Rural Economic Development

Integrating economic and social objectives to transform rural communities and provide a better and more secure livelihood for rural people.

  • Project Purpose: Analysis of the wind energy industry supply chain by looking at supply chain gaps and economic opportunities to service and supply the wind energy industry in southern Alberta.

    Services: Economic Development, Supply Chain Analysis

  • Project Purpose: Work with Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and BRAED to develop an investment attraction strategy to service the Canadian Forces Base supply chain.

    Services: Investment Attraction, Economic Development

  • Project Purpose: Work with a producer group to develop a business plan and new generation cooperative to purchase abandoned CN rail line 43.03 from Camrose to Alliance for grain transportation.

    Services: Business Plan

  • Project Purpose: Development of tourism opportunity profiles, investment attraction for fixed roof accommodation, RV campground, tourism investment attraction strategy and development of an investor member forum for direct investment into tourism opportunities found in the region.

    Services: Project Management, Investment Attraction

  • 1. Project Purpose: Complete a 3 year Operations Plan for the CAEP Board of Directors. The project also included a Board retreat and strategic planning session.

    Services: Operational Planning

    2. Project Purpose: Work with CAEP’s 42 central Alberta member communities to advance their readiness to attract investment.

    Services: Action Planning, Investment Attraction

  • Project Purpose: Community economic development plan for the City of Camrose that included public open houses, facilitation and meetings with municipal council to develop an overall economic development strategy for the City.

    Services: Economic Development Plan

  • Project Purpose: Work with the Town of Grenfell and Flexi-Coil to establish a light manufacturing and distribution centre for air drills and precision cultivators.

    Services: Economic Development, Investment Attraction

  • Project Purpose: Assess the needs and cultural impact of the Fort Whoop-Up national historic site and provided recommendations for future development of the site within a regional and provincial tourism industry context.

    Services: Needs Assessment

  • Project Purpose: Project management related to rezoning of land from agriculture to residential, permitting for utilities, web site development and installation of utilities, water and wastewater infrastructure near Estevan, Saskatchewan.

    Services: Land Development, Project Management

  • Project Purpose: Complete a reserve fund study for the Red Sky Condo Association that included a 25-year cash flow projection and budgeting to plan for replacement of common owned condo property.

    Services: Reserve Fund Study

  • Project Purpose: In-depth review of water and wastewater infrastructure, water diversion licenses and included working with water cooperatives and the irrigation district.

    Services: Economic Development

  • Project Purpose: Municipal planning session with council and administration to identify the short-term and long-term needs of Breton to be sustainable into the future.

    Services: Municipal Plan

"Tim and his team do great work. We had them help us in scoping out business and technical feasibility in high value ingredient extraction from small grains for establishment of pilot plant crop fractionation and ingredient extraction capability, and pilot facilities for the subsequent unique use of those ingredients in high end materials development and formulations. Tim and his team coupled with his extensive network of contacts in the business community, has helped us with the decision to establish a $10 million dollar pilot plant facility that will initially be serving over 30 corporate customers from North America, Europe and Japan.”

— Alan Hall,  New Initiatives / Project Hunter Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund Ltd.