April 2026 – Volume 20, Issue 2The M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 has implemented season road bans.
Tuesday April 28th Prairie Rose Senior Activity Center (731 2 Ave, Wainwright, AB)
Join the M.D. of Wainwright and Ilan Domnich, Native Bee Stewardship Specialist with the Alberta Native Bee Council, for an informative evening learning about bumble bees and building bumble bee boxes!
No Till Gardening Workshop
Wednesday April 22nd Prairie Rose Senior Activity Center (731 2 Ave, Wainwright, AB)
Join the M.D. of Wainwright and Kim Ross owner of Rossdale Farms for an informative evening learning about no till gardening!
Wednesday March 25th Prairie Rose Senior Activity Center (731 2 Ave, Wainwright, AB)
Join the M.D. of Wainwright Cindy Suelzle Education Director at the Sakaw Community Gardens Edmonton for an educational evening learning about food preservation!
RCMP DETACHMENT OFFICE CLERICAL
The Municipal District of Wainwright is currently accepting applications for a FULL-TIME OFFICE CLERICAL position for the Wainwright RCMP Detachment
Camping season is coming fast. The 2026 Riverdale booking dates are:
April 27, 2026 – Seasonal & Monthly
April 28, 2026 – Seasonal, Monthly & Weekly
April 29 – April 30, 2026 – All Bookings
In person bookings take priority, booking can be made by phone (780-842-2996) but all sites are on a first come first serve basis. Bookings cannot be made by email.
For more information please see the RIverdale Rates & Pricing.
Do you have a crime you would like to report? You can now report certain crimes through an online portal at https://ocre-sielc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/alberta/en.
If you are in immediate need of assistance please call 911.
Garbage bins and dumpsters are great, but not all items are safe to toss into them. Here’s a list of items that should not be placed in any municipal bin or transfer station, or dumped at the landfill. For the safety of yourself and others, please dispose of these items during the annual Hazardous Material Round Up.
If you’ve got oil / filters / containers that you want to dispose of safely, the Wainwright Regional Landfill can help! The new oil recycling program is now available.
The M.D. of Wainwright is situated in the heart of the agriculture and oil industries and is a major partner with one of Canada’s largest military training bases. This makes the M.D. of Wainwright an area of diverse wealth both socially and economically and allows us to provide our residents with many services and the benefit of low taxes.
In addition, the M.D. of Wainwright offers various historical and recreational attractions for residents and visitors.
The M.D. of Wainwright is a progressive community that is a great place to live, work and raise a family. We are glad to welcome you.
In 2021 the M.D. of Wainwright had a population of 4,446 living in 1,490 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 4,464. With a land area of 4,095.29 km2 (1,581.20 sq mi), it had a population density of .97/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2016.
The M.D. of Wainwright will be streaming our Council meetings on both Facebook and Youtube. Council meetings are held every third Tuesday (unless otherwise stated by council as per the MGA) starting at 9:00 AM. Click on either link below to listen in.