Chisholm, Alberta
[3] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the Athabasca River, approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi) southeast of the Town of Slave Lake.The hamlet is served by both road (approximately 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) west of Highway 44) and rail (Canadian National Railway).The community has the name of Thomas Chrisholm, an early settler.[5] In the summer of 2001, a major forest fire destroyed ten houses within the hamlet on May 27–28[6] and 120,000 hectares of timber in the surrounding area.[7] An investigation conducted by the Province of Alberta alleged that the fire was caused by a CNR train.