Provost

Welcome

Welcome to the Town of Provost. Whether your visit is business related or personal, Provost has the services to meet your needs. Provost offers small town charm, old-fashioned hospitality, plenty of friendly faces and the amenities of larger centers. The Town provides a thriving business core to meet the needs of local residents and visitors to the area. Recreational activities are plentiful in the community. Provost has two school systems that provide education from Kindergarten to Grade 12, and adult education courses are available. Provost has a general hospital, nursing home, medical and dental clinics and two seniors' residences. Read on to discover what else Provost has to offer!

Area Overview

Provost was incorporated as a Village on January 24th, 1910 with N.A. Kilburn as Reeve, John Campbell and G. McNeil were the first councillors. The Village became a Town on December 29th, 1952.

Today, Provost is a thriving community that serves a large surrounding rural district. It has all the facilities and amenities to serve the community's needs, including government services and support services for the thriving oil, gas and agricultural sectors.

Community Services

Municipal
Town of Provost
P.O. Box 449
Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0
Tel: 780-753-2261
Fax: 780-753-6889
Email: tprovost@telusplanet.net

Town of Provost Municipal Library
5035 - 51 Avenue
Box 120
Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0
Tel: 780-753-2801
Fax: 780-753-2801
Email: provostlibrary@libs.prl.ab.ca

Recreation
Email: dircom@telusplanet.net

Public Works
Email: pubwrks@telusplanet.net

Economic Development Committee
Email: dev_edc@telus.net

Provincial

• AAFRD (Alberta Agriculture, Food & Rural Development )
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Fish & Wildlife Division
• Hail & Crop Insurance Corporation

Federal

• Canada Post Office
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Community Lifestyle

Recreation
Recreation facilities include the Agriplex-curling rink [4 sheets of ice], arena, bowling alley [4 lanes, 5 pin], campgrounds [45 full-service and 8 power-only sites], golf course [9 holes, grass greens], ice rink [outdoor], parks [6], recreation and culture centre, skateboard park, sports grounds [4 baseball diamonds and 1 batting cage], swimming pool [outdoor], tennis courts [2] and a trout pond.

Community Organizations
Provost has numerous volunteer organizations and clubs including the Arts and Crafts Club, Cubs and Scouts, Curling Club, Figure Skating Club, Fish and Game Association, Girl Guides, Golf Club, Kinsmen, Library Board, Lions, Masonic Lodge, Minor Baseball, Minor Hockey, Soccer Club, Swim Club and Tae Kwon Do.

Religious Services

• Associated Gospel Church
• Central Lutheran Church
• Community Church (Alliance)
• St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
• United Church of Canada

Special Annual Events

• Farming for Profit - February
• Fish & Game Association Supper - February
• Music Festival - March
• Church Suppers - Spring and Fall
• Provost Farmers Markets - Fridays mid-May to October with Special Easter and
• Christmas Sales
• Rosenheim Church Annual Picnic - 1st Sunday in June
• Canada Day Parade & Kinsmen Crash & Splash (Demolition Derby & Mud Races)
• Ducks Unlimited Supper - October
• Lion's Polkafest - October
• Remembrance Day - November 11th
• Kinsmen Community Christmas Party - December
• Golf, Ball Tournaments, Curling Bonspiels - In Season

Accommodations

• Deerhead Inn Motel
• Greenhead Motel
• Horizon Motel
• Provost Motor Inn Hotel
• Super 8 Motel

Restaurants

• A & W
• Greenhead Motel and Restaurant
• Horizon Motel and Restaurant
• Provost Motor Inn Restaurant
• Silver Sticks Restaurant
• Subway
• The Bean Counter Cafe
• The Gallery
• Top 20 Restaurant and Lounge

Economic Base

The economic base of Provost is primarily oil and gas, followed by agriculture.

The agricultural community, consisting of ranching and grain farming, is in one of the best producing parts of Alberta, with up to 3,000 head of cattle sold on market day during the busy season. Spring seeding leads to many bumper crops where time-honoured traditions, such as helping the neighbour get his crop off in the fall, are still respected. Farmers operate with top quality machinery and keep up with new farming techniques using current technology in both their fields and offices. Located just east of town is a state of the art concrete grain terminal opened in 1999 by Agricore United.

