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Date this page was last edited: May 30, 2006
Survey Results
| Name of community | Marbourg | Petrolia | Hubbards | Lichfield | Wawa | Thunder Bay | Bay Roberts | Jasper | Saint Albert | Sedgewick | Logan Lake | Wainwright | Bishop's Cove | Slave Lake | High Level | Duchess | Swan River | Fort McMurray | St. John's | Vernon | Meadow Lake | Loburn - Rangiora | Angus/Borden | Whitecourt | Williams Lake | Sylvan Lake | Brooks | Cole Harbor | Rainbow Lake | Edmonton |
| Country | Germany | Canada | Canada | England | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | New Zealand | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada |
| Province/state | Hessen | Ontario | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Ontario | Newfoundland | Alberta | Alberta | Alberta | British Columbia | Alberta | Newfoundland & Labrador | Alberta | Alberta | Alberta | Manitoba | Alberta | Newfoundland | British Columbia | Saskatchewan | North Canterbury - South Island | Ontario | Alberta | British Columbia | Alberta | Alberta | Nova Scotia | Alberta | Alberta | |
| Population | 80,000 | 4400 | 500 | 27900 | 4000 | 11700 | 5500 | 4,000 | 54000 | 800 | 2500 | 5000 15,000 with the military base | 300 | 7000 | 3200 | 980 | 3500 | 45,000 | 200,000 | 44,000 | 5000 | 10,000 | 6000 | 8000 | 100,000 | 6,500 | 12,000 | 60,000 | 1,000 | 800,000 |
| # of swimming pools | 2 - 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 10 | 1 | 2 - 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 2 - 10 | 1 | 4 | 2-10 | 2-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 10 | 0 | 20+ | |
| A hospital | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | yes |
| # of public libraries | 3+ | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 or 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| # of grocery stores | many | 1 | 1 | many | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 - 15 | A lot! | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | lots |
| Cost of 2 litres of milk | 1.30 Euro | $2.78 | $3.79 | $2.50 | $3.09 | $2.00 | $2.50 | $2.19 | $2.59 | $2.95 | $2.25 | $2.69 | $2.14 | $2.09 | $2.67 | $3.69 | $1.60 | $1.99 | $2.94 New Zealand | $2.79 | $2.69 | $4.69 | 4L = $3.85 | $1.19 | $2.85 | $2.00 | $2.39 | |||
| Types of transportation | cars, buses, trains | cars, buses | Cars, airplanes, buses, boats | cars, trains, buses | Cars | Cars, trains, airplanes, buses & boats | Cars, buses, boats | Cars, trains | Cars, buses | Cars, buses, trains | Cars, trains | Cars, trains, airplanes | Buses, boats, cars | Cars, buses, boats, airplanes | Cars, airplanes, buses, train | Cars | Cars, airplanes & buses | Cars, airplanes, buses & boats | Cars, airplanes, buses, boats | Cars, boats, buses | Cars | Cars, trains, boats | Cars, boats | Cars, trains, airplanes, buses | Cars, trains, airplanes & buses | Cars, trains, boats | Cars, trains, buses & boats | Cars, buses | Cars, airplanes, buses, boats | Cars, trains, airplanes buses & boats |
| Geographical features | volcanic pipes from old volcanoes, the biggest connected forest in the State Hessen | 25 Km. from Lake Huron | Ten beautiful beaches | Cannock Chase Forest | gold mines | Boreal forest & Lake Superior | Oceans, Mountains, shoreline walking trials
| Mountains & lakes | Big Lake (bird sanctuary) | Prairie, very small lake nearby
| We are the highest point and site of an extinct volcano | Buffalo | Conception Bay | Lakes and forests | Forests, Blue Hills, Caribou Mountains | 30 minutes from Dinosaur Park In the Eastern Irrigation District | Duck Mountains, Porcupine Mountains, Swan Valley & River | Forests | Newfoundland is an island with many lakes | Lots of lakes, swimming, boating, fishing, downhill skiing | Meadow Lake Provincial Park | mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, parks, sandy beaches, camping grounds, reserve parks | Georgian Bay, Lake Simcoe, Collingwood Caves | Lakes, mountains, forest, farmland, rivers | mountains, lakes, forests, deserts,roads, rivers canyons | Built on the shores of Sylvan Lake | Lake Newell, Dinosaur Provincial Park | Lots of lakes, 5 miles from the ocean | We live in the middle of a forest | Lakes & rivers |
