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About Forestburg:
Forestburg is a village located in east-central Alberta, Canada. The rich farmland of the area was first settled in 1905. Soon after the first of many “gopher hole” mines, homesteaders were soon coal mining on the banks of the Battle River in 1907. The site was surveyed in 1919 after the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1916, and Forestburg was incorporated into a village on August 21 of that year. Today Forestburg’s economy is based on agriculture, coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation. With approximately 75 businesses, the rate of employment is good. Forestburg has a good variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd. and Westmoreland Coal. The village is the headquarters of the Battle River Railway, a co-operative railway established in 2009. Forestburg’s population is 875, according to the 2016 census. Blaise Young is the current Mayor.
Contact Village of Forestburg:
4902 50th Street
Box 210
Forestburg, Alberta T0B 1N0
Phone: 780-582-3668
Fax: 780-582-2233
