Канаданың Уетаскивин қаласы

the city in Canada

Wetaskiwin (/w//ə/'/t//æ//s//k//(//ə//)//w//ᵻ//n/ wəTASk(ə)win) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskiwinihk, meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is home to the Reynolds Alberta Museum, a museum dedicated to celebrating "the spirit of the machine" as well as the Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum, which documents the pioneer arrival and lifestyle in Wetaskiwin's early years. Southeast of Wetaskiwin, the Alberta Central Railway Museum acknowledges the impact that the railway had on Central Alberta. The city is well known in Western Canada for the slogan and jingle "Cars cost less in Wetaskiwin", from the Wetaskiwin Auto Dealers Association. Both have been in print, radio, and television advertisements since the mid 1970s.

The future location of Wetaskiwin was once the site of a battle between the Cree and the Blackfoot, known as Wee Tas Ki Win Spatinow for "the place where peace was made". In 1890, when the Calgary and Edmonton Railway was built, it became a whistle stop, and was known as Siding 16. In 1892, when the area was surveyed, it was named Wetaskiwin to commemorate the battle. By 1908, Wetaskiwin had a town hall and several churches. The town's courthouse was built in 1909,

After World War II, Wetaskiwin airport was founded; it later became the site of the Reynolds Alberta Museum.

Wetaskiwin sits on what was formerly the coast of the large sea that covered much of Alberta millions of years ago. The northwest end of Wetaskiwin is characterized by hills with sandy soil (formerly sand dunes), while the southeast end of the city is very flat with more silty soil. The city lies at an elevation of Coal Lake, a reservoir developed on the Battle River is located immediately east of the city, and other nearby waterways include Pipestone Creek, Bigstone Creek, Bittern Lake and Bearhills Lake. Wetaskiwin is at the junction of Highway 2A, Highway 13 and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. It was a stagecoach stop between Calgary and Edmonton.

Built in 1909, Wetaskiwin's water tower is one of the oldest municipal water towers in Canada. The 42 metre high structure has towered above Wetaskiwin since 1909 and holds 454,609 litres of water.

The Wetaskiwin Peace Cairn commemorates 60 years of peace between the Blackfoot and Cree First Nations. This historic peace pact took place in a group of hills just north of present day Wetaskiwin. At the time of construction, school children each carried a rock and walked in a procession from their school to the hill where the cairn was to be erected. The cairn was dedicated during the celebrations for Canada's Diamond Jubilee on 2 July 1927.

The Manluk Centre is a 44,756 square foot facility that opened on 13 September 2014. The facility has the Flaman Fitness Facility on its second floor. Built over a two year period, the facility was funded by contributions from local businesses and individuals. Amenities include a 25 metre pool, a leisure pool, a lazy river, wave machine, slides, whirlpool, and a steam room.

The current City Hall was originally built as a courthouse, and was completed in 1908 at a cost $75,000. It was one of seven such buildings commissioned by the new Province of Alberta between 1906 and 1912, under the direction of Provincial Architect A. M. Jeffers. and federal politics. The city is currently represented in the House of Commons by MP Mike Lake of the Conservative Party.

The Wetaskiwin Regional Airport is located within Wetaskiwin city limits.

Wetaskiwin is served by two local newspapers, the Pipestone Flyer and The Wetaskiwin Times.

Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools operates area public schools, including Wetaskiwin Composite High School. St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools, the area Catholic school system, operates the Sacred Heart School (grades K 9) in Wetaskiwin.