Provincially, Rimbey is part of the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre electoral district and federally in the Wetaskiwin riding.

Among them were the three Rimbey brothers (Sam, Ben, and Jim) for whom the town was officially named after in 1904.

The Second World War brought abrupt changes to Rimbey, as young men and sometimes their families left the village.

The town has full amenities including hotels, motels, several grocery, convenience, and liquor stores and a campground.

Pas-Ka-Poo Park includes large open lawns, a historical village site, museums and a wide array of interesting displays, including the World's Largest Collection of International Trucks in the Smithson International Truck Museum.

The town had an outdoor swimming pool open from May to September every year, which has been rebuilt as a 3,900 sq ft (360 m2) junior olympic pool with a beach entrance, two hot tubs, a double loop waterslide and a 2,100 sq ft (200 m2) splash pad for toddlers up to 15 years of age.

The Record was cited, in 1937, for its assistance in a series for the Edmonton Journal, which won that paper a Pulitzer prize.