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Industry Sectors
We have seen great growth in the past few years, as with all of Alberta, and a lot of diversification in our economic base. Traditionally the main base was agriculture, but other industries are becoming large contributors. Oil and gas are a large part of our business base, due to our proximity to Swan Hills, a resource town built on oil and gas, as well as large exploration and pipeline development within our area. We also have exploration and processing of coalbed methane, a biofuel production facility in the neighboring municipality in the works, and forestry with two large lumber mills close by. We are home to several large manufacturing facilities: Pollard Banknote, a lottery ticket plant, Barrcana Homes, a manufactured and modular home production facility, Can-Oat Milling, which processes barley and oats, Sepallo Industries, which processes health food supplement ingredients, Champion Feeds, which processes feeds and pet food, and many other companies which are large employers in the area. Recreation and tourism opportunities are available too, due to our excellent location near Edmonton as well as a variety of landscapes and excellent water bodies! Within agriculture, diversification is prevalent, with numerous mixed farming enterprises including grain, peas, hog, beef, dairy, poultry, elk, sheep, goats, ostrich, rhea, purebred cattle, purebred hogs, llamas, alpaca and seed growers. Diversification has expanded to ventures in market gardens, greenhouse vegetables, field vegetables, rhubarb, spice growing, garden nurseries and tree nurseries. We offer a wide range of retail, shopping and supply outlets and stores, with community-minded service. Our businesses give generously of their time and resources when available to give back to our residents and community!
We support economic development and partner regionally to develop opportunities through GROWTH (Grizzly Regional Economic Alliance) See their website at www.growthalberta.com Additional market research information, as well as demographic information is available at the Alberta Economic Development website at www.alberta-canada.com The following are our major employers and manufacturers in our County. Note that there are also many employment opportunities with public bodies such as Aspen Regional Health, Pembina Hills Regional School Division, and the Alberta Distance Learning Centre and Learning Technologies Branch. Major Manufacturers
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