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Resources

211 Alberta - Help Starts Here​
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Call or text 211 to access to an entire network of community, social, health and government services. You will be answered by a professional 211 Community Resource Specialist trained to assess your needs and refer you to the most appropriate services.

This service is free, confidential and available in over 170 languages.
​For more information, visit the 211 website here.

Toll Free Numbers
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Addictions Help Line (24 hrs)
1-866-332-2322


Alberta One Call (Call before you dig)
1-800-242-9473


AlbertaQuits Helpline
1-866-710-7848


Bullying Help Line
1-888-456-2323


Canada Suicide Prevention
1-833-456-4566


Child and Safety or Abuse (Safe Kid Hotline)
1-800-638-0175


Crime Stoppers
1-800-222-8477


Family Violence (24 hrs)
310-1818


Health Link Alberta
811


Emergency Social Services (24/7)
1-866-644-5135


Kids Help Line
1-800-638-0715


LGBTQ+ Youth Support Line
1-877-688-4765


No Food, No Shelter for Children (Child & Family Services - Edmonton Crisis Unit)
1-800-638-0715


Poison Control
1-800-332-1414


Seniors Information Line (Alberta Supports)
1-877-644-9992


Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Aids
1-800-772-2437


Teen Hot Line
1-800-852-8336

Local Numbers

Camrose Women's Shelter
780-672-1035

Lloydminster Interval Home
780-875-0966

Wainwright Adult Learning
780-842-3455

Wainwright Bylaw Officer
780-842-3381

Wainwright Fire and Rescue (Fire Chiefs Office)
780-842-3381

Wainwright Food Bank
780-842-6989

Wainwright Healthy Families Program
780-842-5481

Wainwright Hospital
780-842-3324

Wainwright Mental Health
780-842-7522

Wainwright Public Health
780-842-4077

Wainwright RCMP
780-842-4461

Wainwright Utility Emergencies (Water, Sewer, Gas; After 5 PM, Weekends)
780-842-2564

Walking Through Grief Society
780-846-2576


Wainwright Schools
Wainwright Elementary School
780-842-3361

Wainwright Junior and Senior High School
780-842-4481

Wainwright Blessed Sacrament School
780-842-3808

Wainwright Ecole St. Christophe
780-842-2827

Wainwright Blessed Sacrament Outreach School
780-842-3944
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Chauvin
Chauvin Village Office
780-858-3881

Chauvin Library
780-858-3744

Chauvin School
780-858-3744

Edgerton
Edgerton Village Office

780-755-3933

Edgerton Library
780-755-3933 ext 7

Edgerton School:
780-755-3810

Irma
Irma Village Office

780-754-3668

Irma School
780-754-3746

Tip Sheets & Infographics

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Emergency Preparation Checklist
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Links

Partner Municipalities
  • M.D. of Wainwright No. 61
    www.mdwainwright.ca
  • The Town of Wainwright
    www.wainwright.ca
  • The Village of Chauvin
    www.villageofchauvin.ca
  • The Village of Edgerton
    www.edgerton-oasis.ca
  • The Village of Irma
    www.irma.ca

Local Resources
  • Wainwright Public Library
  • Town of Wainwright Recreation
  • Wainwright on Wellness
  • Wainwright Early Years Coalition
  • Catholic Social Services
    Catholic Social Services is a multi-function social service agency that serves people of all faiths and cultures throughout central and northeast Alberta
  • Wainwright Military Family Resource Network
  • IMPACT
         Formerly Wainwright & Area Social Action Committee
  • Wainwright Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Committee
  • Out of Office: Social Activities & Events

Useful Links​
  • Government of Alberta - Elder Abuse Resources
  • Children’s Services
    Leads child care & intervention, early childhood development, foster & kinship, adoption, and improvements for children & youth.
  • Seniors and Housing (Alberta)
    Offers programs and services to support the well-being and quality of life of seniors and help Albertans access affordable housing.
  • Seniors Canada Online
    Seniors Canada On-line provides single-window access to Web based information and services that are relevant to seniors 55+, their families, caregivers and supporting service organizations.
  • Poison & Drug Information Service
          This service provides: emergency, immediate expertise and advice about           
          poisonings; medication and herbal advice on prescription and over the counter
          drugs; drug information for health care professionals; poison research,
          education and prevention.
  • Elder Abuse Information (Alberta)
    Recognize signs of elder abuse and learn how to get help.
  • Bullying Canada: Giving bullied kids a bright future
    www.bullying.org is a multiple award-winning Web site that was created to help people with the issues of bullying within a safe, positive international community. www.bullying.org is a supportive community where people can learn that they are NOT alone in being bullied and teased, that being bullied and teased is NOT their fault and that they CAN do something positive about it.
  • Kids Help Phone Website
    Kids Help Phone is committed to improving the well-being of Canada’s children. To that end, we are constantly seeking new ways to make a difference.
  • The Virtues Project™
    The mission of The Virtues Project™ is to provide empowering strategies that inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life.
  • InformALBERTA
    InformAlberta is one of many provincial partners in the national InformCanada network of community information and referral services.
  • Canadian Child Care Federation
    Fédération Canadienne des Services de Garde à l’Enfance
    Fifty Canadian non-profit organizations have come together under the banner of Child & Family Canada to provide quality, credible resources on children and families on an easy-to-navigate website.The managing partner of the consortium is the Canadian Child Care Federation.
  • Alberta Child Adoption

Wainwright AA and NA Meetings
  • Wainwright Area 78 Meetings (Alcoholics Anonymous)
  • Wainwright Narcotics Anonymous

Other Resources

Government of Alberta Publications
These relate directly to the FCSS Act:
  • King's Printer - Family and Community Support Services Act
  • Alberta Children’s Services Publications
  • Government of Alberta - Elder Abuse Resources​

Get In Touch!

Address:
902 - 5th Ave
Wainwright, AB
T9W 1C7
Phone:
780-842-2555
Fax:
780-842-5783
Operating Hours
Monday to Thursday:
8:30 - 4:30 PM
Friday:
8:30 - 3:30 PM
Closed All Holidays
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