Brazeau County Economic Profile

Brazeau County Economic Profile Economic Profile ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION CONTENTS Benefits of Locating to the Community 3 This profile is your information resource to develop- Uniqueness of the Community 3 ing within the Town of Drayton Valley & Brazeau County. Location 4 Trading Area 4 This Economic Profile is intended to provide a well- rounded, accurate and up-to-date statistical data Transportation 5 base on the area. Climate, Sunlight hours, Snowfall, Elevation 5

The information is collected from a variety of Demographic Profile Population Breakdown 6 sources, which are noted in the charts and tables. Median Age 6 Information is updated when new data becomes Labour/Workforce Status 7 available. Employment Rate 7 High Income 8 The statistical data within is deemed reliable for Family Income 8 comparative purposes, and provides quick reference Employment Income 8 to many of the concerns of the business decision Education 9 Business Inventory Statistics 10 maker or researcher. In many instances commen- tary remarks are provided to put some meaning into Industrial Profile Economic Base 10 the hard statistics and to promote Brazeau County Oil & Gas and Forestry Sectors 10 as the place to do business. Agriculture 11 **This profile contains the most up to date infor- Drayton Valley Bio Mile and Environmental Sectors 12 mation available as of November, 2012. Technology, Retail, Service & Professional Sectors 13 Tourism 13 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE Taxation 14 CONTACT: Development by Dollar Summary 14 & 15 Wanda Compton Housing Economic Development & Housing Starts 16 Communications Manager Dwellings Information 16 Brazeau County Rental Types 17 Box 77 Apartment Vacancy rates 17 7401 Twp Rd. 494 Rental Unit Numbers 17 Drayton Valley, AB Land & Building Costs 18 T7A 2A1 Alberta Highways Traffic Statistics Telephone: (around The Town of Drayton Valley) 19 (780) 542-7777 Alberta Highway Traffic Statistics Fax (around Brazeau County) 20 (780) 542-7770

Email: [email protected]

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For the purposes of comparison and to accurately utilize the statistics from the federal census on population,labour, expenditures and education Census. 2011 Federal used we haveand the 2006 Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 CensusProfile The The populationwithin the geographic boundaries of Brazeau County includes 7201 Brazeau County, residents 7045 residents within of the Town of Drayton Valley and 496 residents within the Village of Breton. The Trading 20,000 people Area with the includes nearest town of Stony Plain located 110 KM away. The City of Edmon- ton is 145 km away. Far enough away for community to our be self sustaining, close enough to capital. spendAlberta's day enjoying the

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WITHIN BRAZEAU COUNTY BRAZEAU WITHIN

A safe and active community boastingtional facilities and superior numerous clubs and organizations recrea- An outdoorsman’s paradise situated between the North Saskatchewan and Pembina Rivers, and just 25 minutes to the Brazeau Dam try on is the rise. A prosperous community with an average annual income $80,127.00of per household Supported primarily by the Oil & Gas, Forestry and Agri- culture industries, the Retail and Food and Accommoda- tion sectors growingare at a rapid pace. An emerging outdoor recreation and agri Youthful, vibrant workforce, average age is just 37 Labour force participation rateis 75.5%, higher than both the provincial and national average and Industrial land Competitive building constructioncosts Competitive leasing rates onCommercial and Industrial buildings Within a one hour access is todrive a market exceeding 1 people.million Competitive taxation rates for Commercial, Residential Located ½ way between Alberta’s largest growing city of Grande Prairie and the distributioncentre of Calgary Alberta Located just 3 hours from the areas Rocky Mountain Resort Located just International 60 Airport and minutes the Canada corridor Highwayof 2 west of the Located just 30 minutes south of Yellowhead Highway 16 Edmonton Located just 90 minutes from Edmonton

