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28-458: Wabamun may refer to: Wabamun, Alberta , a hamlet in Alberta, Canada Wabamun Lake , a lake in Alberta, Canada Wabamun Indian Reserve No. 133A , on the east shore of Wabamun Lake Wabamun Indian Reserve No. 133B , on the east shore of Wabamun Lake Wabamun Lake Provincial Park , on the north-eastern shore of Wabamun Lake Wabamun Formation ,

56-450: A 10 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant discharging into Arrow Lakes . It is located 25 km SE of Revelstoke, B.C. The plant produces approximately 37 GWh of electricity annually. Pingston Creek has a 12 meter high sheetpile rock-fill dam which diverts water to the western shore of Arrow Lakes . It was built by Canadian Hydro Developers and Brascan Power and began operation as Pingston Power Inc. in 2003. A 4 km tunnel achieves

84-474: A competitive response from the associated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) buyers and manipulated market prices away from a competitive market outcome. On Sept. 30, 2015, TransAlta and the province's MSA reached an agreement to settle all outstanding proceedings before the AUC. The settlement, which is in the form of a consent order, was approved by the AUC on Oct. 29, 2015. Under the terms of the agreement, TransAlta paid

112-463: A land area of 3.58 km (1.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 190.5/km (493.4/sq mi) in 2016. In the 2011 Census , Wabamun had a population of 661 living in 265 of its 295 total dwellings, a 10% change from its 2006 population of 601. With a land area of 3.24 km (1.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 204.0/km (528.4/sq mi) in 2011. The population of Wabamun according to its 2009 municipal census

140-539: A private corporation unpopular among rural customers and some Calgary residents, and a move to nationalize it was converted to a province-wide referendum in 1948, which came down very narrowly on the side of maintaining its private ownership. In 1981, the company changed its name to its current name of TransAlta Corporation. At the end of 2010, TransAlta became the first company to own and operate more than 1,000 MW of installed wind capacity in Canada—almost 30 per cent of

168-540: A stratigraphical unit of Famennian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin Wabamun Generating Station , a coal-fired plant that was located next to the village of Wabamun Kapasiwin, Alberta , formerly known as Wabamun Beach Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wabamun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

196-452: A total amount of (CDN) $ 56 million, including approximately $ 27 million as a repayment of economic benefit, approximately $ 4 million to cover the MSA's legal and related costs, and a $ 25 million administrative penalty. As part of the settlement agreement, TransAlta agreed to discontinue its court appeal of the AUC's decision concerning the four outage events.TransAlta's legal appeal came as a result of

224-410: A village a second time on January 1, 1980. It relinquished its village status for a second time on January 1, 2021, when it dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Parkland County. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Wabamun recorded a population of 682 living in 270 of its 290 total private dwellings, a 3.2% change from its 2011 population of 661. With

252-515: Is 1.6 km long, dropping 120 meters to the powerhouse containing two 12.5 MW Pelton wheel generators. Bone Creek a hydroelectric plant constructed in 2011, has a 5 km penstock dropping 148 meters to a powerhouse with two 9.6MW Francis turbines. It is located 90 km south of Valemount, BC and operated by Valisa Energy Inc. Approximately 72 GWh of power annually is sold to BC Hydro. Akolkolex , built by Canadian Hydro Developers and operational since 1995, uses two Francis turbines in

280-464: Is 662. The main source of income within Wabamun are power plants in the area operated by TransAlta Utilities . The power plant within Wabamun was closed because of increased pressure from environmental agencies and aging. The Wabamun power plant was the subject of heated debate among the residents and cottagers of Wabamun Lake. Due to the lack of a cool–off pond, the water used to cool the internal systems

308-560: Is a hamlet in central Alberta , Canada within Parkland County . It is approximately 67 kilometres (42 mi) west of Edmonton on Highway 16 . It held village status prior to 2021. Wabamun was named for its location on the north shore of Wabamun Lake . The first post office opened in Wabamun in 1903. In the early 1900s, Wabamun was a railway stop for homesteaders. Many brought goods and animals on train cars as far as Wabamun and then transferred to wagons drawn by oxen or horses for

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336-630: The 2013 Alberta floods , as a temporary partial solution to mitigate flood damage during those months when there is a greater risk of rising water that might cause flooding, the Government of Alberta entered into an agreement with TransAlta to manage water on the Bow River at its Ghost Reservoir facility. This was extended in 2016 with a new five-year agreement that included water management of its Kananaskis Lakes system (which includes Interlakes, Pocaterra and Barrier) for drought mitigation. On March 21, 2014,

364-570: The University of Alberta in sponsorship agreements for research and academic projects. The incident was highlighted by members of the university's Corporate Mapping Project for exemplifying the deeper issue of undisclosed corporate funding and influence in academic research in Canada. Upper Mamquam , built by Canadian Hydro Developers and operational since 2005, is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant 5 km northeast of Squamish, BC . The penstock

392-505: The 120-metre (380 ft) pier and world's largest dragonfly. Businesses include four restaurants, hardware store, bowling lanes, post office, pharmacy, senior centre, realtor, liquor store, market, car wash, laundromat, motel, hotel, inn, tavern, bottle depot, convenience store, two banks, mechanic and a grocery store. As of 2011 there were plans for development to promote the community as a major visitor destination in central Alberta. These plans included further expansion of Waterfront Park,

