Fairview is a town in
Peace Country,
Alberta
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, Canada. It is located southwest of
Peace River and north of
Grande Prairie
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at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 64A.
History
In 1928, the railroad extended west from Whitelaw through the Beaver Indian Reserve across a stubble field where the Hamlet of Fairview was established. The community of
Waterhole, five miles to the south, was packed onto skids and wagons and relocated to the railroad site. The first train rolled into Fairview on November 2, 1928. The hamlet was incorporated as a village on April 22, 1929. In 1949, the village was incorporated into the Town of Fairview.
Climate
Fairview experiences a
humid continental climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dfb'').
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Town of Fairview had a population of 2,817 living in 1,201 of its 1,376 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,998. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Fairview recorded a population of 2,998 living in 1,251 of its 1,363 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,162. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Arts and culture
Fairview hosts the following events:
*Agriculture Society Fair
*Fairview & District Lions Club Annual Old Time Country Music Festival
*The Annual Waterhole Pro Rodeo and Parade
*Malanka Ukrainian New Year
*The Peace Classic Wheels Car Show
*Annual Summers End Festival
*Emergency Services Regimental Ball
Attractions
Fairview offers indoor swimming at the Fairview Aquatic Centre, golfing at the Fairview Golf Course, skating at the Fairplex, skiing at the
Fairview Ski Hill, as well as curling, and bowling.
The Fairview Regional Aquatic Centre was a $3.4M collaborative project taken on by the Town of Fairview and the M.D. of Fairview No. 136. The facility has a waterslide, a zero depth wading pool, a 25m lap pool, a Tarzan swing, monkey bars, a whirlpool, and a climbing wall. The Fairview Olympians swim club is located there, and offers various programming.
Sports
The
Fairview Flyers were established in 2012, and compete in the
North West Junior Hockey League.
Government
The Town of Fairview is governed by a mayor (Gord MacLeod) and six councillors.
Fairview is part of the federal electoral district of
Peace River—Westlock, and is represented in the
House of Commons
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by
Arnold Viersen of the
Conservative Party of Canada
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. Provincially, Fairview is part of the electoral district of
Central Peace-Notley and is represented in the
Legislative Assembly by
Todd Loewen of the
United Conservative Party.
Education
Fairview has several schools, including:
*St. Thomas More Catholic School (K-12)
*
EE Oliver School (K-6)
*Fairview High School (7-12)
*
Grande Prairie Regional College - GPRC (Fairview Campus), formerly known as Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), which formerly existed as Fairview College (post-secondary).
Media
The ''Fairview Post'' is local newspaper that covers the town and surrounding area. It was founded by Hec MacLean, a renowned sportswriter who formerly worked for the Calgary Herald. It is now owned by Sun Media Corporation, under Quebecor. Fairview is also served bi-weekly by an alternative newspaper,
The Vault Magazine.
Notable people
*
Jordan Peterson, cultural critic, author, clinical psychologist, and professor emeritus of the
University of Toronto
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.
*
Rachel Notley
Rachel Anne Notley (born April 17, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who was the 17th premier of Alberta from 2015 to 2019 and leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2014 to 2024. Notley was the member of the Le ...
, former leader of the
Alberta New Democratic Party
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(2014-2024) and
Premier of Alberta (2015-2019).
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of towns in Alberta
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References
External links
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1929 establishments in Alberta
Populated places established in 1928
Towns in Alberta