the town is inside a particularly windy a share of Alberta, because of the heavy Chinook winds that blow off the mountains. These are unremarkably stated to keep close at hand a greatest typical wind speed inside N America. This has bring about to the important total of wind farm development in a area, with the towers & blades of wind turbines being a characteristic of the scenery.

Todays Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin was born within Pincher Creek.