement District.

• April 1, 1945 – Improvement District (I.D.) No. 161, I.D. No. 192, and a portion of I.D. No. 193 amalgamated to form I.D. No. 33
• January 1, 1969 – I.D. No. 33 amalgamated with I.D. No. 27 to form I.D. No. 6, while adjacent I.D. No. 46 and I.D. No. 50 amalgamated to form I.D. No. 8
• January 1, 1983 – portions of I.D. No. 6 and portions of I.D. No. 8 amalgamated to form I.D. No. 5
• April 1, 1996 – the name of I.D. No. 5 changed to Kananaskis Improvement District

Geography

Communities and localities

There are no communities located within Kananaskis Improvement District.

The following localities are located within Kananaskis Improvement District. ;Localities

• Bow Valley Park
• Camp Horizon
• Kananaskis Village
• Kovach
• Mount Kidd RV Park
• Seebe

Climate

Kananaskis experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). | Jan record high C = 19 | Feb record high C = 18 | Mar record high C = 19 | Apr record high C = 26.1 | May record high C = 29.5 | Jun record high C = 31.1 | Jul record high C = 33.9 | Aug record high C = 33.3 | Sep record high C = 31 | Oct record high C = 27.2 | Nov record high C = 19.5 | Dec record high C = 16.1 | year record high C = 33.9 | Jan record low C = −45.6 | Feb record low C = −43.5 | Mar record low C = −40.6 | Apr record low C = −31.1 | May record low C = −21.7 | Jun record low C = −8.3 | Jul record low C = −2.5 | Aug record low C = −4 | Sep record low C = −14 | Oct record low C = −29 | Nov record low C = −37 | Dec record low C = −42.2 | year record low C = −45.6

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 156 living in 60 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 221. With a land area of 4203.24 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 221 living in 58 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 249. With a land area of 4213.95 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Like all improvement districts in Alberta, Kananaskis Improvement District is administered by Alberta Municipal Affairs. However, residents do elect an advisory council consisting of a chairperson and three councillors to oversee the activities of municipal staff.

G7/G8 summits

The 28th G8 summit was held in the area June 2002, hosted by Jean Chrétien. Held at the Kananaskis Resort (also called the "Delta Lodge at Kananaskis") in Kananaskis Village, this was the second time Canada used a lodge venue for a G8 summit, after its inaugural 7th G7 summit in Montebello, Quebec in 1981. It is estimated the 2002 conference contributed around $300 million into the Kananaskis and Alberta economies while security cost taxpayers in excess of $200 million.

The 51st G7 summit was held in the area in June 2025, hosted by Mark Carney.

The two summits are the only G7/G8 summits to be held in Western Canada.

References

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