Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association Welcomes Edmonton as Newest Member
January 29, 2010
Joining the charge to further develop and attract new business, the City of Edmonton has signed on as the fifth municipal partner of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA). The announcement was made to a capacity crowd of more than 300 at AIHA’s annual Stakeholder Luncheon by Don Rigney, Mayor of Sturgeon County and Chair of AIHA.
“We welcome the City of Edmonton to AIHA,” says Mayor Rigney. “Their inclusion will make us a better organization. This is a significant advancement in the cooperation between Capital Region municipalities. We will work toward our shared vision to create a world-class eco-industry that will provide benefits throughout the region and to the entire province.”
“Edmonton, along with our regional partners, has so much confidence in the potential of this sector,” said Mayor Stephen Mandel. “By working together through groups like the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association, we can integrate activities, pull together and know that shared effort leads to shared success.”
The City of Edmonton is the first new municipal partner to join the Association since it was originally created in 1998 by the City of Fort Saskatchewan and the Counties of Lamont, Strathcona and Sturgeon.
The Heartland region encompasses more than 530 sq. kilometres. It is the largest hydrocarbon processing centre in Canada with significant potential for further expansion and economic growth.
Recent joint studies completed by AIHA, the City of Edmonton, and the Province of Alberta have shown this development has the potential to generate capital investment of $34 billion, create more than 2,000 jobs and generate $18 billion annually in GDP. Two of the three projects selected for further consideration of the Government of Alberta’s $2 billion CCS project funding originate in the Heartland.
Light and medium industrial development planned for Edmonton’s northeast is linked directly to the Heartland area. The proposed Horse Hills Energy and Technology Park will focus on further processing the primary commodity product produced in the Heartland into marketable, consumer-ready products. The area is also envisioned to become a centre for hydrocarbon processing and manufacturing, technology development and research.
For more information:
Neil Shelly
AIHA
| Title | Executive Director |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 780-998-7453 |
| neil@industrialheartland.com |
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