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This Month's Issue:
The New St. Albert |
2016 Municipal Census Highlights
About every two years, the City of St. Albert conducts a municipal census to get a pulse on how the community is growing and changing. In 2016, the municipal census revealed that St. Albert had grown to 64,645 residents, a 1.1% annual increase each year since 2014. This growth rate is a little lower than the previous two-year period (where St. Albert grew at 1.9% annually) but that is to be expected. With the recent economic downturn hitting Alberta, migration to the province has decreased drastically, and this has negatively impacted the population growth in most major cities. As a reference, the growth rate for Canada last year was 1.1%, and the growth rate of the City of Edmonton was about 1.2%. Calgary faired much worse, only growing 0.4% between 2015 and 2016.
Age Composition
In terms of age, St. Albert's biggest 5-year cohorts are 50-54 and 55-99, with around 4,600 residents each. St. Albert also has a noticeable dip in the young adult age range (20-35 years old), and that age group actually shrunk over the last two years. The fastest growing 5-year age cohort were seniors between 70 and 74 years of age.
Local Employment
In general, the neighbourhoods that were established earlier tend to have older average ages, and the newer neighbourhoods tend to have younger average ages. This could be a result of housing density changes, and the tendency of parents to remain in their homes after their children move out, increasing the average household age in mature neighbourhoods.
Local Employment
Another interesting statistic is that 50% of working St. Albertans drive into Edmonton every day. 36% of working St. Alberts are employed locally, and the remaining 14% work outside the Capital Region. As new non-residential neighbourhoods such as the Anthony Henday Business Park and Employment Lands come online, St. Albert will likely see a shift upwards in the percentage of residents working locally. If one examines the number of St. Albert residents working locally as a percentage of total population, the trend has been increasing over the last fifteen years.
These charts and figures represent just a small fraction of the wealth of information contained in this year's census report. For more information on community growth patterns, see the 2016 Municipal Census Report.
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Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan promises enhanced regional coordination
by David Howe (
dhowe@stalbert.ca)
Capital Region board members voted 22-2 in favour of a new regional growth plan in October, a move that members anticipate will save the region $5 Billion in infrastructure spending over the next 30 years. Board Chair and St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse lauded the result of the vote, as he believes the plan will ensure St. Albertans access to more diverse housing options and a higher quality of infrastructure investment.
The plan divides the capital region into three distinct regions: Central Edmonton, Edmonton Outskirts (including St. Albert), and everywhere else, creating unique development rules for each. Effects directly to St. Albert include increasing our housing density by placing at least 40 dwellings into each hectare of a new residential neighborhood, and committing 17.5% of new home growth into existing neighborhoods. It also commits the members to creating unified policies on promoting job growth, addressing climate change, planning affordable housing, encouraging transit use, and protecting an adequate supply of high yield agricultural land. The plan projects that the capital region will double in population to around 2.2 Million individuals by 2044, and thus aims to reduce the corresponding urban sprawl by 40 000 Acres. The plan further makes overtures at a unified economic development strategy which would include enhanced cooperation on business attraction and development initiatives.
The adoption of this plan by the greater Edmonton Metropolitan Region comes on the heels of another regional agreement signed at the beginning of October between the 9 Mayors of Edmonton's major communities: Edmonton, St. Albert, Strathcona County,
City of Leduc, Leduc County, Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, Parkland County, and Sturgeon County. This agreement, concurrent to the new growth plan, also promises adoption of a regional transit authority, the unification of infrastructure planning and land use bylaws, and hints at the potential creation of a unified economic development body.
Although none of these agreements are legally binding, they represent a period of renewed friendship and cooperation amongst the members of the capital region, an encouraging sign in times of economic uncertainty. Before becoming official, the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan must be approved by provincial authorities, a process that could take up to a year. Meanwhile, the 9 Mayors will continue cooperation towards building a more integrated Capital Region.
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Landrex Announces New Urban Village Concept
Landrex has announced their plans for an exciting urban village development on St. Albert Trail just south of the Erin Ridge Shopping Centre.
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Highlights
- 400,000sf of retail, commercial, medical and residential buildings.
- Focus on green space, pedestrian friendly, connection to parks and trails in St. Albert
- Centre 'park/towne square' to host family activities, outdoor concerts, art displays, markets and ice skating in the winter.
- Towne Square anchored by Massive fireplace.
- High end boutique retail shops, specialty grocer, professional and medical tenants
- 871 parking spaces of which 500 are underground for residential and commercial.
- 371 surface parking dispersed through-out.
- Store fronts will encourage market feeling and village concept.
- Residential units will include large outdoor spaces and rooftop patios.
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Construction and Servicing to start in 2017. Expected occupancy in 2018-2019.
For more information about this exciting development, please contact Lorraine Bodnarek, VP Commercial Development at Lorraine@landrex.com or 780-460-4102
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Cape Construction - Bellevue Village
Taken Oct 16, 2016 |
Future Planned Development |
GWL Realty - Anthony Henday Business Park
Taken Oct 16, 2016
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Future Planned Development |
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Servus Credit Union Place - Corporate Memberships Available
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Business Spotlight On... Lahari Yoga
For Larissa Whitting, owner of Lahari Yoga, yoga is all about community: "I believe that yoga starts with the person doing the class, because when you are healing one person, and that person is having an experience of compassion, forgiveness, joy, letting go and connection to their body, they feel better about themselves, which means they're going to be nicer to the next person, and so that extends out into the community." Larissa is quick to point out that this sense of community is especially visible in the moments after a class finishes: "Everyone sits and talks in a big free-for-all long after a class ends. We offer free coffee, free tea, it's just this place where people have come to start connecting, and that is what I think has made us grow."
