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Red Deer County
Ken Gousseau
Medicine Hat News
134-unit residential development in the
For a rural area, Red Deer County is at the
Y O U R F U L L S E R V I C E R V
Gasoline Alley area to meet the increasing
centre of the province’s primary air, rail
demand for housing in the region. D E A L E R S H I P .
and trucking routes, and on the cutting
edge of progress.
“Quite a large number of people from the
urban cities settle in the county – some
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to retire but also some find work in the
located along Highway 2 between Calgary
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area and rather than living in an urban
and Edmonton. As a result, the area of
centre, they choose to live in a rural area,”
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nearly 20,000 residents has experienced
Kinsella says.
strong development growth in recent
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years.
“A lot of the appeal is the open space and
green and not having neighbours next
“We’ve had several good years now as
door. You can get away from the hustle
far as new commercial and industrial
and bustle a bit.”
development that is still continuing,
This year, the county will be turning
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probably not at the pace it has been, but
there are still new buildings going up and
the sod for a new gasification plant. The
businesses coming in,” says Red Deer
facility will burn household waste to turn
County Mayor Earl Kinsella.
turbines that will feed electricity into the
power grid. Fifth Wheels
“Who knows, with the economic times
we’re in, what will happen in 2009. But
The $65-million facility will be the first
although it's slowing down, it hasn’t put us
of its kind in Canada, and will produce
into the doldrums yet.”
useful by-products such as sulfur for
agricultural use, salt and potable water.
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Red Deer County’s population is growing
County officials expect the plant to be up
at a steady pace of three to four per cent per
and running in fall 2010.
year. Late last year, the county approved a
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make things work for them.”
Several Manyberries residents commute
In an ever-changing world, Manyberries
to Medicine Hat each morning for work, Travel Trailers
has managed to keep in touch with its
but a large portion of the population
rural roots.
also participates in the local oil and gas,
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a community hall that puts on various
100 people has embraced the rural
functions throughout the year, in
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addition to a post office and volunteer fire
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education with academics.
The Manyberries Community Club
homes. Stop by today
Ronald Harty, the County of Forty Mile
organizes several events throughout the
and view the various
councillor responsible for Manyberries,
year, including a Halloween dance and an floorplans available.
says the close-knit community is a great
annual chili cook-off in the spring, which
place to live.
draws a number of participants from
“There’s a lot of advantages to a small
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town,” Harty says. “Everybody knows
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