Bashaw

Welcome

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Bashaw. A small, vibrant town of 868 people, proud of our efforts and achievements to sustain a rich and prosperous unified community.

They say home is where the heart is and that especially depicts Bashaw. Whether originally from the area or not, newcomers are amazed at how once settled in it feels like they have lived here all of their lives.

Nestled in the valley near the shores of Buffalo and Red Deer Lakes at the crossroads of Highway 21 and 53, we are centrally located in Prairie Parkland Country. Bashaw is within daily commuting distance to Camrose, Ponoka, Stettler and Lacombe and less than an hour drive to Red Deer.

Primarily a farming community, the area around Bashaw is known for productive croplands and a diverse livestock industry. Our full service community provides all the basics required to maintain a very clean, secure, comfortable lifestyle in today's fast paced world.

Quality of life is sought after and easily obtained in our safe and compassionate community. And we have an abundance of water fed by deep well systems.

Bashaw offers excellent shopping opportunities, a health care centre, local physician, senior housing facilities, seniors lodge, day care centre, RCMP detachment, K-12 School, youth centre, library, ball diamonds, arena/curling rink, agricultural facilities and rodeo grounds. A scenic countryside with lakes, trees and rolling hills make Bashaw and area an ideal location for hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, boating or just a peaceful drive in the country.

There are excellent accommodations within the Town of Bashaw as well as bed and breakfast facilities and private or provincial campgrounds within the near vicinity. For golfing enthusiasts who enjoy a challenge, two superb golf courses are located just minutes north and south of Bashaw.

Bashaw is truly a "community" as it is strategically situated where the four counties of Camrose, Ponoka, Stettler and Lacombe converge. This uniqueness in location affords a volunteerism spirit second to none. Numerous spring and summer events are hosted in Bashaw annually because of this giving and participative nature.

If you are looking for a place to call home, Bashaw is waiting to welcome you.
Welcome Home! We want you here with us!

Bob Cammidge
Mayor of Bashaw

Area Overview

The Town of Bashaw may be considered a "small" town in the scope of communities in Alberta [population 868) however, the community's volunteers, businesses and organizations have made this town anything but small.

Agriculture is a major industry in the surrounding area. Farmers produce some of the finest products in grain, beef, and dairy cattle. Bashaw serves as one of the few areas in Alberta to offer the advanced technology of producing and exporting frozen embryos to foreign countries.

In 1974, Bashaw formed the District Agricultural Society which has become known in the industry for its innovative approach to serving the community and for industry with a strong emphasis on youth and family.

Climate

The climate in Bashaw ranges from warm summer months to snow in the winter. Spring usually arrives in mid April and the temperature continues to rise until fall. Although the last few years have been milder, Bashaw generally has a fair amount of snowfall and cool temperatures in the winter.

Community Services

Municipal
Town of Bashaw
Box 510
Bashaw, Alberta
T0B 0H0
Tel: 780-372-3911
Fax: 780-372-2335
E-mail: admin@townofbashaw.com
Webite Address: www.townofbashaw.com

Provincial

• Agriculture Government Services
• Solicitor General Attorney
• General Social Services & Community Health
• Treasury Branch

Federal

• Post Office
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Community Lifestyle

Recreation
The town boasts 2, 9-hole golf courses, Country 9 which is north and Bashaw Golf and Country Club which is south of town, fitness center, ice arena, curling rink, tot lot playground, ball diamonds (which are for rent by contacting 780-372-3911), community park, centennial nature trail, heritage walking path and a tennis court. There are 5 campgrounds nearby: Johnson's Beach, Pelican Point, Tillicum Beach, Town of Bashaw and Willow Grove.

Community Organizations
Agricultural Society
Chamber of Commerce
Box 645
Bashaw, AB
T0B 0H0

The Community of Bashaw is a good place to call home, with many services, service clubs and opportunities for the whole family regardless of age.

Medical Centre, Ambulance, Fire Department, RCMP Detachment, Recreational Facilities and a busy Business Centre are just some of the strengths of our community. Proud to have as members representatives of all business sectors, with a seat on the Community Development Council and a Voice at Town Council.

Questions about membership please call Peter @ 780-372-3600 "COMMITED TO IMPROVING AND PROMOTING TRADE & COMMERCE AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY OF BASHAW"

BASHAW YOUTH CENTRE

Operating Hours Sept - June, Monday - Friday 3:00-9:00pm and July & August 11:00am - 7:00 pm. You can find a number of activities in the youth centre such as air hockey, board games, books, exercise equipment, arts & crafts centre, Karaoke, dress-up clothes, TV & VCR and a variety of programs.

