Spruce Grove, Alberta

Spruce Grove is a western suburb of Edmonton , Alberta . Its population is 18,405 (2005). Like nearby Stony Plain it is surrounded by Parkland County .

Spruce Grove is a vibrant city, upheld by city council as having plenty of business and housing opportunities. The Horizon stage is a centre for performing arts here, and its Tri-Municipal Leisure Centre provides a pool, soccer fields, a gymnasium, workout gym, and ice rinks to the people of Parkland County. As it is fifteen minutes from Edmonton, many citizens travel there to shop. However, there is a great amount of businesses on the east end that citizens commonly utilize.

Spruce Grove has bike trails winding throughout the city, called the Heritage Grove Trail, where bike riders can ride for hours through lush forest.

Canadian Olympic skier Jennifer Heil hails from Spruce Grove, as does famous NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr . The local Ice Hockey arena is named after Fuhr.

Current mayor: Ken Scott

TRIVIA

The streets in Spruce Grove have a special naming system. Their names share a first letter with that of its subdivision, e.g., in Millgrove subdivision all streets start with M; in Woodhaven, they all start with W. Only in the original subdivision of Broxton Park and the downtown core is this naming convention not held.

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The City of Spruce Grove

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Spruce Grove, Alberta