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Taber
Town
Town of Taber
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CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Taber
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageMarch 15, 1905
 • TownJuly 1, 1907
Government
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 • TypeMayor-Council government
 • MayorAndrew Prokop
 • Governing body
Taber Town Council
  • Jack Brewin
  • Garth Bekkering
  • Monica McLean
  • Carly Firth
  • Daniel Remfert
  • Joanne Sorensen
 • CAODerrin Thibault
 • MLAGrant Hunter (UCP)
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Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
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HighwaysHighway 3
Highway 36
WaterwayOldman River
Websitewww.taber.ca

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Taber (/ˈteɪbər/ Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Municipal District of Taber. It is approximately 51 km (32 mi) east of the City of Lethbridge at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 36.

Taber is famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the area receives. It is therefore known as the Corn Capital of Canada and holds an annual "Cornfest" in the last week of August[7].

History

Originally, Taber was known as "Tank No. 77," and was used by the railway to fill up on water. In 1903, it is said that the first Mormon settlers from the U.S. were the ones to establish a hamlet at the Tank. After the town's post office was built in 1907, the CPR decided to call the town "Tabor," probably after Mount Tabor in the Holy Land. However, various letters and station heads came out printed "Taber," so the CPR changed the name to make it match the records.

An alternate version of the town's name origin is that the first part of the word tabernacle was used by Mormon settlers in the vicinity, and the next Canadian Pacific Railway station was named Elcan (nacle spelled backwards).

After time, Taber became a successful coal mining town. Coal mining declined in the late 1920s, but picked up in the 1930s after extensive irrigation in the area.

During the Second World War, Japanese Canadians were forcibly relocated to Alberta where some were compelled into forced labor, many in sugar beet cultivation, for the duration of the war.

Irrigation helped not only the coal miners, it also brought with it the production of sugar beets. In 1950, a sugar beet processing plant (Roger's Sugar) was built, which has become a vital part of the town's economy.

A number of archaeological discoveries were made in the vicinity of Taber, including that of extinct buffalo,[8] and the so-called "Taber child" in 1961 by the head of a Geological Survey of Canada team Dr. Archie Stalker in the glacial deposits along the east bank of the Oldman River.[9]

Geography

Climate

Taber experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The highest temperature ever recorded in Taber was 40.6 °C (105 °F) on 17 July 1936. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −43.3 °C (−46 °F) on 23 January 1969.[10]

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Taber had a population of 8,862 living in 3,347 of its 3,481 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 8,428. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sortkey' not found. in 2021.[3]

The population of the Town of Taber according to its 2020 municipal census is 8,711,[6] a Script error: No such module "Percentage". change from its 2015 municipal census population of 8,380.[12]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Taber recorded a population of 8,428 living in 3,159 of its 3,384 total private dwellings, a Script error: No such module "Percentage". change from its 2011 population of 8,104. With a land area of 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi), it had a population density of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sortkey' not found. in 2016.[13]

Panethnic groups in the Town of Taber (1991−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[14] 2016[15] 2011[16] 2006[17] 2001[18] 1996[19] 1991[20][21]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 7,325 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,265 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,315 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,970 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,000 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,715 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 5,945 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Southeast Asian[b] 560 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 335 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 145 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Indigenous 375 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 230 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 275 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 130 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 190 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 80 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 320 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
East Asian[c] 150 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 285 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 200 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 315 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 250 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 260 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 230 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
South Asian 85 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 55 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Latin American 60 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 30 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 25 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 30 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 15 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
African 35 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 60 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 15 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Middle Eastern[d] 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 10 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Other/multiracial[e] 85 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 20 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 0 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 25 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total responses 8,685 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,220 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,015 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,440 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,505 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,100 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,545 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
Total population 8,862 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,428 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 8,104 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,591 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,671 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 7,214 Script error: No such module "Percentage". 6,664 Script error: No such module "Percentage".
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Economy

Taber's economy is largely based on agriculture. Local produce includes pigs, beef, sheep, poultry, sugar beets, potatoes, peas, carrots, wheat, flax, barley, corn, beans, sunflowers, oats, onions, canola and mustard.

Roger's Sugar is Taber's sugar beet processing plant, built in 1950. Lantic Inc., owns and operates the factory. There are several food processing companies based in the town, including a Frito-Lay factory, which produces various snack products for much of Western Canada. As well, sand and gravel are mined here. To a lesser extent, there is also a significant oil and gas component to the economy.

Arts and culture

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Cenotaph in downtown Taber

Cornfest

Cornfest is an annual summer festival held on the last full weekend in August, and includes a midway (rides, booths, and tests of skill) and a stage with performers.[22] It is the largest free family festival in Western Canada, and is organized by the Taber and District Chamber of Commerce. There are a number of corn-based activities, such as corn tasting and stuffing. Corn stuffing involves two people, one wearing an oversized coverall. One of the contestants attempts to stuff as much corn as possible into the other's coverall. Whichever team can put the most corn in the coveralls in the allotted time wins. During Cornfest, large-scale, local corn producers enter their best varieties in the 'Best Corn of the Year' award.

Taber is home to one of the Canada 150 Mosaic murals.[23] It depicts Tank 77 within a field of corn, and the tiles were painted by members of the community. The mural was unveiled in December 2016, and is housed within the Taber Health Clinic.

Government

Taber federal election results[24]
Year Liberal Conservative New Democratic Green
2021 4% 151 70% 2,738 8% 319 0% 0
2019 3% 121 89% 3,842 4% 188 1% 47
Taber provincial election results[25]
Year United Cons. New Democratic
2019 79% 2,588 12% 387
2015 41% 8,681 20% 525

The Town of Taber gained notoriety when it adopted a bylaw on February 23, 2015, that granted the police and bylaw officials the authority to levy fines for controversial actions including swearing, public assembly, spitting and applying graffiti on one's own private property. The bylaw also implemented a curfew.[26][27] The adoption met criticism over its appearance of being unconstitutional; violating freedoms of expression and association protected under Section Two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[28] The town defended its adoption stating the bylaw "is intended to consolidate existing municipal regulations and allow enforcement under a municipal bylaw rather than the Criminal Code" and citing concerns about unnecessary prosecutions clogging the court.[29] Mayor Henk De Vlieger supported the bylaw while stating that town council would review the bylaw after a six-month trial.[26]

Taber Police Service

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Taber Police Service
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Agency overview
Formed1904[30]
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionMunicipal
Operational structure
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  • The Honourable Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
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Website
www.taber.ca/town-services/taber-police-service

The Taber Police Service (TPS) is the municipal police force for the Town of Taber. Graham Abela is the current chief of police.[31] The TPS was established in 1904.[30] As of 2023, TPS had 19 serving officers.[32]

Education

Kindergarten through grade 12 education is administered in Taber by the Horizon School Division and Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Division. The two high schools in Taber are W.R. Myers High School and St. Mary's School.[33][34] Taber has a Christian School for kindergarten through grade 9. Other education systems include Community Adult Learning Council, ACE Place Learning Center and a Career Resource Centre.[35]

Sister cities

Taber and Higashiomi are sister towns.[36] In 1981, the Town of Taber and Notogawa, Japan signed the original Twinned Municipalities Agreement. When Notogawa was merged into the City of Higashiomi in 2006, the two municipalities re-signed the Twinning Agreement.

Notable people

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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