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The town of Pincher Creek is a nature lovers paradise. Our beautiful little town is right between many of Alberta, B.C. and Montana's biggest tourist attractions
 Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Pincher Creek is located approximately 30 miles from the Alberta, British Columbia and Montana borders.
Close to Waterton Lakes National Park, the Castle Mountain ski hill, and the Crowsnest River, Pincher Creek has something to offer everyone with camping, hunting, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. You will want to return time and time again to the friendly and peaceful town of Pincher Creek. Take the opportunity to visit an International Park, Heritage sites or take in wilderness adventures.
Pincher Creek is the wind energy capital of Canada. Pincher Creek enjoys the warm Chinook winds that compress and warm as they rush down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. This wind regime has been mapped to record areas where wind-plants can be most economically sited.
This non-polluting source of renewable energy is fed into the provincial electrical grid that powers Southern Alberta industries and residences. There are over 100 turbines within view of Pincher Creek. Canadian Hydro and Vision Quest are two Alberta-based wind power firms that make Pincher Creek home to their windplants. There are currently nine wind power project located in souther Alberta.
Calgary's public transit system purchases this green energy for the C-Trains that speed transit riders across the city. Enmax, a major electrical utility company also purchases green power, as do towns and municipalities that are supplied by the Alberta grid.
Pincher Creek is host to the "World's Best Beef Festival" where there will be opportunity for a hands on opportunity to see how beef is raised by the cow-calf producer, visit a feedlot, an auction market. environmental stewardship in the industry. the grading, selection and use of beef cuts, beef as an important nutritional food source and how to prepare and cook great beef dinners.
With its' clean mountain streams, fresh air and excellent grasslands nestled against a spectacular mountain setting, southwest Alberta has produced great beef for over a century.
Today, Pincher Creek has a population of over 3,500 residents and it's land mass covers over 6 square kilometers.
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