Resort Village of Island View
The Resort Village of Island View is located on the east side of
Last Mountain Lake about 1 kilometre south of Rowan’s Ravine Provincial
Park. The Town of Strasbourg and Village of Bulyea are within 20 minutes
drive. Strasbourg has two grocery stores, a hotel and bar, one credit
union and one bank, deli and service station, pharmacy, hardware store,
lumber store, insurance agency, hair dressers, computer store, gift
store, appliance store, a Chinese restaurant, pizza restaurant, and
several other commodities. Bulyea has one Credit Union, grocery store
and hosts a Co-op hardware store/service station and a hotel, restaurant
and bar.
The Resort Village of Island View was first begun in 1959 by Strasbourg
Beach Development Co. Ltd. and was called Strasbourg Beach. The land was
purchased from John Uhl and operated as an unorganized hamlet with the
R.M. of McKillop #220. The resort was incorporated as an organized
hamlet on January 31, 1991. The name was changed to the present name
Island View on January 1, 1994. The Resort was incorporated as a resort
village on January 1, 1994.
The picturesque growing resort is home to approximately 36 permanent
residents and 210 seasonal residents. The council consists of one mayor
and two councillors. The resort office is located within the village.
Site updated - May 31/10 - Minutes and
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