Pembina River (Alberta)

"Pembina" /ˈpɛmbɪnə/ is an Indigenous word "Pimbina" (Cree) for the high bush cranberry or summerberry[1] (Viburnum trilobum).

The river gives the name to the Pembina oil field, an oil- and gas-producing region centered on Drayton Valley.

The environmentalist group Pembina Institute also took its name from the river.

Communities along the Pembina River include Westlock, Sangudo, Entwistle and Evansburg.

Another protected area along the river is the Pembina River Natural Area, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Cherhill in aspen parkland.