ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game

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Strathmore, AB

Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in south-central Alberta, Canada, 40 km east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.
Population: 10,336 (2006)

The town began as a hamlet for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) lines that were built in the area in 1883. In 1905, the CPR moved the hamlet of Strathmore four miles north to its current location. A track laying record was made between Strathmore and Cheadle when the railroad was built. In one hour 1.6kms of steel was laid and, at the end of the ten-hour working day, the rails were laid to Cheadle, 15kms for a record. Efforts by the Canadian government to develop western Canada led to increases in Strathmore's population and its importance as a rail supply stop. The CPR railroad tracks are now gone, the land having been subdivided.

Today, the town is an important agricultural community. Oil and gas exploration is also a growing interest in the area. It is the headquarters of the Golden Hills Schools Division. Many commute daily from Strathmore to Calgary. Over the past three years the town has seen a major growth in commercial development. The recent introduction of two McDonald's and a Walmart has forced a few smaller shops to close their doors because they have been unable to compete with these giants.

Strathmore has three elementary schools (Wheatland, Westmount, and Brentwood), one junior high school (Crowther Memorial Junior High School), one high school (Strathmore High School) and a Catholic School that runs from K-6 (Sacred Heart Academy) as well as a 7-12 catholic school (Holy Cross Collegiate).

Strathmore is the current home of Covenant Bible College Canada. The CBC-C campus relocated in 1995 from its prior home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. In Covenant Bible College, students take a course in religious studies.

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English, Texas

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Haskell, TX

 The townsite was originally known as Willow Pond Springs. Captain Randolph Marcy's expedition passed this way in 1849 and a member of the expedition wrote his brother about the place's potential. In 1879 the brother - named Thomas Tucker occupied the area renamed the place Rice Springs.

The post office was established in 1885 and the community was renamed after a soldier who died at Goliad - Charles Ready Haskell. The county was organized that same year and Thomas Tucker became the first judge.

The Haskell Free Press became the first newspaper in 1886.

In 1900 the Texas Central Railroad reached Stamford and Haskell connected in 1906.

The town incorporated in 1907.

Just before World War II - the Lawson oilfield was discovered six miles east.

Lake Stamford was built in the 1950s to provide water for municipal, industrial and recreational use.

Haskell's population peaked in 1970 with 4,166 people.




Leslie

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Lethbridge, AB

Alberta's southernmost city, Lethbridge's most magnificent characteristic is its coulees—a network of large rolling hills that were formed by glacial spill water over ten thousand years ago. Sitting on a hillside, the University of Lethbridge is a unique building that appears to emerge out of this landscape. Crossing the coulees and the city's river source, the Old Man River, is the world's largest High Level Bridge—an impressive structure at 314 feet. The area's rich history can be explored at Fort Whoop Up and the Sir Alexander Galt Museum. During the Second World War, Japanese Canadians were forcibly relocated from the west coast to the Lethbridge area where they were made to work as farm labourers. This accounts for a strong Japanese cultural presence today, a fine example being the impressive Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. Also standing as a symbol for amends now made, the garden's name means Japanese and Canadian friendship.

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Ella, Texas

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Anthony, TX

A chapel built prior 1884 to honor St. Anthony of Padua is the reason for the name. A post office was granted on the New Mexico side but never opened. A post office on the Texas side opened in 1932 - the same year a Federal Prison called La Tuna was opened. The post office closed in 1965 and for sometime the town was called "La Tuna."

There were less than 50 people living in Anthony in the 1940s, but after incorporation, it soon grew to over 1,000 residents. Another growth spurt occured in the 1970s when it reached a population of 2,154. A post office opened in 1981 and the population has since increased to the present 3,850.

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Yetay, Mexico


Population: 7502

Latitude:  20° 33' 5N      Longitude:  99° 39' 0W      Altitude:  5524 ft.

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Yxcatlan, Mexico

[MaineWriter]

Nampa, AB

Population: 447

Leslie

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Ardrossan, AB

Ardrossan is a hamlet in Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. It consists of about 200 houses, a church, a post office, a community centre, a seniors' hall and a recreational centre. Nearby there are also elementary and junior/senior high schools, a confectionery and a garage.