Hinton is named for William P Hinton, who was Vice-President and General Manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
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Location: Hinton is located in the western central part of the Province.
Judicial District: Edmonton Judicial District
Courthouse – Hinton
Location: 237 Jasper Street West / Pembina Avenue
Built: 1978 – 1980
Style: Modern
Architect: Alberta Department of Public Works
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a one story red coloured brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the centre of Hinton. The entrance is located at the northeast corner. A wide black coloured band runs along the north front roof line. The roof line is flat. The building has two courtrooms and houses the Court of King’s Bench and the Alberta Court of Justice.
See: The Court of King’s Bench sits at the courthouse at Edmonton. In the Hinton District, the Alberta Court of Justice also sits at courthouses at Edson, Grande Cache and Jasper.
See: Within the Edmonton Judicial District is the Court of King’s Bench and Alberta Court of Justice at Edmonton and Alberta Court of Justice courthouses located at Athabasca / Barrhead / Boyle / Breton / Drayton Valley / Edson / Evansburg / Fort Saskatchewan / Grande Cache / Jasper / Leduc / Mayerthorpe / Morinville / St. Albert / Sherwood Park / Stony Plain / Vegreville / Westlock / Whitecourt
Courthouse – Hinton
Court of King’s Bench courtroom
Alberta Court of Justice courtroom
Photos taken 2019
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