Cheadle is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in Alberta

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, Canada

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, within Wheatland County

Wheatland County, Alberta

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. It is located on Highway 24, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the Highway 1 and approximately 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) east of the City of Calgary

Calgary

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.

Cheadle provides quick vehicle access to both northern and southern Calgary via Highway 564 (Country Hills Boulevard N.E.)

Alberta Highway 564

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, Highway 1 (16 Avenue N.E.), Highway 560 (Glenmore Trail S.E.)

Alberta Highway 560

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, and Highway 22X (Marquis of Lorne Trail S.E.).

Approximately half of Cheadle's residents are employed within the City of Calgary.

History

The Canadian Pacific Railway

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 named the community Cheadle for Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle of Milton and Cheadle explorers who traveled across the prairies and Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

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 in the 1860s. Dr. Cheadle and Lord Milton were co-authors of the book "The North-West Passage

Northwest Passage

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 by Land" (London, 1865), which described their expedition in considerable detail.

A record was made when laying the railroad tracks

Rail tracks

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 between Strathmore

Strathmore, Alberta

Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :...

 and Cheadle when the railway was built. "In one hour a mile of steel was laid. And, at the end of the ten-hour working day

Working time

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, the rails were laid to Cheadle, nine miles and 300 feet for a record." The ties had been strung the night before.

There was just one minor building in Cheadle when the early ranchers and homesteaders began to arrive in the late 1890s. It was a post office

Post office

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, store, and boarding home, run by Mrs. Florence Belwer for the C.P.R. section-men. Cheadle began to grow in the years 1906-1916 to a hardware store

Hardware store

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, barbershop, blacksmith

Blacksmith

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, restaurant, pool hall

Pool hall

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, dance hall

Dance hall

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, three grocery store

Grocery store

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s, water tank

Water tank

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, C.P.R. station and section houses, stockyards, lumberyard, two grain elevators, and several residences. The C.P.R. had once planned to locate Ogden Shops in Cheadle.

The arrival of the automobile

Automobile

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 and another C.P.R.

Canadian Pacific Railway

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 line from Gleichen

Gleichen, Alberta

Gleichen is a hamlet in southeast Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located adjacent to the Siksika Nation at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 547, approximately southeast of Strathmore.- History :...

 to Calgary, through Carseland

Carseland, Alberta

Carseland is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 24, approximately south of Cheadle, Alberta and south of Strathmore.It is within Alberta Census Division No...

 and Dalemead

Dalemead, Alberta

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, along with the building of the C.N.R. through Lyalta

Lyalta, Alberta

Lyalta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located north of Highway 1, approximately east of Calgary.- References :...

 and Ardenode

Ardenode, Alberta

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, quickly halted the growth of Cheadle. A lack of directional sign along Highway 1, indicating Cheadle's location, also contributed to the hamlet's demise. Most travelers became completely unaware of Cheadle's existence, and it was often missed from Alberta maps.

At one time grain was hauled to Cheadle from Carseland. The transport teams ate and rested in Cheadle before returning. This all brought much of the business to Cheadle and raised the total number of grain elevator

Grain elevator

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s to 3. By 1971, Cheadle's post office and grocery store closed. It was purchased by Fritz Gosteli, a local acreage owner originally from Switzerland, who transformed the building into a two-story single family residence. There were two main businesses at that time; Risdon's Tomato Enterprise and Ken Hendry's Manufacturing, which was built two years prior. There were only a few residents at that time: Ken & Leona Hendry, Leon & Kay Risdon and family, Tommy Kildea, Doug & Kathy Davies and family, Fritz & Christine Gosteli

Gosteli

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 and family, Mr. & Mrs. H. V. Iles, Dietrich & Regina Volkmann. Between Cheadle and Highway 1 there was Ken and Bev Jones and family, Mr. & Mrs. M. Landru and family, and Mr. & Mrs. H. McElroy and family, and Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Cobb.

By 1985, Cheadle lost the last of its grain elevator

Grain elevator

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s as well as train and tracks that ran past. The hamlet shrank into ghost town

Ghost town

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 status as no stores or shops were left in existence. But soon after, more houses were built and residents slowly migrated back into the community. In 2000, residential home development expanded in central Cheadle while some later developments followed on the east side after 2005. There has been a recent surge of Calgary and Strathmore residents, moving to the rural communities

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 in the area. This growing trend will likely cause Cheadle's population to expand over the next few years. Residential lots, for new home construction, are currently available in East Cheadle (along Cousins Street) and West Cheadle (along the south side Railway Avenue). Many residents hope for the eventual arrival of a new general store

General store

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 and gas station

Filling station

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, in order to avoid driving to Strathmore for minor goods and services

Goods and services

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. In recent years, the Cheadle Community Association

Community association

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 has been working hard to resurrect the hamlet and make it an attractive place to live. Until the hamlet one day reaches a population sufficient enough for incorporation, efforts for community improvement will continue to be a challenge.

