State of the County 2012 handout rev Oct2012

State of the County 2012

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Strathcona County Energy … energetic … can-do spirit ... high quality of living, built on strongly held values. According to brand research, completed in late 2011, these thoughts capture what is distinctive about Strathcona County. Taken together, they point to a successful community, where people want to work and live.

Certainly, the community is successful if measured by growth alone. Based on the 2011 Federal census, Strathcona County is now the third-largest and fastest-growing municipality in Alberta.

A thriving industrial base – 75 per cent of all refining in Western Canada happens in our backyard – contributes to Strathcona County being recognized as a growing economic force in Alberta. This economic foundation is good news for all our citizens, supporting innovative programming, and a high quality of services and infrastructure.

In addition to being recognized as an energy engine in the province, Strathcona County is also known for the energy of its people, who help make this community great. Underpinning it all is a deeply-rooted value system, built on determination, honesty, integrity, freedom, personal responsibility, kindness, self-esteem, and compassion.

True success; however, is about the ability of citizens to realize their hopes and dreams.

As a community, Strathcona County is fortunate to have a high percentage of well-educated social and economic movers and shakers, and independent risk-takers, who demonstrate leadership and innovation.

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Council Ward MapMayor and CouncillorsLinda Osinchuk, Mayor . . . . . . .780-464-8000Victor Bidzinski, Ward 1 . . . . . .780-464-8005Roxanne Carr, Ward 2 . . . . . . . .780-464-8002Brian Botterill, Ward 3 . . . . . . .780-464-8149Peter Wlodarczak, Ward 4 . . . 780-464-8146Clinton Alexander, Ward 5 . . . 780-464-8147Linton Delainey, Ward 6 . . . . . .780-464-8206Bonnie Riddell, Ward 7 . . . . . . .780-464-8003Jason Gariepy, Ward 8 . . . . . . . 780-464-8158

Chief Commissioner . . . . . . . . . .780-464-8100Main switchboard . . . . . . . . . . . 780-464-8111

Visit Strathcona County’s website –www.strathcona.ca

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Did you know?• Strathcona County is currently the third

largest and fastest growing municipality in Alberta, based on the 2011 Federal census.

• MoneySense Magazine, in March 2012, rated Strathcona County as the number one best place to raise kids in Canada, the number one place for jobs in Canada, and number 11 for overall best place to live in Canada.

• MacLean’s Magazine, for two years in a row, has referred to Sherwood Park as the least dangerous (safest) municipality in Alberta.

• Seventy-five (75) per cent of all refining in Western Canada happens in our backyard.

VisionStrathcona County is a safe, caring and autonomous community that treasures its unique blend of urban and rural lifestyles while balancing the natural environment with economic prosperity. Through strong, effective leadership, the County is a vibrant community of choice.

Strathcona County is home to… • Young families — the average age of

residents is 37.2 years

• Highly educated labour force — 55.3 per cent of residents ages 15 and older have some post-secondary education

• North America’s largest hydrocarbon processing complex

• Thriving business community – 7,905 business establishments in Strathcona County

• Agricultural opportunity, with 772 farms and over 85,000 hectares of agricultural land — cattle, dairy and poultry operations; fruit growers; grain and hay crops (primarily canola, alfalfa and barley) and specialty farms (StatsCan, 2006 Census of Agriculture)

• Ten major recreational facilities, including Millennium Place, plus golf courses, team sports, cross-country skiing, hiking, parks, trails, and more

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County-wide area1,265 square kilometers *Figures are approximate

Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,495 hectaresCommercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,815 hectaresResidential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,789 hectaresAgricultural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,204 hectaresPark/recreation/natural . . . . . . . 3,317 hectaresOther: water bodies, road rights-of-way . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,000 hectares

Increase in population, 2009-2011 . . . . . . . 5.1%Increase in population, 2000-2011 . . . . . .33.5%Average annual growth rate 2011-2012, projected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0%Number of dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,631(Assessment and Tax roll. Includes farms 1,916 and acreages 7,612)

Economic development (2011)No business licence; no business taxBusinesses and organizations in Strathcona County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,905(Stats Can 2011 – Business Patterns Data)