The Youth Centre has an open door policy to all youth.
We are located at :
4903 - 50 Ave.
Bashaw, AB
Phone: 780-372-4048
E-mail: BashawYouthFoundation@hotmail.com

• Curling Club Elks and O.O.R.P.
• Golden Age Club 4-H
• Dairy & Beef Clubs
• Bashaw Golf & Country Club
• Country Nine Golf Course
• Hospital
• Auxiliary Legion & Women's Auxiliary
• Women's Institute
• Bashaw & District Regional Health & Wellness Foundation
• Catholic Women's League
• Lutheran Ladies
• United Church
• Women Religious Services
• Anglican Church
• Bashaw Gospel Chapel
• Catholic Church
• Lutheran Church
• United Church of Canada

Special Annual Events/Attractions
Annual Events [dates are for 2008]

Bashaw Royal Canadian Legion Weekly Bingo Wednesday's For more info call Roy at 780-372-2115

Annual Slowpitch Tournament, June 6-8, 2008. Entry fee $300.00 To enter your team call Sheila @ 780-877-2466 or Karen 780-372-4115

Bashaw Women's Institute Grandmother's Tea May 7, 2007 at the Bashaw Community Centre.

Bashaw Agricultural Society Events

Bashaw Farmer's Market - Every Tuesday May - Sept

For more information contact Heather @ 780-372-3844

Canadian Youth Rodeo Workshop - Dates to follow Contact Dave Shields 403-851-7772

Bashaw Bunnock Tournament July 12 & 13, 2008. Beer garden, family dance, childrens activities. Located at the Bashaw Ag Grounds. For more information contact Jan @ 780-372-2291 or Marion @ 780-372-4154

Cowboy Christmas - Nov 29/08 Contact Gwen Saubak 780-372-4400

Bashaw Rodeo - June 6-8, 2008. 2 day rodeo, 3 day races, pancake breakfast, parade, mini-midway, cowboy church. For more information contact Ron @ 780-372-3087

Christmas in the Country Dec 7/08

Festival of Stars (Community Centre) May 16, 17 & 18, 2007. Three days of Alberta talent, free camping, concession, a fun relaxed atmosphere to enjoy music at its best. For more information contact Ron @ 780-372-3087

Events Sponsored by the Friends of the Majestic Theatre Society

For rental inquiries or theatre viewing call 780-372-2376 or 780-372-4341

Hospitality Accomodation
Bashaw Commercial Hotel, Sandhill Motel,Bashaw Motor Inn, Pelican Point Lookout Inn ,Down Home Bed & Breakfast, Rosebush Tea House, Restaurants Golly's, Commercial Hotel, Max's Drive-In, Wong's, Elljay Confectionary Restaurant

Economic Base

Agriculture, gas processing, retail trade and farming constitute the main economic base.

Economic Facts

The Town of Bashaw has a diversified group of manufacturing companies.

Major Businesses Products/Services
-Arnett & Burgess
- Oilfield, Artistika Hair Design
- Hair Dresser, Bashaw Agencies
- Insurance, Bashaw Beauty
- Hair Dresser, Bashaw Blossoms & Blooms
- Flowers & Gifts, Bashaw Bottle Depot
- Recycling, Bashaw Commercial Hotel 

