Water, Sanitary Sewer and Waste Collection are billed monthly through the Village of Ryley Municipal Office. For any non-urgent inquiries on water, sanitary sewer or waste collections please contact us at 780-663-3653 or admin@ryley.ca.
For 24/7 Water/Sewer emergencies, please call the Village Public Works department: 780-663-0421.
– Pre-Authorized Payment Program To make paying your utility bill easier, the Village now offers pre-authorized payments on the entire utility bill amount. This option allows your utility bill to be automatically withdrawn from your bank account on the due date each month. Participation is optional and encouraged. This program is NEW and you must complete a form even if enrolled previously.
To enroll, complete the Pre-Authorized Utility Payment Form and return it with a void cheque or banking information. Additional forms are available at the Village office. Please note that forms must be submitted 2 weeks prior to a billing due date to be eligible. You may enroll at any time as long as your account is up to date and in good standing.
– Electronic billing Would you prefer to receive your monthly utility bills and payment receipts via e-mail? Call or e-mail our office to set-up electronic billing. If not registered for electronic billing, your utility bill will be delivered to the mailing address on file. Payment receipts may be mailed through Canada Post upon request.
Waste Facility Claystone Waste Ltd Office (780) 663-2038 Landfill (780)663-3888 Box 322, Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Office Location, 50117 Rge Rd 173 (north of Ryley, on Sec. Hwy. 854)
Beaver Emergency Services Commission Emergencies: 9-1-1 4924 53 Avenue Box 449 Viking, AB T0B 4N0 Phone: (780) 336-3041 Fax: (780) 336-3047 Located in the FCSS Building in Viking, AB
BESC Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Closed during lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.) *closed Saturday, Sunday and all statutory holidays
Beaver Emergency Services Commission (BESC) provides fire service and management to the Towns of Tofield and Viking, Villages of Ryley and Holden, as well as all residents and visitors within Beaver County.
Beaver Emergency Medical Services Emergencies: 9-1-1 5543 44 St, Box 1200, Tofield, AB T0B 4J0 Ph (780) 662-6352 Fax (780) 662-6378 Beaver Emergency Medical Services (Beaver EMS) provides ambulance services to the Town of Tofield and Town of Viking, and the Villages of Ryley and Holden, as well as all residents and visitors within Beaver County. The ambulances are based at the stations in Tofield and Viking and are dispatched through Alberta Health Services by calling 911. Beaver EMS provides Advanced Life Support response to all ambulance calls since all units are staffed by Advanced Care Paramedics and Primary Care Paramedics.
The Beaver EMS administration office is located at the ambulance station in Tofield, across the parking lot from Tofield Health Centre (5543 44 S treet). For any non-emergency inquiries, call (780)662-6352, or email admin@beaver-ems.com, or if you have an emergency, call 911. For more information on Beaver EMS, go to www.beaver-ems.com
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The Ryley Swimming Pool & Wellness Center features a 25m x 10m indoor pool with modern equipment for exercise and for palliative care. Ryley is the only Alberta village with an indoor pool.
For more information and swim times, contact the Ryley Swimming Pool & Wellness Center.
5117-49 Street
Phone: (780) 405-3018 or (403) 710-8790
Pickleball Club is active all year round.
Our modern building includes Grethe’s Kitchen and a comfortable lounge upstairs to either watch pickleball or just to relax and visit.
The building is available for rent most of the year. Call the village office at (780) 663-3653, for rental inquires.
Pickleball Fun!
For some excitement you will want to drop by the Recreation Center. There you will see the exciting game of pickleball and can relax in the lounge and try the popular fried pickles and other items at the concession while enjoying the game. Want to play pickleball? Then you are at the right place. They are always looking for players and if you don’t know how, no problem they would love to teach you. For further information on pickleball contact Pat at 780-405-3018.
5103-49 Street (Right next to the Ryley Community Centre & Curling Rink)
Ryley Museum Society Organized in 1986. Museum is housed in two former schools, Haight from north of Ryley and Palmer, south of Ryley. The museum is between the Community Centre and the Curling Rink. All three facilities share the paved parking lot. Beside the school buildings, we have a pole shed to house machinery. Included in this shed are a threshing machine, a binder, a seed drill, two fanning mills, a fresno, a cultivator and the 1941 Ryley fire truck as well as the Village steamer and a hay rack. Inside a chain link fence there is a old windmill and a old log cabin. The main building houses the Rebekkah Lodge articles, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary display, Dr. MacPherson’s doctor bag and picture of him at graduation, a large collection of dolls, artifacts used in the pioneer homes to furnish, cook, make butter, separate milk and to wash clothes. Numerous families had written their individual stories which are on display. There is a corner of a school display and many pictures and calendars from yester year.