Education

School bus

School bus

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es transfer students from Cheadle to nearby Strathmore, which has three elementary schools

Primary education

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 (Wheatland, Westmount, and Brentwood), one junior high school

Middle school

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 (Crowther Memorial Junior High School), one senior high school

High school

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 (Strathmore High School), a Catholic elementary school

Catholic school

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 (Sacred Heart Academy), and a Catholic junior/senior high school (Holy Cross Collegiate).

Technologies

Cheadle has access to high speed internet

Broadband Internet access

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, though it is not a traditional cable or ADSL connection. It comes through a special high-speed wireless service provided area through Community Networks. No existing cable television

Cable television

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 provider currently services the Cheadle area. However basic four channel UHF antenna television is available. Many residents usually access their standard television or HDTV through satellite. Telephone service is provided through Telus Communications

TELUS

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 but VOIP service can be utilized through the high-speed internet connection. Telus does not provide ADSL internet to Cheadle, but their 1X EVDO RevA service is readily available to compatible wireless devices.

Geographic areas

Though the Hamlet of Cheadle is small, there are three different geographic areas in the community – East Cheadle Springs, Central Cheadle, and a future development planned for the far west side. Many of Cheadle's residents live in Central Cheadle. Cheadle's park and skating rink

Ice rink

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 are also located in this area at the west end of Hendry Avenue. East Cheadle Springs is the least populated area but has seen more growth in recent years. The Cheadle Community Hall is located here. The community bulletin board and Canada Post mailboxes for site 2 & site 3 (Cheadle) are also located here along Malone Avenue.

The Cheadle Airport

Cheadle Airport

Cheadle Airport, , is located northwest of Cheadle, Alberta, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...

 CFQ4 is located 7.41 kilometres (4.6 mi) northwest of Cheadle. This is a 1200 metres (3,937 ft) turf airstrip run by G. Jackson.

Community association

The Cheadle Community Association was first established in 1902 and still exists today to plan and coordinate the many activities and developments within the community. The Cheadle Community Hall is also directly managed and maintained by the association.

The association's committee typically consists of a group of elected officers and directors which are designated on an annual basis.

Elected Officers

• President - James Gosteli (since 2007)
• Vice-President - Barry Calhoun (since 2009)
• Treasurer - Bev Stevenson
• Secretary - Jacqueline Exell
• Catering Coordinator - Joanne Teunissen
• Reporters - Marg Richardson and Jim Jones
• Cheadle News Flyer - Barry Duffield

Directors

• Brenda Duffield
• Mike Satink
• Doug Hunter
• Brad Waldron
• Jim Jones - Lions Club Liaison
• Berniece Bland - Councilor Div4 - Wheatland County
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Real estate

Cheadle is currently entering a phase of substantial expansion. A new development on Cheadle's west side, called "Green Haven Estates", will add an additional 50 houses to the community. New road construction will link Township Road 240/Cheadle Drive (which becomes 50 Avenue S.E. in Calgary) to Highway 24 along with two new streets off of Cheadle Drive (Cheadle Bay and Cheadle Cove). This development will also feature a large central pond to add to the scenery of the location. The west side development is currently at a standstill due to some financial and planning matters involved in developing the marsh area. Higher elevation lots are available in East Cheadle Springs along Cousin's Street, just north of the Cheadle Community Hall. The East Cheadle Springs lots are adjacent to a small stream fed by natural ground water springs in the immediate area. These springs do not freeze over completely during the winter due to their slightly warmer temperature.

Surrounding communities

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta
• Wheatland County
  Wheatland County, Alberta
  Wheatland County is a municipal district in south-central Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary.It is located in Census Division 5. The municipal seat is the Town of Strathmore.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Cheadle Airport
  Cheadle Airport
  Cheadle Airport, , is located northwest of Cheadle, Alberta, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
  
  

External links

• Official Cheadle Website with live skycam
• Town of Strathmore
• Satellite location of Cheadle Google Maps
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