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Bird watching
Lake at Provincial Park. Shorebirds, various ducks, northern harriers, short-eared owls, red-tailed hawks, great blue herons, Canada geese and American bitterns, savannah and vesper sparrows and Sprague’s pipits

Bowling
Vermilion Bowl
4902 49th Ave 853-4311

Canoeing/Kayaking
The lake at the provincial park is six km long nestled in the valley.

Cross Country Skiing
The trails at the provincial park are set in the aspen forest and rolling hills at the provincial park.  They are famous as the training grounds for Beckie Scott.

Curling
5514 47th Ave 853-5638
At the southern stop lights on Hwy 41 proceed west about half a km.  The second driveway just past the parking lot behind the row of trees.

Fishing
Trout pond at the Provincial Park

Golfing
Vermilion Golf and Country Club  853-4444

From Yellowhead Highway south on Hwy 41. East at first road.
Mannville Riverview Golf Course  763-2252
West 15 km to Mannville, north 10 km.
Kitscoty Golf Club 846-2950
East 37 km
Lea Park Golf Club
847-2651
10 miles north of Marwayne on #897 (Jubilee Regional Park) or from Hwy 16 turn north at the PTH 897 intersection and drive 22 miles.

Horseback riding
Provincial Park   
There are horse trails in the Vermilion Provincial Park with dedicated parking with lots of room for horse trailers. 

Hidden Lake Ranch
14.5 km east of Vermilion on the Yellowhead Hwy 744-2289

Library
5001 49th Ave 853-4288
Hours Tu 10-7:30, WFSa 10-5:30, Th 10-8

Mini Golf
At the entrance to the campground at the Provincial Park

Museum
50th Ave and 53rd St   853 6211
Three blocks west of northern stop lights
Summer hours noon to 5 pm.  Winter by appt.
Playground adjacent

Playgrounds
East of downtown two blocks east of downtown stop lights, south one short block and east into cul-de-sac.
North of Cultural Centre one block south of northern stop lights and 1.5 blocks west just past museum and behind Cultural Centre
West of hospital
Provincial Park
There is one near wading pool and mini golf and another in the river valley next to the lake
Vermilion Elementary School
4837 44th St
St Jerome's School
4820 46th St

Pool
Colonel Cormack Recreation Centre
Lakeland College   853-8402

Recreation Centre
Racquet ball, squash, tennis, wall climbing, pool, sauna, whirlpool and weight training centre
Colonel Cormack Recreation Centre, Lakeland College

Skate Board Park
North of Brunswick Motor Inn

Wading Pool
Provincial Park.  Change rooms.  Great on hot summer days.

Walking, jogging, biking, hiking
There are paved and gravel paths and roads at the Vermilion Provincial Park.  Some follow the lake while others wind through the hills and trees and the plateau.  

Walking Tour Virtual Tour of Historic Vermilion
A self-guided walking tour provides a history of the historic buildings in downtown Vermilion.  Most of the historic buildings have permanent plaques describing the buildings origin and history. 


Note: All phone numbers are area code 780
Downtown stop lights mean the stop lights at 50th St and 50th Ave in the centre of down town.
Four way stop signs are at the entrance to down town and east of the northern stop lights.
Southern stop lights are on hwy 41 south of the railway underpass.  Here you can go west to Lakeland College, Ag Society grounds and Fire Etc to the west and east to the industrial area.
Northern stop lights are on hwy 41 north of the railway underpass. You can head west to the hospital, provincial park, seniors centre and cultural centre.  To the east are the RCMP, downtown and Lakeland Mall
Lakeland Mall (4420 Railway Avenue) is at the east end of Railway Ave.  From the southern stop lights head east a mile to the railroad crossing past the seed cleaning plant with the orange top and north across the railroad tracks.  From the four way stop signs or downtown stop lights go north two short blocks and east a mile until near the end.
 
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