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| Lloydminster | ||
| province | Alberta, Saskatchewan | |
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| Residents | 24.028 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 19645   | ||
| height | 645 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.lloydminstertourism.ca | |
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Lloydminster is a city on the border of the Canadian provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan with about 24,000 inhabitants.
background
Lloydminster was founded in 1903 by English colonialists. In 1905, the 110th longitude was set as the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan and Lloydminster was initially divided into two locations. In 1930 the division was given up again, so that the place is now in two Canadian provinces, which leads to some peculiarities in the tax treatment, since different tax rates actually apply in the two provinces. What has remained, however, is the cheaper income tax in the Alberta part, in which significantly more people live as a result.
Oil production and processing are defining for Lloydminster. The Canadian energy company Husky energy has its roots here and produces heavy fuel oil in the region, operates a refinery for further processing and, since 2006, has also had a large ethanol production plant that uses grain from the region to produce ethanol as an additive to fuels.
getting there
By plane
The small Airport offers a line connection to and from up to twice a day Calgary With Central Mountain Air.
By train
There is lively freight traffic on the existing railway lines, but probably no passenger traffic.
In the street
Lloydminster is located on the highway-like Transcanadian Highway number 16. From the west Edmonton you need about 3 hours driving time for the 250 km.
By bus
Greyhound Canada offers bus connections to numerous Canadian cities, including Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Center. In addition to an exhibition on the first colonization of Lloydminster by the colonialists, the building also houses several exhibitions and collections. The OTS Heavy Oil Science Center shows interesting facts about oil production in the region. There are also those Imhoff Art Collection, the Fuchs Wildlife Exhibit and the Richard Larsen Museum.
activities
shop
On Highway 16, which comes in from the west, you will find all the major shopping opportunities that are typically found on North American access roads, including the LloydMall, the city's shopping center.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
In Lloydminster that applies Mountain Time (UTC − 7), also in the part that is in Saskatchewan, but not in the parts of the surrounding area that belong to the province of Saskatchewan, there the applies Central Time (UTC − 6). In summer there is a summer time regulation for mountain time, but not for central time, so there is no time difference during this period. If you want to know everything about it, you can read the article in the English Wikipedia: Time in Saskatchewan .
