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Find Elk Valley Park Estates real estate auctions Bragg Creek. View Elk Valley Park Estates real estate auctions, bank foreclosures, distressed properties, REALTORS®, MLS® listings, open houses, attached, detached homes, single family homes. Compare Elk Valley Park Estates real estate agents Bragg Creek . Search Bragg Creek is named after Albert Warren Bragg from Collingwood, Nova Scotia and his 14-year-old brother John Thomas who homesteaded in the area in 1894. The community was established between a forestry reserve, the Sarcee Indian reserve and a Provincial Park. Ranching was the original primary economic generator in Bragg Creek. The economy diversified with the emergence of recreation in the 1920s.

Bragg Creek was featured in the feature films Storm (1987) and Killer Image (1992) both directed by David Winning, and also Betrayed (1988) directed by Costa-Gavras. During the 1990s, CBC aired the television program North of 60, which was mainly filmed in Bragg Creek. The town was the filming location for the new BBC/Discovery Channel series Dinosapien (2007) and the 2009 CBC television series Wild Roses, as well as portions of the movie FUBAR.

Bragg Creek has community recreation available such as tennis and hockey, and community activities at the local community recreation centre.

Bragg Creek Community Centre 23 White Ave., Bragg Creek The facility has a reception area, auditorium, kitchen, youth room and meeting rooms.

Bragg Creek Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bragg Creek recorded a population of 589 living in 241 of its 288 total private dwellings, a change of ?1% from its 2011 population of 595. With a land area of 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 148.0/km2 (383.3/sq mi) in 2016.[1] Rocky View County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 454 in Bragg Creek, the same population recorded in its 2006 municipal census. As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Bragg Creek had a population of 595 living in 235 of its 286 total dwellings, a 8.2% change from its 2006 population of 550. With a land area of 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 146.55/km2 (379.6/sq mi) in 2011.

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The store in Bragg Creek Bragg Creek is popular for shopping, with its quaint shops, restaurants, and mountain scenery. The area is a popular spot for vacations and short day trips from Calgary. It is near the Rocky Mountains and Kananaskis Country. The Elbow River and the scenic Elbow Falls are a short distance away. There are many recreational areas in the area. These include Bragg Creek Provincial Park and the Canyon Creek Ice Cave, also known as the Bragg Creek Ice Cave. There are numerous hiking/biking trails, equestrian trails and picnic/camping areas. Downhill skiing used to be popular, although since the abandonment of the nearby downhill ski centre, Wintergeen, only cross country skiing facilities are available. In recent years the Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association has developed over 140 km of biking, hiking, snowshoeing, and horseback riding trails. Many summer camps, such as OLQP, Easter Seals Camp Horizon and Kamp Kiwanis are also near Bragg Creek. The powderface42, a marathon and half-marathon takes place in the vicinity every year. This event is called a mountain marathon, but is more like a classical marathon running race rather than the multi-day mountain marathon events in the UK. The race does not have a navigational element to it; participants run on a predefined and marked course with water stations along it. Read Elk Valley Park Estates real estate auctions.