LoreleiEdmonton

Lorelei’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Shared with the rest of the Capital Health: radon tests

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Lorelei is on the national inventory. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Edmonton, Lorelei included.

Violent crime weighs more where Lorelei is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Measured against local pay, Lorelei costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

Home ownership covers nearly two thirds of households. A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, above both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Lorelei trails that of 94% of Canadian towns

The car took just over nine in ten commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The commute to work averages 27 min.

51% of adults around Lorelei rate their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 6.1 km away, above both Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. A pharmacy is nearer: 0.9 km on average, with 12 within 3 km of the typical home.

Less rain and snow fall on Lorelei than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

Gardeners get 141 frost-free days, from 7 May to 25 September. July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.

Visible minorities make up more of Lorelei than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%

21% of residents are children under 15. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.9% of residents, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.

A normal November in Lorelei runs from −8°C to 1°C

July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −13°C nights.

Lorelei sends William (Billy) Morin (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton Northwest

No provincial riding is named for Lorelei: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.

The nearest public library to Lorelei is EPL Castle Downs Branch, 1.3 km away

The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Lorelei among them.

Elk Island National Park lies 35 km beyond Lorelei’s edge

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 8.7 km. The protected share within 10 km is 0.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 1, below both Alberta’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4).

Schools in Lorelei: 4 boards, side by side

Results are mixed: 9 of 32 schools above the middle in Alberta, 15 below it. The largest is Edmonton Islamic Academy, with 1,921 students. 13 of the 36 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta. In or within 3 km of Lorelei: 24 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, with 15,165 students.