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Acme is a village 83 kilometres (52 miles) northeast of Calgary, Alberta. It was the first village to be incorporated in the M.D. of Kneehill. The population of Acme as of 2004 is 648. The village has a Bank of Montreal, General Motors dealership, lumberyard, a couple of restaurants, an Elementary School, a Senior High School (Junior High is in Linden), a senior's centre, a Royal Canadian Legion hall, a curling rink, outdoor skating rink, ball diamonds, a golf course, and a Centenial swimming pool. The community hall burnt down in the spring of 2004 but has since been replaced - the new centre opening in spring of 2006 (see link below). The village's baseball diamonds regularly attract summer baseball tournaments.
Notable Native
- Helen Hunley - First woman Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
External links
"Acme, Alberta"