Peace Welcome to FAIRVIEW About Fairview & Welcome! Area
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Heartof the Peace WELCOME TO FAIRVIEW ABOUT fairviEW & WELCOME! AREA • Originally settled by explorers and fur traders who came up the Peace River. Peace Country residents pride • The Peace Country produces canola, oats, peas, themselves on being self-reliant and hardy folk. They barley as well as honey and cattle ranching. It also will go out of their way to help a neighbor out accounts for 14% of Canada’s bison herd. Other • Fairview & area residents love their local hockey team - industries include oil & gas and forestry The Fairview Flyers. Come out for a game at the Fairplex • Fairview & area residents love music and boast Arena and cheer them on numerous music festivals each year. The most • Residents love outdoor activities. From sports to popular music is folk, country, Celtic, bluegrass and swimming, kayaking, canoeing, horseback riding, gospel boating, biking, skiing, running, walking, golfing, • Fairview & area has a vibrant arts community – the camping, quadding, skidooing, hunting, fishing, Fairview Fine Arts Centre as well as homemade gardening, barbecuing or just sitting around a campfire crafts and natural products, which are featured with good friends and family with homegrown local food and goodies at the Fairview Farmers’ Market, held at the Legion most Wednesdays WWW.FAIRVIEW.CA Heartof the SO siT BACK AND ENJOY A SLOWER PACE OF LifE WITH frESH air AND BEAUTifUL Peace NATUraL SCENERY. PiCK UP A NEW HOBBY OR ACTiviTY AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, FairviEW WILL FEEL LIKE HOME. GET CONNECTED WEBSITES www.fairview.ca - Fairview community information, resources, events calendar www.heartofthepeace.com - business development POSTER BOARDS AROUND TOWN resources Numerous organizations put up their event posters www.fairviewfcss.com - social support resources in and they are located at the Mall on Main, Canada Fairview & area Post Office, Freson Bros. Fairview, Rexall, Guardian – www.fairviewchamber.com - Fairview business Becher Pharmacy, and many other locations directory EVENTS FOR THE 55+ CROWD APPS Check out the FCSS Corner monthly column, the last Fairview Town PULSE - available on Google Play or the Wed. of the month for the next month or first Wed. of APP Store current month in the Fairview Post SOCIAL MEDIA EVENTS FOR YOUR PRESCHOOLER Facebook @ Town of Fairview Check out the General Preschool Calendar included Facebook @ Municipal District of Fairview No 136 in this booklet LOCAL PAPER SPORT & COMMUNITY GROUP CONTACT Fairview Post - at most retail outlets in Fairview INFORMATION FAIRVIEW NEWSLETTER “TALK OF THE TOWN” Check out the In & Around Fairview publication, When you sign up for utilities in Fairview included in the Newcomer welcome bags, and at most retail outlets in Fairview WWW.FAIRVIEW.CA Heartof the Peace WELCOME & ENJOY YOUR STAY! PHONE NUMBErs Ambulance /Fire/Police ..................................................................911 Health Link ....................................................................................811 Local RCMP .....................................................................780 835 4031 Doctor .............................____________________ Fish and Wildlife .............................................................780 835 2737 Dentist ........................... ____________________ Poison Centre ..............................................................1 800 332 1414 Child’s World Day Care ..................................780 835 2102 Hospital ..........................................................................780 835 6100 Canada Post ....................................................................780 835 2855 Hospital Social Worker ....................................................780 835 6112 Freson Bros. ....................................................................780 835 2716 Homecare .......................................................................780 835 4951 Hello Cab & Delivery .......................................................780 834 6787 Long Term Care ..................................................780 835 6160 or 6170 Northern Express Bus .....................................................780 926 0808 Fairview Ladies Auxiliary ................................................780 835 4524 Crossroads 24 hr. crisis line Fairview Medical Clinic ...................................................780 835 4255 ..............................................................780 835 2120/ 1877 835 2120 Rexall .............................................................................780 835 4383 Ministerial Association ...................................................780 835 3001 Guardian– Becher ..........................................................780 