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1. Visit any of the 20 locations listed. 2. Take a photo. Celebrating 3. Submit your photo by email to [email protected] 20 years! 4. Include a sentence or two about your experience. 5. Visit a new location!

Your photos will be featured on the Strathcona County Facebook Page and Strathcona County... A Specialized Municipality Twitter account throughout the summer. The more locations you visit, the Effective January 1, 1996, Strathcona County was granted status as a specialized municipality by the Province of . more chances you have to win. Strathcona County’s classification as a specialized municipality provides for the unique needs of a municipality that Two winning entries will be picked on Monday, August 15 and will receive a includes both a large urban centre and a significant rural area and population. The County includes the urban area of $200 Recreation Gift Card. The winning photos will be printed on canvas and and a large rural area with eight hamlets: , Ardrossan, , Half Moon Lake, displayed at the grand opening of the Emerald Hills Leisure Centre and the , Josephburg, , and . grand re-opening of Glen Allan Recreation Complex this fall.

Specialized municipality status means that the Province of Alberta recognizes Sherwood Park and the Urban Service Visit 15 or more locations to be entered into a grand prize draw! Area immediately around as equivalent to a city for purposes of programs and grants. Rural Strathcona County, meanwhile, is recognized as equivalent to a municipal district for programs and grant purposes. Celebrate the 20th anniversary with us by visiting the historic points of interest listed below! Legacy Forest & Pollinator Habitat Visit these locations Legacy Forest & Pollinator Habitat Frontiersman War Memorial In celebration of Strathcona County’s 20th year as a specialized municipality, 1 Centennial Park, 4000 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park 11 Highway 14 near Hastings Lake, between a legacy forest and pollinator habitat has been planted. This outdoor space An outdoor space featuring a pollinator habitat, native Range Road 210 and 205 located in Centennial Park includes newly planted trees, benches, a native grass pathway, and newly planted trees in celebration of This fieldstone monument is dedicated to the memory of grass pathway and a pollinator garden. the 20th anniversary of Strathcona County’s specialized frontiersmen who fell in the First and Second World Wars, municipality status. as well as the Dominion Commandants. A pollinator habitat is grown to help support and encourage pollinators Strathcona County Museum & Archives including bees, butterflies, birds and moths. The plantings include Deer Mound - Geodetic Survey Tablet 2 913 Ash Street, Sherwood Park perennials that bloom from spring until fall, native plants, trees and shrubs 12 NE -14-52-23 (Windsor Estates) Take a step back time into our pioneer village, modeled after that provide them with a safe environment to feed, and lay their eggs, This bronze survey tablet, mounted on a concrete pedestal in a rural community in the 1900’s. for future generations. 1928, notes the second highest elevation in Strathcona County. 3 Ball Family Windmill Bees are the most important pollinator on the planet. 80% of the plants that 491 Woodbridge Way, Sherwood Park 13 Victoria Trail/Castle School humans and livestock consume, rely on bees or other pollinators. A full 75% Southeast of Heartland Hall, 55305 Range Road 214 The Ball windmill provided running water and is a local of all the vegetables, fruit, nuts and herbs that we eat are pollinated by bees. landmark. It was moved to its present location in 1979. One of Alberta’s most historic trails, this portion of the trail is located in the northern part of Strathcona County. 4 Biodiversity Trail at the Beaver Hills/Cooking Lake Moraine 14 Smeltzer House 52521 Range Road 211 1 Broadmoor Boulevard, Sherwood Park Connecting people with nature, this 2.5 km natural surface Built in 1920, Smeltzer House now offers a variety of courses for Enjoy these community events trail was constructed in 2015. all ages including pottery, drawing, stained glass, and various arts and crafts. Strathcona Wilderness Centre Riverside Nature Trail 5 Township Road 530 and Range Road 212 15 Ardrossan Parade and Picnic Township Road 540. One trailhead at Twp Rd. 540 and Range June 18 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fall Grand Openings Your four season outdoor adventure centre just 20 minutes Road 232. Other trail head is west on Twp Rd. 540, about 1 km east of Sherwood Park. 60 – 1st Avenue, Ardrossan Emerald Hills Sports Pavilion This 5.5km riverside nature trail runs along the North Emerald Hills Leisure Centre Saskatchewan River and was constructed in 2008 as part Day Broadmoor Lake Park of the River Valley Alliance. Glen Allan Recreation Complex 6 2015 Oak Street, Sherwood Park July 1 • 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. Broadmoor Lake Park, Sherwood Park Watch for details! Featuring several public artworks including Spirit of the 16 St. Margaret’s Catholic Church Future located southeast of Broadmoor Lake, and the 51442 Range Road 203

Super Summer Sunday mural on the east wall of the Nestled in the trees on the north shore of Hastings Lake, Savour Strathcona County Sherwood Park Arena. St. Margaret’s was built in 1912 and was one of the earliest July 10 • 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. missions in the area. Agora, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park 7 Alex Janvier Murals County Hall - 2001 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park 17 A.J. Ottewell Community Centre Alberta Wide Show by the ACACA Painted in 1976, the ‘Tribute to Beaver Hills’ staircase mural 590 Broadmoor Boulevard, Sherwood Park July 13 - August 14 is located in the main foyer of County Hall. In 2010, Janvier Home to the Art Society of Strathcona County, the architecture A.J. Ottewell Community Centre, 590 Broadmoor Boulevard, Sherwood Park painted the ‘One Hour in Time’ and ‘Indigo Children’ murals in of the historic Ottewell Barn is a replica of the original that the library balconies in the Community Centre. used to occupy the site. Strathcona County Parks Day 8 Ardrossan Recreation Complex Mural Sherwood Park Natural Area July 16 • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan 18 Range Road 231 between Township Road 520 and 522 Waskehegan Staging Area – South Cooking Lake An acrylic mural, created in 2001, depicting historical life This 68 hectare site is a gently rolling landscape of aspen in Strathcona County. forest and willow sedge wetlands surrounded by agricultural Everybody Gets to Play - Play Days land and residential developments. July 19 • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. & August 17 • 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. 9 Ardrossan United Church Broadmoor Lake Park, Sherwood Park 22 Main Street, Ardrossan 19 Josephburg Community Church The historic significance of the church includes the original 21380 Township Road 550, South Cooking Lake Trail Days 1910 church and its 1915 addition. Located in the of Josephburg on a correction line, August 20 • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. the Josephburg Community Church steeple is the seventh South Cooking Lake Community Hall, 100, 22106 South Cooking Lake Road Heritage Hills Wetlands Interpretive Trail oldest in Alberta. 10 260 Heritage Drive, Sherwood Park Strathcona Vintage Tractor Pull Featuring interpretive signage to educate park users Sadie at Firehall #6 on ecosystem form and function, wildlife, history, and 20 Fire Station #6, 915 Bison Way, Sherwood Park August 27 - 28 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. appropriate park behavior. Bremner House - 53452 Range Road 225, Sherwood Park Designed by artist Craig Le Blanc, Sadie is an 11 foot dalmatian that greets visitors outside the station’s main doors.

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