| Main industries | the development and production of vaccines and medicine (Emil von Behring used ti live in Marburg) | small manufacturing businesses, Victoria Playhouse, oil, petrochemical industries | Fishing, tourism | Arthur Price Cutlery Manufacturer | Gold mines | Forestry | Fishing
| Railroad, pipeline, tourism | Farming and oil
| Mining | Oil, farming, military | Fishing | Oil & pulp | Lumber (2 mills), oil & agriculture | Farming, gas & oil | Lumber, OSB (oriented strand board), agriculture & tourism | Oil (Suncore & Syncrude) | Government, education & oil | Tourism, fruit, retirement | pulp mill, forestry | Sheep, elk, cattle, alpacas, farming & wood industries | Military, Service Industry | Oil, lumber, farming | Mining, forestry | Farming, tourism, oil & gas | Farming, ranching, oil & gas, meat packing plant | Mostly service industries | Service industries for oil | Service industry, manufacturing, oil refining, administrative offices, government offices | |
| Winter recreation | Since we have not often snow in winter, cross country running and all kind of indoor sports, basketball | skating, toboganning, cross country skiing, hockey, snowmobiling, youth choir, Petrolia Community Players | ATV, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, sledding, skating | Football, hockey, rugby | Snow machining, skiing, hockey | skating, ski-dooing, sledding, ice fishing
| Skiing, snowboarding | Skating, cross country skiing, tobogganing, hockey | Curling, snowmobiling, hockey, ice skating, Tae Kwon Do, dance
| Cross country skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing | sledding, skating, hockey, curling | Skiing, skating, hiking | Hockey, skating, skiing, ski-dooing | Skating, hockey, X-country skiing, snowmobiling, hunting | Ski-dooing, ice fishing, curling, cross country skiing | curling, skating, hockey, snowmobiling & hunting | skiing, snowmobiles | Hockey games, skiing, skidooing, skating | skiing (downhill & cross country, snowboarding, skating/hockey, curling, sledding, indoor swimming | Skidooing, cross country skiing, any and all games that can be played in the snow or on ice | indoor pool, cinema | Skiing, snow-mobiling, ice skating | Skiing, snowmobiling, skating, ice fishing | Skiing, skating | Snowmobiling, cross country skiing, skating & ice fishing | Hockey, ringette, figure skating, indoor soccer, basketball | Skating, hockey, ringette, curling, basketball, team sports, tobogaganing, &snowboarding | hockey, skating, snowmobiling | Downhill skiing, skating, cross-country skiing, tobogganing | |
| Summer recreation | biking, swimming, soccer, rugby, running | swimming, soccer, baseball, golf, tennis, youth choir, Petrolia Community Players | Boating, sailing, golf, baseball, soccer, swimming, hiking, biking, camping | Going to the park, cricket | swimming lessons, sports, soccer & baseball | swimming, camps | swimming, baseball, softball, boating, soccer, rollerblading, summer camps, camping and fishing
| Hiking, swimming | swimming, playgrounds, biking, rollerblading, jogging, walking, baseball, football, soccer, skateboarding | Swimming, baseball, soccer, golf
| Fishing, camping, the outdoors inn general | soccer, baseball, basketball, football | Boating, swimming, hiking, whale watching | Boating, fishing, biking & camping | boating, fishing, hiking, camping, golfing, softball, baseball, soccer | Golfing, baseball, fishing, swimming, boating and soccer | camping, boating, fishing, golfing, soccer, baseball, slo-pitch & rodeo | camping, hunting & travel | Walking, boating, fishing, music festivals, swimming | swimming, going to the beach, boating, waterskiing, tubing, biking, hiking | community schools recreation program, baseball, fast bal, soccer, swimming, biking, hiking | swimming in beaches, rivers, camping, tramping, biking, rollerblading, paragliding, surfing, BBQ's at parks, music concerts | Rollerblading, biking, hiking, camping, swimming, sailing, fishing | Camping, fishing, baseball, soccer, hunting | Swimming, biking, rollerblading, soccer, suntanning, hunting | Swimming, boating & camping | Swimming, soccer, football | Swimming, hiking, biking, camping, boating, scuba diving, skateboarding, walking & sailing | Swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking | Swimming, biking, hiking, soccer, summer festivals |
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