Lacombe

Lacombe City is situated within Central Alberta in between the Rocky Mountains and the Alberta Prairie. The city was named by a Roman Catholic father, Albert Lacombe. Father Lacombe was a missionary who resided among the Crees and Blackfoot peoples. He is likewise well-known for acting as a "peace" middleman among the Blackfoot and Cree.

The area around Lacombe City offers fantastic sites for recreational activities both for outdoor and indoor enthusiasts. Lacombe played host to the 1994 Alberta Senior Games, that provided the region with great recreational facilities. Throughout the community, there is an auditorium, meeting rooms, curling rink and multipurpose community centre, twin arenas, indoor swimming pool, eight soccer pitches, tennis courts and approximately 16 ball diamonds. There are likewise approximately 120 community groups that provide a lot of recreation and cultural activities meant for everyone whether they are looking for sports, leisure, fun, or fitness activities.

There are likewise lots of recreational places to go to. They consist of the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre, Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex, Lacombe Memorial Centre, Town of Lacombe Trails & Parks Map, Kinsmen Ball Park, Les Walker Rotary Park and Michener Recreation Park. Kinsmen Aquatic Centre is situated within the Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex houses. It is an indoor facility which includes 25 meters of six lane tanks, a hot tub, outdoor spray parks, leisure pools and teaching pools. Lacombe Memorial Centre is located on the historic 5214 to 50th Avenue. It is a good place to hold events, like for example club meeting s and business gatherings. It has a multipurpose design, with commercialized food preparation kitchens. Les Walker Rotary Parks is a place meant for winter months (outdoor skating rinks and Coop Family Skate during February). It likewise has a Group Camping/Group Day areas on the southern section of the new campground. Michener Recreation Area has amongst the best playing fields, and it consists of 7 ball diamonds, soccer pitches, athletic track, horse shoe pitches, horseshoe pitches and playground. It also has two campground areas, with the upper campground providing 3 camping sites and 20 sites that are situated within the trees situated on the lower campground. Kinsmen Ball Park offers ball diamonds used for small tournaments and league plays.

Lacombe City is situated between the valleys of Edmonton and Calgary, that makes it a strong producer of agriculture, gas, and oil. The town also has the Lacombe Research Centre, where the Lacombe hog, the very first livestock that was developed within Canada, was produced. The city of Lacombe likewise has a good trail system and road system.