Strathcona County Economic Development and Tourism

The North American Oilsands Corporation (NAOSC) is planning to build a bitumen upgrader in northern Strathcona County which will produce 220,000 barrels per day.The company has purchased 1,351 acres in the Industrial Heartland. The land lies between Range Road 210 and Range Road 212 north of Highway 15.

News Release Sherwood Park News

With the recent announcement of the $4 billion North American Oilsands' upgrader in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, the total of major projects that are recently complete, under construction or announced has reached a record breaking $16.7 billion. Alberta Immigration, Industry and Employment maintains an inventory of projects for the province that now totals $148.9 billion with over 1152 projects listed. For more information, check out the Inventory of Major Alberta Projects on the alberta-canada.com website.

Future Outlook 2007

The provincial, metro-Edmonton, and Strathcona County economies have been experiencing strong growth, high employment and increasing disposable incomes. "Alberta is in the midst of the strongest period of economic growth ever recorded by any Canadian Province". Statistics Canada
See Economic Development and Tourism's report - Future Outlook 2007.

Strathcona County 2007 budget highlights

On December 12, Strathcona County Council approved the 2007-2009 Business Plan and the 2007 municipal budget. For the full story news release check out Strathcona County's resident website.

New Recruitment Magazine

Edmonton Workforce Connection is pleased to present "Images of Edmonton", a compelling recruitment tool designed to boast Edmonton's attributes and help regional employers attract additional labour to the region.

Web site of the Month
Alberta's hearvy oil and oil sands digital guide book and directory
www.abheavyoilguidebook.com/hoap/2006

For Strathcona County business information, visit our business section on this website. See our business calendar for events, seminars, forums, and more.

Then volunteering for the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games is a way that you can cross those three things off your list! For nine days in August 2007, over 2,300 athletes, coaches, officials, and performers from across Western Canada will descend on Strathcona County, and 3,000 volunteers will be needed to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Games.

Volunteers are needed for various roles: Sport specific volunteers for the 17 sports that are part of the Games;

Contact the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games office at (780) 702-2007 or visit their website at www.2007westerncanadasummergames.ca and find a volunteer position that fits your personal goals for the New Year. Don’t delay – Experience the Games today!

Looking for ways to spend those sponsorship dollars? Do you want to support Agriculture in Greater Edmonton? Do you want to assist in the development of products that promoted Agriculture? Take a look at the opportunities available through Visit the Country! With a variety of ways to get involved, this is an opportunity to contribute to an industry that we ALL need to stay alive. Our Agriculture industry is continuously looking for ways to sustain their businesses and to market their products and services to the urban Greater Edmontonian. The Visit the Country guide provides these operators with a low cost way to market their products and services and has been a huge success to a lot of these businesses. Sponsorship opportunities range from $500 to $150,000. For more information on how your company can get involved, call Cathy Kremer at (780) 973-6488.

For other Strathcona County events, attractions and activities see the visitor section of our website.

For more information on Strathcona County, please call 1-800-668-5894 or 780-464-8216.