Fairview (Alberta) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Alberta, Canada
About Fairview (Alberta)
The last real oil boom faded in the 1990s, and the explosive growth of Grande Prairie - about an hour down the road - has had further negative impact on the town's commercial life, but tidy Fairview remains a center of government and farm services. In the 1950s, the town was awarded one of the province's three agricultural colleges, and the old campus (formerly Fairview College, briefly and controversially taken over by Edmonton's NAIT, now managed at a closer distance by Grande Prairie Regional College) occupies much of the town today. If you came from the south, you'll already be 20 minutes past Fairview's greatest attraction: the glorious Peace River valley, slashed out of the surrounding prairie with very little warning. This little town has produced a few famous sons and daughters — f
Top Attractions in Fairview (Alberta)
Explore the best things to see and do in Fairview (Alberta):
- ★Cummings Lake Recreation Area
- ★Fairview Fine Arts Centre
- ★Fairview Pioneer Museum
- ★Fairview Ski Hill
- ★Historic Dunvegan
- ★RCMP Centennial Collaboration Museum
Where to Eat in Fairview (Alberta)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Grandma Pizza
- 🍴Pizza Haven
- 🍴Stirfry Garden Restaurant
- 🍴The Butter Chicken Co.
Where to Stay in Fairview (Alberta)
- 🏨Dunvegan Inn & Suites
- 🏨Fairview Inn
- 🏨Hillview Inn
Fairview (Alberta) Travel Guide Sections
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