Accommodations,
Bashaw Concrete Products Ltd. Ready mixed concrete, septic tanks, Bashaw Crop Services
- Agriculture, Bashaw Drugs
- Pharmacy, Bashaw Farm & Building Supplies
- Building Supplies, Clothing & Tack, Bashaw Foodtown, Groceris
- Bashaw Funeral Home, Funeral Home
- Bashaw Groceries - Groceries, Bashaw Home Hardware
- Hardware, Garden Centre & Giftware, Bashaw Laundromat
- Laundry Bashaw Liquor Town -Liquor Store
-Bashaw Meats Processed meats
-Bashaw Municipal Library -Library Bashaw Neighborhood Place
- Community Service Bashaw Parts
- Automotive Bashaw Processors
- Agriculture Bashaw Seed Cleaning Plant
- Agriculture Bashaw Sports -Sporting Equipment Bashaw Star
- Newspaper Bashaw Thrift Store -Clothing Bashaw
- Veterinary Clinic - Animal Care
- Bashaw Youth Foundation - Community BDSS
- Social Services
- Canada Post - Postal Service
CLR Healing Centre -Personal Care
Cooperators - Insurance
Esso - Fuel & Convenience
Fashion Carousel - Clothing, Materials, Gifts Holt's
- Army Surplus & Parts
-Holt's Vacuum & Septic Service
-Jensen's True Value - Hardware
-Household Supplies Jim's Consignment
- Second Hand Liquor Store - Liquor Store
-Maverick Feed & Ranch Supply - Agricultural Feeds
- Neighborhood Place - Social Services
-NJ Holts & Sons - Trucking Raemer
-Agencies - Real Estate
-RCS Enterprises - Trucking
-Rowland Parker & Associates - Accounting
-RT Autobody - Autobody
-Soul Treasures - Gifts
-Holistic Health
-Tirecraft - Tires Troy Tire & Auto
-Tires & Auto Service
-UFA - Fuel Water
-Pure & Simple - water
-Al Wright Auto Brokers - Vehicle Retail
-Alberta Wing & Field LTd. - Bird Hunting
-Avin's Bobcat Service - Bobcat/Landscape
-Avon - Beauty Products
-Carlson Construction - Construction
-C.C. Welding - Welding
-Cottage Lane House - Home Parties
-Darcan Construction - Construction
-Embleton Art Studio - Art
-Gordon's General Repair- Repairs
-Landscaping Plus - Landscaping
-Laurena Ann Wakelin - Natural Health
-Meek Well Services - Well Services
-Nikken - Health Nutrimetics

Personal Care
-Perry's Meats - Meat & Butchering
-Reay's Consulting - Bobcat/Landscape
-Richard's Plumbing & Gas Fitting - Plumbing
-Rita's Esthetics & Reflexology - Personal Care
-Rock Electric Ltd. - Construction
-Rosebush Craft & Tea House - Tea House, Sandhill Motel Ltd. Motel, convenience store and confectionary
-Spoke'N Word - Bike and Novelty Store
-Summit Completions - Oil Field
-Taurus Ventures - Construction
-Tony's Bay Marina - Marina/Boat
-Tupperware - Household
-Goods Ugly Trucks Plus - Vehicle
-Retail Western Canada Toy Parts - Toys
-Wooden Clocks & Crafts - Wood Working

Rental Facilities
-Bashaw Agricultural Society Grounds
-Bashaw Arena
-Bashaw Community Center
-Bashaw Curling Club
-Bashaw Legion Hall
-Bashaw United Church

Financial Institutions -
-Community Savings & Credit
-Union Alberta Treasury Branch

Education

Bashaw is located in the Battle River Regional School Division #31, headquartered in Camrose [Tel: 780-672-6131. Website: www.brrd.ab.ca

Bashaw School provides education service from Kindergarten to Grade 12 Bashaw School Phone: 780-372-3800

Daycare/Nursery
Generations Daycare The Daycare is run through the Bashaw & District Support Services. For more information contact 780-372-4074 Bashaw

Playschool
The Bashaw Playschool is run through the Bashaw & District Support Services. For more information contact 780-372-4074

Public

Separate
N/A

Private
N/A

Emergency Services

Fire Protection
Bashaw has a volunteer force [Tel:780-372-3988].

FOR ALL EMERGENCIES CALL 9-1-1

Police Services
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police [R.C.M.P.] local detachment is staffed by 6 people
[Tel: 780-372-3793].

Ambulance Services
For any ambulance related concerns please contact Ed Hagel @ 780-372-3508

ALL EMERGENCIES CALL 9-1-1

Health Care

The Bashaw Health Centre has 25 long-term care beds and 4 program beds. The Town is served by 1 medical clinic, 1 home care unit, 3 senior citizens lodges and 1 nursing home. Effective May 1, 2006 the medical clinic is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am- 5:00 pm, closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30.

For appointments please call 780-372-3740.

