Woodlands County

Luc Mercier

Chief Administrative Officer

P.O. Box 60
Whitecourt, Alberta Canada
T7S 1L9

E-mail:
Phone: (780) 778-8400
Fax: (780) 778-8402
Web: www.woodlands.ab.ca

COMPLETE PROFILE

Complete Profiles courtesy of AlbertaFirst.com.

Woodlands County Map: Click here.

Photo Gallery - Woodlands 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
Woodlands County	Woodlands County Express Phone: (780) 584-3981 or Phone: (780) 584-3982 Fax: (780) 584-3885 Whitecourt Star E-mail: wctstar@telusplanet.net Phone: (780) 778-3977 Fax: (780) 778-6459 Barrhead Leader Phone: (780) 674-3823 Fax: (780) 674-6337 The Freelancer E-mail: may-free@telusplanet.net Phone: (780) 786-2663 Fax: (780) 786-2602 Grizzly Gazette (Swan Hills) E-mail: sgazette@telusplanet.net Phone: (780) 333-2100 Fax: (780) 333-2111	The Rig - FM Phone: (780) 723-4461 E-mail: lmcnab@newcap.ca XM 105 Country Phone: 780-706-1053 Fax: 780-706-1017 Toll free: 1-866-706-1053 CFOK out of Westlock serves the east side of the County in the Fort area

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
Millar Western (Whitecourt)
Alberta Newsprint Company (County north of Town of Whitecourt)
Airbourne (located at County Airport)
Blue Ridge Lumber (Ranger)

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.

ReMax
Phone: (780) 778-6678
Fax: (780) 778-5238

Sutton Group Class Realty
Phone: (780) 706-2696
(includes Blue Ridge listings)

Royal LePage
Phone: (780) 778-8010
Fax: (780) 778-8544

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
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Utilities

Telus Communications provides local telephone service.

	Power	Natural Gas	Water/Sewer
Woodlands  County	Epcor Toll Free: 310-4300	Superior Propane (Whitecourt) Phone: (780) 778-3090 Mac's Agri Services Ltd. Barrhead, Alberta Phone: (780) 674-6265 ATCO Gas Whitecourt, Alberta Phone: (780) 778-2929 Three Rivers Gas Co-op Blue Ridge, Alberta Phone: (780) 648-2172

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