Spruce Grove
| City of Spruce Grove | |||
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  City of Spruce Grove
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Alberta |
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| Region | Edmonton Region | ||
| Census division | 11 | ||
| Incorporated [1] - Village |
January 1, 1955 |
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| - Town | January 1, 1971 | ||
| - City | March 1, 1986 | ||
| Government[2] | |||
| - Mayor | Stuart Houston | ||
| - Governing body |
Spruce Grove City Council
Jeff Acker
Louise Baxter Bill Kesanko Wayne Rothe Bill Steinburg Searle Turtin |
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| - Manager | Doug Lagore | ||
| - MP | Rona Ambrose | ||
| - MLA | Doug Horner | ||
| Area (2006)[3] | |||
| - Total | 26.40 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[3] | |||
| - Total | 19,496 | ||
| - Density | 738.4/km2 (1,912.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| Postal code span | T7X | ||
| Area code(s) | +1-780 | ||
| Highways | Highway 16A Yellowhead Highway |
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| Website | City of Spruce Grove | ||
Spruce Grove is a city in the vicinity of Edmonton, Alberta. Like nearby Stony Plain it is surrounded by Parkland County.
With a population of 24,646,[4] Spruce Grove is the 11th largest city in Alberta. The Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre is the local theatre, and its TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre is a popular recreation facility. As it is 11 km west of Edmonton, many citizens travel there to shop. However, there are a great number of businesses on the west end that citizens commonly utilize.
The current mayor is Stuart Houston.
Jennifer Heil, the freestyle skier who won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics is from Spruce Grove, as is Carla MacLeod, a member of the 2010 Canada national women's hockey team.
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Geography
Spruce Grove is located near the province's geographical centre, at 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown Edmonton and 14 km (9 mi) from Edmonton's city limits.[5] It is part of the Edmonton Capital Region.
History
Spruce Grove originally incorporated as a village on March 14, 1907, but it subsequently dissolved on August 30, 1916.[1]
Spruce Grove then re-incorporated as a village on January 01, 1955 and subsequently incorporated as a town on January 1, 1971, and as a city o March 1, 1986.[1]
Demographics
| Census History |
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| Year | Population |
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| 1971 | 3,029 |
| 1981 | 10,326 |
| 1991 | 12,908 |
| 2001 | 15,983 |
| 2006 | 19,496 |
| 2010 | 24,646 |
The population of the City of Spruce Grove according to its 2010 municipal census is 24,646,[4] a 5.7% increase over its 2009 municipal census population of 23,326.[6][7] and a 26.4% increase over the 19,496 people recorded by Canada's 2006 federal census.[3] In 2006, the city had a land area of 26.40 km2 (10.2 sq mi) and a population density of 883.6 /km2 (2,288.5/sq mi).[3]
Transportation
- Major thoroughfares
Two highways pass through Spruce Grove, Highway 16 and Highway 16A. Highway 16 has no traffic lights but has two exits into Spruce Grove, while Highway 16A has several traffic intersections. Travelling east of either of these highways will lead to Edmonton. Travelling west on Highway 16A will lead to Stony Plain, and going west on either highway will lead to Edson, Hinton, and eventually Jasper.[5]
- Local streets
The majority of the streets in Spruce Grove use a standard naming system. Their names share a first letter with that of its subdivision. For example, all streets start with M in Millgrove subdivision; in Woodhaven, they all start with W. Only in the original subdivision of Broxton Park and the downtown core is this naming convention not utilized.
- Railroad
There is a railroad connection between Edmonton and Vancouver running through Spruce Grove. The majority of the rail road traffic is goods, however in the summer there is also passenger transportation between Edmonton and Jasper.
- ETS Transit
Edmonton Transit System offers a commuter transit route from Spruce Grove to Edmonton, peak hours only.
Sports and recreation
- Amateur sports
Spruce Grove has an abundant number of youths and adults involved in Amateur Sports, that run year round. Hockey runs from September to April, soccer runs from May to October, football runs from July to December and baseball runs from March to October. The Spruce Grove Saints are a Junior A hockey team that play in the AJHL.
