Historical Information

This residential community is located on Highway 40 west of the Summer Village of Waiparous and was developed in the early 1990s.

Community Resources

Trails

Linear municipal reserve exists for additional trail construction. A large recreation lease exists to the north of the community. This lease is jointly held by the MD and the Summer Village of Waiparous (SVW). A trail system exists on this parcel of land and is maintained by the local Ghost-Waiparous Trails Association (GWTA) following the Back 40 Resource Management Plan.

The Back 40 - Information and Map Brochure

FireSmart Planning

FireSmart planning has been undertaken by the partners and will be moving forward under the guidance of the Back 40 Firesmart Committee (a GWTA working committee with members from Benchlands, Ghost, SVW and Forestry) as funding opportunities arise with community information and consultation occurring at each operational planning step.

The first operational work on the Back 40 Fire Smart Plan was completed before Christmas 2017.  The Back 40 FireSmart Feb20-18 Flyer provides more details on the work completed with area resident firewood removal information. 

A public information and feedback session was held on Saturday, February 24 at the Waiparous Community Services Building. This was the main opportunity to provide your feedback and input into the next operational phases of the Back 40 FireSmart plan but you can also provide feedback to gwta.ab.ca@gmail.com.  The event was organised with the Back 40 and SVW FireSmart Committees.
 Population: 40+ (estimated from 2011 Federal Census data)

Community Organizations

The following community organization is in Ghost River Country Residential Subdivision:

• Ghost-Waiparous Trails Association - email