Whitecourt, Alberta is a booming oil, forestry, and agricultural town 175 km north west of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32. It is the snowmobile capital of Alberta.
Population: 8,747 (2004)
Whitecourt is the site of three mills, the Blueridge Ranger Lumber Sawmill (owned by West Fraser), Millar Western Sawmill / Pulp Mill (owned by Millar Western Forest Products), and Alberta Newsprint Company Pulp & Paper Mill.
The town is located on the Athabasca and McLeod Rivers.
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