Economic Facts

The local oil patch employs hundreds of people and includes numerous companies.

Major Oil & Gas Companies

• Anadarko Canada Corporation
• Apache Canada
• Champion Technologies
• Enbridge Pipelines
• Encana Oil & Gas
• Enerplus Global
• Enterra Energy
• Gibson Petroleum
• Harvest Operations
• Husky Oil Operations
• Leachman Enterprises Ltd.
• Maverick Oilfield Services
• Ray-Patch Pipeline
• Real Resources
• Rife Resources Ltd.
• Winterhawk Enterprises (Provost) Ltd.

Other Major Employers

• Buffalo Trail Regional School Division #28
• East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Div.#16
• East Central Health District 5
• Municipal District of Provost No. 52

Financial Institutions

• ATB Financial
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
• Common Wealth Credit Union
• ManuLife Financial

Communications
Newspapers - Edmonton Journal (daily), Edmonton Sun (daily), The Meredian Booster (3 issues a week), The Provost News (local weekly paper)
Radio - Calgary, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Saskatoon and Wainwright. Television - Edmonton, Lloydminster, Red Deer or Persona Communications Inc.

Education

Provost is part of the Buffalo Trail Regional School Division #28, headquartered in Wainwright [Tel: 780-842-6144]

The East Central Alberta Catholic Separate School Regional Division #16, headquartered in Wainwright [Tel: 780-842-3992]

Provost Family Day Home Program - brings together parents and child care providers.

Playschool - Ages 3-4 at Provost Public School

Preschool/Junior Kindergarten - Ages 4-5 at Provost Public School and St. Thomas Aquinas School

Public - Provost Public School provides public school education for Grades K to 12.

Separate - St. Thomas Aquinas School provides separate school education for Grades K to 12.

Provost Outreach School - provides education for Grades 7 to 12, to assist students who cannot learn in a traditional school setting.

Emergency Services

ALL EMERGENCIES CALL - 9-1-1

 Fire Protection - 9-1-1
Provost Volunteer Fire Department - [Non-Emergency Tel: 780-753-2529]

Police Services - 9-1-1
Provost is served by a local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] [Tel: 780-753-2215 or 780-753-2214]

Special Constable [Enforcement Issues Tel: 780-209-4289]

Ambulance Services - 9-1-1
[Information Tel: 780-753-2291]

Health Care

Provost has a general hospital, nursing home, 2 seniors' residences [Hillcrest Lodge and Crestwood Place], medical clinic, chiropractor, 2 dental clinics, massage therapists and the part-time services of a denturist. Residents of Provost can access AADAC and family counselling services.

Key Contacts for Business Development

Municipal
Town of Provost
P.O. Box 449
Provost, Alberta
T0B 3S0
Tel: 780-753-2261
Fax: 780-753-6889

Ken Knox
Mayor

Terry Hurlbut
Administrator
Email: munadmin@telusplanet.net

Leila Grobel
Economic Development Officer
Email: dev_edc@telus.net

Provincial (Updated May 2006)
Alberta Economic Development
Allan Walkey, Regional Manager
Email: allan.walkey@gov.ab.ca
Dale Beddoes, Information Officer
Email: dale.beddoes@gov.ab.ca
5005 - 49 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta
T4V 1N5
Tel: 780-679-1235
Fax: 780-679-1250

Doug Griffiths
Member of the Legislative Assembly [MLA]
Wainwright Constituency

Constituency Office
#201, 1006 - 4 Avenue
Wainwright
T9W 2R3
Phone: (780) 842-6177
Fax: (780) 842-3171
battleriver.wainwright@assembly.ab.ca

Legislature Office
#130 Legislature Building
10800-97 Avenue
Edmonton
T5K 2B6
Phone: (780) 422-5369
Fax: (780) 422-5385

Federal (Updated May 2006)
Leon Benoit
Member of Parliament [MP] Vegreville - Wainwright Constituency

Parliamentary Address
House of Commons Ottawa,
Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 992-4171
Fax: (613) 996-9011
E-Mail: Benoit.L@parl.gc.ca

Constituency Address
5004 - 49th Street, Professional Building, P.O. Box 300
Mannville, Alberta
T0B 2W0
Telephone: (780) 763-6130 1-800-463-1194
Fax: (780) 763-6132
TTY:
E-Mail: benoit1@parl.gc.ca

Location

Provost is located in the Municipal District of Provost No.52. It is 290 km southeast of Edmonton, 450 km northeast of Calgary, and 125 km south of Lloydminster. Provost is on Highway 13 just 20 km west of the Saskatchewan border.