BENEFITS OF LOCATING YOUR BUSINESS BUSINESS YOUR LOCATING OF BENEFITS

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20,000 km. approximately encompasses area forthe area Trading AREA TRADING West 53 Latitude Valley. Drayton Rocky from drive hour 3 short The a are areas Resort Mountain opportunities. recreational numerous outdoorsman the offers combination this land, crown of amounts vast to proximity close in and Rivers bina Pem- and Saskatchewan North the between Situated Airport. al Internation- Edmonton the and 2 Highway of corridor Canada the from minutes 60 just and (16) YellowheadHighway the of south minutes 30 just located is Valley Drayton County, metropolitan Brazeau of the centre Alberta, central west in Located LOCATION

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9 hours 25 minutes approx. 25 minutes 9 hours 90 minutes approx. 90 minutes approx. 2.5 hours approx. 115 minutes approx. 3 hours approx. 30 minutes 3 hours approx. 20 minutes 6 hours

October. Summer. SUNLIGHT SNOWFALL ELEVATION 1020km 139km 306km 172km 309km 367km 685km

Drayton Airport Valley DISTANCE TO MAJOR CENTRESDISTANCE TO

Travel Alberta Travel

– First sign of snow is usually at the end of of atthe end First usually of snow sign is 2750ft or 766.30m above sea level at the at the level 2750ft above sea 766.30m or Our area enjoys 17 hours of daylight in the of daylight Our in hours 17 enjoys area Vancouver, BC Source Edmonton, AB AB Calgary, AB Deer, Red AB Jasper, AB Banff, SK Regina,

8 7 8 9 N- 12 10 12 14 16 17 16 14 (Av. (Av. hours)

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0 0 .1 18 4.7 1.6 9.5 (cm) Mexico Mexico Trade corri- 20.2 23.2 25.2 18.6 12.8

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3 98 14 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.8 106 (mm) 49.5 73.5 46.3 13.3 RAIN

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weather facility with a 1,219 meter runway. Commercial and

Source: EnvironmentClimate NormalsCanada CLIMATE COURIERS AND TAXIS COURIERS AND companies. 3 local are taxi the area. There companies serve 3 courier Numerous trucking firms servicing alltransportation needs reside in area. the Greyhound Lines provides scheduled Bus regularly transportation. FIRMS TRUCKING ton Valley in Town the of Evansburg service. and offers basic SERVICEBUS RAIL SERVICES Canadian National Railways Depot is located ½ hour north of Dray- an all Air Freight Services are located at Airport a short east. just drive 1 hour the Edmonton International AIR SERVICESAIR Drayton Valley is serviced by the Drayton Valley Municipal Airport, cess cess to the Yellowhead Highway 16 is just Drayton 30 Valley. Via Highway 39, minutes the Canada north of dor east. the to of 2 is just Highway 60 minutes MAJOR HIGHWAYS Drayton Valley is surrounded on two sides by Highway # 22. Ac- TRANSPORTATION DEC OCT NOV AUG SEP JUN JUL APR MAY FEB MAR JAN MONTH www.brazeau.ab.ca Source: Statistics Canada2011 Census over and Aged 15 % Population of population Ageof Median 85 years + 80 to 84 years 75 to 79 years 70 to 74 years 65 to 69 years 60 to 64 years 55 to 59 years 50 to 54 years 45 to 49 years 40 to 44 years 35 to 39 years 30 to 34 years 25 to 29 years 20 to 24 years 15 to 19 years 10 to 14 years to 5 years9 to 0 years4 2011 Population in Characteristics

POPULATION BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN POPULATION PROFILE DEMOGRAPHIC

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 0

0 to 4 years

5 to 9 years Includes Brazeau Includes County, Breton & ValleyDrayton

10 to 14… Population Breakdown ByAge

Male

3510 78.5 15 to 19… 32.1 100 125 195 245 255 245 230 295 345 270 260 220 245 285 30 55 60 55 20 to 24…

Drayton Valley

25 to 29… 30 to 34… Female 3535 78.5 33.3 200 235 285 325 230 265 235 240 290 105 115 190 205 265 35 to 39… 75 75 90 90

