Fairview, Town of
http://www.fairview.ca
Welcome
Fairview-Heart of the Peace
Tired of the larger urban centre and want the peacefullness of a smaller community with all of the amenities? Fairview just may have what you are looking for. Our population grew between 2001 to 2006 by 5%, with just over 3200 residents and with a trading area of over 8000 residents. We have both the Public and Catholic school sysytems, for grades K-12 and post-secondary programming with NAIT Fairview Campus. We have our own hospital and professional services ranging from doctors, dentist, to lawyers and accountants. Our retail sector boasts grocery stores, drug stores, department stores, building supplies, clothing and specialty outlets. We are a full service urban centre located in the "Heart of the Peace". If you are looking for a full sevice "seniors friendly" community, or looking for a clean, quiet community in which to raise a family, Fairview accomodates all ages and interests.
The following information contained in this profile is provided to assist you in learning more about the community. Please contact our representatives from the "Key Contacts" section to obtain further information about our community.
Area Overview
The Town of Fairview is located at the intersection of Highway 2 and Secondary
Highway 64A, approximately 82 km southwest of Peace River and 115 km north of Grande Prairie. The town was named after an early homestead and prides itself on being the "Heart of the Peace". Fairview began as an agricultural service centre. Carving a niche for itself between the city of Grande Prairie to the south and the town of Peace River to the northeast, Fairview evolved as an important regional centre for education, government, health sector and resource sector services. Having celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2003, the Town of Fairview remains integral to the vibrant future of the Peace Country.
Location
Fairview is located at the junction of Highways 2, 35, 64 and 732. It is a crossroads for travelers to Peace River, Manning, High Level, Ft. Vermilion and Yellowknife; to Hines Creek, Worsley and Ft. St. John; and to Rycroft, Sexsmith, Grande Prairie and beyond.
Economic Base
Fairview is poised for expansion and new economic development now and in the future. Strategically located in the Peace Country at the intersection of Highways 2 and 64A,
the Town of Fairview has the infrastructure to handle future economic development, be
it natural gas, oil, forestry, sand and gravel, iron ore, tourism and/or new technology sectors.
The Town of Fairview is a prime location for development, with suitable sub-divisions, adequate water, roads and sewers; all the infrastructure requirements for well planned successful economic development. ATCO provides Fairview's natural gas and electricity.
Fairview's water is pumped from the Peace River into town reservoirs. With plenty of reserve capacity, Fairview has a high quality water supply for residential, commercial and/or industrial use. In addition to the potential for recreational opportunities afforded by the Peace River, future hydro electric power generation stands to create further economic development (http://www.canhydro.com)
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
| YEAR |
NUMBER OF PERMITS |
TOTAL $ |
| 2005 |
22 |
3,383,000 |
| 2006 |
37 |
5,825,000 |
| 2007 |
38 |
5,311,980 |
| 2008 |
2 (TO DATE) |
180,000 |
Economic Facts
The following websites provide pertinent information on our community and surrounding area:
www.peacecountrycanada.com - PREDA (Peace Region Economic Development Alliance) is a network of municipalities and organizations across northwest Alberta having an interest in designing and managing a regional economic development strategy for the area.
www.statcan.ca - Statistics Canada - Canada's National Statistical Agency.
www.alberta-canada.com - The government of Alberta's official website.
www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca - Municipal Affairs & Housing's website for the province.
www.finance.alberta.ca - The Economics and Statistics unit of Alberta Finance provides economic forecasts and maps economic trends for use by government and government stakeholders.
Some of the major employers in Fairview are:
| NAME |
STREET ADDRESS |
MAILING ADDRESS |
PHONE |
WEBSITE |
| NAIT, Fairview Campus |
11235-98 AVE |
Bag 3000, Fairview, T0H 1L0
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835-6600 |
nait.ca |
| Roy Northern Land Services |
10209-109 Street |
Box 847, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-2682 |
roynorthern.com |
| HCL National Inc. |
9239-102 AVE |
Box 458, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-5858 |
hclnational.com |
| Devon Canada Corp. |
10924-92 AVE |
Box 1179, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-2247 |
devonenergy.com |
| Terroza Exploration Services Ltd. |
10940-92 AVE |
Box 2080, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-5558 |
terrozaexploration.com |
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
| NAME |
STREET |
MAILING ADDRESS |
PHONE |
WEBSITE |
| ATB Financial |
11012-102 AVE |
Box 1450, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-4932 |
atb.com |
| CIBC |
10118-110 Street |
Box 430, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-2271 |
cibc.com |
| Common Wealth Credit Union |
10300-110 Street |
Box 459, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-2914 |
cuanytime.com |
| RBC Financial Group |
10201-110 Street |
Box 129, Fairview, T0H 1L0 |
835-2235 |
royalbank.com |
Utilities
Electrical Power
Atco Electric Ltd. www.atcoelectric.com
Tel: 1-800-668-2248 General Inquiries
Natural Gas
Atco Gas, www.atcogas.com
Tel: 1-888-511-7550
Telephone
Telus Communications, www.telus.com
Box 2422
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 2S7
Tel: 780-310-2255
Water Supply
The water supply is taken from the Peace River, and there is a municipal reservoir. Water is subject to filtration, fluoridation, and chlorination and is distributed by a piped system.
