La Crete

History

La Crete was first settled in 1914 as La Crête Landing. When the first Mennonites arrived in the 1930s, they settled a short distance southwest of the original settlement on the current site of La Crete. When the first highways were built into the area in the 1960s, the population began to increase as new settlers arrived, and in 1979, La Crete was declared a hamlet.

Geography

The Hamlet of La Crete is west of Highway 697, mostly between Township Road 1060 and Township Road 1062 (109 Avenue). Lake Tourangeau is adjacent to the hamlet to the northwest.

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  3
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3
• American Coot

  Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  2
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2
• Red-eyed Vireo

  Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2
• Clay-colored Sparrow

  Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832) · Aves
  2
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  2