Village of Milo ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PROFILE

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Welcome to the Village of Milo In 1907 Ontario‐born Milo Munroe homesteaded north of Vulcan and opened a post office in his farmhouse the following year. Despite his brief tenure as postmaster, this railway village retains Munroe’s first name.

Milo is a clean, close‐knit thriving community that has grown and prospered over the years. A beautiful new Community Hall was opened in 1985 and in 1998 a new kitchen, lobby and bar where added to the Curling Rink. The local Lions Club operates and maintains a grassed and well‐treed playground for the children, which with its automatic sprinklers, is a busy spot for picnickers as well. There are several businesses serving the community. The Village of Milo is just off the shore of the northernmost tip of Lake McGregor, which is about a 5 minute drive away and can also be reached by walking path.

Milo offers all the advantages of small‐town living with many amenities and many more just a short distance away:

Road Travel Distances

Distance Milo To: Kilometers Miles Calgary 136 84.5 Edmonton 407 253 Lake McGregor 2.5 1.6 Lethbridge 140 87 US border at Coutts 246 153 Vulcan 45 28

Climate Milo has a moderate climate with warm summers. Winters are cool but are moderated by warm Chinook winds blowing from the west coast.

Average: J F M A M J J A S O N D Temperature oC -8.8 -5.6 -0.7 5.3 10.5 14.6 17.0 17.1 11.7 5.9 -2.7 -7.8 High temperature 3.1 0.5 5.3 12.4 17.5 21.5 24.5 25.0 19.1 12.7 2.8 -2.2 Low temperature -14.4 -11.6 -6.7 -1.8 3.4 7.6 9.6 9.2 4.2 -1.0 -8.1 -13.3 Precipitation (mm) 13.1 12.4 21.2 22.9 64.4 74.6 59.7 49.0 44.6 17.1 17.7 18.1

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Key Demographics Village of SouthGrow Demographic Milo Region Milo has a relatively Population 122 158,282 high median age Annual population growth rate (2001-11 trend) 0.61% 2.0% suggesting that Median age 50.5 38.3 seniors housing Workforce population (age 15-64) 65 93,380 School population (age 5-17) 15 26,290 alternatives and Senior Population (age 65+) 40 26,440 related services Average employment income $53,704 $52,819 may be in high Average family income $90,295 $87,602 demand. Number of dwellings 68 61,566

Economic Indicators Two main industries make up the economy of Milo ‐ agriculture and a growing oil and gas industry. There are also vibrant transportation and retail sectors. The largest employer is the Palliser Regional School Division (Milo Community School). In 2014, there were six development permit applications. Three were for houses and the others were related to an addition to the ice arena, improving an industrial property, and major renovations to the Milo Hotel.

Agriculture Businesses Contact Elevator Marketing Solutions Lloyd Deitz (403) 599-3826 Milo Seed Cleaning Association Manager – Sheldon Walker (403) 599-2150 Louis Dreyfus Larry Vannatta (403) 899-8600 Phillips Fertilizer & Chemicals – Lomond Robert Phillips 1-800-387-8486 SeaCue Spraying Ltd. Chris Bartsch (403) 599-2220 Viterra / Crop Protection Services Manager – Lorne Umschied (403) 599-2381 Prairie Paints Marie Marshall

Construction/ Maintenance Businesses Contact Archambault Mechanical Dave Archambault (403) 599-2292 Cheemo Developments (general contracting) Barry Monner (403) 485-8181 G.D. Repairs – Certified Mechanic Gerald Deitz (403) 599-2464 / 2354 Genesis Framing Inc. (403) 599-3938 Invisible Fence Greg Deitz 1-877-364-2929 / (403) 599-2191 Mike Kirk Plumbing (403) 599-3778 Zea Contracting Rafael Zea (403) 423-0068 Village of Milo: Economic Development Community Profile 3

Oil & Gas and Transportation Contact Businesses Courier Services (send or pick-up) (Bank, Seed (403) 599-3922 / 0100 Plant, Viterra) Warren Heather (403) 599- Heather Trucking 2132 Husky Energy (403) 599-2100 Marks Oilfield Services Doug Marks & Mary Peters Inc. 599-0003 Marlin Lucus (403) 599- Marlin Oilfield Services 3888 Scuba Steve’s Oilfield Steve Edwards (403) 485- Contracting 4180 Derek Tiegen (403) 485- Tiegen Trucking Ltd. 8715 Zodiac Trucking Rod Lahd (403) 599-2169

