In April 2020, Alberta used modelling to anticipate the number of COVID-19 cases over the coming months. Parents will be notified by their child’s school as soon as one confirmed case is identified within the school. Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca oil sands and Wabasca area in the east of the region. Alberta's two largest waterbodies, Lake Athabasca and Lake Claire are located in the wetlands of northeastern Alberta, forming the Peace-Athabasca Delta, that drains through the Slave River towards the Arctic Ocean. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. [1], Various definitions exist of Northern Alberta's boundaries. To zoom in on the detailed Alberta map, click or touch the plus (+) button; to zoom out, click or touch the minus (-) button. This includes mandatory masking, physical distancing, enhanced cleaning, and daily symptom screening. Case numbers for outbreaks at specific sites are not provided online because they change rapidly and often. The definition used by the Northern Alberta Development Council, an agency of the provincial government, includes the communities of Whitecourt, Athabasca, Saddle Lake, St. Paul, and Cold Lake, while excluding Hinton, Edson, Mayerthorpe, and Westlock. Coordinates: 57°N 115°W / 57°N 115°W / 57; -115 (Northern Alberta), Northern Alberta Development Council area, https://nadc.ca/media/1189/area-profile-an-economic-description-of-the-region.pdf, DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com featuring Villages, Towns, Cities, Parks and Lakes of Northern Alberta, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Alberta&oldid=961811772, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 June 2020, at 14:55. Northern Alberta is crossed by the Peace River and the Athabasca River, both of which eventually convene to form the Slave River that ultimately drains into the Arctic Ocean via Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River within the Northwest Territories. To scroll the zoomed-in map, swipe it or drag it in any direction. Find out the status in your area and sign up to be notified if there is a change. This map shows cities, towns, rivers, lakes, Trans-Canada highway, major highways, secondary roads, winter roads, railways and national parks in Alberta. An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. The Caribou Mountains are an elevated plateau in the relatively flat Albertan north which provide core habitat for an endangered woodland caribou herd. Neither scenario became a reality in Alberta, and the province’s hospitalization rate continues to be much lower than the estimate in the low scenario.
Cases by zone. The adjacent Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest protected area. Other tourist attractions in Northern Alberta include the Fort McMurray Historical Society-Heritage Park, Historic Dunvegan, Kimiwan Birdwalk and Interpretive Centre, Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory in the Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park, Muskoseepi Park, and the Oil Sands Discovery Centre.[3]. Modelling data is intended to demonstrate expected trends and not intended to be a predictor of day-to-day increases in hospitalization rates. New mandatory and voluntary measures are in place to stop the spread. If a case is confirmed, contact tracers and public health officials will be deployed to identify potential exposure and limit spread. The region consists of aspen parkland in the south, grading to boreal forest and muskeg in the north.
Nov. 11 update: Due to Remembrance Day, the following update is provided: Nov. 10 update: The information below is accurate as of end-of-day Nov. 9. Other important routes are the Mackenzie Highway and Bicentennial Highway in the northwest, the Northern Woods and Water Route in the southeast and Highway 63 in the east.[4]. Some regions may need to put additional measures in place to address local outbreaks. As a precaution, outbreak control measures are put in place at continuing care facilities and group homes with a single confirmed case. This definition is also used by the University of Alberta to define eligibility for northern research grants.[2]. Data reported in the table below and in the app is based on calendar day. Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta now has months of data and experience to inform our ongoing response to COVID-19, and no updated models are being planned at this time.
Cases are rising in Calgary and the Edmonton Zone. A detailed update will be provided Nov. 12. Outbreak information will be updated on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. Cases are rising across Alberta. This map was created by a user. An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. This in known as an alert. Northern Alberta contains several diamond bearing diatremes associated with kimberlite fields, including the Buffalo Head Hills and Birch Mountains kimberlite fields which in turn form the Northern Alberta kimberlite province. We also created a revised low scenario, which took into account Alberta’s overall low hospitalization rate and suggested that 298 people would require hospitalization at the virus’s peak. Stronger mandatory and voluntary measures are in place to limit the spread.
Locations of outbreaks in acute care and continuing care facilities are reported publicly when there are 2 or more cases, indicating that a transmission within the facility has occurred. This helped us make decisions and prepare hospitals to care for critical and acute patients. As of 2011, the region had a population of approximately 386,000. Due to technical issues, laboratory testing data is unavailable at this time. COVID-19 status map. Some regions may need to put additional measures in place to address local outbreaks.
An outbreak is declared when there are 2 or more confirmed cases in a school setting within a 14 day period where disease could have been acquired or transmitted in the school.
These decisions included the aggressive public health measures we put in place this spring to help limit the spread of the virus. Coverage of northern Alberta map includes Wood Buffalo National Part in the north-east corner of the map area, Cold Lake Air Weapons Range in the south-east corner, Pine Le Moray Provincial Park in the south-west corner, and Thinahtea North Provincial Protected Area in the north-west corner. Find out the status in your area and sign up to be notified if there is a change. Learn more. The interactive data application provides aggregate statistics on cases in Alberta, including age range, sex and characteristics. Map multiple locations, get transit/walking/driving directions, view live traffic conditions, plan trips, view satellite, aerial and street side imagery. For more information on outbreaks in hospitals, visit AHS Acute Care Outbreaks in Alberta. COVID-19 status notification subscription, Communities on the watch/enhanced measures list, Alberta COVID-19 modelling update - April 28, Prairie Lakes Senior Facility, Grande Prairie, Syncrude Mildred Lake site, Fort McMurray, Victory Church on the Rock, Grande Prairie, Misericordia Community Hospital, Edmonton, University of Alberta Hospital (Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute), Edmonton, Good Samaritan, Pembina Village, Evansburg, Jasper Place Continuing Care Centre, Edmonton, Millwoods Shepherd’s Care Centre, Edmonton, Laurel Heights Retirement Residence, Edmonton, C.E.P.P. Other schemes place Edmonton and its surrounding farmland in Central Alberta, limiting Northern Alberta to the northern half of the province, where forestry, oil, and gas are the dominant industries. Northern Alberta's health region is controlled by Alberta Health Services. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the centre of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor, including most of the province's landmass as well as its capital, Edmonton. Events and other workplaces (like office buildings) are listed when there are 10 or more cases. Go back to see more maps of Alberta Maps …