40 to 44…

45 to 49…

50 to 54… Total 7045

78.4 32.7

465 465 575 670 500 525 455 485 575 105 130 150 145 205 240 385 450 520

55 to 59…

60 to 64… 65 to 69…

Male

3730 81.5 39.6 120 145 225 275 355 330 275 230 205 240 220 305 225 230 240 70 to 74… 10 35 60

Brazeau County 75 to 79…

80 to 84…

Female 85 years + 3445 6 78.9 39.1 145 160 265 345 330 260 220 205 185 200 250 270 245 210

15 25 50 90 Female Male

Total 7195 80.3 39.4 110 210 290 385 540 700 660 535 450 410 425 420 555 495 475 450

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Male 78.4 40.2 230

15 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 5 5 5 5

Female Breton 83.4 43.8 265 10 15 15 20 10 20 15 20 25 15 15 25 10 15 15 10 15 5

Total 81.9 41.6 495 15 10 30 20 25 20 40 35 40 35 25 25 35 25 30 30 25 30

14735 bined Com- 1185 1220 1035 1010 1130 1110 1055 145 200 290 375 520 645 965 940 945 980 985

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Not in the labour force Unemployed Alberta -

Employed Source: Statistics Canada 2011

force Population in Labour ForceLabour in Population Population in the labour In In Brazeau County, 4,225 people were employed and 225 were unemployed for a total labour force May 2011. of The employment rate was 4,455 in at 74.2% and the unemployment rate 5.1% was at Within Within Brazeau County, 16.2% of labour force the were aged 15 to 24 years of age and 16% were aged This compares 55 to to 14.3% and 64. 14.3% re- for Alberta. spectively over Population years 15 and 0 force 500,000

2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 7 Not in the labour Workforce Workforce - 55 64 to years 65 and years over 15 24 to years 25 34 to years 35 54 to years WFP WFP population Brazeau County Alberta Unemployed Brazeau County County Brazeau -

Employed Unemployment rate of WFP) 670(15.9% Brazeau County Age Groups Age County Brazeau of WFP) 685(16.2% WFP) labour force Population in the Employment rate 1,955(46.3% of of WFP) 680(16% Overall Employment Status % Status Employment Overall of WFP) 235(5.6% Population 15 Population in Labour ForceLabour in Population years over and Participation rate 0 0

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 6,000 5,000 10 70 60 50 40 30 20 90 80 LABOUR/WORK FORCE STATUS FORCE LABOUR/WORK www.brazeau.ab.ca

High Income Income Family INCOME 5.0% and 1.0% in Canada. 1.0%in 5.0% and with compared This percent. one top the in 1.7% and cent per- five top the in them put that income total had over and years 15 aged population the of 11.3% County, Brazeau In above come. in- slightly median national just the required times of seven percent nearly one $191,000, income over top the total in be a to and have $102,300 to needed ans Canadi- percent, five top the in be To 2010. in more $80,400 than of incomes total had percent ten over, and years 15 aged households private in population Canadian the Among % $ 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 100,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 income or income less than less $27,815 Without

0 All economic All income or income less than less $12,025 Without families Median after

Population Population years 15 & over Totalby Income $12,025 to $12,025

$27,814 Couple families Couple

$27,815 and $27,815 over - tax incometax in 2010Brazeau for County, Alberta & Canada

$27,815 to $27,815 $51,304 Lone-parent families $51,305 and $51,305 over Other economic Other over (top 10 (top over and $80,420 families percent) and over (top over and 5 percent) 5 $102,305 Persons not in not Persons economic families and over (top over and 1 percent) 1 $191,150 Males Canada Alberta County Brazeau 8