835 4078 AHS Addictions ...............................................................780 624 6193 Pharmasave ...................................................................780 835 3485 Mental Health 24 hr. Help Line .....................................1 877 303 2642 FY i Doctors ....................................................................780 835 3555 Mental Health ................................................................780 624 6151 Golden Age Centre ..........................................................780 835 4397 Suicide Prevention Help Line ........................1 800 Suicide (784 2433) Harvest Lodge ................................................................780 835 2862 Alberta Supports .........................................................1 877 644 9992 Garrison Manor ..............................................................780 835 4194 Alberta Works .................................................................780 624 6135 North Peace Housing ......................................................780 624 2055 EE Oliver School ..............................................................780 835 2225 Fairview .........................................................................780 835 5461 STM School .....................................................................780 835 2245 MD of Fairview #136 ......................................................780 835 4903 Fairview High School ......................................................780 835 5421 Fairview Regional Aquatic Centre ...................................780 835 2812 Fairview Public library ....................................................780 835 2613 GPRC College ..................................................................780 835 6600 Fine Arts Centre ..............................................................780 835 2697 Fairview Registries .........................................................780 835 5707 FCSS ...............................................................................780 835 5471 WWW.FAIRVIEW.CA Heartof the Peace FCSS FUN FACTS Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) is a resource referral service, it helps connect people to government programs and local resources. FCSS funds or runs over 17 programs in Fairview including: • Family School Liaison • Ignite Youth • Mommy & Me • Inclusive Arts • Bonding with Baby • Newcomer Welcome Bags • Disaster Emergency Social Services • Snow Angels • Canada Revenue Volunteer Income Tax Program • Summer Program Sign Up • Programs & Services Fair • Volunteer Week • Seniors Week • Family & Community Resource Centre • FCSS Corner • Seniors Community Kitchen In 2018 FCSS programs had 33,758 client contacts. Phone: 780.835.5471 Location: Room #126 Like Us on Fax: 780.835.5443 Provincial Building The Town of Fairview Facebook Page Email: [email protected] 10209 109 Street or check our website for upcoming events! website: www.fairviewfcss.com Fairview, Alberta FCSS CORNER FAMILY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT SErviCES PROgraM SPOTLIGHT DID YOU KNOW... 55+ CROWD SOCIAL OUTINGS • Check out www.fairview.ca/eventscalendar - • That FCSS = Preventative Social Services monthly events in Fairview • A cost-benefit analysis of a Preschool Program, • Fit & 50 + Aqua Size - Mon., Wed., Fri. - 11:00am- showed a return of $16.14 per dollar invested in noon - Fairview Aquatic Centre 780 835 2812 preventative social programs Check monthly calendar • Birthday Party - First Monday of the month 2:00pm • “By age 40, the children who participated in - Golden Age Centre 780 835 5922 the preschool program as 3 and 4 year olds had • Bowling - Wednesday 1 :00pm - Unchaga Bowling significantly fewer arrests for violent crime, drug Lanes 780 835 2695 felonies, and violent misdemeanors and served fewer • Stirling Curling- Tuesday 10:00am - November months in prison compared to nonparticipants, through March - Curling Rink 780 835 2828 (Schweinhart et al., 2005).” • Shuffle Board & Cards - Tuesday 1:00pm - Golden Age Centre 780 835 5922 • Fairview FCSS has provided grant funds to numerous • Kaiser - Fourth Sunday of the month 7:00pm - programs in Fairview for nearly 30 years, and many Golden Age Centre 780 835 5922 community organizations got their start with funds • Whist -Second Wednesday of the month 7:00pm - or supplies or support from FCSS Golden Age Centre 780 835 5922 • For the past 4 years, FCSS has granted out over • Pot Luck Supper - Third Wednesday of the month $100,000 of its annual budget to important programs 5:30pm, music to follow - Golden Age Centre 780 in our community such as, the Family & School Liaison 835 5922 program at EE Oliver and STM schools, The Ignite • Inclusive Arts - get assistance with memberships & Youth Centre, The Fairview Fine Arts Inclusive Arts course fees at the Fairview