Standard, Alberta

Standard, Alberta

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Standard is a village located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated within the County of Wheatland, approximately km to mi|80|spell=UK|precision=0 east of the city of Calgary. The Canadian Pacific Railway tracks pass south of the village. The village was originally settled by Danish immigrants. Standard's economy is based on the surrounding farming community and the energy industry, with a number of oil and gas rigs in operation in the vicinity. Chief employers include Agrium Liquid Fertilizer, which operates a manufacturing plant, and the Husky Oil Plant.

Demographics

In 2006, Standard had a population of 380 living in 154 dwellings, a 2.3% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of km2 to mi2|2.34|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|162.5| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4805021&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Standard&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4805021 | title= Standard - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-09]

The murder of Kelly Cook

Standard is best known in Alberta for the tragic and well publicized abduction and murder of one of its residents, 15-year-old Kelly Cook, in 1981. [ [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cold_case/cook_kelly_e.htm Case report on abduction] - RCMP] The Grade 10 student regularly babysat for townsfolk, and on the morning of April 22 1981, she received a phone call from a man who identified himself as Bill Christensen. He asked her to babysit for him that evening. Although she did not know the caller, she agreed, as 'Christensen' was a common surname in the area and crime was virtually unknown in the village, with residents routinely leaving their doors unlocked. The caller arranged to pick Kelly up that evening and drive her to his residence. At 8:30 that evening, a car pulled up in front of the house where she lived with her parents and siblings. The driver did not leave his car, and Kelly walked out of her house and climbed into the automobile's front passenger seat. The car then immediately drove off. A few hours later, her anxious parents, concerned that Kelly had not called or returned home, called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A massive local search was launched but yielded almost no clues. Two months after her abduction, on June 28, her badly decomposed body was discovered in Chin Lakes, southeast of her hometown of Standard. The case caught the public's attention like few other murder cases because it was so unusual, with the killer actually picking up his victim at her house while her mother watched through the window. Despite the publicity this murder case generated, and a $100,000 reward offered by the Village of Standard for information leading to the arrest of Kelly's killer, as of January 2008, the case has not been solved.

ee also

*List of communities in Alberta
*Villages of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20582.html Alberta first profile of Standard]
* [http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=111601&x=articles&s=lifestyle 2005 newspaper article on the unsolved abduction and murder of Kelly Cook]

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Beiseker
North = Rockyford
Northeast = Drumheller
West = Strathmore, Calgary
Centre = Standard
East = Hussar
Southwest = Arrowwood
South = Milo
Southeast = Bassano


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