Resources for Strathcona County

Strathcona County, Alberta: library cards and borrowing. Find local rules, practical steps, useful answers and official service links.

Strathcona County, Alberta: garbage, recycling and collection. Find local rules, practical steps, useful answers and official service links.

Strathcona County, Alberta: parks and recreation services. Find local rules, practical steps, useful answers and official service links.

Find Strathcona County, Alberta parks and open spaces, with individual descriptions, recorded facilities, photos where verified and Google Maps.

Strathcona County Transit’s 2026 fares took effect February 1. Arc pay-as-you-go costs $2.75 locally or $5 for a commuter trip; cash is $3.25 local or $6.50 commuter.

Mobility Bus is a shared, accessible door-to-door service for eligible adults 18 or older who cannot use fixed-route transit because of a physical or functional limitation. Register before booking.

Sherwood Park has two county transit terminals: Bethel at 650 Bethel Drive and Ordze at 970 Ordze Road. Building hours, customer-service hours and parkade access differ.

Urban snow clearing uses four priorities in Sherwood Park and the county’s listed urban-style service areas. Main roads have the earliest triggers; residential work starts at 7 cm of compacted snow.

Rural snow clearing follows four priorities, starting with major industrial roads and then routes serving schools and recreation.

Centre in the Park in Sherwood Park has more than 1,300 public stalls. Both parkades offer the first two hours free, but the licence plate must still be registered.

An RV on a residential road in Strathcona County may stay up to 36 hours and must remain attached to a vehicle. Unattached trailers are prohibited on roads.

Annual dog licences ended in Strathcona County on April 1,2024. Dogs instead need visible identification with the owner’s current phone number.

The county lists five year-round off-leash areas and nine seasonal entries. Cottonwood is temporarily closed, and Sally Stewart uses a temporary location at Bethel Way and Bison Way.

Open fires, brush piles, burn barrels, unscreened fire pits, yard-debris fires and bonfires require permits and are restricted to rural areas.

A screened recreational fire or compliant chiminea does not normally need a county fire permit, but construction, fuel and fire-ban rules still apply.

Use the Strathcona County Tax payee and the property’s own roll number for tax payments. The 2026 deadline is June 30.

Set up, move or cancel county waste, water and sewer services at least five business days before legal possession. Utility accounts use 10 digits.

Home and business alarms in Strathcona County must be registered. The one-time registration fee is $31.50.

County recreation admission depends on the facility and age. Daily admission at one centre does not transfer to another.