Reaching out to every corner of the community is central to Lahari Yoga, and Larissa notes that this is the foundation for the business' success; "the different traditional yoga styles are there for those who want to practice it, and we've reached out to the husbands, the firefighters, sports teams, the senior community - yoga for everyone else." A brief look at the online schedule will show you options for everything from yoga for weight-loss, to "powerhouse yoga" taught by an ex-CFL player, to pre-natal yoga and yoga for journaling. The fee structure is also important to reaching out to the community: "The first class is always free, and the drop-in price is only $10 per class."
Part of the community spirit Lahari Yoga promotes is found in their relationship with instructors: "They run their class like it's their own business," Larissa says, "There's a bit of magic in how we run this. The onus is on the instructor to really run it in a professional way - it's their 75 minutes. I pay by the head, and we're not forcing anyone to work here - they're contract workers, so they can choose to take it or leave it. They get on Facebook, get advertising to try and fill the space, and that's why I think we do so well. We're feeling good about the fairness of that - the studio gets half, the instructors get half, and that way we stay open and can really support someone that's working hard to bring people in."
Larissa also believes that the community spirit embodied at Lahari Yoga extends beyond the classes, and reaches into the business community: "We have unrelated businesses cross-promoting: we sell jewelry from Frog Alley of the Farmer's Market, and we used to have Glow Juicery." This embracing of community spirit has been recognized on multiple occasions; from being nominated for the "Ignite" award with the Chamber of Commerce, to winning an International contest run by the international "Yoga Alliance" that involved celebrating yoga in a unique way, which resulted in an "Amazing-Race" style yoga event that took place all over St Albert. "Yoga is so good for physical, mental, psychological and spiritual health," Larissa exclaims; "You can scientifically measure the before/after benefits of yoga, and this is part of why the yoga industry has really moved into the mainstream."
Lahari Yoga Inc.
#200 86 McKenney Avenue
St. Albert, AB T8N 2G4
Instagram: lahariyoga
The Spotlight on Business is a monthly feature wherein we highlight a local business and learn more about what they do and how they positively contribute to the identity and economy of St. Albert. If you, or someone you know, would like to be featured in a future issue, please contact hpacheco@stalbert.ca with a brief description of the organization.
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New Businesses in St. Albert
Commercial/Industrial Businesses
Communication Dynamics 780-264-0337
2209 - 13 Mission Ave
Marriage and Relationship Counseling
D.M. Dennis & Associates Inc. 780-460-0117
23A Rayborn Cres
Workers Compensation Employer Advocates / Claims Management
Davinci's Café & Gelato Inc. 780-470-5422
B - 12 Rayborn Cres
Gelato Café
DJ's Lounge and Café 780-709-0663
105 - 50 St Thomas St
Restaurant and Lounge
Health by Hamdon 780-459-9600
180 - 310 Carleton Dr
Multidisciplinary Health Clinic - Chiropractic, Physiotherapy & Massage
Massage Addict 780-460-1222
340 - 525 St Albert Tr
Massage Therapy
Oikonomos Chartered Professional Accountant - Bernard Grobbelaar 780-999-2206
215 - 200 Carnegie Dr
Professional Accounting Firm
PJS Systems Inc. 604-395-4164
111A - 25 Chisholm Ave
Audio Video Systems Integrators, Design, Installation
Press'd Sandwich Co 780-972-0561
3509 Tudor Glen Market
Specialty Sandwiches
Refresh Interiors Edmonton Inc. 780-318-3631
210 - 16 Renault Cres
Fabrication of Furniture, Counter Tops
Sturgeon Music School 780-459-5856
51 Woodlands Rd
Music Lessons
Home-Based Businesses
Angela's Errands 780-220-3181
Taxi and Errand Service
Blooming Bliss Photography 780-667-0978
Maternity, Newborn, First Year Photography
Catherine Beirnes Massage Therapy 780-932-8083
Home-Based Massage Therapy Business
Clean Break 780-470-4422
Residential Cleaning
H & H Auto & Equipment Sales 780-222-6963
Online Reseller of Auto & Heavy Equipment
Kickass Goddess Creations 780-991-4035
Making and Selling Upcycled Home Decor
KIS Creations and Renovations 587-926-5544
Painting / General Contracting
Lindsay Carvalho Nutrition 780-604-7357
Nutrition and Wellness Consulting
Lyecel Cleaning Services 780-993-1204
Cleaning - School, Offices, Houses & Commercial Buildings
Marbelle Interior Design 780-974-1024
Interior Design Consultation Services
Peaches Esthetics by Beverley 780-667-5446
Distributing of Skin Care for Facials - Day to Day Ordering & Accounting
Polished Onyx 780-616-1440
Personal Esthetic and Nail Enhancements Experience
Westside Construction & Development Inc. 780-668-6732
Renovation & Restoration
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