Elk Point

Welcome

Welcome to the Town of Elk Point. We hope that the information contained within this profile is usefull. If additional information is require visit our website Town of Elk Point. or please contact our representatives from the "Key Contacts" section.

Area Overview

The Town of Elk Point, with a population of 1,440, is located in the northeastern part of
the province. It was incorporated as a town in 1962.

Elk Point has a full range of services: food and convenience stores, two bakeries, a pharmacy, clothing and variety stores, gift/trophy shop, service stations, towing
service, tire and automotive supply outlets, 1 hardware store, 3 liquor stores, numerous restaurants, lounges, a hotel, 2 motels, a full service RV park, golf course, laundromats, dentist, doctors, health Centre and R.C.M.P.

Elk Point is surrounded by many scenic lakes and provincial campsites. An impressive Fur Trade Interpretive Centre is located near the Buckingham House and Fort George fort
sites and is open for tourists in the summer. Just behind the Elk Point Library is a 100
foot long historical mural painted by a local artist, where colourful images of the past
trace local history from the Northwest Rebellion to the present. On the North Hill, overlooking Elk Point, stands a 32-foot chainsaw carved statue of Hudson's Bay
Surveyor Peter Fidler.

Community Services

Municipal
Town of Elk Point
Box 448
Elk Point, Alberta
T0A 1A0
Telephone: 780-724-3810
Fax: 780-724-2762
E-mail: town@elkpoint.ca
Website: www.elkpoint.ca

Municipal Library - 780-724-3737

Provincial
Advanced Education
Attorney General
Recreation and Parks
Agriculture

Federal
Canada Post Office
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Community Lifestyle

Recreation
Elk Point has the following recreational facilities: 1 arena, 6 ball diamonds, 2 gymnasiums, 1 senior recreational facility, 1 double tennis court, 1 curling rink, 1-9 hole golf course, 1 community hall, gym and the Agricultural Society Riding Barn & Fair Grounds.

Elk Point has several parks and lakes within a 20 kilometre radius of town, namely Whitney Lakes Provincial Park, the Kehewin Recreation Area, Lac Bellevue Municipal Recreation Area, and Stony Lake Recreation Area. Elk Point also has a campground on the outskirts of the town beside the 9 hole golf course and 3 ball diamonds. There is also a full service campground in the town limits located at the north end of town on highway 41 (operates from mid May to mid October). Whitney and Ross Lakes lie to the east, Muriel Lake to the north-east, Kehewin Lake to the north and Stoney Lake to the west.

As well, the Fort George-Buckingham House Interpretive Centre was recently constructed as a tourist attraction at the historic sites of the two forts.

Elk Point in partnership with Muni-Corr has developed the old abandoned railline into 300 km of Multi-use trails.

Community Organizations
Auto Club
Chamber of Commerce
Education Support Council
Elk Point & District Interagency Committee
Elks Lodge No. 460
Elk Point Legion
4-H Multi Club
Girl Guides of Canada
Lions/Lioness Club
Minor Hockey Association
Order of the Royal Purple
Pacers Basketball Team
Pioneer Circle Society
Figure Skating Club
Slow Pitch League
Soccer Club
Tennis club
TOPS
Ukrainian Dance Club
Oilmen's Association
Community Advisory Policing Committee
Curling Club
4-H Light Horse Club
Gymnastics Club
Grief Support Group
Interagency Health Committee
Minor Ball Association
Palliative Care
Scouts

Religious Facilities
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
United Church of Canada
Baptist Church
Christian Community Church.

Special Annual Events/Attractions
Antique Car Show -- June
Stony Lake Stampede -- July
Canada Day Celebrations -- July 1
Whitney Lake Rodeo -- July
Oilmen's Golf Tournament -- August
Other events located on (http://albertahub.com) Community Events

Elk Point has the following performing arts: Elk Point Choral Society; Singing and Performing Artists [Drama], Elk Point & District Ukrainian Dancers.

Hospitality
Accommodation
Fort George Motel
Hilltop Motor Inn

Restaurants
Empress Family Restaurant
Foot Prints Subs & Arcade
Wally's Cafe and Lounge
Elk Point Burger Bar Ltd.
As well as food locations - Tags and Hillside Service

Economic Base

The town's economic base is defined by agriculture, oil and gas, salt mining and tourism. Over 1/3 of the town's labour force is employed in the primary sector or resource extraction.

Economic Facts

Elk Point is in a very prolific heavy oil and gas reserve field. Therefore many oil & gas servicing companies are located in Elk Point, such as E-Can Oilfield Services Ltd.,
Tarsands, Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd., Ranger Oil, Union Pacific Resources Inc., Lloydminster Heavy Crude Services Ltd., Kudu Industries Inc., and many others.

Elk Point Truss Ltd., the only manufacturing facility in Elk Point, manufactures trusses
for residential and industrial construction companies.

Major Businesses Products/Services
Canadian Salt Company Salt Processing
Elk Point Truss Construction Materials
E-Can Oilfield Services Oil and Gas
Canadian Natural Resources Oil and Gas
Canadian Crude Separators Inc. Oil and Gas Heavy Crude Oil and Gas
Gibbsons Oil and Gas

Financial Institutions
Alberta Treasury Branch
Toronto Dominion Bank
Servus Credit Union

Education

Elk Point is part of the greater St. Paul Regional Education School Division #1, headquartered in St. Paul [telephone: 780-645-3323].

