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'''Grovedale''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[northern Alberta]],
[[File:Bridge near Grovedale, Alberta.jpg|thumb|Building the bridge over the Wapiti River]]▼
▲'''Grovedale''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[northern Alberta]], [[Canada]] within the [[Municipal District of Greenview No. 16]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |title=Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |authorlink=Alberta Municipal Affairs |date=1 April 2010 |accessdate=2010-06-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229060335/http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |archivedate=29 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is located on [[Alberta Highway 666|Highway 666]] south of [[Grande Prairie, Alberta|Grande Prairie]]. It is just south of the [[Wapiti River]] valley, amidst farmland and ranchland at the northern limits of the [[boreal forest]]s and [[aspen parkland]] in the [[Rocky Mountain Foothills|foothills]] of the [[Canadian Rockies]].
== History ==
▲{{Stack|[[File:Bridge near Grovedale, Alberta.jpg|thumb|Building the bridge over the Wapiti River]]}}
*1928: William and Mary Gabler settle in Grovedale.
*1934: Ferry service commences by donations. T.E. Cooke owned and operated the ferry. A ferryman's house was built on the bank and occupied by Otto Sorely from 1934 to 1945. He was paid with food and supplies from the people who used the ferry, as there was no government wage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal
*1939: Post office and general store open. Farmers start growing alfalfa in their fields.
*1945: First school opened with a class of 14 children.
*1954: O'Brien Provincial Park was created and named after Dr. L.J. O'Brien, Grovedale's first forest ranger in 1932.<ref name=":0" />
*1958: Electrical lines reach Grovedale.
*1958: Bridge crossing the Wapiti River opens. Ribbon cutting was held on 28 November
*1963: Another school comes to Grovedale, from a small community 9 kilometres south of Grovedale.
*1960: A new two room school was built on the present site.
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*1970s: Natural gas lines reach Grovedale.
*1975: Grovedale Community Centre was built.
*1976: [[Landry Heights, Alberta|Landry Heights]] subdivision was approved.<ref name=":0" />
== Climate ==
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|year record high C = 36.0
|Jan high C = −6.5
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|Mar high C = 2.8
|Apr high C = 11.0
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|Sep high C = 16.9
|Oct high C = 10.5
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|year high C = 9.2
|Jan mean C = −12.8
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|year mean C = 2.4
|Jan low C = −19.1
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|Apr low C = −3.2
|May low C = 2.3
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|Dec low C = −17.0
|year low C = −4.5
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|Feb record low C = −48.0
|Mar record low C = −48.5
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|Jan precipitation mm = 36.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 22.2
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|year snow cm= 156.0
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web
|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=2719&lang=e&province=AB&provSubmit=go&page=51&dCode=0| title = Grovedale, Alberta | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| date = 31 October 2011 | publisher = Environment Canada| language =
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== Demographics ==
The population of Grovedale according to [[Alberta Transportation]]'s Basic Municipal Transportation Grant funding program is 138.<ref name=2013BMTG/>
== See also ==
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[[Category:Municipal District of Greenview No. 16]]
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