Veteran is a village in central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

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. It is located 200 km east of the City of Red Deer

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Veteran is located on Highway 12, 25 km from Consort

Consort, Alberta

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 to the east, and 26 km from Coronation

Coronation, Alberta

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 to the west. It is lies at the cross roads of Township 352 and Range Road 85.

Education

Veteran School serves 65 students enrolled in K-9 classes. The school offers optional extra curricular sports teams for junior high students. Upon completing Grade 9, most students choose to attend high school in Consort, as school bus service is provided between Veteran and Consort. Junior high students are required to take the four core subjects in Veteran School, while five option classes are available including sewing, band, foods, computers and current events. Elementary students take four core subjects and also take band, art, and computers. Veteran School also has a reading buddy program that helps its elementary students learn to read. The school also has a library which also functions as the village's municipal library.

Amenities and services

Below is a list of amenities and services in Veteran.

• Community hall
• Grocery store
• Bank
• Post office
• Fire hall
• Two playgrounds
• Two restaurants
• Veteran School
• Auction mart
• Curling rink
• Indoor rink
• Skateboard park
• Hotel with bar
• Two churches
• Three baseball fields
• Two soccer fields
• Library
• Lions Club
• Bed and breakfast
• Kitter's Bit (oilfield supply store)
• General Tank Trucking
• DC Feeds
• U-Haul outlet
• Greyhound bus services
• JWR Transport
• Veteran Eagle Newspaper
• Village office
• Car wash
• Laundromat
• Eagle Agro Services (fertilizer services)
• Museum
• Veteran Campground (offering year round service)

Sports and activities

Numerous sports and activities are available in Veteran and area, including slow-pitch baseball, fastball, curling, soccer, skating, ice hockey, hunting, dirt-biking, and belly dancing.

Attractions

Attractions in Veteran include a campground, a museum, and an auction market. The auction market brings in a lot of people since there are not many auction markets in the area. Veteran Campground, operated by the Village of Veteran, allows people to stay over night on a long trip and is open year round. The museum, which profiles the history of Veteran and its surrounding area, is located on the west side of Highway 884.

Attractions nearby

There are lots of things to do in nearby Consort and Coronation, which are both about a 15 minute drive from Veteran. In Consort and in Coronation there are dance academies, hockey teams for all ages, and bowling teams. There is also a swimming pool in both Consort and Coronation that opens in May and closes when summer is over. There are more stores and banks in Consort then there are in Veteran. There is also a hospital in Coronation and Consort. In addition, there is a large hill called Nose Hill which has historical significance as it was a meeting spot during the second Northwest Rebellion.

Churches

There are two churches in Veteran: the United Church, and the Full Gospel Church. The United Church, which has an annual potluck supper, holds a weekly service from 9:30-10:30. The Full Gospel Church has a youth group, VBS (Vacation Bible School), Kids clubs, and a group of people who go on a mission trip to Mexico. Services are held on Sundays: Sunday school from 10-11 and the service from 11-12. VBS (Vacation Bible School) has games, greeting times, bible land, worship, crafts, movies and snacks. Usually VBS is held in August or near the end of July. There is no fee to attend. Kids club is an after school event and is also free of charge. There are games, worship, crafts and snacks. Weddings, Funerals, and Baby Showers are occasionally held at the churches.

Weather

The weather in Veteran is unpredictable. The winters are cold with snow, but every year the amount of snow is varies. There hasn't been much rain around Veteran the past few years. The summers are typically hot, the temperature averaging 27 degrees Celsius.

History

Veteran was founded in 1912 under its first name, Wheatbelt. The Thuliens, Ulseths, and Heisteads were some of the first families to make homestead in what is now Veteran.

Extras

There is an auction market in Veteran, where cows, bulls, and calves are bought and sold, and there is also a cafe. Sales are usually held every Monday and Wednesday.There are many houses for rent in Veteran and houses for sale. The cost of living in Veteran is very reasonable with rent typically in the $500/month or less range.

Demographics

In 2006, Veteran had a population of 293 living in 146 dwellings

House

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, a 0.3% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.84 km² (0.324325813217729 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 349.4 /km2.