Spruce Grove

Spruce Grove is a city that is 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada.

Jennifer Heil, the freestyle skier who won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics is from Spruce Grove, as is Carla MacLeod, a member of the 2010 Canada women's national ice hockey team, and Hockey Hall of Fame member and Stanley Cup-winning goalie Grant Fuhr.

Stephanie Labbé, goalkeeper for Canada's 2020 Summer Olympic gold-medal winning women's soccer team, grew up in the Spruce Grove and Stony Plain area and played soccer at Spruce Grove Composite High School.

Centuries before European settlement, the Cree and Sarcee people occupied the land that would become Spruce Grove, moving with the seasons.

[8] Originally the town comprised a general store, livery stables, blacksmith shop, hotel, and the Roman Catholic Church.

The gallery hosts ongoing shows for original art created by its members, made up of artists from mainly the Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County area.

The TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre, opened in 2002, provides a pool, soccer fields, a gymnasium, workout gym, and ice rinks to the people of Parkland County.

On June 7, 2008, Spruce Grove held the grand opening of the West District Park, which features two full artificial surface fields for football, soccer and other activities.

The Edmonton Eskimos donated $10,000 towards the event and held practice at the facility as part of the first-day activities.

Spruce Grove has a number of youths and adults involved in amateur sports, that run year round.

Grain elevator in Spruce Grove, 2009