The Upper 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.
Communities
The following municipalities are contained in the Upper Athabasca Region.
Towns
Athabasca Barrhead Edson High Prairie Hinton Mayerthorpe Onoway Slave Lake Swan Hills Westlock Whitecourt
Villages
Alberta Beach Boyle Clyde
Summer villages
Birch Cove Bondiss Castle Island Island Lake Island Lake South Larkspur Mewatha Beach Nakamun Park Ross Haven Sandy Beach Silver Sands South Baptiste South View Sunrise Beach Sunset Beach Sunset Point Val Quentin West Baptiste West Cove Whispering Hills Yellowstone
Métis settlements
East Prairie Peavine Gift Lake
Municipal districts
Athabasca County County of Barrhead No. 11 Big Lakes County Lac Ste. Anne County Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Westlock County Woodlands County Yellowhead County
Specialized municipalities Jasper
Improvement districts Improvement District No. 12
Indian reserves
Alexis 133 Alexis Cardinal River 234 Alexis Elk River 233 Alexis Whitecourt 232 Assineau River 150F Driftpile River 150 Kapawe'no 150B Kapawe'no 150C Kapawe'no 150D Kapawe'no 229 Kapawe'no 230 Kapawe'no 231 Sawridge 150G Sawridge 150H Enoch Cree Nation 135A Sucker Creek 150A Swan River 150E
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