Halkirk, Alberta
Halkirk is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No.[1] Following a vote in October 2024,[5] the Village of Halkirk dissolved on January 1, 2025, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Paintearth No.[2] Halkirk is located in an area surrounded by prairies, farmland, and badlands.[citation needed] With commercial operations beginning on December 1, 2012, Capital Power Corporation operates Alberta's third largest wind farm (largest until May 2013, when the Blackspring projects reached full operation), with 83 Vestas V90 Wind Turbines in the area totalling 150MW capacity.It was decided by the East Central Alberta Catholic Separate School Board in March, 2016 to close the school indefinitely due to a decline in numbers of students.