Nearby facilities include:
- Indus Recreation Center
225155A Range Road 281A, Indus (map)
The facility has many programs and events for every age, and features include an ice arena, hall, meeting room, kitchen, softball diamonds and a riding arena.
- Langdon
In the nearby hamlet of Langdon, there is the Langdon Field House, the Langdon Women’s Institute and the Langdon IOOF Hall.
- Chestermere Regional Recreation Centre
201 West Chestermere Drive, Chestermere (map)
The facility has ongoing events and features Olympic and NHL sized ice rinks, a curling rink, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, an outdoor corral and a lounge.
The County has seven electoral divisions, and a councillor represents each division.
Dalemead is serviced by Langdon Fire Station 111 which is a volunteer station providing fire coverage for the southeast area of the County.
If you don't want to take your garbage to a transfer site or chuckwagon, you can contact a private waste collection company for garbage pickup.
The hamlet of Dalemead came into existence with the construction of the CP Rail line from Shepard to Stobbard in 1913, until the train service was discontinued in 1955. The hamlet was initially named Strathmead, but confusion with the nearby town of Strathmore prompted a name change to Dalemead.
Miss Emma Walker opened the first grocery store in 1915 which also served as the post office and registar office for births and deaths. The first elevator was built in 1916.
Call 911 for medical emergencies. Rocky View County is serviced by ground ambulances operated by Alberta Health Services.
The nearest acute care hospitals with emergency services are:
- The McKinnon Flats picnic site is located south of Dalemead on the Bow River and RGE RD 274. It is common to see deer, and a variety of song and water birds in the area. This is a public access point to the Bow River and a popular area for trout fishing.
- The nearby hamlet of Langdon has almost 100 acres of parks and open spaces.
Call 911 for all emergencies.
RCMP
Responsible for keeping the peace, preventing crimes and investigating crimes already committed.
- RCMP Strathmore Detachment
Complaints: 403.934.3535
Administrative: 403.934.3968
Rocky View County Enforcement and Compliance
Responsible for public safety, promoting traffic safety, protecting County roads and infrastructure and enforcing County bylaws.
There are no schools located directly in Dalemead. Students in this area attend school in nearby Langdon and other communities.
Water
The County currently does not provide water servicing in Dalemead. Water service is by private water wells.
Wastewater
The County currently does not provide wastewater servicing in Dalemead. Wastewater servicing is through private septic systems or pump-out systems.
Electricity & Natural Gas
Electricity and natural gas are deregulated in Alberta. The Alberta Government has a website to assist customers with choosing a provider for a residence or business. Contact your distributor in the event of a natural gas emergency.
Please contact FortisAlberta for electrical emergencies, power and streetlight outages at 403.310.9473 or at the FortisAlberta website.