COMMUNITY PROFILE - AT A GLANCE

LOCATION:

At the intersection of Yellowhead Highway #16 (east-west)
and Highway #41 (north-south).

• 193 km (120 miles) east of Edmonton.
• County/District: County of Vermilion River
• Elevation: 619 meters, 2030.32 feet.
• Latitude: 53 deg. 22 min.
• Longitude: 110 deg. 51 min.

POPULATION:

• Town of Vermilion 4,472
(2007 Municipal Census)
• County of Vermilion River 7,900
(2008 Municipal Census)
• Trading Area (approximate) 12,000

TRANSPORTATION:
• Yellowhead Highway (#16) – Northern Trans-Canada
Highway
• Twinned from Lloydminster to Jasper.
• Highway #41 North to Cold Lake and South to Medicine Hat.
• Rail: Canadian National Secondary Main line.
• Municipal Airport: 24 hour all weather facility.
• Bus: Greyhound regularly scheduled daily service.

CIVIC DATA:

Council: Mayor and six councilors

• 2012 Assessment (estimate) $430,283,303
• 2012 (Estimate) Tax Rate:
  ~Residential 0.0105314
  ~Residential-Selfserv  0.0093354
  ~Non-Residential 0.0148394
  ~Machinery & Equipment 0.0115310

Civic Protection:
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Municipal Fire Department (Volunteer)

CLIMATE:

Seasonal Temperature Averages:
January -18.4oC (-1.0oF)
April 2.9oC (37.3oF)
July 16.5oC (61.7oF)
October 4.4oC (40oF)

Annual Precipitation 415.00mm (16.33 in.)

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:

• Public K-6 - 1
• Public 7-12 - 1
• RC Separate K-12 - 1
• Outreach School (Alternate High School Program) - 1
• School of Hope Home Schooling 1-12 - 1
• Lakeland College, Vermilion Campus
• Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre

COMMUNICATIONS:

• Newspapers
  ~Vermilion Standard, circulation: 3,200
  ~Vermilion Voice, circulation: 5,500
• Telus Fibre Optics network infrastructure from Saskatoon,
Sask. To Edmonton, AB passes through Vermilion.
• Cable TV through Shaw Cable.

INDUSTRIAL LAND

Inquiries through the Town of Vermilion at 780-853-5358.

ACCOMODATIONS

• Locations - 3
• Room Total - 144
• Convention facilities:
   ~Vermilion Regional Centre
   ~Lakeland College

CHURCHES

• Varied Denominations - 9
(Most denominations have variety of youth and family
programs)

ECONOMY

~Employment by sector:
•Public sector 38%
• Business 17%
• Trade 19%
• Primary Industries 10%
• Manufacturing 4%
• Construction 6%
• Transportation & Utilities 6%

HEALTH SERVICES

~Vermilion Health Centre:
*Active Acute, long term care, emergency outpatient department
*25 Acute care beds
*48 Long-term care beds
*OR, Extended Care, Maternity, Lab, Emergency, Palliative Care and Physiotherapy Services

~Community Health Services Provincial Building
~Medical Clinics - 1
~Physicians - 3
~Visiting Surgeons circulating in the OR - 1
*Visiting Specialists on a referral basis.
~Optometrists - 1
~Dentists / Denturist - 2/1
~Ambulance Service - 1
~Chiropractors / Physiotherapists - 2/1
~Massage Therapists - 7
~Long Term Care Facility - 1
~DAL Facility - 1
~Senior Citizen Lodges - 1
~Veterinary Clinic 1
 

FINANCIAL INSITUTIONS

5 (all have automated tellers)