Waste Management
Sewage collection is also by a piped system, and disposal is by detention ponds and lagoons.
Household garbage collection is weekly; collection from businesses occur 3 times per week. The North Peace Regional Landfill is located four miles north of Fairview.
Phone: 780/835-2576 (Please call for the fee schedule. There is no charge for
residential waste up to 250 kg).
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday - 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Recycling - Bins are provided at the IGA parking lot (10904-101 AVE)and the Public Works yard (11130-108 AVE). The following can be collected: newsprint, office paper, glass, aluminum, steel and tin, plastics and milk cartons.
The bins are open 24/7.
Taxation
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| Municipal Tax Rate |
11.0000 |
12.0000 |
| Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate |
4.7647 |
6.9479 |
| Seniors Lodge Accommodation Tax Rate |
.2779 |
.0278 |
Mill Rates [1999]
Non-Residential - Public 19.225
Non-Residential - Separate 19.280
Residential - Public 16.140
Residential - Separate 16.360
Assessments are at 65% of market value.
Transportation
Fairview Municipal Airport
Located 5 km west of Fairview on Highway 64. There are no scheduled flights - Managed by the MD of Fairview, 10957-91 AVE, Fairview. Phone: 780/835-4903 Fax: 780/835-3131 Email: info@mdfairview.com
Runway: 3492'x75' or 1065mx22.86m
Frequency of Airport: 122.8 - ARCAL System
Fuel: AV Gas (100 Octane) & Jet B
Fuel Point System - Credit Card (MasterCard or VISA)
Peace River Airport - 780/624-2867 The airport is located 10 km west of Peace River on Highway 2A. It has an all weather facility. Scheduled service is available to Edmonton City Centre with Northern Air. Charter Services are available from Highland Helicopters and Northern Air Charters.
* Northern Air 1-800 661-1911
Please check their website for complete flight information at www.flynorthernair.com
* Highland Helicopters 780/624-5555
Visit www.highland.ca for more information.
*Northwestern Air 1-877-872-2216
Visit www.nwal.ca for more information. Providing flights from Peace River to Edmonton International or Red Deer Airport.
BUS LINE
* Greyhound Lines of Canada Limited - 780/835-2494
Located in the Mall on Main (110 street)
Baggage - 780/835-2494
Customer Service - 780/835-2494
Station Hours - Mon 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tues - Fri 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat - 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m., Sun & Holidays - Closed
HIGHWAY SYSTEM
* Fairview is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 64A (both paved, all weather highways) connecting Fairview with Peace River, Grande Prairie and Ft. St.
John. Fairview is also served by paved Secondary Highways 732 and 685. It is the alternate route to the Alaska Highway and the Northern Woods and Water Association route.
TRUCK TRANSPORT
* Grimshaw Trucking (all purpose carrier)835-4307 10949-91 AVE. Serving the Peace Country and the Edmonton-Calgary corridor. http://www.grimshaw-trucking.com* Rainbow Transport (all purpose carrier)835-2909 9917-103 AVE. Provides inter-provincial and international transportation services. http://www.rainbowtransport.com
TAXI AND DELIVERY SERVICE
* Peace Cabs - 834-0989
Community Lifestyle
Culture and Recreation
What doesn't Fairview offer? The town has recreational facilities on par with urban centres twice its size! This includes an indoor arena, a four sheet curling club, indoor aquatic centre, skate board park, ball diamonds, sporting fields, paintball course and bowling alley. For the golfing enthusiast, there is a nine hole golf course with a full service club house. And on the NAIT campus, there is a quick three hole course.