Retail and Service Businesses Contact Angus Hot Tub & Sauna Service Shane Gregoire (403) 599-0009 Arrowwood Co-op Bruce Buckingham (403) 534-3803 Bank of Nova Scotia Wendy Hingley (403) 599-0100 Canada Postal Outlet (403) 599-3886 Co-op Cardlock (403)534-3800 Klem (Internet) Training Services Ltd. Cam Klem (403) 485-1592 KT’s Kool Kat Music – Mobile Music Katie Walker (403) 599-2345 T2L IT Consulting Daniel Greenwood (403) 599-2236 Milo Business Centre Chad Monner (587) 793-0772 Milo Cafe Wayne & Mindy Lin (403) 599-3822 Milo Green Foods (403) 599-3922 Milo Hotel & T’s Saloon Trish Phillips (403) 599-3853 Prairie Perfection Catering Colleen & Allan Bartsch (403) 599-2204 Scattergood Painting John & Ryan Scattergood (403) 599-3809 Trends by T.C. – Hair Salon (for sale!) Tracy Bond-Scattergood (403) 599-2491 Urban Vibe Pet Photography Jennifer Gregoire (403) 599-0009 VANNATTA dance band (403) 599-2397

Home Based Businesses Contact AVON Charity Lewis 599-3915 Back To Basics Spa Treatments Sheila Winch (403) 599-2223 Discovery Toys Terry-Lynn Cranston (403) 599-3073 House Cleaning Services Rosemary Monner (403) 599-2143 Mary Kay Cosmetics Donna Bennett-Deitz (403) 599-2140 Music Lessons - KT’s Kool Kat Music Katie Walker (403) 599-2345 Pampered Chef Terry-Lynn Cranston (403) 485-3073

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Workforce Statistics Statistic (2011) Village of Milo SouthGrow Region Workforce population (age 15-64) 65 93,380 Workforce participation rate 72% 70% % of Workforce with no diploma or post-secondary 25% 25% % of Workforce with high school diploma or equivalent 27% 29% % of Workforce with post-secondary diploma, certificate, or degree 48% 46%

Employment by Industry Village of SouthGrow Statistic (2011) Milo Region Agriculture 16% 12% With rich fertile Oil & Gas 6% 5% Manufacturing 5% 8% farmland in all Utilities, Transportation, Construction, directions, Milo has 14% 15% Warehousing a relatively high Retail & Wholesale Trade 14% 14% Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 4% 4% employment Professional, Scientific, Management, waste concentration in the 8% 7% remediation Agriculture sector. Education & Healthcare 14% 18% Arts, Recreation, Accommodation 7% 6% Other 11% 11%

Employment by Industry

Arts, Recreation, Accommodation Other 7% 11% Agriculture 16% Oil & Gas 6%

Education & Manufacturing Healthcare 5% 15% Utilities, Transport, Construction, Warehousing 14% Retail & Professional, Scientific, Wholesale Management, 14% 8% Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 4% Village of Milo: Economic Development Community Profile 5

Available Land The Village of Milo currently has 21 serviced residential lots for sale. The lots have beautiful views in all direction and are located next to a paved walking/bike path directly to McGregor Lake. Call the village office for more information.

Local realty companies have many listings of residential lots and homes as well as several recreational and commercial opportunities. See: • www.magnusonrealty.com • www.remax‐southern‐hr‐ab.ca • www.royallepage.ca/en/ab/vulcan/properties

Houses are very affordable in Milo with homes typically selling in the $100,000 to $200,000 price range.

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Transportation Infrastructure Facility Details 2014 Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) measured west of Milo at the junction of highways 542 and 842  Highway 842 South bound: 60 Highways and Traffic  Highway 542 East bound: 280 Counts on Highways 542  Highway 542 West bound: 250 and 842 2014 Average Annual Daily Traffic measured east of Milo at the junction of highways 542 and 842  Highway 542 West bound: 220  Highway 842 North bound:180 Rail Nearest rail access is in Vulcan Local Airport Vulcan Airport Regional Airport Lethbridge Airport International Airport Calgary International Airport

Municipal Tax and Utility Rates Service Rate Property Tax: Residential 16.014 (2014 Mill rate) Property Tax: Non-Residential 28.354 (2014 Mill rate) Residential water and waste water $32.00 monthly plus $2.46/ m3 Non-Residential water and waste water $38.73 monthly plus $1.99/ m3 Bulk water $6.60/ m3 Garbage and recycling $16.75 monthly

Utility Providers Service Provider Gas Sunshine Gas Coop Ltd. Electricity Fortis/ Epcor Telephone Telus, Bell, Rogers Internet True Solutions, Wild Rose Internet, CCI Wireless, Xplornet

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Education Milo Community School is located in the rolling hills of Southern Alberta on the northeastern edge of Lake McGregor, half way between Calgary and Lethbridge. The Siksika Nation borders the attendance areas to the north.

An innovative method of delivering education, a four‐day school week, was implemented in 1994 and has received permanent status from the Board of Trustees. Students, parents, staff and community members strongly support this concept. The school serves a student population from grades 1 to 9, with approximately 50% of these students from the Siksika Nation. A privately run community kindergarten is housed in the facility, offering a two‐day per week program.

