Welcome to the Grande Alberta Economic Region!

12 rural municipalities, villages and towns in west central Alberta Working together to promote unique, diverse opportunities.

• Abundant natural resources
• Industrious people
• Endless outdoor recreation
• Major transportation routes
• Proximity to urban markets

Broad boundaries, no limits!

What's On

NEW!!

Drayton Valley - $25 Million in funding for a first-of-a-kind Waste-to-energy gasification plant.  More...

GAER's Fall Newsletter

Congratulations to the Town of Drayton Valley on receiving $500,000.00 in funding from the Rural Community Adaptation Grant Program to futher the Bio-Mile Initiative.  See the attached link for the announcement.

Congratulations to Whitecourt on winning the Communities in Bloom Competition for communities 6,001 to 12,000 population category.  See the attached news release for further information .

GAER congratulates Brazeau County and the 100 KM Kitchen Party on the winning a Gold in the EDAC Marketing Canada Awards.  More (including picture)...

 

GAER's Immigration Pages:

GAER has incorporated information for both Employers - looking for employees and People Immigrating to Alberta - looking for employment on our new Immigration web pages

 

GAER's Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Initiative:

Click here for further information

See our News Section

• for GAER's 2008/09 Annual Report
• for GAER's updated Profile
• for GAER's Fall 2009 Newsletter

Do you want to search for a business or register your business in the GAER Business Directory:

Click here to search for a business
Click here to register your business on the GAER