Daycare/Nursery
1 Playschool and Kindergarten

Public
Public schools in Elk Point include Elk Point Elementary School [K-6] and F.G. Miller Junior/Senior High School [7-12].

Separate
The nearest separate schools are in St. Paul, which is part of the Glen Avon Protestant Separate School District #5, headquartered in St. Paul [telephone: 780-645-3237].

Private
N/A

Emergency Services

Fire Protection
Elk Point is served by a 25-member volunteer fire department [telephone: 780-724-3511]or by calling 911.

Police Services
Elk Point is served by a 6-officer local detachment Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] [telephone: 780-724-3829].

Ambulance Services
Elk Point and District Ambulance Service [telephone: 780-724-4040 or 911] serves Elk Point, St. Paul and the surrounding area.

Health Care

The Elk Point Health Centre has 10 acute care beds and Parkview Extended Care has 30 long-term care beds. It has a professional staff of 26, including 2 general practitioners.

Other health facilities include 2 medical clinics, Heritage Lodge, 1 health unit and 1
dentist office.

Key Contacts for Business Development

Municipal
Town of Elk Point
Box 448
Elk Point, Alberta
T0A 1A0
Telephone: 780-724-3810
Fax: 780-724-2762
Email: town@elkpoint.ca
Website:www.elkpoint.ca

Parrish Tung
Mayor

Myron Goyan
Town Manager
mjgoyan@elkpoint.ca

Sandy Smith, President
Elk Point Chamber of Commerce
Box 639
Elk Point, AB T0A 1A0
Phone: 780-724-2966

Provincial (Updated May 2006)
Alberta Economic Development
Box 412
Room 308, Provincial Building
5025 - 49 Avenue
St. Paul, Alberta
T0A 3A4
Tel: 780-645-6358
Fax: 780-645-6241
Garry Krause, Regional Manager
Maryann Robinson, Client Service Representative

REACH Corporation ( A Community Futures Corporation)
Dick Millar - Acting General Manager
5015 - 49 Avenue
St. Paul, Alberta
T0A 3A4
(780) 645-5782

Ray Danyluk
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Lac La Biche - St. Paul Constituency

Constituency Office
4434-50th Avenue
St. Paul, AB
T0A 3A2
Phone: (780) 645-6999
Toll Free: 1-866-674-6999
Fax: (780) 645-5787
laclabiche.stpaul@assembly.ab.ca

Legislature Office
#503 Legislature Building
10800-97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5K - 2B6
Phone: (780) 415-9578
Fax: (780) 422-6284

Federal (Updated May 2006)
Member of Parliament-Westlock--St. Paul, Alberta
STORSETH, Brian (Conservative)

Parliamentary Address
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 996-1783
Fax: (613) 995-1415
E-Mail: Storseth.B@parl.gc.ca

Constituency Address
Address pending, Alberta

Location

The Town of Elk Point is situated in the County of St. Paul #19, on Highway 41. It is approximately 64 km north of Vermilion and 250 km east of Edmonton via Highways 41 and 16.

Post Secondary Education

Local post-secondary educational opportunities are available through the Elk Point Further Education Council.

Taxation

	Residential/Farmland	Non-Residential
2005
Municipal Tax Rate	11.0330	20.1930
Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate	4.7780	7.1220

Mill Rates [2003]

Residential - 16.244
Non-Residential - 27.738
Non-Residential Vacant - 30.337
Apart/4 plexes- 30.737

Transportation

Air Service
Elk Point has a local air strip with a 1,371 metre ashfault runway. Condition of runway
can be obtained by calling 1-780-645-3006. The nearest commercial and air freight
service is at Lloydminster [120 km] and Cold Lake [102 km].

Elk Point in partnership with Muni-Corr has developed 300 kms of Multi-Use trails that
join communities via the old abandoned railline.

Highways
Elk Point is situated on Highway 41 and connects north to Highway 28 and south to
Highway 16.

Trucking Firms
B & R Transport
Highway 28 Freightways
Glendon Transport

Bus Services
Quality Time Tours provides regularly scheduled inter-community service, connecting to Greyhound.

Couriers and Taxis
Loomis and Purolator serve Elk Point out of Vermilion.

Utilities

Electrical Power
ATCO
Telephone: 1-800-668-2248

Direct Energy Regulaated Services
Telephone: 1-888-420-3181

Natural Gas
AltaGas
Leduc, Alberta
Telephone: 1-866-222-2067

Telephone
Alberta Government Telephones Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
Telephone: 780-310-2255

Water Supply
The source of water is the North Saskatchewan River. A new water treatment plant was installed in 1986, which is capable of serving a population of 2,500 people. Commercial and residential usage rates are $40.00 per month for the first 14 cubic metres, and
$1.32 for each cubic metre over.

Waste Management
Sewage collection is a piped system and treatment is provided by aerated ponds which
was upgraded in 1998.

Elk Point has a bottle depot for the recycling of plastics, a paper recycling depot, and a sanitary landfill site.

Residential and commercial garbage is collected once a week, with disposal at a modified landfill located 9 km from town. There is an $12.00 charge per month for weekly garbage pick-up.

Population

Total Population 1991-2001

Elk Point Population by Age Group (2001)

Education Statistics

Elk Point Highest Level of Schooling 2001

Labour Force

Elk Point Labour Force By Industry - 2001

Income

Building Permits

Total Housing Starts

Value of Building Permits

Dwellings