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Bragg Creek – the“heavenly hamlet”

  • 30 km west of Calgary
  • Gateway to Kananaskis
  • Location: Township 23, Range 5, West of the 5th meridian
  • Postal code: T0L 0K0
  • The Community Centre opened in 2000
  • The Snowbirds Chalet is a recreation centre for seniors and a venue for community meetings and performances
  • The majestic Elbow river flows through the hamlet (222 million m3 water/year)
  • The Bragg Creek flows down from Moose Mountain, through West Bragg Creek and into the Elbow River in the hamlet of Bragg Creek
  • Population of 500 in the hamlet and 5000 in the combined Bragg Creek and greater Bragg Creek areas
  • Freehold land
  • Bragg Creek, Division I councilor - Rick Butler
  • During the 1990’s CBC aired North of 60 which was filmed in Bragg Creek
  • Bragg Creek was also the filming location for the new BBC/Discovery Channel series Dinosapien and feature films Storm and Killer Image directed by David Winning. Bragg Creek was featured in the 2009 CBC television series Wild Roses.
  • Site of the campsite scenes of "Brokeback Mountain" and when Ennis encounters the bear were shot in Kananaskis. Mountain sites included Mount Lougheed, Fortress and Moose Mountain.