Kananaskis Improvement District
The administrative centre of the improvement district is Kananaskis Village.
History
The following is the incorporation history of Kananaskis Improvement District.
- April 1, 1945 – Improvement District (I.D.) No. 161, I.D. No. 192, and a portion of I.D. No. 193 amalgamated to form I.D. No. 33
- January 1, 1969 – I.D. No. 33 amalgamated with I.D. No. 27 to form I.D. No. 6, while adjacent I.D. No. 46 and I.D. No. 50 amalgamated to form I.D. No. 8
- January 1, 1983 – portions of I.D. No. 6 and portions of I.D. No. 8 amalgamated to form I.D. No. 5
- April 1, 1996 – the name of I.D. No. 5 changed to Kananaskis Improvement District
Geography
Communities and localities
There are no communities located within Kananaskis Improvement District.
The following localities are located within Kananaskis Improvement District.
- Localities
- Bow Valley Park
- Camp Horizon
- Kananaskis Village
- Kovach
- Mount Kidd RV Park
- Seebe
Climate
Kananaskis experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).
| Climate data for Kananaskis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31 (88) |
27.2 (81.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1 (34) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.6 (−50.1) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−4 (25) |
−14 (7) |
−29 (−20) |
−37 (−35) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.6 (1.13) |
26.6 (1.05) |
46.5 (1.83) |
52.6 (2.07) |
91.6 (3.61) |
89.7 (3.53) |
68.9 (2.71) |
72.7 (2.86) |
67.4 (2.65) |
36 (1.4) |
28.4 (1.12) |
29 (1.1) |
637.8 (25.11) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 156 living in 60 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -29.4% from its 2016 population of 221. With a land area of 4,203.24 km (1,622.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km (0.1/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 221 living in 58 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of -11.2% from its 2011 population of 249. With a land area of 4,213.95 km (1,627.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.1/sq mi) in 2016.
Government
Like all improvements districts in Alberta, Kananaskis Improvement District is administered by Alberta Municipal Affairs. However, residents do elect an advisory council consisting of a chairperson and three councillors to oversee the activities of municipal staff.
G7/G8 Summit
On June 26 and 27, 2002, the area hosted the 28th G8 Summit. This annual "Group of 8" Summit was held in Kananaskis Village at the Kananaskis Resort (also called the "Delta Lodge at Kananaskis"). This was the second time Canada used a lodge venue for the G8 Summit, after its inaugural 7th G7 Summit at Montebello, Quebec in 1981. So far, it is the only G8 Summit to be held in Western Canada. The 2002 conference pumped some $300-million into the Kananaskis and Alberta economy; however, security cost taxpayers in excess of $200-million. It will host the G7 meeting for a second time in 2025.