SYLVAN LAKE STATISTICS & FACTS

• The lake itself, Sylvan Lake, is 20 kilometers in length.


• Named by Plains Indians as KANAYPOKOSAHIGAN - "snake-like lake"


• The Town of Sylvan Lake has more than 8,500 residents (as of May 2004).


• 25% of the population, 1920 people, are under 15.
  StatsCan 2001 Census


• Sylvan Lake hosts about 1.5 million visitors each year.


• Communities in Bloom - Tidiness Effort Award 2004


• One of the 10 Best Beaches in Canada - April 2004 award


• Tourist Information Centre can be reached at (403) 887-2050


• Member of Parliment is Bob Mill
  (Red Deer riding, Conservative Party, elected 4 times)


• Mayor is Bryan Lambertson


• President of Chamber of Commerce is Edith McKinlay


• Citizen of the Year 2002 is Matt Toonders
• Citizen of the Year 2003 is Constable Harry Ingram
• Citizen of the Year 2004 is Dr. Stephen Fugler
• Citizen of the Year 2005 is Scott McDermott


• Employee of the Year 2004 is Shirley Pickering
• Employee of the Year 2005 is Bernie Cowan


• Volunteer of the Year 2003 is Lynda Parks


• Business of the Year 2003 is Sylvan Drug Mart
• Business of the Year 2004 is Body Fit Fitness Centre
• Business of the Year 2005 is Cast Away Sports


• Hospitality Business of the Year 2005 is Zestos Subs & Wraps


• New Business of the Year 2005 is Bayshore Market


• Customer Service Award of the Year 2004 is Sylvan Lake True Value Hardware


• Sylvan Lake Centennial Award 2005 is Cast Away Sports


• Overall Business of the Year 2005 is Value Drug Mart


• Town Motto: "A Town For All Seasons"


• Western Canada's only inland lighthouse; erected in 1988 for 75th Anniversary.


• Alberta's finest beach volleyball.


• Wild Rapids, largest outdoor water park in Western Canada: 5 acres, 16 slides; 100,000 visitors per year.


• Called "Sutter Country" because hockey greats Darryl and Brent Sutter reside here.


• Temperatures, in Degrees Celsius:

  	Averages		Currently
  	Months High Low July & August 22.5   8 January & February  -5 -16.5



• Average Precipitation:

  	Totals		Summer Rains
  	Snow Rain 125cm 357mm		Month Rain (mm) July 88 August 65
  	Average Snow Ground Cover in January = 23cm



• Located at:

  Latitude	Longitude	Altitude
  52.11N	113.54W	905m



• Distances from:

  Municipality	Kilometers
  Calgary	163
  Edmonton	163
  Red Deer	18
  Rocky Mountain House	63
  Vancouver	lots!