Bragg Creek, Alberta
| Bragg Creek | |
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| Hamlet | |
Shopping mall in Bragg Creek
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| Coordinates: 50°57′06″N 114°33′34″W / 50.95159°N 114.55951°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Census division | No. 6 |
| Municipal district | Rocky View County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Reeve | Greg Boehlke |
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Rocky View County Council
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| Area | |
| • Land | 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 589 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
Bragg Creek is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County in Division No. 6. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Bragg Creek is located 30 km (19 mi) west of Calgary (via Highway 8 and Highway 22) at the confluence of the Elbow River and Bragg Creek. It is located north of the intersection of Highway 66 and Highway 22.
Bragg Creek is named after Albert Warren Bragg from Collingwood, Nova Scotia and his 14-year-old brother John Thomas who homesteaded in the area in 1894. The community was established between a forestry reserve, the Sarcee Indian reserve and a Provincial Park. Ranching was the original primary economic generator in Bragg Creek. The economy diversified with the emergence of recreation in the 1920s.
Bragg Creek was featured in the feature films Storm (1987) and Killer Image (1992) both directed by David Winning, and also Betrayed (1988) directed by Costa-Gavras. During the 1990s, CBC aired the television program North of 60, which was mainly filmed in Bragg Creek. The town was the filming location for the new BBC/Discovery Channel series Dinosapien (2007) and the 2009 CBC television series Wild Roses, as well as portions of the movie FUBAR.
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