- Famous athletes
Spruce Grove has produced many professional and accomplished athletes. These include the following (in alphabetical order):
- Stu Barnes (NHL centre)
- Nathan Dempsey (NHL defenceman)
- Grant Fuhr (former NHL goaltender, Hockey Hall of Famer)
- Jennifer Heil (moguls skier, Olympic gold medalist)
- Steve Regier (NHL forward)
- Ben Scrivens (NHL prospect goaltender, All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist with Cornell University)
- Keith Shologan (CFL Defensive Lineman)
- Grant Stevenson (NHL centre)
- Marc Tolbert (CFL Receiver)
- Recreation facilities
The TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre, opened in 2002, provides a pool, soccer fields, a gymnasium, workout gym, and ice rinks to the people of Parkland County. Spruce Grove has bike trails winding throughout the city, called the Heritage Grove Trail, where bike riders can ride for hours through lush forest. On June 7, 2008, Spruce Grove held the grand opening of the West District Park, which features two full artificial surface fields for football, soccer and other activities. The Edmonton Eskimos donated $10,000 towards the event and held practice at the facility as part of the first day activities.
Culture
Spruce Groove Records is the City of Spruce Grove's own independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Aderly Saves the World. It was originally formed in 1998 to produce just the records of that band. It's since released the records of other bands such as 3BoxesRed, Exit2, Knife Vs Dinnerplate, Adventure Tour Plan, and My Boy Sherman.
The Spruce Grove Art Gallery is located in the Melcor Cultural Centre and is operated by the Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove. The gallery hosts ongoing shows for original art created by its members, made up of artists from mainly the Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County area.[8]
Horizon Stage hosts many plays and acts throughout the year, as well as a lot of community theatre. Spruce Grove also has a 7 screen theatre complex which opened in the fall of 2007.[9]
Another cultural facility within the city is the Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum.
Media
Spruce Grove receives almost all of its print, radio, and television media from Edmonton.
However, Spruce Grove has its own weekly newspaper, the Spruce Grove Examiner, delivered to all homes every Friday. This newspaper holds almost exclusively local news.[10]
In 2009, an online newspaper entitled the Tri Area News was created to serve the communities of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County.[11]
In July 2009, an open online forum, commentary and news portal Local-Yokels was created to provide residents of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County with an open dialog of current affairs.[12]
Education
Spruce Grove is part of the Parkland School Division No. 70. The following schools are located in Spruce Grove[13]
- Public School District
- Greystone Centennial Middle School
- Spruce Grove Composite High School educates approximately 1,200 students from the Parkland County Area
- Brookwood Elementary School
- Broxton Park Elementary School
- Millgrove Elementary School
- Woodhaven Middle School
- Separate School District
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School
- St. Marguerite Catholic Junior High School
- St. Joseph's Catholic Elementary School
- Private School District
- Living Waters Christian Academy
There have been approved plans for a new separate high school to be built for Spruce Grove and the neighbouring Town of Stony Plain that will change the current format of the existing separate schools.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of cities in Alberta
- List of cities in Canada
- Edmonton Capital Region
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-09-17). "Municipal Profile – City of Spruce Grove". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=BasicReport&MunicipalityType=CITY&stakeholder=291&profileType=HIST&profileType=CONT&profileType=STAT&profileType=FINA&profileType=GRAN&profileType=TAXR&profileType=ASSE. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Spruce Grove - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811049&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Spruce%20Grove&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4811049. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City of Spruce Grove. "Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda, June 21, 2010". http://agenda.sprucegrove.org/agenda_publish.cfm?mt=ALL&get_month=6&get_year=2010&dsp=agm&seq=1014&rev=0&ag=200&ln=3761&nseq=1013&nrev=0&pseq=1005&prev=0#ReturnTo3761. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The City of Spruce Grove. Location
- ↑ "Municipal Census 2009". City of Spruce Grove. http://www.sprucegrove.org/census. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove
- ↑ New Magic Lantern Parkland Cinema 7 to open this week
- ↑ Spruce Grove Examiner
- ↑ Tri Area News
- ↑ Local-Yokels
- ↑ Schools in Spruce Grove: Greystone Centennial Middle School, Spruce Grove Composite High School
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