2014 Tourism Investment Forum: Regional Investment Opportunities
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2014 Tourism Investment Forum Regional Investment Opportunities Introduction Alberta is a world-class tourist destination, partnerships with regions, communities attracting over 33 million visits that and industry stakeholders. This approach contributed to more than 7 billion dollars will create and enhance traveller-focused to our economy in 2012. With vibrant and experiences around the province by modern urban cities, four-season destinations identifying and prioritizing areas holding and a diversity of iconic attractions, Alberta high tourism value. offers many lucrative tourism opportunities in Our spectacular surroundings, diverse a destination that must be experienced. economy, and commitment to the growth Alberta’s Tourism Framework supports and of tourism make Alberta an ideal place focuses the tourism industry by creating to invest. The Alberta Government works compelling, authentic tourism experiences with communities, developers, and the that will grow Alberta as a leading tourism financial community to encourage and destination. It actively encourages facilitate investor interest and involvement entrepreneurial investment in traveller- in Alberta’s tourism industry. focused development of innovative tourism Let us assist you in capitalizing upon experiences, destination renewal, and new investment opportunities in Alberta’s destination areas through new collaborative tourism industry. Contents Brazeau County Southwest Alberta 6 Lodge/Cabin Development 26 Cabin/Resort Development and RV Campground 28 Lodge Development and RV Resort 30 RV Resort Development Lacombe County 32 Resort Development 8 RV Park Expansion 35 Ski Resort Development Mackenzie County Town of Okotoks 10 Tourism Development 37 Hotel and Convention Centre Mighty Peace Region Town of Sylvan Lake 12 Specialty Lodge Development 39 Tourism Development Properties 14 RV and Tent Campground Expansion 16 Hostel Development Vulcan County 18 Municipal and Tourism Hub Development 42 Discovery Centre and 20 Golf Course Expansion Hotel Development 22 Misery Mountain Ski Area Expansion 44 Golf Course and Recreational Real Estate Development REDI Northwest Alberta 24 Downhill Ski Facility Development Yellowhead County at Buffalo Head Hills 46 Resort Development Indian Cabins Fitzgerald Steen River Hay Camp Peace Point Meander River 35 Carlson Landing Wood Buffalo Sweet Grass Landing National Park Habay Garden Creek Fort Chipewyan 58 Little Fishery Quatre Fourches Fifth Meridian Rainbow Lake High Level Rocky Lane Fox Lake Embarras Portage North Vermilion Settlemen Little Red River Jackfish Fort Vermilion Vermilion Chutes Embarras Paddle Prairie Carcajou Bitumount 35 Fort Mackay Hotchkiss Mildred Lake Notikewin Chipewyan Lake North Star Deadwood Fort McMurray Peerless Lake Clear Prairie Dixonville Loon Lake Red Earth Creek Trout Lake Anzac Three Creeks Warrensville Royce Hines Creek GrimshawBrazeau County Cherry Point Gage 2 58 Brownvale Harmon Valley Highland Park Fairview 49 2 Reno Blueberry Mountain Springburn Atikameg Wabasca-desmarais Bonanza Lodge/CabinJean Cote Development and RV Campground Bay Tree Gordondale Gift Lake Utikuma Spirit River 49 Tangent Lake Rycroft Belloy Eaglesham Girouxville Codesa Prestville Wanham Watino Donnelly Mclennan Silverwood Kathleen Conklin Woking Guy 2 Kenzie Grouard Mission Demmitt Webster 2A Triangle High Prairie Lesser Slave Lake 63 Valhalla Centre Arcadia 2 La Glace Sexsmith Enilda Joussard Canyon Creek Hythe 2 Faust Calling Lake Lymburn Slave Lake Albright Clairmont 49 Calling Lake Beaverlodge Bezanson 34 Saulteaux Spurfield Wandering River Debolt Wembley Crooked Creek 2 Smith Sunset House Breynat Grande Prairie Hondo Amesbury Elmworth Calais Valleyview Ranch 33 2 Lac La Biche Chisholm Plamondon 43 Grassland Atmore 55 Lac La Biche Little Smoky Swan Hills 55 Flatbush Athabasca Hylo Colinton Boyle Fawcett Meanook Rich Lake Jarvie 2 Perryvale 36 Lacorey Cold Lake 32 33 Fox Creek Rochester 63 Grand Centre Fort Assiniboine Dapp Ardmore Two Creeks Shoal Creek Tawatinaw St. Lina 28 Pibroch Nestow Abee Mallaig Glendon Windfall Bloomsbury Bonnyville Whitecourt Tiger Lily Thorhild Spedden 28A Blue Ridge 18 Clyde Waskatenau Bellis Westlock Ashmont St. Vincent Barrhead 28 Smoky Lake Vilna 43 Pickardville Egremont Radway Green Court 33 Arvilla Opal Saint Paul Mayerthorpe Busby Legal Redwater Saddle Lake 41 Muskeg River Rochfort Bridge Lac La Nonne Dunstable Sputinow Grande Cache Alcomdale 28 Elk Point 32 Sangudo Lisburn Rich Valley Mearns 45 Andrew 36 Cherhill Willingdon Pembridge Morinville Gibbons St. Michael Brosseau 22 Stanger Glenevis Lamont Duvernay Heinsburg Gunn 2 15 Lac Ste Anne Onoway Chipman Rosevear Niton 37 Fort Saskatchewan Two Hills 45 Myrnam Wolf