less than $19,999
|
330
|
16.06%
|
210
|
9.91%
|
$20,000 - $39,999
|
435
|
21.17%
|
385
|
18.16%
|
$40,000 - $59,999
|
555
|
27.01%
|
375
|
17.69%
|
$60,000 and over
|
240
|
11.68%
|
1,160
|
54.72%
|
Total number of households
|
2,055
|
100.00%
|
2,120
|
100.00%
|
Average household income
|
$52,482
|
|
$67,967
|
|
Median household income
|
$49,251
|
|
$63,875
|
|
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding) |
Family Expenditure
Food and Shelter
|
$21,292,725
|
36.51%
|
$29,816,741
|
36.53%
|
Clothing
|
$4,133,720
|
7.09%
|
$5,587,913
|
6.85%
|
Education and Reading materials
|
$1,335,195
|
2.29%
|
$1,970,150
|
2.41%
|
Health and Personal care
|
$3,593,585
|
6.16%
|
$5,544,729
|
6.79%
|
Hshld. operationas and furnishings
|
$6,449,745
|
11.06%
|
$8,952,977
|
10.97%
|
Recreation
|
$5,027,675
|
8.62%
|
$7,555,657
|
9.26%
|
Transportation
|
$11,932,815
|
20.46%
|
$15,310,624
|
18.76%
|
Miscellaneous
|
$4,549,480
|
7.80%
|
$6,877,990
|
8.43%
|
Total Current Consumption
|
$58,325,400
|
100.00%
|
$81,616,781
|
100.00%
|
Total # of Households
|
1,775
|
|
2,053
|
|
Average Consumption per Household |
$32,859 |
|
$39,755 |
|
Source: Statistics Canada Family Expenditure Survey 1992 & 1996 (numbers may not add up due to rounding). |
Slave Lake Family Expenditures (1996)
Building Permits
Building Permits Value, Commercial |
$620,000 |
$1,279,000 |
$312,000 |
$781,000 |
$9,588,000 |
Building Permits Value, Industrial |
$455,000 |
$882,000 |
$600,000 |
$1,075,000 |
$2,183,000 |
Building Permits Value, Institutional |
$7,380,000 |
$1,470,000 |
$125,000 |
$900,000 |
$0 |
Building Permits Value, Residential |
$3,083,000 |
$4,369,000 |
$3,610,000 |
$5,860,000 |
$6,800,000 |
Building Permits Value, Total |
$11,538,000 |
$8,000,000 |
$4,647,000 |
$8,616,000 |
$18,571,000 |
Total Housing Starts |
24 |
27 |
21 |
37 |
39 |
Source: Statistics Canada 2000-2004 Building Permits (numbers may not add up due to rounding) |
Total Housing Starts
Value of Building Permits
Dwellings
Apartments
|
255
|
12.44%
|
295
|
13.92%
|
Detached Duplexes
|
10
|
0.49%
|
10
|
0.47%
|
Movable Dwellings
|
165
|
8.05%
|
455
|
21.46%
|
Other single attached house
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
Row and semi-detached house
|
175
|
8.54%
|
180
|
8.49%
|
Single-detached house
|
1,440
|
70.24%
|
1,170
|
55.19%
|
Total number of occupied private dwellings
|
2,050
|
100.00%
|
2,120
|
100.00%
|
Private dwellings, owned
|
1,405
|
68.54%
|
1,405
|
66.27%
|
Private Dwellings, rented
|
645
|
31.46%
|
715
|
33.73%
|
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding) |
Period of construction, before 1946
|
10
|
0.47%
|
Period of construction, 1946 - 1960
|
45
|
2.12%
|
Period of construction, 1961 - 1970
|
270
|
12.74%
|
Period of construction, 1971 - 1980
|
760
|
35.85%
|
Period of construction, 1981 - 1990
|
550
|
25.94%
|
Period of construction, 1991 - 2001
|
485
|
22.88%
|
Total number of private dwellings constructed
|
2,120
|
100.00%
|
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding) |
Projects
Summary of Projects in Slave Lake as of September 2006
Forestry & Related |
2 |
$450,000,000 |
Infrastructure |
2 |
$22,000,000 |
Institutional |
1 |
$13,700,000 |
Residential |
1 |
$9,100,000 |
Commercial/Retail |
7 |
$8,880,000 |
Tourism/Recreation |
3 |
$7,029,800 |
Other Industrial |
4 |
$2,875,000 |
Total |
20 |
$513,584,800 |
This inventory lists projects in Alberta that have recently been completed, are under construction, or are proposed to start construction. Not all projects are listed due to reasons of confidentiality and/or due to information not being available at the time of printing. Project data is obtained from public information sources, where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer. The inventory does not breakdown project expenditures by any given year. The cost of a project is the value of expenditures expected over all phases of project construction, which may span over two or more years. Cost of projects listed in the Inventory are estimated values only.
Source: Alberta Economic Development, 2004.
|
Value of Projects by Sector (as of September 2006)
Announced |
1 |
$25,000 |
Completed |
3 |
$2,450,000 |
Nearing Completion |
1 |
$200,000,000 |
Proposed |
7 |
$54,600,000 |
Under Construction |
8 |
$256,509,800 |
Total |
20 |
$513,584,800 |
This inventory lists projects in Alberta that have recently been completed, are under construction, or are proposed to start construction. Not all projects are listed due to reasons of confidentiality and/or due to information not being available at the time of printing. Project data is obtained from public information sources, where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer. The inventory does not breakdown project expenditures by any given year. The cost of a project is the value of expenditures expected over all phases of project construction, which may span over two or more years. Cost of projects listed in the Inventory are estimated values only.
Source: Alberta Economic Development, 2004.
|
Largest Projects in Slave Lake as of September 2006
Tolko Industries Inc. |
'Athabasca Division' Engineered Wood Products Plant |
Slave Lake |
$250,000,000 |
2006-2007 |
Under Construction |
Tolko Industries Inc. |
Facility Expansion and Improvements to OSB Plant |
Slave Lake |
$200,000,000 |
2005-2006 |
Nearing Completion |
Town of Slave Lake |
Joint Town / Provincial Building |
Slave Lake |
$18,000,000 |
- |
Proposed |
Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation* |
NEW HIGH SCHOOL (Grades 7 to 12) |
Slave Lake |
$13,700,000 |
- |
Proposed |
Town of Slave Lake / Slave Lake Regional Housing Authority |
Affordable Housing |
Slave Lake |
$9,100,000 |
- |
Proposed |
Town of Slave Lake |
New RCMP Detachment Building |
Slave Lake |
$4,000,000 |
- |
Proposed |
MidWest Developments |
Best Western Motel |
Slave Lake |
$3,900,000 |
- |
Proposed |
NorAlta Lodge |
HOTEL / INDUSTRIAL CAMP |
Slave Lake |
$3,300,000 |
2006-2006 |
Under Construction |
Town of Slave Lake |
Arena Renovations |
Slave Lake |
$3,000,000 |
- |
Proposed |
Stillwater Land Corp. |
Retail Store (Building G) |
Slave Lake |
$2,900,000 |
- |
Proposed |
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