River Valley OleskiwEdmonton

River Valley Oleskiw earns an A+ for hazard risk

Source area for radon tests: the Capital Health · The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Edmonton

Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Government of Alberta.

21 of River Valley Oleskiw’s 50 tested schools score in the top fifth in Alberta

30,332 students attend the 39 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 12 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of River Valley Oleskiw. The largest is Jasper Place School, with 3,123 students. 4 boards run its schools. Of the 61, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta).

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

Measured across the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 45 property crimes are reported each year.

Households in River Valley Oleskiw earn more than in almost any other Canadian town

Commutes averaged 25 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, nearly nine in ten commuters went by car.

51% of adults around River Valley Oleskiw rate their health very good or excellent

What sets River Valley Oleskiw apart within its region is distance, and at 3.0 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Women in the region live to 83.6 and men to 78.8, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). A pharmacy is nearer: 1.3 km on average, with 5.4 within 3 km of the typical home. River Valley Oleskiw doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton Zone.

Rent takes less of local pay in River Valley Oleskiw than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Owners make up 87% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

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

The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. Frost comes on 179 days a year, between Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month.

An older town: 24% of people in River Valley Oleskiw are 65 or over, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

A quarter of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than Alberta’s towns (29%) yet higher than Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here.

Expect November days around 1°C in River Valley Oleskiw, nights around −8°C

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Edmonton. Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −13°C. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm.

2 MPs share River Valley Oleskiw, which straddles Edmonton West and Edmonton Riverbend

Residents of River Valley Oleskiw divide between Kelly McCauley (79%) and Matt Jeneroux in the Commons.

The nearest public library to River Valley Oleskiw is Lois Hole Library, 1.7 km away

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

Elk Island National Park lies 40 km beyond River Valley Oleskiw’s edge

Within 10 km are 3 protected areas. For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 3.9 km off. Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.