Strathcona County Economic Development and Tourism

On January 17th, Gerry Gabinet presented the "Strathcona County Outlook 2007" at the Sherwood Park and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

View the full presentation at www.strathconacounty.com as well as the "Greater Edmonton Economic Outlook 2007" from Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. www.edmonton.com

Spring 2007 Business Seminar Series

Register early for these popular business start-up seminars scheduled for March 2007. The topics include Exploring Ideas and Start-up; Marketing and Business Planning; Operating and Managing the Business; Financing & "Summing it All Up". Visit www.strathconacounty.com for more details and to register. Deadline is February 20 with limited seating.

Shell Canada Updates Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading Plans

"Shell Canada today updated its long term oil sands growth plans to increase mineable bitumen production to approximately 770,000 barrels a day while increasing upgrading capacity to approximately 700,000 barrel a day." "Actual timing for Shell Canada projects will depend on market conditions, key economic indicators, the ability to meet our sustainable development criteria and the outcome of the regulatory process."

Check out the full story news release on Shell Canada's website.

Business Link Seminars and Brown Bag Sessions

Starting February until mid-May, The Business Link Business Service Centre is offering seminars and noon-hour sessions for entrepreneurs. Seminars will cover topics on Business Start-Up, Taxation & Money Matters, Exporting, E-Business, and Marketing & Sales. Free Brown Bag sessions, from general business to legal matters, are scheduled twice a week. The Guest Advisor Program program will give you an opportunity to speak with management consultants, lawyers, accountants, financial representatives and e-business experts who volunteer their time to discuss concerns. To find out more visit www.cbsc.org/alberta or call (780) 422-7722; 1-800-272-9675.

Municipal Development Plan Review

Plan on attending one of the public hearings for the Municipal Development Review. Public meetings give individuals an opportunity to speak to Council on the proposed plan. The hearing dates are February 6 & 7. Visit www.strathcona.ab.ca for more information.

Web site of the Month
Alberta Energy
/www.energy.gov.ab.ca/

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

If you're interested in, meeting new friends, having fun and giving back to the community, then volunteering for the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games is a way that you can accomplish all three! 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? 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.