Brazeau County

Ken Porter

Municipal Manager

Box 77
Drayton Valley, Alberta Canada
T7A 1R1

E-mail:
Phone: (780) 542-7777
Fax: (780) 542-7770
Web: www.brazeau.ab.ca

COMPLETE PROFILE

Complete Profiles courtesy of AlbertaFirst.com.

Brazeau County Map: Click here.

Photo Gallery - Brazeau County Business Gallery

Communications

GAER features all the latest forms of communication and information services. Edmonton media – television, radio and newspapers – keep communities in touch with the world; local services offer regional news.

	Newspaper	Radio	High Speed Internet/Cable Television
Brazeau  County	Drayton Valley Western Review E-mail: dvwr@telusplanet.net Phone:  (780) 542-5380 Fax:  (780) 542-9200	CIBW FM 93 Phone: (780) 542-9290 Fax: (780) 542-9319	Wild Rose Internet Services Phone: 1-888-633 3974 (Broadband High Speed) Telus:  high speed Internet

Workforce and Training

Industries bank on GAER’s productive workforce to provide the labour, drive and expertise for forestry, oil and gas, mining, agriculture, and tourism. The population here is energetic and employable; they are hardy and industrious people, younger on average than most Albertans or Canadians. The combination of industry opportunities and a motivated workforce means unemployment rates lower than the Canadian average and high prosperity throughout the region.

In GAER, people are ready to work and learn - the foundation of a strong economy.

Major Employers
Weyerhaeuser
Wild Rose School Divsion
Kos Corp
Brazeau Well Servicing

Land/Real Estate

For information on land and real estate in the area, contact local municipal development offices or use MLS [link] to search realty listings.

AlbertaFirst.com provides information on provincial industrial land.

Municipal Land:  Brazeau County
Phone:  (780) 542-7777

Brazeau Realty
Ken and Mary MacKenzie
Phone:  (780) 542-3388
Fax:  (780) 542-7388

Century 21 Hi-Point Realty
Phone:  (780) 542-3233

Royal LePage Venture Realty
Phone:  (780) 542-4800
Fax:  (780) 542-7755
E-Mail:

Natural Resources

Featuring rich central Alberta farmland, aspen parkland and the Canadian Rockies, this is a region of abundant natural wealth – clear waters, green forests, fertile land, and sub-surface resources. The region’s major industries are forestry, oil and gas, mining, and agriculture.

Resources in the area are developed with the help and guidance of key government departments:
Alberta Agriculture
Alberta Environment and Energy
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Energy and Utilities Board

	Coal	Clay	Sand	Gravel	Oil & Natural Gas	Agriculture	Forestry
Brazeau  County		x	x	x	x	x	x

Utilities

Telus Communications provides local telephone service.

	Power	Natural Gas	Water/Sewer
Brazeau  County	Fortis Electric Toll Free: 310-9473	Evergreen Gas Co-op Phone: (780) 542-4808	Brazeau County Phone:  (780) 542-7777 Fax:  (780) 542-7770

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