With a family‐oriented atmosphere and a pupil‐teacher ratio of less than 20:1, the focus is to blend the home, the school and the community to best serve the needs of the students. The school has earned a reputation for its annual Christmas production. Students participate in volleyball, basketball, curling and badminton team sports, an annual swimming, camping trip, ski trips and cultural activities provide a well‐rounded, quality education program.

Facility Details  Milo Alphabets Kindergarten (Private offered through Kindergarten Milo Community School) Elementary School  Milo Community School (Grades 1-9) Secondary (Middle/  County Central High School in Vulcan (45km) for High) School Grades 10-12)  University of Lethbridge  Lethbridge College Post-Secondary  University of Calgary  Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary) Further Education  Vulcan County Adult Learning Council

Milo School has been approved as an International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate school; the next stop in a journey parents initiated about 18 months ago, with a goal of offering an IB Primary Years Programme. If successful, Milo would become the first IB program in Palliser Regional Schools. Village of Milo: Economic Development Community Profile 8

Health Care and Emergency Services Milo has a 30 member volunteer fire and emergency health services brigade. All other medical services are available in Vulcan

Vulcan Health Center is an 8 bed active facility with 15 long‐term care beds, radiology, fully equipped modern lab and modern emergency area. Services include occupational therapy, mental health worker, social worker and palliative care.

Other health Service in Vulcan include a chiropractor, optometrist, podiatrist, hearing aid service, occupational therapy, massage therapist, mental health and social workers, and a Public Health Unit

Facility Details Doctors, Clinics, Laboratory Vulcan Dentist, Chiropractor Vulcan Police RCMP Vulcan A 30 member volunteer fire brigade with 7-person Fire emergency first response team Vulcan and District Emergency Medical Team and the Ambulance Milo and District Fire Association First Responders Seniors Housing Vulcan

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Recreation and Culture Facility Details Meeting rooms, video conferencing Library and Archives www.milolibrary.ca 2 Sheets, lounge and kitchen Curling Club (403) 599-2220, (403) 485-8104 Large kitchen, dance floor and The Milo Community Hall stage Library is state (403) 599-2474, (403) 485-5524 Arena Natural ice (403) 599-2264 of the art, Fitness Centre At the arena beautiful, and 2 full size diamonds Baseball Diamonds a point of (403) 599-2474, (403) 485-5524 Tennis Court Summer in the arena pride in the Golf Courses Vulcan Golf and Country Club community! Meeting rooms, offices for rent, Business Resource Centre Milo Community School. Contact village office (403) 793-0772. Seniors Drop-in Centre Street Lions Club of Milo (403) 599-2331 Milo and District Agricultural Society (403) 599-2306 Services every second Sunday 599- Milo Hope Lutheran Church 3767

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Area Attractions  McGregor Lake: Fishing all year round. Fire Pits at each campsite. Swimming area, dock, playground, washrooms.  Milo bicycle and walking path: The path is 2.5 km long or 5 km both ways, great for running or walking distance. Start at the Lutheran Church in town or at Lake McGregor. Maintained summer & winter.  Majorville Cairn (Medicine Wheel): Consists of a central cairn, which is linked to a surrounding stone circle by 28 spokes, and the cultural landscape which contains this monument. The designation encompasses 160 acres and is situated on a height of land with an expansive view of the surrounding prairie landscape west of the Bow River in southern Alberta.  Blackfoot Crossing: http://www.blackfootcrossing.ca/  Coffin Handle Butte: The Coffin Handle Butte Legend is displayed at the Milo Library Archives.  Lions Park: Picnic area. Wide variety of playground equipment.  Crowfoot Ferry: Operates 7 a.m. to midnight daily from April 23 to noon of November 14. 5 km south of Junction of Highways 1 and 56, on Range Road 201 (pdf 266 K). Check with Alberta Transportation since Ferry is currently closed.  Vulcan Trek Station and convention ‐ Vul‐Con scheduled yearly in July with special guest actors from the Star Trek movies and series.  Vulcan Golf and Country Club  Vulcan Solar Park  Aspen Crossing, Garden Centre, Train Museum and Rail Tours.  Arrowwood Agricultural Society Bull Riding and Rodeo every year at the end of June.

Contact Information Village of Milo Vulcan Business Development Society SouthGrow Regional Initiative Christopher Northcott, CAO Marilyn MacArthur, Peter Lovering, Manager Manager, Business Development Box 65 110 – 1 Ave. S. P.O. Box 27068, Milo, AB T0L 1L0 Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 Lethbridge AB, T1K 6Z9 Ph: (403) 599-3883 Phone: (403) 485-4100 Phone: (403) 394-0615 Fax: (403) 599-2201 Fax: (403) 485-3143 Fax: (403) 485-3143 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.villageofmilo.ca www.vulcanbusiness.ca www.southgrow.com June 2015