the capital of the Province of Alberta, Canada, 800 mi. n. w. of Winnipeg and 525 mi. e. n. e. of Vancouver. The city is situated on the Canadian Northern, the Canadian Pacific and the Grand Trunk Pacific railways. It is in the midst of a fertile agricultural region, which, however, is only partially developed. It is also in the center of a territory which furnishes cheap and abundant fuel and valuable raw materials in many lines, affording opportunity for the development of manufacturing enterprises, of which a few are already established. The city has excellent transportation facilities and is the distributing center for the central and northern parts of the province, and also for the north of Alberta. It owns most of its public utilities and its government is modeled upon the most modern plans. Population in 1909, 22,000.