Located just two kilometres on Highway 732, virtually the edge of town, Fairview's Cummings Lake and campground with electrical hook ups and group camping is just what you need! There's a lake full of perch, stocked annually with rainbow trout. The recreation area includes a campground, baseball diamonds, horseshoe pits, playground and the Cummings Lake Trail for walking, jogging, cycling or rollerblading.
Canoe the lake or use the 11 kilometres of trails, 5 kilometres which are paved, wandering through town, country, golf course, wetlands, boreal forest, play fields, campground picnic areas and historic museum. Not only can many varieties of wildlife be seen, it's also a birdwatcher's paradise. Over 75 identifiable species have been spotted on and around the Lake.
The Pioneer Museum Society operates the RCMP Museum - a treasure house of local memorabilia in a building once housing the local RCMP. the Pioneer Museum at Cummings Lake is a work in progress - eventually to be an entire pioneer village depicting the area's rich history.
The Fairview Fine Arts Centre, the heart of the cultural community, hosts ongoing and ever changing visual arts displays and shows by talented local artists. Local art is sold through the gift shop, adult courses are held in the fall and winter months, such as watercolur painting, wheel throwing, stained glass, and fun craft parties. Childrens
course are also offered after school through out the year. Open Houses, Tailgate parties and other events take place at the Centre to keep the young and old in touch with their creative side!
Summer brings big crowds and lots of fun and excitement. Music festivals abound and plenty of good food is to be enjoyed anong with great music by area musicians. Whoop
it up at the Annual Fairview Amateur Rodeo and Parade. There's something for you car buffs too! Peace Classic Wheels holds their Annual Car Show and Shine, along with Kid's Fest (www.fairviewkidsfest.com). And the North Peace Bracket Racing Association hosts several quarter mile bracket racing events on the airport runway throughout the summer months.
Community Organizations
Fairview has a wide selection of service clubs and community organizations which host a multitude of community and social events throughout the year. For a copy of the "Community Service Directory" please contact the Town office, 835-5461.
Religious Services
St. Helen's Anglican
Bluesky Mennonite
Fairview Alliance
Christian Reformed
St. Paul's United
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Fairview Gospel Chapel
Fairview Seventh Day Adventists
Lutheran Church
St. Thomas More Roman Catholic
Evangelical Centre Pentecostal
Bahai Community
Fairview Congregation of Jehovah's Witness
Fairview Baptist Mission
Education
Public Schools:
Peace River School
Division #10
Division Office - 10018-101 Street
Peace River, AB
Tel: (780) 624-3601
Fax: (780) 624-5941
Website: www.prsd.ab.ca
E.E. Oliver School - 11204-104 Avenue, 780-835-2225 Teaches grades K-6.
Bag 2525, Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 email: EEOliver@prsd.ab.ca
Fairview High School - 10317-106 Street, 780-835-5421. Teaches grades 7-12
Fairview Learning Store - 10316-109 Street, 780-835-3800. An alternative learning environment for secondary students in grades 7-12 and adults requiring academic upgrading.
Seperate Schools:
Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools
9902-101 Street
Tel: (780) 532-3013
Fax: (780) 532-3430
Website: www.gpcsd28.ab.ca/
St. Thomas More School - 10208- 114 Street, 780-835-2245. Teaches grades K-12 Catholic School
Post-Secondary Education:
NAIT Fairview Campus - 11235-98 Avenue, 780-835-6600.
Northwest Peace Community Adult Learning Council - 11235-98 Avenue (located in the administration building of NAIT's campus). 780-835-6618.
Provides adult learning opportunities including general interest courses, computer training, literacy and English as a Second Language to residents of the Town and M.D. of Fairview and Clear Hills County. For more information call (780) 835-6618 or
Day Care
Child's World Day Care, 10620-110 Street, (located beside the Fairview Hospital)
Mailing address: Box 15, Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Phone: 780/ 835-2102
Post Secondary
Fairview continues its tradition of being a regional centre for education in the Peace Country.Serving students from around the globe, the Fairview Campus of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) provides secondary education in trades and business.Beginning in 2004, over $4.0 million is being spent at Fairview Campus on infastructure including residences, renovations and relocations.
The nenowned Turf Grass, Harley- Davidson Motorcycle and Bombardier programs were developed here; receiving world class accolades. In the Fairview College tradition of innovative programming, the ThinkBig program, relocated to the Fairview Campus of NAIT in 2004.
