St. Albert Facts

• St. Albert is the oldest non-fortified community in Alberta;
  
• Founded in 1861, became a town in the mid-1950s and officially received city status in 1977
  
• St. Albert is the sixth largest city in Alberta
  
• Population as per 2008 Municipal Census is 60,138
  
• According to the City's most recent Community Satisfaction Survey, 94% of respondents provided a positive rating on quality of life in St. Albert
  
• According to a report by Maclean's magazine in 2009, St. Albert is the sixth safest city in Canada and the safest city in the West
  
• St. Albert's regional trading area exceeds 1-million people
  
• There are over 2,000 businesses in St. Albert
  
• The Outdoor Farmers' Market, held in downtown St. Albert, is Western Canada's largest outdoor farmers' market
  
• Servus Credit Union Place, St. Albert's multipurpose leisure facility, is the largest of its kind in Western Canada
  
• The Arden Theatre hosts over 150 performances a year
  
• The City is home to the International Children's Festival, one of the longest running Children's Festivals in North America
  
• St. Albert has hosted large-scale sport competitions, including the Alberta Summer Games in 1979, the Alberta Winter Games in 1994 and it will host the Alberta 55+ Winter Games in 2011
  
• City has more than 70 clubs and organizations representing varied interests
  
• There are over 50 recreational and sport organizations in the city
  
• The City's Red Willow Trail System offers more than 70 kilometres of trails connecting parks and neighbourhoods
  
• St. Albert Transit, StAT, currently operates 55 buses and carries over 1.1 million riders annually