Businesses registered in voluntary directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,724Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182Home-based . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624Retail and commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .624New businesses registered . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Served by both CN and CP railroadsFour airports within 30 minutesMarket area (StatsCan, 2011 Census) 1,159,867 peopleMarket share of new single- and multi-family residential development in the metro region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2%(Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, January 2012)

$13.1 billion in major projects announced, under construction and recently completed

Population Sherwood Suburban Total Park and Rural*2009 municipal census . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61,660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,3382011 federal census . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,490 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64,733 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,7572012 projected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,253 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66,295 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,958*Country residential properties on acreages, farms and in rural hamlets


Planning and development services (2011)Subdivision and rezoning applications . . . . . . 57Development permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,337Permits for new residential units . . . . . . . . . . 454Value of commercial, industrial, institutional and residential construction . . . . . . $299 millionCustomers served (in-person, by telephone and email) . . . . 65,126

2011 planning projects • Addressing, rural subdivisions – posted

all rural subdivisions with standardized addressing signage (approximately 220 rural subdivisions).

• Clover Bar Ranch Spray Park – including an eight-feature spray park, and additional site furniture – was open to the public in the spring.

• Deermound Dog Off-Leash Park – consisting of fencing, a trail connection to the Waterton Estates neighbourhood, 2.6 km of walking trails, and installation of site furniture, garbage receptacles and washroom facilities. Upon completion of these components, interpretive signage for Deermound Dog Off-Leash Park was installed to add to a dog owner’s experience.

• McGhan Park ice rink – including removal of the existing volleyball court and site grading, and construction of full-size outdoor hockey rink that includes players’ boxes and rink lighting.

• Clarkdale/Chelsea Heights trail – a multi-use asphalt trail running east to west through Clarkdale Meadows and continuing on the west side of Clover Bar Road through Chelsea Heights.

• Sherwood Drive trail – an asphalt trail along the west side of Sherwood Drive from Main Boulevard north to Baseline Road.

Transportation (2011)Rural roads, County maintained . . . 1,310 kmUrban roads, County maintained. . . . 372 kmHighways, province maintained. . . . . 232 kmTransit buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Transit rides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 millionAccessible transportation rides . . . . . . .14,980Warren Thomas (Josephburg) Aerodrome: 30 weekday flights and up to 100 on weekends

Rural Road MaintenanceRural road overlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4 kmRoad micro surfaced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 kmRoad chip sealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.8 kmRoad oil used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 million litresGravel used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000 tonnes

Urban Maintenance Road overlaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 kmSidewalk replaced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.08 km

Traffic Support Services Road Use Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Road Right-away ConstructionActivity Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 Signs repaired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500Special Event Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Block Party Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Noise Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tridem Axle Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

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2012 planning projects• Josephburg Community Recreation

Master Plan – to set direction for future recreation opportunities in Josephburg and surrounding areas.

• BMX bike skills park – a consultant has been hired to complete a detailed design for a BMX bike skills park that will be constructed in the summer of 2012.

• Sherwood Heights ball diamond revitalization - in partnership with the Sherwood Park Minor Baseball Association (SPMBA).

• Centre in the Park – Festival Avenue North will be under construction, with anticipated completion in the late fall of 2012. Further residential development adjacent to Prairie Walk is also expected to begin in the summer/fall, 2012.

Community services (2011)Counselling services participants . . . . . . . . 1,600 Home support services – hours/year . . . 46,719Family day home services – children/month . . 199 Senior families directly served through volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Parent link programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558Residents provided with a direct service through partnerships* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,870General enquiries . . . . 38,400 switchboard calls

* Family and Community Services partners with five agencies — Youth Justice, Community Mediation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club of Strathcona County, and Community Adult Learning and Adult Literacy councils.

