Hinton

The small town of Hinton is located within west-central Alberta. The city is located in Alberta's Yellowhead County, around 284 kms west of Edmonton and 81 kilometres northeast of Jasper. The town is located in the Athabasca River Valley at the intersection of the Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway. The community is situated on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Hinton's location offers magnificent opportunities for outdoor exploration and adventure all year round.

The Town of Hinton was named for William D. Hinton, Vice President and General Manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The region was officially recognized in the year 1928.

The Town of Hinton has changed its exact site thirteen times in its short history, with the various sites being scattered along a line some 12 kilometres in length. The original site was along Hardisty Creek, where an aboriginal group from the Jasper area had left members suffering from smallpox while the rest of the group traveled to Lac Ste. Anne in order to find medical aid for the smallpox epidemic which was ravaging the indigenous population in Alberta. The area was therefore referred to as Cache Picote (Smallpox Camp) during the year 1870.

Welcome to Hinton, the gateway to the Northern Rockies. Our foothills site enables us to provide our visitors and community an excellent quality of life. Different outdoor recreation opportunities exist within close proximity of the town of Hinton, while we also provide superb recreation and culture experiences and facilities.

The community of Hinton is somewhat diverse, with a population of almost 10,000 people who build and work together. The are supports several businesses and helps the development and growth of emerging tourism, residential attraction, and servicing and resource supply industries. For this reason, the Town of Hinton has developed Innovista Eco-Industrial Park - a highly desirable, leading-edge place to do and locate business. This particular park provides great opportunities for both employees and businesses.

Various community events and services, like Hinton's Transit System and the annual Fohn Festival, make Hinton residents proud of their community. Attractions, like Mountain Bike Park and Beaver Boardwalk, have been made possible by community volunteers who endeavour to work together to be able to improve the quality of life of Hinton.

The Youth Centre in the town of Hinton has been part of the community ever since the year 2003, and is run in partnership along with the Town of Hinton and the Hinton Friendship Centre. The centre has various amenities for youth, like for instance: televisions, computers, Wii/Xbox gaming systems along with pool, games, air hockey, Dance Dance Revolution Arcade plus more.