Village of Beiseker

About

Village of Beiseker - Crossroads to the Future.

Story

Lying in a belt of rich black soil, Beiseker was developed as an agricultural service centre. It was founded in the early 1900's by the Calgary Colonization Company, whose purpose was to promote settlement by demonstrating the grain growing potential of the area. The Village name comes from Thomas Beiseker, one of the partners of the Company. Initial colonization took place in 1908, when the company recruited a number of German settlers from the Great Plains of the Dakotas to develop the region as an agricultural service centre.

When a branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1910, the Village began to grow. In 1912, The Canadian National Railway line was constructed to the east of the central business district and telephone service was also made available that same year. With the construction and intersection of Highways 9, 72 and 806 at the northeast edge of the Village, Beiseker came to have a very favourable location in terms of road and rail access. Since it is located almost equidistant from Calgary and Drumheller, Beiseker began to emerge as a local service and trade centre for the surrounding rural agricultural area. Village status was reached in 1921, with a population of 183.

Electricity came to Beiseker in 1928, while water and sewer services became available in 1953 and natural gas in 1959.

Encompassing an area of 640 acres, the Village of Beiseker has maintained solid and steady growth. Beiseker's current population of 830, indicates that this growth will continue well into the future.

Mission

A thriving, safe, attractive and sustainable community where people live, work and play.