Post Secondary Education

Provost and District Adult Learning offers adult education courses. The Community Access Program (CAP) allows adult students to pursue distance learning at minimal or no cost.

Taxation

Mill Rates [2005]
Education:
Public School/Separate School Support - Residential 5.0114
Public School/Separate School Support - Commercial 6.8017

Provost Foundation - Hillcrest Lodge .4442
Ambulance .4325

Municipal:
General Operating - Residential 8.7704
General Operating - Commercial 15.7704

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL 14.6585
TOTAL COMMERCIAL 234488

Mill Rates [2004]

Education:
Public School/Separate School Support - Residential 5.3275
Public School/Separate School Support - Commercial 7.8343

Provost Foundation - Hillcrest Lodge .5204
Ambulance .4861

Municipal:
General Operating - Residential 8.3129
General Operating - Commercial 15.3129

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL 24.6469
TOTAL COMMERCIAL 24.1537

Mill Rates [2003]

Education: Public School/Separate School Support - Residential 5.57
Public School/Separate School Support - Commercial 8.17

Provost Foundation - Hillcrest Lodge .8817
Ambulance .32238

Municipal: General Operating - Residential 8.31292
General Operating - Commercial 15.50392

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL 15.087
TOTAL COMMERCIAL 24.878

Transportation

Air Service
Provost has a local airport with a 1,524 metre (5,000 feet) runway; the longest runway between Edmonton and Saskatoon. The nearest commercial and air freight services are at Lloydminster [125 km north].

Rail Service
Provost is served by the Canadian Pacific Railway secondary main line. Spur trackage is available. Intermodal services are available at Edmonton and Calgary.

Highways
Connecting highways are Highway 13, leading west to Camrose and Wainwright [via Highway 41] and east to the Saskatchewan border, and Secondary Highway 899, leading north to Ribstone and south to Bodo. Secondary Highway 600 runs west to Highway 41, south to Secondary Highway 599, leading to Castor.

Freight Carriers
Hi-Way 9 Express Hi-Way 13 Transport Kindersley Transport Provost Freight Lines

Couriers
Canpar Transport, DHL Express, Don Armour Courier, Greyhound, Purolator Couriers and Relay Distributors.

Bus Service
Provost is served by Greyhound Bus Lines.

Local Senior Citizens Transportation
The Provost Lion's Handi-Van is transporation for seniors and handicapped persons residing within the Town of Provost and rural Provost.

Utilities

Power
EPCOR (Account Activation) 310-4300

Fortis Alberta Inc. (Power Outages/Customer Service) 310-9473

Natural Gas
ATCO Gas Ltd.
5028 - 49 Street
Provost, Alberta T0B 3S0
Tel: 780-753-8011
General Inquiries 310-5678
Emergencies 1-800-511-3447
Direct Energy (Billing Inquiries) 1-866-420-3174

Telephone
Telus Communications Inc.
Residential Customers 310-2255
Business Customers 310-3100
Credit/Collections 310-2500
Repair Service 611
Internet for Residence 310-4638
Internet Technical Support 310-8324
Telus Mobility Tel: 1-866-558-2273

Cable
Persona Communications Inc. (Cable T.V.) Tel: 1-800-465-1000

Water Supply
The Town water source is wells. Reservoir capacity, measured in treated substance, is 4,773 cubic metres.

Waste Management
Sewage treatment is provided by a series of lagoons consisting of 4 short and 3 long detention ponds.

Residential garbage is collected weekly. Recyclables are collected every second week and during the summer months grass cuttings are collected for composting.

Population

Total Population 1991-2001

Provost Population by Age Group (2001)

Education Statistics

Provost Highest Level of Schooling 2001

Labour Force

Provost Labour Force By Industry - 2001

Income

Building Permits

Total Housing Starts

Value of Building Permits

Dwellings

Projects

Summary of Projects in Provost as of September 2006

Value of Projects by Sector (as of September 2006)

Largest Projects in Provost as of September 2006