Yellowhead County

Jack Ramme

Chief Administrative Officer

2716 - 1st Avenue
Edson, Alberta Canada
T7E 1N9

E-mail:
Alternate E-mail: info@yellowheadcounty.ab.ca
Phone: (780) 723-4800
Toll Free: 1-800-665-6030
Fax: (780) 723-5066
Web: www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca

COMPLETE PROFILE

Complete Profiles courtesy of AlbertaFirst.com.

Yellowhead County Map: Click here.

Photo Gallery - Yellowhead 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
Yellowhead County	Weekly Anchor Phone: (780) 723-5787 Fax: (780) 723-5725 Edson Leader E-mail: leadernews@telusplanet.net Phone: (780) 723-3301 Fax: (780) 723-5171 Hinton Parklander E-mail: hintnews@shaw.ca Phone: (780) 865-3115 Fax: (780) 865-1252	CIYR Hinton (780) 865-8804 E-mail: CIYR@ab.tri.ca CJYR Edson (780) 723-4461 E-mail: CJYR@ab.tri.ca	Shaw Cable: Digital Cable & high speed Internet in Edson & Hinton Telus: high speed Internet in Edson & Hinton

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 Canada Ltd.
West Fraser
Luscar Mines
Talisman Energy
Grande Yellowhead Regional Division
Sundance Forest Industries

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: June Dixon, Director of Corporate Services
Phone: (780) 723-4800 or 1-800-665-6030

Andre Kopp & Assoc. Realty Ltd.
Royal LePage Associate Broker Network
Phone: (780) 865-2102
Fax: (780) 865-2928
E-mail: realtya@telusplanet.net

Century 21 Windgate Realty
Phone: (780) 865-2211
Fax: (780) 865-4790
E-mail: office@century21windgate.com

Edson Real Estate Royal LePage
Phone: (780) 723-3186

Mountain Realty
Phone: (780) 865-1155
Fax: (780) 865-1186

New Age Realty
Phone: (780) 712-4490

Re/Max Boxshaw Four Realty Inc.
Phone: (780) 723-7818
Fax: (780) 723-7802
Evansburg: Phone: (780) 727-2966

Re/Max 2000 Realty Inc.
Phone: (780) 865-1200
Fax: (780) 865-1300
E-mail: remaxhtn@telusplanet.net

Venture Realty Royal LePage
Evansburg: Phone: (780) 727-2887

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
Yellowhead  County	x				x	x	x

Utilities

Telus Communications provides local telephone service.

	Power	Natural Gas	Water/Sewer
Yellowhead County	EPCOR Phone: 310-4300	Lobstick Gas Co-op Ltd Box 158 Evansburg, Alberta T0E 0T0 Phone: (780) 727-3843 Fax: (780) 727-2759 Yellowhead Gas Co-op Box 7230, Edson, Alberta Phone: (780) 723-6085	Yellowhead County Engineering Department Phone: (780) 723-2525 or (780) 723-4800 Yellowhead County manages the water and/or sewer systems in the following Hamlets & Subdivisions: Brule - water supply and collection Cadomin - water point source Marlboro - water point source and treatment Wildwood - water supply and distribution; sewer collection and treatment Evansburg - water supply and distribution; sewer collection and treatment Robb - sewer collection and treatment Peers - sewer collection and treatment Niton Junction - sewer collection and treatment Pinedale Estates - sewer collection and treatment

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