Fairview, Alberta
Fairview | |
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Town | |
| Town of Fairview | |
| Motto: Heart of the Peace Country! | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 19 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gordon MacLeod |
| • Governing body | Fairview Town Council |
| • MP | Chris Warkentin |
| • MLA | Hector Goudreau |
| Area (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 11.30 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,162 |
| • Density | 279.8/km2 (725/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Highways | Highway 2 Highway 64 |
| Website | Town of Fairview |
Fairview is a town in northern Alberta within the heart of the Peace Country. It is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) southwest of the Town of Peace River and 115 kilometres (71 mi) north of Grande Prairie at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 64A.
The Town of Fairview is one of two different communities in Alberta that go by the name of Fairview. The Hamlet of Fairview in southern Alberta is the lesser known of the two.[3]
In 1928 the railroad extended west from the village of Whitelaw through the Beaver Indian Reserve across a stubble field where the hamlet of Fairview was established. The village of Waterhole, five miles to the south, was packed onto skids and wagons and relocated to the railroad site. The first train rolled into the hamlet of Fairview on November 2, 1928. The hamlet was incorporated as a village on April 22, 1929. In 1949, the village was incorporated into the Town of Fairview. [4]
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, the Town of Fairview had a population of 3,162 living in 1,266 of its 1,322 total dwellings, a -4.1% change from its 2006 population of 3,297. With a land area of 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 279.8/km2 (725/sq mi) in 2011.[2]
In 2006, Fairview had:
- a population of 3,297 living in 1,389 dwellings, a 4.5% increase from 2001
- a land area of 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
- a population density of 341.7/km2 (885/sq mi).[5]
The median household income in 2005 for Fairview was $56,954, which is below the Alberta provincial average of $63,988.[6]
Education
Fairview has several schools, including:
- St. Thomas More Catholic School (K-12)
- EE Oliver School (K-6)
- Fairview High School (7-12)
- Grande Prairie Regional College - GPRC (Fairview Campus), formerly known as Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), which formerly existed as Fairview College (post-secondary).
Amenities and parks
In terms of recreation, Fairview offers indoor swimming at the Fairview Aquatic Centre, golfing at the Fairview Golf Course, skating at the Fairplex, skiing at the Fairview Ski Hill, curling, and bowling.
In 2010, the Fairplex Arena underwent a major upgrade which included the addition of 5 more dressing rooms, roof repairs and extra storage space.
The Fairview Regional Aquatic Centre was a $3.4M collaborative project taken on by the Town of Fairview and the M.D. of Fairview No. 136. The facility has a waterslide, a zero depth wading pool, a 25m lap pool, a tarzan swing, monkey bars, a whirlpool, and a climbing wall. The facility is home to the Fairview Olympians swim club. Facility staff ensure that patrons enjoy their time during any hour of the aqautic centre's long list of programming.
Cummings Lake is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Town of Fairview. The Cummings Lake Recreation Area has six baseball diamonds, a day use camping area, an overnight use camping area, a playground and a boat launch. Cummings Lake has a 28 stalls campground that offers coin operated showers and toilets, free firewood, electrical hookups and non-potable water from a cistern via hand pump. The Lake was once stocked with several species of fish, but low water levels in the winter of 2010/2011 forced winterkill and no fish remain in the lake. Surrounding the lake and campground area is a large portion of the 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) trail system that stretches from 108th Avenue to the northern tip of Cummings Lake. The trail system loops around the lake, the golf course, and the Town reservoirs. 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) of the trail is paved, the remaining 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of trail is gravel. Connected to the main trail is 1.5 km of educational signed nature trail.
Dunvegan Provincial Park is nearby in the Peace River valley.
Media
The Fairview Post is local newspaper that covers the town and surrounding area. It was founded by Hec MacLean, a renowned sportswriter that formerly worked for the Calgary Herald. It is now owned by Sun Media Corporation, under Quebecor.
The small, right-wing newsletter "The Bucking Truth" is printed in Fairview and distributed to surrounding communities. The Bucking Truth is written and published by local councilman Paul Buck who founded the newsletter in response to an alleged bias in the local media. The Bucking Truth has a circulation of 250 newsletters which are slipped under the doors of subscribers' homes on a monthly basis.
Events and attractions
- Agriculture Society Fair
- The Annual Waterhole Pro Rodeo and Parade
- Malanka Ukrainian New Year
- The Peace Classic Wheels Car Show
- Emergency Services Regimental Ball
- Rombs Annual Country and Bluegrass Jamboree.
Climate
Fairview experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
| Climate data for Fairview | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
13 (55) |
15.6 (60.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
7 (45) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15 (59) |
10 (50) |
4 (39) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.4 (−47.9) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−26 (−15) |
−38 (−36) |
−45 (−49) |
−45 (−49) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.3 (1.04) |
22.8 (0.90) |
20 (0.8) |
19.2 (0.76) |
47 (1.9) |
76.6 (3.02) |
78.2 (3.08) |
61 (2.4) |
37.8 (1.49) |
30.3 (1.19) |
23.1 (0.91) |
29.3 (1.15) |
471.6 (18.57) |
| Source: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (July 2009). "Communities Within Specialized and Rural Municipalities" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ Heart of the Peace History Book - Volume I, Town of Fairview History Book Committee. 2005.
- ^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Fairview - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Fairview, Alberta - Detailed City Profile". Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 March 2010
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