and in the winter, a skating arena with natural ice. Retail services and businesses in Champion include a restaurant/bar, a grocery/liquor/lottery store, a self-serve gas station, a thrift store, a bank, a post office, and various other locally owned businesses. In terms of emergency response, the Village of Champion is served by the RCMP detachment and EMS services in neighbouring Vulcan, as well as the Champion Volunteer Fire Department. The village has several churches, including St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Champion Congregational Church, and a local meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Champion serves as a gateway to Little Bow Provincial Park, which is located east of the village and provides camping and many other outdoor recreational activities. See also List of communities in Alberta List of villages in Alberta References Champion History Society, Champion and District, (Friesens Corporation, 1999). Champion History Committee, Cleverville/Champion, 1905-1970: A History of Champion and Area, (Friesen and Sons, 1977). Sev Pasolli, Coal: Champion's Black Gold: A History of the Coalmines in the Champion Coal Fields Area, 2006. External links 1911 establishments in Alberta Populated places established in 1911 Villages in Alberta Vulcan County