Creek Peers Mackay Darwell Derwent NorthvilleStyal Alberta Beach Hilliard Entwistle 16 St Albert Mundare Beauvallon Niton Junction Nojack Wabamun Carvel Edmonton 45 Dewberry Wild Hay Obed 16 Wildwood Gainford Spruce Grove Elk Island Clandonald Edson Fallis Stony Plain Ardrossan 16 Marwayne Hornbeck Duffield National Park Vegreville Beach Corner BremnerUncas Lavoy Drinnan Hinton Erith 22 Tomahawk Keephills Cooking Lake Ranfurly Islay Jasper Tofield Vermilion National Park Solomon Entrance Genesee Innisfree Mannville Kitscoty Ryley 16 Lindale 39 Rolly View New Sarepta Minburn Drayton Valley Thorsby Leduc Holden Warburg Kavanagh Hay Lakes Devona Mercoal Sunnybrook Round Hill 14 Violet Grove 41 Steeper Buck Creek Breton Millet 21 Viking Luscar 2 Paradise Valley Cadomin Camrose Kinsella Winfield Ma-me-o Beach Bittern Lake Ohaton Rivercourse 13 Wetaskiwin Bawlf Irma 14 Jasper New Norway 13 Daysland Hoadley Hobbema Wainwright 22 Edberg Strome Killam Bluffton 2A Ferintosh Rosalind Sedgewick 20 Ponoka 21 Meeting Creek Hardisty Rimbey 36 13 Leedale Forshee Morningside Bashaw Amisk 56 Galahad Chigwell Clive Hughenden Saunders Bentley Tees Mirror 11 Gull Lake Alliance Czar Rocky Mountain House Leslieville Metiskow Eckville Blackfalds Alix Ferrier Joffre Stettler Provost Alhambra Hespero Sylvan Lake Haynes Botha Gadsby Condor Benalto 11 Ardley Warden Halkirk 41 Red Deer Delburne Castor 93 Penhold Dry Island Buffalo Jump PP Caroline 42 Lousana Coronation Innisfall 21 Big Valley Consort Elnora Byemoor Pemukan 22 56 Monitor Bowden Huxley Endiang Altario Wimborne Scapa Trochu Rumsey Compeer Sundre Olds Torrington Harmattan 27 Bergen Three Hills New Brigden Elkton Sunnyslope Morrin Craigmyle Hanna Sedalia Didsbury Twining 27 9 Richdale 41 Linden Delia 2 Swalwell Michichi Water Valley Youngstown Dogpound Bircham Drumheller Chinook Lake Louise 22 Crossfield Madden Beiseker 9 Sibbald Banff 72 9 Cereal Irricana East Coulee Oyen Brazeau CountyNational has Park an investment Airdrie SiteRosebud 36 Sunnynook 21 Rockyford 1A Keoma Banff Anthracite Cochrane Tudor Dinosaur PP Morley Delacour Ardenode Acadia Valley opportunity for a lodge and cabin Nightingale Standard Finnegan Kananaskis 1 Lyalta The designated landPollockville is owned by the Province of Alberta. Exshaw Cheadle Strathmore Hussar development and a serviced recreationalCalgary Namaka Indus Through the development of an ASP in partnership with Priddis Bindloss 22X Dalemead De Winton Carseland vehicle (RV) campground adjacent to Bassano the Province,Rosemary this area was established as a Commercial Peter 24 Black Diamond Mossleigh Shouldice Lougheed 7 Aldersyde the Brazeau Reservoir. This proposedTurner Valley Tourism Development Node, meaning that commercial Provincial Park Hartell Mazeppa Herronton Blackie Milo Brooks Royalties High River 23 development envisions stand-aloneLongview tourism enterprises will be considered inHild thea area. The ASP Pekisko Cayley Tilley Vulcan allows for cabin and lodge1 development, RV serviced and cabins with a central lodge, and an 81 Nanton Schuler Parkland Scandia Championnon-serviced camping,Rolling Hills andRalston ecotourism/outdoor41 recreation Suffield site RV campground that would be22 gearedStavel y Carmangay 2 Hays Redcliff opportunities.36 Vauxhall Brazeau County has applied to purchase the Claresholm Medicine Hat towards ecotourism and adventure Furman Barons Woodhouse lands from the province in order to allowIrvine for commercial Whitla Walsh Granum 23 Picture Butte Bow Island tourism, and suited for visitors seeking Grassy Lake Seven Persons Pearce tourism development3 Bur indett the area. Coaldale Taber Purple Springs Fort Macleod Cranford an outdoor recreational experience.Crowsnest Coleman An 3 Blairmore Lethbridge 4 36 Sentinel Bellevue Cowley Located adjacent to the Brazeau Reservoir,41 the site Brocket Wrentharm Area Structure Plan (ASP) and a detailedBurmis Conrad Pincher Creek encompassesRaymond 203Skiff acres.Etzikom MajorPakowki transportation arteries in Beaver Mines Stand Off Magrath New Dayton Orion investment opportunity analysis have been 2 5 Manyberries 6 Brazeau County include Highways 22 and 39. The paved Spring Coulee Warner Cypress Hills PP completed, both of which can be providedWaterton Lakes Cardston secondary HighwayMilk River 620 links BrazeauCr Countyessday to Highway National Park Mountain View Waterton Park Kimball11 and the David Thompson Corridor, greatly improving to interested investors. Whiskey Gap Del Bonita Coutts access to the proposed development site. 6 Alberta’s Regional Investment Opportunities Market Attraction Brazeau County is located in west central Alberta, 90 minutes southwest of Edmonton. The Rocky Mountains, including Jasper and Banff national parks, are located three hours to the west. Brazeau County is also situated halfway between Grande