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Lloydminster, is a unique Canadian city that is situated on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border, and offers excellent recreational, leisure and cultural facilities for both the young and the young at heart.  

Some of the main attractions are, Bud Miller All Season Park, the Lloydminster Leisure Centre and also the Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre.

The Border City On April 17th 1903, the first colonists camped at a site two miles north of the city on Hwy 17. The "Barrs" were a group of people who were assembled by Reverend I.M.Barr to form an English colony. During the sea passage to Canada the people became discontented with Reverend Barrs leader ship and turned to Reverend George E. Lloyd for help.
Lloydminster has a poputlation of 18,000 people in Today the City proudly bears the name Lloydminster, partly from Reverend Lloyds name and partly from the "minster" or "mother church"
Lloydminster has agriculture, oil and gas, as well as many other Make Sure You Come To Visit Canada's Border City, Lloydminster, Alberta
Bud Miller All Seasons Park- is a year round outdoor recreational facility, offering everything from lawn bowling to family barbecues to cross country skiing.

200 acres, Bud Miller All Seasons Park offers a complete range of activites and facilities. Head for the water and enjoy paddleboating of fishing in the perfect 10 acre man made recreational lake. Or improve your tennis game on one  of the four competition quality tennis courts. Maybe you would rather stroll through he formal gardends or the Arboretum, or explore the nature and hiking trails through aspen forest and marshland.

 

Lloydminster Leisure Centre - Located within Bud Miller All Seasons Park, the Lloydminster Leisure Centre offers an aquatice experience for the entire family. Ride the waves and 50-metre water slides. Relax your weary muscles in the whirlpool , sauna or steam room. Avid swimmers and exercisers, too, will apprecialte the 25-metre competition pool and fitness room.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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