is a
Village located in east-central
Alberta ,
Canada . The rich farmland of the area was first settled in
1905 . Soon after the first of many "gopher hole" mines, homesteaders were soon
Coal Mining on the banks of the
Battle River in
1907 .
The site was surveyed in
1919 after the
Canadian Northern Railway arrived in
1916 , and Forestburg was incorporated into a village. Today Forestburg's economy is based on
Agriculture , coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation. With approximately 75 businesses, the rate of employment is good. Forestburg has a good variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd., Forestburg Collieries Ltd., and Manalta Coal Ltd.
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