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2024-2030 Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan

In March 2024, Sylvan Lake began crafting a 7-Year Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan. Led by a steering committee with input from the Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce, the Tourism Development Committee, and various community and business members, this initiative has included nearly 30 hours of public and internal engagement

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2022 Community Profile

Welcome to the Sylvan Lake Community Profile, a detailed guide offering insights into the town’s demographics, psychographics, and amenities. This document provides a clear view of the population’s characteristics, lifestyle preferences, and local facilities.

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2022 Business Visitation Program Report

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Sylvan Lake launched a Business Visitation Program to identify key issues and gather data for future actions. This report provides a detailed account of the findings from both qualitative and quantitative assessments of the local business environment.

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Commercial Lands Study

This study examines Sylvan Lake’s current commercial space inventory, forecasts future needs, and aligns them with designated growth areas. It aims to guide decisions on commercial land designation, ensuring optimal planning and development to meet long-term land use and economic goals.

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Living in Sylvan Lake – Community Guide

Stay up-to-date on all that’s happening in Sylvan Lake. Browse local programs, events, activities, and attractions.

Please keep in mind that programming may be cancelled, changed, or delayed.

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Land Use Bylaw

This Bylaw aims to:

(a) Divide the municipality into districts; (b) Regulate land use for each district; (c) Establish the Development Officer role; (d) Outline the process for decision-making and issuing development permits; (e) Specify how to notify about permit issuance; (f) Implement statutory plans.

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Sustainable Waterfront Area Redevelopment Plan

The purpose of REIMAGINE SYLVAN, the Sustainable Waterfront Area Redevelopment Plan (Plan) is to guide growth and development over the next 20 years within the Waterfront area in an orderly, efficient, and thoughtful manner.

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Sector Profile: Manufacturing

Sylvan Lake is currently home to six (6) primary manufacturing businesses, predominantly comprised of architectural and structural metals manufacturing companies, along with those in agricultural, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing.

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Sector Profile: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Primarily composed of management, environmental, and architectural consulting services, the sector is also represented by a concentrated presence in engineering services, testing laboratories, and health and safety, which principally support other industries.

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Sector Profile: Retail

Established retail nodes in Sylvan Lake are primarily located in the northeast section of the town. The largest node is located at the intersection of Highway 20 and 47th Avenue, with the three large retail centres accounting for nearly 75% of the total Sylvan Lake retail inventory.

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Sector Profile: Tourism

The 1,200 businesses in Sylvan Lake span all industry sectors. Retail trade is 12% of all employment. Approximately 72 businesses were related to the tourism and recreation sector in the town in 2013.

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Visitor Friendly Assessment and Action Plan:

In 2016, the town undertook a visitor Friendly Assessment and Action Plan project. The main goal of the assessment was to analyze how the destination presents itself to visitors – its ambiance, wayfinding, signage, customer Service, public services, amenities and visitor information. Based on this assessment a practical action plan was developed that will lead to tangible improvements in the visitor friendliness of Sylvan Lake.

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Destination Positioning Strategy

The destination positioning strategy and marketing creative identifies how the Sylvan Lake can stand out and become recognizable among other top Albertan and Canadian destinations. This project proposes a differentiation strategy for Sylvan Lake’s tourism marketing efforts.

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Tourism Marketing Strategy

The Sylvan Lake Tourism Marketing Strategy is designed to guide development and promotion of Sylvan Lake into a top-of-mind destination for regional travelers over the next three years, ultimately transforming Sylvan Lake into a sustainable year-round destination.