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Demographics

According to the 2006 census, High Level had a:

population of 3,887 living in 1,519 dwellings
House
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, a 12.9% increase from 2001;
land area of 31.99 km² (12.4 sq mi); and
population density
Population density
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of 131.3 /km2.

Economy

The area surrounding High Level is known for its oil

Oil

An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....

reserves and forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

s. Two large oil and gas fields, Rainbow Lake and Zama, are located west of the town, which provides services to the oil patch. One OSB

Oriented strand board

Oriented strand board, also known as OSB and SmartPly , is an engineered wood product formed by layering strands of wood in specific orientations. In appearance, it may have a rough and variegated surface with the individual strips Oriented strand board, also known as OSB (UK) and SmartPly (UK &...

mill (which closed in 2007) is located south of High Level and a dimensional lumber mill is located in the town's industrial area.

Infrastructure

Both airplane and helicopter services are available in High Level. Due to the 'remote' or northern location, medevac and chartered services, provided by Nor-Alta Aviation

Nor-Alta Aviation

Nor-Alta Aviation is a charter airline based in Fort Vermilion, High Level, and Fort McMurray, Alberta. Originally founded in 1986 as Little Red Air Service, Nor-Alta Aviation provides on-demand charter services to the communities of the Little Red River Cree Nation as well as to various other...

, Gemini Helicopters and Delta Helicopters, are offered to serve the surrounding communities.

Medevac and air charter company Airborne Energy Solutions provides fixed-wing and rotary services internationally.

Telephone service is provided by the incumbent carrier Telus

TELUS

Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...

as well as Northwestel

Northwestel

Northwestel Inc. is the incumbent local exchange carrier and long distance carrier in Northern Canada. The company name is a portmanteau, sometimes spelled NorthwesTel, for Northwest Telecommunications.-Modern corporate history:...

Media

The local radio station is CKHL-FM

CKHL-FM

CKHL-FM is a Canadian radio station, that broadcasts a country music format branded as YL Country at 102.1 FM in High Level, Alberta, Canada....

, part of the YL Country network of stations based at CKYL in Peace River

Peace River, Alberta

Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...

. In addition, two radio services have repeaters: CBKD, carrying CBC Radio One as a repeater of CBX

CBX (AM)

CBX is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 740 AM in Edmonton, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network.-History:...

Edmonton, and CFKX-FM, repeating CKKX-FM

CKKX-FM

CKKX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 106.1 FM in Peace River, Alberta and has rebroadcasters in High Level, Fairview, High Prairie, Fox Creek and Manning. The station is branded as KIX 106 and is owned by Terrance Babiy...

from Peace River. The local newspaper is The Echo.

Television is available by way of CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

repeater CBXAT-4 channel 8, repeating CBXT

CBXT

CBXT-DT is the television call sign for the CBC's television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.- History :The station first went on-air on October 1, 1961 as Edmonton's second television station; the previous CBC affiliate, CFRN, switched to the newly-established CTV on the same day. Initially,...

Edmonton, as well as locally-owned low-powered repeaters of CITV-TV

CITV-TV

CITV-DT is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as Global Edmonton, the station is owned by Shaw Media, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV and Shaw...

Edmonton (CH2807 channel 10) and CHAN-TV

CHAN-TV

CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...

Vancouver (CH2808 channel 12), both owned by the High Level Community Hall Society.

The cable television system, in operation for 25 years as High Level Cable, was purchased in August 2006 by Northwestel

Northwestel

Cable. Both analog and digital formats are available for television service. High-speed Internet

Internet

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service is also available from Northwestel.

Education

High Level has three public schools and one private school.

High Level Public School was the first school built in High Level and had all grades, K-12, until Florence MacDougall Community School opened. It now goes from grade 7-12.
Spirit of the North Community School is the newest school in High Level and opened in 2000; it houses grades 4-6.
Florence MacDougall Community School goes from kindergarten through third grade.
High Level Christian Academy goes from kindergarten through grade 9, after which students transfer to High Level Public School.

External links

Town of High Level (Official website)
AlbertaFirst.com. Detailed profile and statistics of High Level
High Level Public School website
Discover the Peace Country. High Level