Sherwood Park, Alberta

Sherwood Park is a , Sherwood Park is one of Edmonton's two principal suburbs. It is largely a Bedroom Community , with the bulk of its workers commuting to Edmonton each workday.

Until recently, as a hamlet, Sherwood Park had a Reeve , but because the elected representative governs all of Strathcona County, which is a municipality and not a hamlet, the governor is now considered a Mayor . Iris Evans was the last reeve of Sherwood Park, and the current mayor is Cathy Olesen .

Sherwood Park has a strong economy with over $9.0 billion worth of major projects completed, announced, or under construction. A roadway known as Refinery Row lies west of Sherwood Park and includes some of the largest industrial facilities in Western Canada , including Esso 's Strathcona Refinery. The hamlet also boasts incredibly low crime rates, including a near zero violent crime rate.

Sherwood Park's newspaper is the ''Sherwood Park News''. One of its former editors, Kenneth Whyte , has emerged as a powerful figure in Canadian publishing. Other newspapers commonly read in Sherwood Park are The Edmonton Sun and The Edmonton Journal .

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A point on Range Road 231 between Township Road 522 and Wye Road is the highest recorded point between Edmonton and Winnipeg , Manitoba .

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