Welcome to Rainbow Lake
Welcome! You are in a community that presents itself to visitor and resident alike in a prideful manner. Beautification and the clean-ups have dramatically changed the perception and attitudes of our citizens. Rainbow Lake is permanent home to 1200 people; but they are not always the same 1200 people. There is a core group of pioneers who have lived and worked here for over thirty years - right from the era when the discovery wells were brought on line and people were needed to drill, produce, and develop the infrastructure to one of Alberta’s major petroleum developments of the 60’s. These folks brought their families, spurring the evolution of a camp complex to a modern town, with the cultural, educational, recreational, and municipal services that are expected in a thriving Alberta community today. The next most senior group is the families who moved here in the 80’s, again in response to the need to further develop the patch. These are the people who came here for a job, but stayed here for reasons so much more fundamental: they enjoy the opportunity to work in state of the art technologies: they appreciate living in a community where every single person counts; they love living in an environment where access to wilderness and nature is literally a minute’s walk from any house in town.
People who move to town for career advancement generally stay five or six years. These people bring with them fresh ideas, energy and drive to make the community that they now call home, better.
Some folks who are in non-oil patch related work; commercial, forestry, educational and service sectors choose to live in town These people bring a wider perspective and experience to the community.
Rainbow Lake has a continual flow of people into town, or through town, who are here for a few weeks or a day. They differ from being Engineers who contribute to reservoir development, drilling crews on a rig, or Grandparents up to see the newest addition to their family. All the individuals in town, no matter how long they stay, have the ability to impact the quality of life here. Whatever their passion, there is always the opportunity to contribute to the community.
