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Climate
Average Maximum Temperature 12.1 degrees celcius
Average Minimum Temperature -1.0 degrees celcius
Average Yearly Snowfall 160 cm
Average Yearly Rainfall 262 mm
Total Annual Hours of Sunshine 2,300.60
Days with Measurable Sunlight 321.9
Number of Frost Free Days 117
Last Killing Spring Frost May 7th
First Killing Fall Frost September 25th
Number of Crop Days 140
Elevation 921.10 m
Source: Canadian Climate Normals - Environment Canada


Temperature - Celcius
Month Daily Average Daily Maximum Daily Minimum
January -7.8 -1.8 -13.7
February -4.1 1.8 -10
March -0.3 5.6 -6.3
April 6.1 12.8 -0.7
May 11.4 18.2 4.6
June 15.6 22.4 8.8
July 18.2 25.6 10.7
August 17.7 25.2 10
September 12.3 19.3 5.2
October 7.2 14.1 0.3
November -1.2 4.2 -6.7
December -5.9 -0.4 -11.4
Source: Canadian Climate Normals - Environment Canada


Health Care
Health Region: Chinook Health 
Total Land Area (Square Kilometres) 25,947
Residents in Region (2006): More than 157,000
Continuing Care Beds: 344
Acute Care Beds: 353
Community Health Sites: 15
Board Members: 12
Community Health Councils: 2 (Community Health Council on Mental Health and Community Health Council on Seniors Health)
Communities Served: Residents are in Lethbridge and in more than 40 other towns, villages and surrounding rural areas.
Number of Staff: 3,500
Number of Physicians: 200
The Calgary Health Region provides quality care for the member communities of Vulcan, Claresholm, Champion and Carmangay.
Source: Chinook Health 2005-2006 Annual Report and www.chr.ab.ca (January 8, 2007)


Schools
  School Division(s) Public Separate Private
Cardston County        
Blood Tribe Kainai Board of Education     K-4 (2 schools)
5-8 (1 school)
9-12 (1 school)
7-12 (1 Alternate School)
Town of Cardston Westwind School Division #74 K-5 (1 school)
6-8 (1 school)
9-12 (1 school)		    
Town of Claresholm Livingstone Range School Division K-3 (1 school)
4-8 (1 school)
9-12 (1 school)		    
Town of Coaldale Palliser Regional School Division K-4 (1 school)
5-8 (1 school)
9-12 (1 school)
10-12 (1 school)		    
  Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4   ECS-9 (1 school)  
Town of Coalhurst Palliser Regional School Division K-6 (1 school)
7-12 (1 school)		    
Village of Coutts Horizon School Division No. 67 ECS-8 (1 school)    
City of Lethbridge Lethbridge School District No. 51 K-5 (12 schools)
6-8 (4 schools)
9-12 (4 schools)		    
  Palliser Regional School Division K-6 (1 school)    
  Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4   ECS-6 (5 schools)
ECS-9 (1 school)
7-9 (1 school)
10-12 (1 school)		  
  Greater Southern Francophone Education Region No. 4’s Ecole La Verendyre     ECS-12 (1 school)
Town of Magrath Westwind School Division #74 K-5 (1 school)
6-12 (1 school)		    
Town of Milk River Horizon School Division No. 67 K-5 (1 school)
6-12 (1 school)		    
Village of Milo Palliser Regional School Division 1-9 (1 school)    
Village of Nobleford Palliser Regional School Division K-12 (1 school)    
Town of Picture Butte Palliser Regional School Division K-6 (1 school)
7-12 (1 school)		    
  Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4   ECS-9 (1 schools)  
Town of Raymond Westwind School Division #74 K-5 (1 school)
6-8 (1 school)
9-12 (1 school)		    
Village of Stirling Westwind School Division #74 K-12 (1 school)    
Town of Taber Horizon School Division No. 67 K-5 (3 schools)
6-8 (1 school)
9-12 (1 school)		    
  Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4   ECS-5 (1 school)
6-12 (1 school)		  
Town of Vulcan Palliser Regional School Division K-6 (1 school)
7-12 (1 school)
10-12 (1 school)		    
Town of Vauxhall Horizon School Division No. 67 K-6 (1 school)
7-12 (1 school)		    
Village of Warner Horizon School Division No. 67 K-12 (1 school)    


Other Learning Opportunities
There are a variety of Hutterite Colony Schools in the area as well.
 
 
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