Darwell, Alberta facts for kids
Darwell is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Highway 16, 74 kilometres (46 mi) northwest of Edmonton. Darwell is located on the old Yellowhead Trail fur trade route, which ran from Lac Ste Anne to Jasper. The Northern Alberta Railway was built through Darwell, roughly following the Yellowhead Trail. A railway station opened in 1912. When the tracks were torn up, the railway grade became a road, now Highway 633.
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Notable people
Carlier, Oneil (June 22, 1962 -) (politician) Member of the Legislative Assembly (29th Legislative Assembly 2015 - 2019). Carlier was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, as the member representing the electoral district of Whitecourt-Ste. Anne and served as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. Minister Carlier served until April, 2019.
Kinsella, William Patrick (WP) - (May 25, 1935 - September 16, 2016) - (Canadian writer/author) lived on a farm near Darwell until age 10.