For more information contact: NAIT, Fairview Campus, 780/835-6600
11235-98 AVE, Mailing address: Bag 3000, Fairview, AB T0H 1L0
http://www.nait.ca
Health Care
Offering both acute and long term care services through the Fairview Health Complex, the town of Fairview is located in the Peace Country Health Region (www.pchr.ca/PeaceCountry).
The Frederick Spirk Medical Clinic
10624-110 Street (east of the hospital)
We have
(4) general practitioners located at the Medical Clinic. They are:
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Dr. John Andreiuk
Dr. C. Claasen
Dr. J.L. Myburgh
Dr. H. Boshoff
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Phone: 780-835-4255
Mailing address: Box 725, Fairview, T0H 1L0
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Dentist
Dr. A.E. Prybysh
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Phone: 780-835-2194
Address: 10509-110 Street
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Chiropractors
Becher Chiropractic, Dr. Maureen Becher
Fairview Chiropractic Care Centre, Dr. J. Parliament
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Phone: 780-835-2266
Address: #116, 10316-109 Street
Phone: 780-835-5385
Address: 10416-110 Street
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Optomitrist
Northern Vision Centre
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Phone: 780-835-3555
Address: 10301-110 Street
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Emergency Services
Fire Protection
Fairview is served by a 28-member volunteer brigade, with three pumper units and two emergency units. [Tel: 780-835-3473].
Police Services
Fairview is served by an 7-member local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] They participate in such police programs as Block Parents, Rural Crime Stoppers, Neighbourhood Watch, Victims Assistance and Citizens on Patrol. [Tel: 780-835-2211].
Ambulance Services
Resident ground ambulance service is available [Tel: 780-835-5911]. The service is complemented by air ambulance services, from Peace River and Grande Prairie.
Emergency 911 Services are available within the town and surrounding area.
Community Services
Municipal
Town of Fairview - Located in the Provincial Building, Main Floor, 10209-109 Street
P.O. Box 730
Fairview, Alberta
T0H 1L0
Tel: 780-835-5461
Fax: 780-835-3576
Fairview Public Library, 10209-109 Street (Provincial Building), 835-2613
Parks and Recreation, #101, 10209-109 Street (Provincial Building), 835-5461
Public Works, 11130-108 Ave. 835-4026
Fairview Aquatic Centre - 11219-95 Ave. Located on NAIT Campus, Fitness Centre, 835-2812
Provincial
AFSC (Agricultural Financial Corporation) Regional Office, 10209 - 109 Street (Provincial Building, 2nd Floor) Box 1188,Fairview, Alberta T0H 1L0
Telephone: 780-835-4975
Fax: 780-835-3994
Toll-free (information): 1-800-661-3811
E-mail: afsc.lending@afsc.ca
AFSC - Insurance, 835-2703
Ag Info Centre Toll Free - 310-farm (3276) www1.agric.gov.ab.ca
4H-Fairview, 835-7537
Food Safety, 835-2238 www.agric.gov.ab.ca
Children's Services-Program Delivery Offices, Fairview, 835-7191
Courts-Provincial, Fairview, 835-2232
Fish & Wildlife, 10209-109 Street, 1st Floor, Provincial Building, 835-2737
Ombudsman Alberta, Toll Free 310-0000, Then dial, 780-427-2756
Transportation - Maintenance Contract Inspectors, Fairview, 835-7135
Tourism, Travel Alberta, Vacation Assistance,
Toll free 1-800-Alberta www.travelalberta.com/north
Federal
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) 1-800-387-3232
Canada Post Office, 10205-110 Street, 835-2855
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Complaints/emergencies, 835-2211, Administration & Information, 835-4031
Employment Insurance Enquiries - 1-800-206-7218
Climate
Meterological Data for Fairview:
SNOW
Annual 175.0 cm
October 11.7 cm
November 25.6 cm
December 32.4 cm
January 33.2 cm
February 27.7 cm
March 25.6 cm
April 13.1 cm
* Frost Free Days - 109
* Average Date Last Spring Frost - May 19
* Average Date First Fall Frost - September 16
* Hours of Sunshine/Year - 2060
TEMPERATURES
* Seasonal Averages
January -17.8 C (-0.04 F)
April 2.8 C (37.0 F)
July 16.0 C (60.8 F)
October 4.1 C (39.4 F)
* ELEVATION - 614 meters or 2135 feet
* Fairview receives more precipitation than other area due to the Peace River Valley
and Fairview's elevations.
* SOIL TEMPERATURES - 10CM DEPTH
Annual 4.5
May 7.9
June 12.7
July 15.0
August 14.5
Sept 9.9
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