Direct ServicesCounselling . . . 771 participants in 2,824 sessionsFamily School Liaison . . . . . . . . 270 participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in 3,195 sessionsParent Teen Conflict . . . . . . . . . . 130 participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in 266 sessionsHome Visitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in 1,329 sessionsGroups . . . . . . . . . 260 participants in 201 groupsSeniors Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 clients

Direct Services provided by volunteersSnowbusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 seniorsLawnbusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 seniorsFriendly Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 matches

Indirect Services provided by volunteersVolunteer hours: 115 community members volunteered 3,894 hours in such programs as Youth Council, conference planning, as well as Snowbusters, Lawnbusters and Friendly Visitors programs.Workshops/Conferences . . . 1,193 participantsHigh Five Awards: 537 children and youth each nominated an adult who had made a difference in their life

Protective services (2011)Police officers (RCMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Peace officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18RCMP Victim Services Unit volunteer advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Fire fighters . . . 130 full-time, 38 part-timeFire stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Sherwood Park (2), Heartland Hall (Josephburg), South Cooking Lake and Ardrossan

Emergency calls responded to . . . . . . . 5,394


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Outdoor recreation services (2011)Sports fields and ball diamonds. . . . . . . . . . . . 230Heritage Parkway Trails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 kmNatural areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,432 hectaresParkland (developed parks, school and other institutional sites, playing fields, and utility corridors that may include trails) . .1,850 hectaresPlaygrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Golf courses (municipal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Tennis courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Outdoor rinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Indoor recreation services (2011)Major facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Community halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Seniors’ centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Number of admissions annually at:Broadmoor Public Golf Course . . . 40,000+ roundsGlen Allan Recreation Complex . . . . . . . . . 90,000Kinsmen Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,000Strathcona Wilderness Centre . . . . . . . . . . 35,000Festival Place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,000Millennium Place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965,000Hours of ice time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,300

Utility operations (2011)Water distributed . . . . 31.3 million litres/dayWater mains maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 kmFire hydrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,052Water storage capacity . . . 121.9 million litresWastewater treated . . . 21.2 million litres/dayWastewater mains maintained. . . . . . . 370 kmStormwater mains maintained. . . . . . . 311 km

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Green Routine achieved 59% diversion from landfillRecycling stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Residential waste to landfill . . . 12,329 tonnesOrganics sent for composting . . 10,635 tonnesMaterials collected for recycling. . . 6,935 tonnesEnviroservice hazardous waste, including electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 tonnesScrap metal collected for recycling . . 239 tonnes

Library (2011)Library, Bookmobile, online visits. . . 1,175,830Library resources used . . . . . . . . . . . 1,561,564Questions asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,683

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Water and Wastewater Services projects (2012)

• Construct a new water transmission main from the 17 Street reservoir to Sherwood Park to ensure the water supply system meets the needs of a growing community.

• Complete construction of a new weir structure to control the level of Foxhaven Lake.

• Complete construction on a new truck fill in Half Moon Lake, and continue to investigate locations for a future truck fill in the South Cooking Lake area.

• Begin construction of a new lift station and wastewater force main from Ardrossan to Sherwood Park to relieve the existing sanitary lagoons, which are at capacity.

• Construct a new water transmission main to supply water to Northern Bear golf course.

• Undertake a cost of service study to ensure service delivery and the associated rates are efficient and equitable.

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Awards received (2011)Lieutenant Governor’s Leadership for Active Communities Award - Russ Pawlyk, director of Recreation Parks and Culture, received this award in recognition of his achievements that resulted in increased citizen engagement and high levels of participation in recreation, sport and active living leading to healthier people and communities.

Communities in Bloom - Strathcona County participated in the Circle of Champions category in the 2011 National Edition of Communities in Bloom. The County received a five bloom rating with a special mention for the Community Centre. Strathcona County also received the National Urban Forestry Award.

MarCom Award - Strathcona County competed as one of 6,000 entries from the United States and Canada in being awarded Gold by the MarCom Awards for its Active Schools program. The Active Schools program provides teachers and parent councils with a centralized online source of information for school-related events, programs and activities within Strathcona County. The information highlights activities that encourage students to learn about the environment, engage in recreation activities and tap into their creativity through cultural programming.

Comments/questions? Contact us at:Telephone: 780-464-8111

Website: www.strathcona.ca

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State of the County 2012 handout rev Oct2012