Taber

Taber is a small town of 8,400 people (2016) in the Southern Alberta region of Alberta, Canada. Taber is famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the area receives, and is known as the Corn Capital of Canada.

Understand
Taber's economy is largely based on agriculture. Local produce includes hogs, beef, sheep, poultry, sugar beets, potatoes, peas, carrots, wheat, flax, barley, corn, beans, sunflowers, oats, onions, canola and mustard. Roger's Sugar is Taber's sugar beet processing plant and there are several other food processing companies based in the town.

By car
Taber is located at the intersection of Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) and Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), approximately east of Lethbridge,  southeast of Calgary, and  north of the U.S. border.

By plane
The nearest international airport is the Calgary International Airport, though Lethbridge Airport offers limited domestic, scheduled flights.



Do

 * Fishing, Taber has fishing opportunities at the Trout Pond as well as the Oldman, Bow, and South Saskatchewan Rivers; guided tours available.
 * Taber also has a golf course, splash park, skate park, indoor swimming pool, and arena.
 * Taber also has a golf course, splash park, skate park, indoor swimming pool, and arena.