Saddle Hills County
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Saddle Hills County is a rural, farming community at heart.
We are mainly hard-working, independent farmers and agricultural producers, situated in the Central Peace Region of northwestern Alberta. Bordering the southern banks of the beautiful Peace River, right at the center of The Montney Gas Formation and connected to major transportation routes it is an ideal centre for northern growth.
The oil and gas sector has been at the heart of much of our economic success for the past several decades and Saddle Hills County has proven to be a welcoming home for industrial growth.
Saddle Hills County is a large, rural municipality, roughly 5,837 sq. km. For scale, Prince Edward Island is 5,660 sq. km.
We are comprised of 381 farms, which equals 535,279 acres of farmland.
With the demand for vegetable protein increasing, advances in the protein-processing industry, and the use of canola-derived protein as a source of animal feed provides significant potential for two of Saddle Hills County's most successful crops.
Producers in Saddle Hills County also have considerable varieties and number of livestock, with the province accounting for 40% of all beef branding stock nationally and nearly 60% of all feeder cattle.
We pride ourselves on our amazing Agricultural Services Department who are responsible for many things, including weed and pest control, within the county. Our vigilant approach towards weed and pest management helps to ensure the high quality of our crops.
Learn more about why you should choose Saddle Hills County, at https://www.saddlehills.ab.ca/business-development/why-choose-us/
Additional Info
Project Aurora: Connecting the large majority of the County to affordable, high-speed fiber internet, with no cost hook ups. The only project of this scale in Canada.
Saddle Hills County Health Clinic: One of only two municipally run and funded health facilities in Alberta, headed by Nurse Practitioner, Palvi Sharma.
Rural Potable Water: For the past 5 years we have been developing our Rural Potable Water Project, providing approximately 150 households and businesses with water, and installing 320 km of pipeline. We are also in the process of being able to draw an unlimited supply of water from the Peace River, through the Central Peace Regional Water Project.
Carbon Capture Incentive: Tax incentives geared at new and upgraded Carbon Capture storage and facilities in Saddle Hills County.
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