Rochfort Bridge is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.[2] It is located approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) northwest of Edmonton and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Mayerthorpe. Rochfort Bridge is named for Cooper (Cowper) Rochfort, who with his associate, Percy Michaelson, homesteaded on the Paddle River at the point where the old trail from Lac Ste. Anne to the MacLeod River crossed the Paddle River.[3]
A farm near Rochfort Bridge and Mayerthorpe was the site of the Mayerthorpe tragedy on March 3, 2005, in which four officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were shot and killed in a raid on a marijuana drug operation.[4]
On December 5, 2019, a fire broke out in a home inside the hamlet. In the early morning hours of December 6, fire crews announced a body had been discovered, and later on after a more extensive search, four more bodies had been discovered. Two adults, Marvin and Janet Gibbs, and their three grandchildren all were killed in the fire.[5]
Demographicsedit
The population of Rochfort Bridge according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste. Anne County is 71.[1]
Notable peopleedit
Peter Trynchy – Canadian politician, Progressive Conservative MLA (1971-2001) and cabinet minister
^ ab"Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^"Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society, Archives Committee (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, CA: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. pp. 49–50.
^"Report confirms Mayerthorpe RCMP killed instantly". March 9, 2007.
^"Alberta First Nation reeling after 5 found dead in house fire: 'The grief is heavy' | Globalnews.ca".
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rochfort, bridge, village, ireland, rochfortbridge, hamlet, alberta, canada, within, anne, county, located, approximately, kilometres, northwest, edmonton, kilometres, east, mayerthorpe, named, cooper, cowper, rochfort, with, associate, percy, michaelson, home. For the village in Ireland see Rochfortbridge Rochfort Bridge is a hamlet in Alberta Canada within Lac Ste Anne County 2 It is located approximately 105 kilometres 65 mi northwest of Edmonton and 8 kilometres 5 0 mi east of Mayerthorpe Rochfort Bridge is named for Cooper Cowper Rochfort who with his associate Percy Michaelson homesteaded on the Paddle River at the point where the old trail from Lac Ste Anne to the MacLeod River crossed the Paddle River 3 Rochfort BridgeHamletThe Rochfort Trestle BridgeRochfort BridgeLocation within AlbertaShow map of AlbertaRochfort BridgeLocation within CanadaShow map of CanadaRochfort BridgeLocation within North AmericaShow map of North AmericaCoordinates 53 54 44 N 115 02 33 W 53 912309 N 115 04258 W 53 912309 115 04258CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaMunicipal districtLac Ste Anne CountyPopulation 2008 1 Total71 Panorama view of the whole Rochfort Trestle Bridge One of North America s longest wooden train trestles is located just east of the hamlet which crosses over the Paddle River valley and Highway 43 Rochfort Bridge Trestle was built in 1919 by Canadian Northern Railway Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editA farm near Rochfort Bridge and Mayerthorpe was the site of the Mayerthorpe tragedy on March 3 2005 in which four officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were shot and killed in a raid on a marijuana drug operation 4 On December 5 2019 a fire broke out in a home inside the hamlet In the early morning hours of December 6 fire crews announced a body had been discovered and later on after a more extensive search four more bodies had been discovered Two adults Marvin and Janet Gibbs and their three grandchildren all were killed in the fire 5 Demographics editThe population of Rochfort Bridge according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste Anne County is 71 1 Notable people editPeter Trynchy Canadian politician Progressive Conservative MLA 1971 2001 and cabinet ministerSee also editList of communities in Alberta List of hamlets in AlbertaReferences edit a b Alberta Population Summary Alberta s Hamlets Alphabetically 2010 PDF Alberta Population Retrieved September 25 2021 Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities PDF Alberta Municipal Affairs January 12 2022 Retrieved January 21 2022 Lac Ste Anne Historical Society Archives Committee 1959 West of the Fifth a history of Lac Ste Anne Municipality Edmonton CA The Institute of Applied Art Ltd pp 49 50 Report confirms Mayerthorpe RCMP killed instantly March 9 2007 Alberta First Nation reeling after 5 found dead in house fire The grief is heavy Globalnews ca nbsp This Central Alberta location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rochfort Bridge amp oldid 1219114851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
