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TOWN of SYLVAN LAKE . . . 'A Town For All Seasons'

 
 Profiles:
City of Red Deer
Red Deer County
Town of Lacombe
Lacombe County
Sylvan Lake
Innisfail
Blackfalds
Penhold
Bowden
Eckville
Bentley
Rocky Mountain House
Stettler
Stettler County
Clearwater County
 
the lake at dusk
 
cruise boat and light house
 
walking trail along lake

gazebo in Sylvan Lake park

 
One of the fastest growing towns in Canada and a favourite destination point in Alberta


Sylvan Lake is known as a recreational community with a year round population over 10,000 and over a million visitors a year. The town has developed a year round residential, commercial and light industrial base with outstanding facilities and events.
 
Sylvan Lake beachPopulation
11,115 (2008)
(municipal census)
10,208
(2006)
eligible for city status
7,493 (2001)
5 year increase 36.1%
Average 540 new residents per year
  
Ave. Annual Growth 2001-2006 - 7.2%
Ave. Annual Growth 1996-2001 - 7.5%

One of the fastest growing towns
   in Canada

 
16 km west of Red Deer,
161 km north of Calgary, and
161 km south of Edmonton
 
Sylvan Lake marinaContact Info:
4926 - 50 Ave.,
Sylvan Lake, Alberta T4S 1A1 
403-887-2141 

email: tsl@sylvanlake.ca

web: www.town.sylvan-lake.ab.ca
 
Transportation
Highways 11, 11A, 20; CN Railway


Business, commercial and industrial areas
 
include Beju Light Industrial Park, Hewlett
  Park Commercial

Major attractions include the Beach & Pier (Sylvan Lake Provincial Park),
  Wild Rapids Water Slide, Aquatic Park
park downtown
Annual attractions
include 1913 days


Education:
Chinook's Edge School Division

Healthcare:
David Thompson Health Region


artwork downtownHistory: Originally called Snake Lake,
present name adopted 1903,
village 1913, town 1946



Governance:
Mayor
Susan Samson; CAO Helen Dietz
Councillors
(elected 2007-2010): Joan Barnes, Richard Backs,
                 Ken MacVicar, Judy Payne, Frank Peck, Lynda Sills Fiedler


website: http://www.sylvanlake.ca/
 

 
Regional Communities Page             Sylvan Lake News Headlines
 

 
Sylvan Lake lighthouse

SYLVAN LAKE
A Town for All Seasons
Population 11,115 (2008)

 

Sylvan Lake and water slide

Water Slide

Main Street

Main Street
 

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phone 403-886-2640
or email:
paul@reddeerregion.com

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