FAIRVIEW, ALBERTA

'Fairview' is a town in northern Alberta, in the heart of the Peace Country. It is fondly referred to as the "Heart of the Peace".

Contents

History

Amenities

Demographics

See also

References

External links

History

High-quality soil in the surrounding area attracted settlers in the early 1900s, who formed the hamlet of Waterhole. In 1928 the Central Canada Railway (later part of Northern Alberta Railways) was built through the area, but bypassed Waterhole. The inhabitants moved 6 km north to found Fairview at its present-day site.
Today Fairview is a regional centre for agricultural machinery sales and oil exploration, and home of the NAIT Fairview Campus. Fairview is located about 560 km northwest of Edmonton, and 110 km north of Grande Prairie.

Amenities

For recreation Fairview has indoor swimming at the Fairview Aquatic Centre, Golfing at the Fairview Golf Course, and skating at Fairplex and Skiing at the Fairview Ski Hill.
Hec MacLean was the renowned sportwriter for the Calgary Herald but then moved to Fairview to become publisher of the ''Fairview Post'' newspaper^[2].

Demographics

In 2006, Fairview had a population of 3,297 living in 1,389 dwellings, a 4.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of and a population density of .

See also

★ Towns of Alberta

References

1. {{Cite web| url= http://www.fairview.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={8D24C917-CDF2-410F-97B4-5EA220175813} | title= Town Council | author= Town of Fairview | accessdate= 2007-06-22}}
2. Fairview Post

External links

★ Town of Fairview

★ Discover the Peace Country. Fairview statistics