[10] Barnett was a retired member of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) who had served a mere three years.

According to his own diary and his official obituary in the RCMP Quarterly, spring 1940, on July 19, 1881, Barnett was among a small NWMP party that escorted Chief Sitting Bull and his people to the Canada–US border.

Along the Calgary-Edmonton Trail, he established a "stopping house" for travelers on a land grant given to him for serving in the NWMP.

[12] In 1907, the federal government set up an experimental farm to research grain and livestock production.

[38] Nestled in one of Central Alberta's most fertile valleys between Calgary and Edmonton, the local economy includes a strong agricultural base supplemented by oil and gas industry.

This research program has played a major role in developing the more than $120-billion Canadian agrifood industry.

The centre conducts research in field crops and livestock production relevant to the central Alberta region.

The centre's main research focuses on the factors that influence red meat: yield, quality, safety and preservation.

The company also owns and manufactures Northern King fishing lures and True North brand wood chips and seasonings.

[46] The Lacombe Generals of Allan Cup Hockey West played out of the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex from 2016 to 2019.

[47] As of 2020, the LPS has 21 police officers, an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team member, and 13 civilian staff (full-time, part-time, and casual).

[53] In addition to being Lacombe's oldest building, the Michener house served as the birthplace of the Rt.