Millet, Alberta
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Millet in a town in central Alberta
Central Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. It is located approximately 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) south of Alberta's capital city of Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. The town has won nationally in the Communities in Bloom
Communities in Bloom
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competition and markets its beautiful setting.
Millet has several small businesses, and two schools, Millet School
Millet School
Millet School is the only elementary school in Millet, Alberta, Canada. It runs from kindergarten to grade 4. After completion of Grade 4, the students move to Griffiths-Scott Middle School, located next door.The current principal is Kevin Gibson....
and Griffiths-Scott Middle School
Griffiths-Scott Middle School
Griffiths-Scott Middle School is a Canadian junior high school in Millet, Alberta. It teaches grades five through nine to roughly 240 students . In June 2006, Griffiths-Scott Middle School was given national accreditation as a UNESCO school. It has received national recognition and has the honor of...
.
In June of every year, a Millet Days celebration takes place. This is the annual parade, trade show,softball tournament, fireworks, and regionally famous Millet Days Soccer Tournament. Millet focuses on agriculture and recreation. The Millet Thunder hockey club has come back to Millet as of 2004. The Team is a part of the Chinook Hockey League, and is a senior A league.
The current mayor of Millet is Robert E. Lorenson.
History
The Town of Millet was named in honour of August Millet, who was believed to be a canoeist for Father LacombeAlbert Lacombe
Albert Lacombe , commonly known in Alberta simply as Father Lacombe, was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic missionary who lived among and evangelized the Cree and Blackfoot First Nations of western Canada...
. On June 17, 1903, Millet was proclaimed a village by an Order-in-Council of the Northwest Territories. By 1908, Millet's first councillors were elected.
In October 1927, a disastrous fire destroyed many of the buildings along the east side of Railway Street.
In 1950, the Board of Trade built a community hall and gave it to the Village. The hall is still being used today. In 1953, Northwestern Utilities brought natural gas to the Village. Griffiths Scott School was built in 1982, and a Senior Citizens Apartment was completed in 1983. On September 1, 1983, Millet was declared a town, and "Coming to Town" celebrations were held on October 15, 1983.
Millet Museum
The Millet and District Museum, Archives and Visitor Information Centre was formed in 1985. It continues to thrive on the west side of Highway 2A at the north end of the Town of Millet, which is located about 40 minutes south of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. Its newest exhibit, "Achieving Excellence: 25 Years of the Millet Museum" is due to open in the summer months.Death of the McConnell brothers
On the afternoon of February 1, 2010 brothers Connor (2 or 3 years old) and Jayden (10 or 11 months old) McConnell were found dead in the bathroom of their Millet home shortly after their mother allegedly attempted suicide in Edmonton; "post-mortem examinations confirmed the deaths were homicides".http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/allyson-meager-suspected-of-drowning-her-sons-in-bath/story-e6frf7lf-1225826731212http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/children-of-aussie-woman-were-murdered-20100204-neyu.htmlhttp://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1007841/boys-drowned-in-bathtub-in-bitter-custody-battlehttp://www.vancouversun.com/RCMP+investigating+death+toddlers/2514007/story.htmlhttp://www.vancouversun.com/news/Parents+more+likely+than+strangers+murder+children+researcher/2519345/story.htmlhttp://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2515722Demographics
In 2006, Millet had a population of 2,068 living in 807 dwellingsHouse
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, a 1.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 3.74 km² (1.4 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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of 552.3 /km2.
Media
The town is the home of the official County of Wetaskiwin weekly newspaper, and the Leduc County weekly newspaper, The Leduc-Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer. Due to its proximity to two cities, the town's news is also covered in the Wetaskiwin Times and the Leduc Representative.In the Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Wetaskiwin is a small 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 wītaskīwin-ispatinaw , meaning "the hills where peace was made"....
area, a community channel (Northern Cablevision Channel 10) is broadcast out of the city of Wetaskiwin, as well as two radio stations. Other major radio stations are picked up from Edmonton. The Edmonton Sun
Edmonton Sun
The Edmonton Sun is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.It began publishing in 1978 and shares many characteristics typical of Sun Media tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, its conservative editorial stance,...
and Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal
The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network.-History:The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the 23-year-old...
are also distributed in Millet.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of towns in Alberta
- Millet and District Museum, Archives and Visitor Information CentreMillet and District Museum, Archives and Visitor Information CentreThe Millet and District Museum and Exhibit Room is located on the west side of Highway 2A at the north end of the Town of Millet, which is located about 40 minutes south of the capital of Alberta, Edmonton....