List of specialized municipalities in Alberta

[4] 44 elected officials (five mayors, one reeve and 39 councillors) provide specialized municipality governance throughout the province.[7] The first specialized municipality was created on April 1, 1995, when the former City of Fort McMurray amalgamated with Improvement District (ID) No."[9] The status change designated Strathcona County's large urban centre, Sherwood Park, as Alberta's second city-equivalent urban service area, while its rural territory was designated a rural service area deemed equivalent to a municipal district.[5] Unlike those of the four other specialized municipalities, no specific reason was provided in the order in council that changed the status of Crowsnest Pass.[14] It was originally formed on August 1, 2007, when the Town of Lac La Biche amalgamated with the surrounding Lakeland County.By converting to a specialized municipality, Lac La Biche County was able to preserve the lower tax rates applied to its rural areas and the higher tax rates applied to the population centres of Lac La Biche (the former town) and Plamondon.[22] Proponents of the Cooking Lake Airport have also expressed interest in breaking away from Strathcona County to form a separate specialized municipality.

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