Posts for April, 2014

The Reeve’s Golf Tournament is going virtual! Help raise money for Lamont County libraries! Lamont County public libraries have impacted the lives of many families over the years, and we hope will continue for years to come. Libraries provide the community with access to not only the books on the shelves, but also many print and digital resources and high speed internet access. In many cases, public libraries provide the only internet available for rural students, making libraries a key t...

July 15, 2020 – Fort Saskatchewan – Canada’s economic recovery from COVID-19 needs good chemistry. With the country reeling from historic debt levels, including more than $231 billion in pandemic health and safety measures and emergency federal spending, Alberta’s chemistry and value-add manufacturing sectors are critical to ensuring Canada’s future viability. “With more than 95% of the world’s manufactured products relying on chemistry and value-add manufacturing, Alberta’s Industrial Hea...

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association - July 9, 2020 - The Government of Alberta today announced the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program (APIP), designed to attract value-add petrochemical investments and encourage continued growth in the advanced chemical manufacturing sector. “The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, as announced today, will have a significant impact on enhancing the competitiveness of Alberta when attracting large scale, value-add investments, relative to...

Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Hydrogen Task Force Brings Together The Region’s Mayors, Industry And Energy Leaders, Academic Experts And More May 14, 2020, Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Hydrogen Task Force, an independent working group created to develop a framework to implement a hydrogen economy in the region, was officially launched today. Organized by The Transition Accelerator in tandem with Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, Fort Saskatc...

Cenovus Energy has filed for regulatory approval of plans to build a large diluent recovery unit (DRU) at its Bruderheim Rail Terminal, allowing it to ship more oil out of Alberta. The Alberta Energy Regulator announced the application on Friday. Documents describe a DRU that would separate up to 190,505 bbls/d of diluted bitumen, or dilbit, delivered by pipeline from the company’s oilsands projects into undiluted “neatbit” and diluent components. Approximately 119,000 bbls/d of neat...

 Thank you to all our sponsors and everyone who participated in the 6th annual Reeve's Golf Tournament! Your generosity helped to raise approximately $25,000 for the County of Lamont Food Bank and local school breakfast/lunch programs. We'll see you again next year!

It's time for the 6th annual Lamont County Reeve's Golf Tournament! In less than one month, on August 15, 2019, friends and partners of Lamont County will gather at the Whitetail Crossing Golf Club for the 6th annual Reeve's Golf Tournament! Since it's inception in 2014, the Reeve's Golf Tournament has helped develop key relationships between industry and Lamont County over a great day of food and fun. We value those relationships and that's why we want you to join us! A full day of ...

June 28, 2019 - Edmonton – A study that considered aggregated labour data and information from employers in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, Strathcona Industrial Area, and northeast Edmonton, determined that nearly half of the 12,000 jobs were in the chemical manufacturing industry. This statistic, along with other key employment data points, offers valuable insight into the labour market advantages available in the Industrial Heartland Region. Rail transportation, petroleum product manufactu...

On February 7, 2019, the Growing Industrial Hemp workshop, a collaboration between Lamont County Economic Development and Agricultural Services Departments, had 185 people attend looking to understand the growing and developing hemp industry in Alberta. Speakers included agronomists and researchers from Innotech Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and Norquest College who spoke about growing the crop and their experiences in the field. The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance spoke on the ...

 Fort Saskatchewan Record - September 27, 2018 The reeve of Lamont County is hoping a multi-billion dollar proposed refinery makes its way to the area. Last week, it was learned that a consortium of Alberta First Nations inked a deal with Chinese investors to get a once shuttered bitumen refinery up and running. In 2012, the former Progressive Conservative government under Alison Redford pulled provincial support for the refinery, then priced at $6.6 billion. Provincial officials argued...