We are in the need of new members and anyone who wishes to help with carpentry work or mylar encapsulating of pictures and other flat items please come.
Our president is Willis Reist, Annette Short is Secretary and Donna Pope is Treasurer.
Hours of Operation: Open during July & August or by appointment.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Donations are always appreciated and new members are welcomed. Membership is $5.00 per person on a yearly basis.
Artifacts include: antique lamps, kitchen items, school pictures & items, doll & toy collection, clothing, furniture, & some big machinery from back in the day.
For more information or to see when the next meeting is, please contact Willis Reist at (780) 886-8144.
5113-50 St.
Phone: (780) 663-3999
Fax: (780) 663-3909
For hours of operation or more information on the McPherson Library visit the link below.
The Ryley curling rink, which was built in 1980, is an arch rib building with a wood decking interior and contains three sheets of ice. It is operated by a volunteer board and the number of members and curling teams fluctuates from season to season. Over the years, volunteers have taken the positions of President, Secretary, Treasurer and Draw Master. Throughout the earlier years, the job of making the ice has been done by a group of volunteers, spearheaded by the ice caretaker. For the first few years, when the facility was new, this was spearheaded by Dale Winsnes and Bruce Peterson. However, in recent years, Doug Hardy, from Tofield, has supplied his ice painting equipment, so fewer volunteers are required. After the ice was put in, the curling club was able to hire the services of various individuals for the caretaker and janitor positions. For several years, Pete Dueck acted as the facility caretaker and then for several years, Bruce Peterson took on that role. This entailed maintaining the ice, doing building maintenance and janitorial services. After Pete, and then Bruce, retired, Ken Reid, Perry Story and Doug Herrick each took a turn at looking after the ice and maintaining the building. The janitorial services were picked up by volunteers or part time employees. Due to declining numbers of curlers and a shortage of funds, for the past ten years, Dale Winsnes has volunteered his services as ice caretaker. For the last two years, Lorne Berkholder, has assisted with this position. The maintenance has been done by various volunteers and the club has paid a janitor to clean the lobby and upstairs lounge.
Throughout his volunteer years, Dale has also instructed an after school curling program for students of all ages. The afternoon program is also open to any adults who want to learn to curl, or just want some extra coaching. For two years, Gary Pepper joined the program as a certified coach, and students Tim O’Shea, Brandon Pope, Reegan Dewart and Bryce Pope were successful in achieving a Northern Alberta Curling Association (NACA) banner as the Juvenile Champions. The rink displays several other NACA banners that honor the winnings of Robin Knudslien, Trudy Winsnes and Jennilee Goertzen at Alberta Junior Provincials, and Dale Winsnes at the Alberta Seniors level. In recent years, Patrick Manderson and Charlotte Thompson have assisted with the after school program.
In the earlier years, in the student curling program, Darryl Albrecht also coached several boys teams in competitions. After leaving Ryley, Warren Kushnir and Larry Gardeski, students of Darryl’s, went on to achieve the highest provincial and national championships available. When Darryl passed away, in 1992, his family donated a display case, with his collection of curling awards, to the rink.
Welcomes new members. Curling is a major social program for the community during the winter months. The rink is then used throughout the summer for various recreation functions.
Depending on the number of people who register, the curling nights will be set accordingly. People can enter as individuals or teams. Male, female, family, and mixed teams are all welcome. If people register as individuals, they will be put together with others to form a team.
In 2017 the Village of Ryley in partnership with the Ryley Curling Club and Clean Harbors has committed to replacing the ice plant within the facility guaranteeing many more year of great curling action in the community and surrounding area. Late 2018 this project was completed and is up and running.
For more information on the Curling Club or to register please contact Patrick Manderson at (780)497-8889.
Operation of the Ryley Pool & Wellness Centre -this facility promotes active healthy living to members of our rural community and surrounding communities by providing swimming lessons, aqua size classes, public swimming & the equipment to accommodate fitness activities n conjunction with Alberta Health Services we provide rehabilitation & therapeutic programs for the community. As in previous year, we again grew a crop to sell as a fundraiser and as a way to promote and draw awareness to the importance of agriculture to our community.
