Hinton

Hinton is a town within west-central Alberta, Canada. It is situated in Yellowhead County, 81 kilometres or 50 mi northeast of Jasper and roughly 176 mi or 284 kilometres west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River Valley. The community is situated on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Hinton's location offers magnificent opportunities for year-round outdoor exploration and adventure.

The name "Hinton" originates from a former President and General Manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, William D. Hinton. The region was recognized officially during the year 1928.

The Town of Hinton has changed its precise site thirteen times in its short history, with the various sites being scattered along a line about 12 kilometres in length. The original location was along Hardisty Creek, where an aboriginal group from the Jasper region had left members stricken with smallpox whilst the rest of the group went to Lac Ste. Anne in order to find medical help for the smallpox epidemic that was ravaging the indigenous population within Alberta. The area was therefore dubbed Cache Picote (Smallpox Camp) in 1870.

Welcome to the town of Hinton, the gateway to the Northern Rockies. Our foothills site allows us to provide our community and visitors an excellent quality of life. Various outdoor recreation opportunities exist within close proximity of the town, while we also offer superb culture and recreation experiences and facilities.

Hinton is a diverse community that works and builds together. With a population of just below 10,000 inhabitants, Hinton supports the diversification of its economic base and would assist the development and growth of residential attraction, emerging tourism, and resource supply and servicing industries. Hence, the Town of Hinton has constructed Innovista Eco-Industrial Park - a highly desirable, leading-edge location to do and locate business. This park offers exciting opportunities for both employees and businesses.

Various community events and services, such as Hinton's Transit System and the annual Fohn Festival, make Hinton inhabitants proud of their community. Attractions, like for example Mountain Bike Park and Beaver Boardwalk, have been made possible by community volunteers who endeavour to work together to improve Hinton's quality of life.

The Hinton Youth Centre has been apart of the community since the year 2003 and currently is a partnership between the Town of Hinton and the Hinton Friendship Centre. The Centre has lots of amenities to offer to youth and some comprise: computers, televisions, Wii/Xbox gaming systems with games, pool, Dance Dance Revolution Arcade, air hockey and a lot more.