W
elcome to the Village of Forestburg!
A vibrant and friendly community located in the heart of Battle River Country, Forestburg offers an exciting blend of recreational and cultural opportunities and business services. Our diversified business community offers many services including groceries, pharmacy, insurance and registries, hardware, service stations, banking, motels, restaurants, antiques, flowers and gifts, greenhouses, and laundromat.
Take a walk along our beautiful, tree-lined streets and visit one of our fully serviced RV Parks, our lush nine-hole golf course, outdoor pool, tennis courts, curling rink and our newly constructed multi-purpose arena housing our new hockey arena. Forestburg is a two time Communities in Bloom National Champion!
The community is located 80 km SE of Camrose on Highway 53, next to the beautiful Battle River Valley, Big Knife Provincial Park and North America's oldest stripping shovel at the Diplomat Mine Interpretive Site. Take a tour of Prairie Mines & Royalty Limited's mining operations with monster draglines at work and tour the ATCO Power Battle River Generating Station.
Attend one of the Battle River Playmaker's Dinner Theatre productions, dance recitals, choir concerts, the annual Concert Series presenting professional entertainers, our local museum and public library.
Visit Our Vibrant Community! It's a Great Place to Call Home!
2010 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
COMMUNITIES IN BL
OOM - IN THE 1 - 1000 CATEGORY - OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER GARDENERS
From the October 2010 Communities in Bloom Magazine -The village of Forestburg, located in east-central Alberta, excels at beautifying its landscape and showcasing its history. Beautiful baskets hang from street posts while residential and community gardens boast diverse floral displays. Lush green lawns with a backdrop of living walls showcase the talent of many experienced volunteer gardeners. Displays of farm implements strategically placed throughout the village remind visitors of Forestburg's rich farming heritage and encourage explorative strolls through the streets. This proud community is certainly blooming!
Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who work so diligently to make Forestburg a wonderful place to live and do business.
Contact Us
For more information contact us by calling 780-582-3668 or email forestburg@persona.ca