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ABOUT ST. ALBERT | 7 OUR

HUMBLE OUR ABOUT BEGINNINGS PROMISING FUTURE ST. ALBERT St. Albert celebrates a rich history that ST. ALBERT dates back over 150 years and has often been called ’s Finest City. #1 INVESTMENT Founded in 1861 by Father Albert Lacombe, St. Albert is the BEST PLACE TO LIVE oldest non-fortified community in Alberta and, at the time, IN CANADA PROFILE was the largest agricultural settlement west of Winnipeg. (MoneySense, 2014) In 1900, St. Albert was incorporated as a village followed by town status in 1904. St. Albert officially became a city in 1977. Located in the heart of Alberta, Canada Today, St. Albert is a bustling city with over 63,000 residents. #1 With more than 85 kilometres of trails, 1,000 acres of green space, the Arden Theatre, visual arts studios, the Musée BEST SMALL CITY Héritage Museum and numerous special events, it’s easy to IN CANADA see why St. Albert is renowned for its rich heritage, artistic (MoneySense, 2013) community and natural environment. #1 SAFEST URBAN CENTRE IN ALBERTA (StatsCan, 2014) #5 TOP ALBERTA INVESTMENT TOWNS (Real Estate Investment Network, 2012 & 2013) “We look forward to our continued work together in St. Albert.” – P. Derksen, Blackstone Commercial #3 BEST PLACES FOR JOBS (MoneySense, 2013) “The communication facilitated by yourself with the City of St. Albert has been very useful to us... BEST COMMUNITY a lever for us to convince our client to move FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS forward quickly with this project...” (Alberta Venture Magazine, 2014) – D. Dalen, GWL Realty Advisors

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The diversity of the people shapes the community; the community supports the businesses. Together people and business create a home. RAY GIBBON DRIVE POPULATION NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ST. ALBERT 70,000 Ray Gibbon Drive provides a quick by-pass route for traveling through the region. To Fort McMurray Ray Gibbon Drive ties into , the PEOPLE 65,000 23,169 63,255 ring-road. Ray Gibbon Drive is built in partnership AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE PER SINGLE FAMILY HOME 60,994 between the City of St. Albert and the province of Alberta.

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2.96 E 54,588 S TRAFFIC COUNTS O AREA Estimated Commute Time 55,000 73 % of residents reside in single family dwellings. The second R E • 16,244 (2014 at McKenney) LL highest type of dwellings is apartments, which comprises of BE 30 minutes 13% of total dwellings with an average household size of 1.77. • 17,100 (2012 at Anthony Henday Drive) S NAIT 22 minutes T

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MALES FEMALES Source: 2014 St. Albert Census Report

Residents demonstrate a high average family income in The education level is St. Albert indicates the division of comparison to the provincial or national average. For many skilled workers within the community. With a high percentage Ray Gibbon Drive will be expanded from 2 lanes into 8 lanes. residents, this translates to higher spending power and more of residents in possession of post-secondary education flexibility in entertainment options. diplomas and degrees, high skilled jobs are required to keep At present, Ray Gibbon Drive extends from Anthony Henday residents working in St. Albert. Ray Gibbon Drive Drive to Villeneuve Road. Further expansions of the road rely AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME EDUCATION LEVEL Map Date: 27/08/2014 Scale:1:65,000 on provincial funding. ST. ALBERT $136,102 It is anticipated that Ray Gibbon Drive will become a true 11.6% ALBERTA $116,232 31.6% 24.3% by-pass highway when the northern phase is completed and it links back to Highway 2, north of the city. CANADA $94,125 UNIVERSITY DEGREE COLLEGE DIPLOMA TRADES CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATE Source: 2011 National Household Survey Source: 2011 National Household Survey

26 | INVESTING | 27 44 | INVESTING | 45 GROWTH NODES RIVERSIDE Industrial, Commercial and Residential Growth Nodes MAP OVERVIEW LAND DETAILS

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n H R NORTH WEST i 1 v e Map Date: February-26-15 r 1 Erin Ridge North 9 Riverside Scale: 1:15,500 SIZE ACCESS M MALMOA E O VE V Total: 213.79 ha McKenney Avenue, Ray Gibbon Drive Page 44–45 A U 2 Phase 2 L N A T IT R Residential: 120.32 ha R V O D T Y Page 28–29 S A Commercial: 0.93 ha E L S D O 10 Ville Giroux R ER Industrial: n/a LL E 13 E V MIS A S B Page 46–47 ION 3 2 Erin Ridge North Y AV E E N RIV S N ERS T E IDE K Phase 1 D M A C R E L M A B 11 Elysian Fields D E O R Page 30–31 W 12 D T DR LOCATION ZONING

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T 8 r a e i • Business types could include: retail and service commercial outlets, restaurants, l k Page 38–39 a L and grocery stores. g i LEVASSEUR RD B 7 Averton D DR RWOO Page 40–41 HA For more information about the growth 8 South Riel nodes, please contact the St. Albert For more information about this particular piece of land, please reference Page 42–43 Business Centre at 780-459-1631 or the Area Structure Plan (ASP). email [email protected].