• Bashaw Home Care - 780-372-4155
• Bashaw Health Centre - 780-372-3731
• Bashaw Valley Lodge - 780-372-3657

Key Contacts for Business Development

Municipal
Town of Bashaw
Box 510
Bashaw, Alberta
T0B 0H0
Tel: 780-372-3911
Fax: 780-372-2335
e-mail: admin@townofbashaw.com
Website: www.townofbashaw.com

Bob Cammidge
Mayor

Rosemary Wittevrongel
Chief Administrative Officer

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Chamber of Commerce
Chairman: Peter Graham
Tel: 780 372-3600

Provincial (Updated December 2004)
Alberta Economic Development Allan Walkey, Regional Manager
email: allan.walkey@gov.ab.ca

Dale Beddoes, Client Services Representative
email: dale.beddoes@gov.ab.ca
5005 - 49 Street Camrose,
Alberta
T4V 1N5
Telephone: 780-679-1235
Fax: 780-679-1250

Raymond Prins
MLA
4960B Hwy 2A
Lacombe, Alberta
T4L 1J9
E-mail: lacombe.ponoka@assembly.ab.ca
Phone: 403-782-7725
Fax: 403-782-3307
Toll Free: 1-800-565-6432

Federal (Updated May 2001)
Kevin Sorenson Member of Parliament [MP]
Crowfoot Constituency House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Tel: 613- 947-4608
Fax: 613-947-4611

Constituency Office:
Box 308
Killam, Alberta
T0B 2L0
Tel: 780-385-7080
Fax: 780-385-7083

Location

Bashaw is located in the County of Camrose #22, on connecting highways #21 and #53. It is situated 90 km [56 miles] northeast of Red Deer; and 145 km [90 miles] southeast of Edmonton.

Bashaw is located approximately 40 minutes from Camrose, Stettler, Ponoka and Lacombe. This makes it a very attractive place to live and commute back and forth to work. Housing is very affordable.

Post Secondary Education

There are no post-secondary educational facilities in Bashaw. Students attend classes in Red Deer, Olds, Camrose, Edmonton or Calgary.

Taxation

Mill Rates [2007]

Residential -Public 14.6165
Residential - Separate N/A

Transportation

Air Service
Bashaw has a local airstrip, but the closest scheduled carrier is the Edmonton International Airport, 145 km kilometres to the north.

Rail Service
Bashaw is serviced by the Canadian National Railway and spur trackage is available.

Highways
Primary Highway # 21 provides Bashaw with its main north-south link. Highway # 53, also a Primary Highway, provides the community with its east-west requirements.

Trucking Firms

• N.J. Holt & Sons Ltd.
• Bolduc Trucking Couriers

Purolator and Loomis

• deliver and pick up in Bashaw

Utilities

Electrical Power
EPCOR
Box 500
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3Y3
Phone: 310-4300

Natural Gas
Atco Gas Ltd.
14213 -Hwy 2A
Ponoka, AB
T4J 1J8
Phone: (403) 783-4479

TELUS
Box 1552
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 2N7
Phone: 310-2255

Cable TV
Persona
P.O. Box 4005
Edmonton, AB
T6E 4S8
Phone: 1-866-737-7662

High Speed Internet Persona (cable)
P.O. Box 4005
Edmonton, AB
T6E 4S8
Phone: 1-866-737-7662
Xplorenet (wireless)
2085 - 50 Ave
Red Deer, AB
T4R 1Z4
Phone: (403) 309-3474

Ralcomm (wireless)
4309B - 56 Street
Wetaskiwin, AB
T9A 1V4
Phone: (780) 352-4077

Water Supply
Water is supplied by three deep wells. There is a reservoir capacity of 2,500 cubic metres [88,287 cu. ft.]. Bashaw residents are billed for their water every two months.

Metered rates are: first 3,000 gallons -- $26.00; next 97,000 gallons -- $1.60 per thousand gallons; over 100,000 gallons -- $1.35 per thousand gallons. Non-metered rates are: same as minimum billing -- $26.00; bulk water -- $2.00 per 100 gallons.

Waste Management
Bashaw has a Sewage Lagoon and 4 short and 3 long detention ponds.

Sewer service
charges occur every two months. The rate is $26.00 or 1/2 water charge, whichever is greater. The rate every two months for garbage is $ 16.00 per one pick up per week or $26.00 per two pick ups per week

Population

Total Population 1991-2001

Bashaw Population by Age Group (2001)

Education Statistics

Bashaw Highest Level of Schooling 2001

Labour Force

Bashaw Labour Force By Industry - 2001

Income

Family Expenditure

Bashaw Family Expenditures (1996)

Building Permits

Total Housing Starts

Value of Building Permits

Dwellings