420-468: The AUC's determination in its ruling that the “MSA did not prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the company breached applicable legislation on the basis that its compliance policies, practices, and oversight thereof, were inadequate and deficient.” In response to the dispute regarding its understanding of Alberta market rules governing forced outages, TransAlta implemented two independent, third-party reviews of its compliance procedures. The results of

448-594: The Alberta Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) filed an application with the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) alleging TransAlta manipulated the price of electricity when it took outages at its Alberta coal-fired generating units in late 2010 and early 2011. While TransAlta disputed the MSA's allegations, the AUC ruled TransAlta's actions in relation to four outage events spanning 11 days in 2010 and 2011 restricted or prevented

476-551: The country's total. TransAlta has gradually been transitioning its energy-generating facilities away from coal, due to adverse environmental effects, towards natural gas. Its last remaining operational coal mine, in Highvale, AB, will cease mining operations on December 31, 2021, and transition to mine reclamation in the years to follow. As of November 2023, TransAlta's corporate officers/senior managers are: As of November 2023, TransAlta's board of directors consisted of: Since

504-416: The end of Range Road 43. A smaller club is on the opposite shore of the lake. It is home to "Canada's largest dragonfly ", a metal statue similar to other attractions to be found across the region . On August 3, 2005, 45 cars of a CN Rail train derailed on the shores of Wabamun Lake, west of Wabamun, spilling their contents of more than 700,000 litres of a variety of fuel oils and pole treating oils into

532-560: The first time with electrical lamps because of Calgary Power. Calgary Power's cheap energy is credited with Canadian Pacific Railway 's decision to locate its regional engine repair shop in Ogden, Calgary , spurring the city's economic development. Notable leaders from the company's early years included W. Max Aitken (later known as Lord Beaverbrook) and R.B. Bennett , who went on to become Canada's Prime Minister from 1930 to 1935. The company's monopoly position and behaviour made its status as

560-402: The health impacts of coal-fired plants near Edmonton. The study concluded that 'the high number of coal-fired power plants near the city of Edmonton doesn't negatively impact the health of local residents,' and was used by TransAlta as 'scientific backing' to push for an alternative to Alberta's then-plan to phase out coal by 2030. Between 2013 and 2015, TransAlta provided an additional $ 175,000 to

588-468: The lake. TransAlta Corporation TransAlta operated Canada's largest surface strip coal mine from 1970 until 2021 through its subsidiary company Sunhills Mining. The 12,600-hectare mine produced 13 million tonnes of thermal grade coal a year. The company announced that it would be decommission the Highvale mine by 2021. On November 2, 2023, it was announced that TransAlta bought Heartland Generation (the third largest electricity generation company at

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616-414: The largest boat launch on the lake, as well as Discovery Wharf, a project that would see the development of approximately 0.40 km (100 acres) of lakefront property. The lake itself is populated with northern pike , walleye , whitefish , yellow perch , and white suckers . The main sailing club of the lake is Wabamun Sailing Club, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the community at

644-402: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wabamun&oldid=1181603164 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wabamun, Alberta Wabamun / ˈ w ɑː b əm ən /

672-483: The remainder of trips to homesteads in the Lac Ste. Anne area. In 1984, it hosted the first ever Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship , which acted as a fundraiser for the community. Wabamun has twice incorporated as a village and twice dissolved from village status. Wabamun first incorporated as a village on July 18, 1912. It then relinquished its village status on January 1, 1946. Wabamun incorporated as

700-515: The reviews by McCarthy Tétrault and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were publicly released, including recommendations for improvement. In 2015 the Alberta Utility Commission ruled that TransAlta manipulated the price of electricity when it took outages at its Alberta coal-fired generating units in late 2010 and early 2011. In 2016, it was revealed that TransAlta gave $ 54,000 to University of Alberta professor Warren Kindzierski to research

728-554: The time) for $ 658 million. The purchase means that TransAlta now controls 46% of the electricity generation market in Alberta - a development that has been criticized by numerous academics and industry officials as "a catastrophe" and likely to lead to economic withholding . In 1909, TransAlta began the planning and construction of the Horseshoe Falls Hydro Plant in Seebe , Alberta. Two years later, Calgary Power Company, Ltd.

756-438: Was born. That first dam was built by a crew of about 200 with primitive tools such as picks and wheelbarrows. It initially had a 10 MW capacity (13,500 horsepower ). A second dam was commissioned in 1913 at Kananaskis Falls and was built by close to 500 workers. At the time, streetcars were responsible for a significant share of Calgary's electrical load. Residential power was just being introduced, and many homes were lit for

784-528: Was deposited back into the lake, which enhanced the weed population dramatically. As of March 31, 2010, the Wabamun Generating Station was decommissioned, with the smoke stacks being demolished on March 18, 2017. A large cabin-going community exists in Wabamun during the summer, while the community is populated year round. Local sites include Wabamun Lake, Waterfront Park, the Wabamun Marina,

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