Ansell, Alberta

Ansell
Unincorporated Community
Ansell is located in Alberta
Ansell
Location of Ansell in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°33′26″N 116°31′32″W / 53.5572°N 116.5256°W / 53.5572; -116.5256
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census divisionNo. 14
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated
 • MayorJim Eglinski
 • Governing body
  • Shawn Brian Berry
  • Sandra Cherniawsky
  • Anthony Giezen
  • Dawn Mitchell
  • Fred Priestley-Wright
  • David Russell
  • William Velichko
  • Jack Williams
Elevation
930 m (3,050 ft)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)

Ansell is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.

Toponymy

Ansell is named for Henry Albert Ansell, one-time employee of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.[1] He was secretary to Morley Donaldson, Grand Trunk's vice-president and general manager, at the time the siding was established.[2]

History

Ansell, established as a railway siding in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, was founded to serve coal mining and transportation activities along the Alberta Coal Branch railway line.[1][3][4] Several small, short-lived communities developed along this line to facilitate operations that took place in parts of the Rockies east of Jasper National Park.[4][5]

As of the 21st century, Ansell is retained as a toponym for oil and gas operations in the area of the original siding,[6][7][8] and for the small number of agricultural and residential properties in the vicinity.[1]

Services

The site contains a fire and bear lookout tower, Ansell Tower, operated by the provincial government.[9] Services are provided through Edson.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alberta Culture (2025). "Ansell". Alberta Geographical Names Web Map. Text visible upon selecting yellow circle. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway established a station here in 1911 and named it after Albert Ansell, secretary to the vice-president of the GTPR.
  2. ↑ "Ansell, Henry Albert b. 28 Oct 1889 Montreal, QC d. 5 Aug 1980 Kelowna, BC: Camera Workers, 1858-1950". cameraworkers.davidmattison.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Ahlf, Marguerite. "File - Edson History: Railways". Alberta on Record.
  4. 1 2 Ross, Toni Antoniuk (1974). Oh! The coal branch: a chronicle of the Alberta Coal Branch. Edmonton, Alta: Ross. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-919212-51-0.
  5. ↑ Galloway Station Museum. "The Alberta Coal Branch: Ghost Towns of Alberta's Mining Industry". Historic Places Days. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Meikle, Brad (July 14, 2014). "PE-backed Cequence Energy completes disposition of Ansell assets". PE Hub. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Highpine Makes First Commercial Discovery in Central Alberta's Tomahawk Area; Announces 2009 Capex, Drilling Plans". Hart Energy. January 26, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ GlobeNewswire (March 8, 2023). "Peyto Reports Record Profit and Cash Flow in 2022". Financial Post.
  9. ↑ Government of Alberta (January 1, 2009). "[Fire lookouts] - Open Government". open.alberta.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Weather not helping as crews battle fire that forced Edson, Alta., to evacuate". Times Colonist. June 10, 2023.
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