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Wetaskiwin

Hills where peace was made

Wetaskiwin in brief

Wetaskiwin takes its name from a Cree phrase for the hills where peace was made, remembering a battle site between Cree and Blackfoot peoples. The Calgary and Edmonton Railway made it Siding 16 in 1890; surveyors restored the peace-place name in 1892, and Scandinavian settlers soon filled the townsite.

Incorporation followed in 1901, a courthouse and water tower rose around 1909, and after the Second World War the airport became home to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum. Western Canada still hums the old dealer slogan: cars cost less in Wetaskiwin.

Drawn from Wikipedia, Reynolds-Alberta Museum.

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#57
City Score rank
48%
City Score
1
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Wetaskiwin

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

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Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.

Single edition · 2026

#57
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.479

Only one published edition places Wetaskiwin in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

OpenStats

Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#56
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 114.1

Only one published edition places Wetaskiwin in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Wetaskiwin

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Wetaskiwin is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • The city is 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton.

    Wikipedia

  • The city's name comes from the Cree phrase wītaskîwin-ispatinâw, often rendered as hills where peace was made.

    Wikipedia

Places to see

Reynolds-Alberta Museum

An agricultural, industrial, and transportation museum holding one of Canada's major collections of vintage vehicles, aircraft, and farm machinery.

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