Talk:Sherwood Park/Archive 1

Sherwood Park is considered a hamlet. Actually, "The World's Largest Hamlet"

Hamlet or not?

From the article:

Sherwood Park is an urban services area (not a hamlet)

but later on:

It is the second largest unincorporated hamlet in Alberta

Surely you can't have it both ways? Loganberry (Talk) 03:55, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

A hamlet is an unincorporated urban jurisdiction. Politically, they are governed by the municipal district in which they reside. The definition of an urban services area is essentially the same. It is attached to "cities" such as Sherwood Park and Fort McMurray because they are larger urban areas. Hamlets are stereotypically very small. The difference between an urban services area and a hamlet is really a neglible technicality. It really just comes down to symantics. They are essentially the same thing. So yes, Sherwood Park can be both. -Tyson2k 05:04, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Umm..

"is home to several very large subdivisions, some of which are small plots" ... I don't understand subdivisions, bu tthis seems strange to me. Perhaps it can be explained. Rich Farmbrough 21:13, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

A Subdivision is an area, generally 200 acres or more, which has houses, in Sherwood Park's case, expensive, large houses. Each home has a plot of land ranging from 1-3 acres, generally. By obtaining a map of Strathcona County, you will note several "subdivisions" on all sides of Sherwood Park. --Ccolling 02:50, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Broadmoor village redirects here

I couldn't find anything worthwhile to merge as requested, but if someone who knows this place better can, feel free to do so. Johnleemk | Talk 08:13, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I think it's a name of one of the subdivisions here... it's a pretty silly redirect, feel free to remove it.

I can't see any reason for this redirect, so I am going to remove it. -Kraw Night 08:16, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Errors.

>Until recently, as a hamlet, Sherwood Park had a reeve, >but because the elected representative governs all of >Strathcona County, which is a municipality and not a hamlet, >the governor is now considered a mayor. Iris Evans was >the last reeve of Sherwood Park, and the current mayor is >Cathy Olesen.

Sherwood Park never had a reeve. The reeve governed the County of Strathcona, and within that county, the hamlet of Sherwood Park.

Iris Evans was the last Reeve of the County of Strathcona, suceeded by Vern Hartwell who took on the title of Mayor of Strathcona County (note change of name, which also coincides with the change to Specialized Municipality status).

Cathy Olesen currently holds the position of Mayor of Strathcona County.

There has never been a Reeve or Mayor of Sherwood Park. Sherwood Park has no governing body of it's own, it is simply part of the larger entity of Strathcona County.

>Sherwood Park's newspaper is the Sherwood Park News.

There is also another weekly paper called "This Week"

Counties and municipal districts in Alberta are governed by a council headed by a "Chief Elected Official (CEO)". The actual title is up to the respective municipal district or county. Most use "reeve", some (Strathcona County included) use "mayor", one uses "chair". --Qyd 04:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)