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Amber Valley is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada, approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Edmonton.Its elevation is 608 m (1,995 ft). Originally named Pine Creek, Amber Valley was among several Alberta communities settled in the early 20th century by early Black immigrants to the province from Oklahoma and the Deep South of the Unite
17UB (ONS) E07000032 (GSS) Ethnicity. 97.8% White. 0.9% S.Asian [2] Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of Derby.
The building continued to serve as a meeting place for Ripley Urban District Council for much of the 20th century and remained the local seat of government after the enlarged Amber Valley Borough Council was formed in 1974. [9] The building was extended to the west in the 1990s to create a bridge across the road to the new district council ...
Scheduled monuments in Amber Valley. Shottle and Postern. South East Derbyshire College. St Andrew's Church, Langley Mill. Street Lane.
Willis Reese Bowen (February 6, 1875 – 1975) was one of the first settlers in Amber Valley, Alberta.His home, Obadiah Place, is a historic site. [1]Bowen was born in Butler County, Alabama, and was one of a group of black Americans who moved from Oklahoma to Canada in 1911, filing for homesteads north of Edmonton and east of Athabasca Landing. [1]
In 2023, Farnsworth was elected as a Member of Amber Valley Borough Council for Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley. [6] She became the first Labour councillor to represent the ward in over 20 years, and was also elected to the Parish Councils in Horsley and Kilburn. Farnsworth was elected as MP for Amber Valley at the 2024 general election ...
English. Budget. £40,000 per year. Volunteers. Approx. 1000. Website. https://ilovefreegle.org. Freegle is a UK organisation that aims to increase reuse and reduce landfill by offering a free Internet -based service where people can give away and ask for things that would otherwise be thrown away.
Obadiah Place is a historic site in Amber Valley, Alberta. It was the homestead of Willis Reese Bowen and later the home of his son Obadiah Bowen, a pastor for the town. Willis (sometimes spelled Willace) Reese Bowen brought his family and four other black Oklahoman families to the Amber Valley in 1911.