RedwaterAlberta

Redwater faces fewer hazards than almost every Canadian town

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests

Of the homes tested for radon, 1.4% were over 200 Bq/m³, lower than both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Some 4.3% of the land within 25 km of Redwater has burned since 1986; at 0.11% a year that is moderate, not high. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.007 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Crime runs heavier where Redwater is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 168

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 67 per 1,000 a year, above both Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2). The force’s area logs 23.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Redwater doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Redwater detachment area.

Commuters in Redwater travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

85% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

Around Redwater, 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 3 schools in all

Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3).

Lives run shorter around Redwater: 78.3 years, 3.2 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The average trip from home to a hospital is 0.9 km, below Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region has more smokers than Alberta, 17% of adults to 11%. By contrast, the survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 48%, behind the 53% for Alberta. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the North Zone, Redwater included.

Renting in Redwater eats 24% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Edmonton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

25% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 68% of households.

Redwater has colder winters than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −17.8°C

A normal July day peaks at 23.6°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 30 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in July: 82 mm in a normal year.

Expect November days around 1°C in Redwater, nights around −10°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 29 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −15°C. November usually brings some 27 cm of snow. The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−18°C).

Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada) holds St. Albert—Sturgeon River, the riding that includes Redwater

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

More visits per person served than three in four Alberta’s town libraries: Entwistle Public Library counts 5.7

Entwistle Public Library serves 2,053 people from a single building.

More of Redwater’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.9%

Visible minorities make up 6.1% of the population, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

A national park 27 km from Redwater: Elk Island National Park

One protected area is close by. 5.9 km out lies the largest, Opal Natural Area, at 371 ha. Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.