Rimbey

Rimbey is a small town of 2,600 (2016) in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada. Rimbey is about 10 minutes west of the north shore of Gull Lake, a popular recreational lake, with recreational opportunities located at the Summer Village of Parkland Beach.

Understand

Rimbey is a small nestled in the Blindman River Valley amongst the rolling hills which border the Rocky Mountain foothills. Rimbey is mainly a farming community, with the oil and gas sector increasing in importance.

History

Officially made a community in 1902, the first name given to the settlement at the turn of the century was Kansas Ridge as many of the settlers originated from the American state of Kansas. Among them were the three Rimbey brothers (Sam, Ben, and Jim) for whom the town was officially named after in 1904. In 1919 the Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric Railway (later part of the Canadian Pacific Railway) reached Rimbey, and there was much enthusiasm for the "new town" by the tracks. Two grain companies built elevators the following year and Rimbey's population swelled to 319 by 1921.

Get in

By car

Rimbey is located at the junction of Highways 20 and 53, approximately 1 hour northwest of Red Deer and 1½ hours southwest of Edmonton.

By plane
  • 🌍 Rimbey Airport (3.7 km (2.3 mi) SW of Rimbey). General aviation only, no scheduled service. (updated May 2021)

See

Do
  • 🌍 Gull Lake Public Beach, Parkland Drive, Parkland Beach (10 min SE of Rimbey). (updated May 2021)
  • 🌍 Gull Lake Golf Course, 2 Sunnyside Drive, Parkland Beach (10 min SE of Rimbey), ☏ +1 403-843-3322. (updated May 2021)

Buy

Rimbey has a collection of small shops in its downtown area.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Go next
Routes through Rimbey
ENDS at W E ←   N  S  → Bentley → Sylvan Lake
ENDS at N S ←  W  E  → Ponoka → Donalda−Forestburg


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