Females and utilities; Transport and heavy equipment operation and occupations. related maintenance operation equipment heavy and production Transport utilities; transportation, and trades, in occupations agement full year full working those for occupations common most two The top was income employment median The Alberta). in those for ($55,507 workers forthese $52,977 Alberta. in 51.9% to compared 2010 in income time full year, full worked 48.5% County, Brazeau in income employment with Of persons those 100,000 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Canada Alberta County Brazeau 0 - time in 2010 in Brazeau County were Middle man- Middle were County Brazeau in 2010 in time Brazeau County for persons living alone or without relatives. without or living alone forpersons families, lone couple for $49,270 for $85,786 families, nomic of Alberta after for in $80,271 medians the to compare These was $33,472. afterincome median the only), relatives or non alone with living (persons families economic in lone for and $83,722 was families couple for median the $82,772, was 2010 in County Brazeau in lies after median The Employment Employment Income Alberta - parent families, $65,423. For persons not not persons For $65,423. families, parent Source: Statistics Canada 2011 Canada Statistics Source: Canada

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In Brazeau County, 31.3% of those aged 65 years and over had a postsecondary pared to 42.0% of credential,adults between 25 and 44 years com- of age; 50.4% of individuals aged over had 65 no certificate, years diploma and or degree, compared to of 25 24.8% to 44 year Overall, successive generations of Canadians have been completing high school and attaining postsecondary qualifications in increasing proportions. In 2011, 41.7% of Canadians aged 65 over years had and a postsecondary credential; pares with this 69.5% among adults between com- the ages of 25 and 44. As well, years and 35.7% over had not completed of any certificate, those aged 65 diploma or degree compared with 9.5% of individuals aged 25 to 44.

Population aged 25 years and over by highest level of Education Attained Education of level by highest over and 25 years aged Population 0 10 70 60 50 40 30 20

% EDUCATION Source: Statistics Canada 2011

the adult population that had completed a highschool diploma as their highest leveland had 24.5% completed neither high school nor any of postsecondary certificates, diplomas ordegrees. educational attainmentwas 33.6%, In 2011, 41.9% of the 4,690 adults aged 25 years and over education, comparedin with 59.6% at the nationallevel.Brazeau Of the population agedCounty 25 years andover in Brazeau County,had 7.2% had completed some form of postsecondary a university certificate ordegree. An additional 14.8% had a college diploma and 19.7% had a trades certificate. Theshare www.brazeau.ab.ca Oil & Oil Gas document a separate at found be can that is visitation Business The munity. com- the in inventory business the of an accounting accurate obtain we survey, Visitation Business comprehensive and a accurate Doing census. be more federal the in those to than comprehensive considered are visitation the through available are that statistics the information, the gathering of process personalized the to Due Plan. ment Develop- business Economic their of part as comprehensive yeas 3 every visitation a undertakes County Brazeau Business Visitation Statistics Economic Base ea. Examples of this equipment would include vacuum vacuum include would etc. pumps tanks, trucks, equipment this of Examples ea. ar- the in equipment of infrastructure large a is there that most is business service the environmental the of aspects of important One Companies. Environmental of a number to home are areas Valley/Breton Brazeau/Drayton The terminals ton condensate Edmon- the of to system pipeline this through moved day meters per cubic 3,300 and day per oil crude of meters cubic 11,400 approximately time, present the At cinity. vi- Valley Drayton the in gathers plants gas also several at Pipeline, condensate Pembina by operated and system, owned pipeline This Valley. Drayton of south kilometer 65 approximately located Field Green and Willesden northwest the the from to area field Niton the from volumes oil up picks also Edmonton to transports and fields these all from production the gathers that system pipeline The WestPembina. and Lake Pigeon Pembina, Keystone, Peco, CynPemb, Crystal, Creek, Carrot Brazeau, Bigory, as such names field oil several contains actually Oilfields, Pembina the as known commonly area, The year. the one in drilled, ever most were 1450 approximately alone, 2006 In ly. annual- drilled be to continue wells 1000 of excess in later, Forty in today. still service 7000 with have drilled been wells 15,000 Eventually, Grove. Violet of west south miles few a located well discovery the with 1953 early in began fields Oil- Pembina the in Production

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10 Forestry Cynthia. of km northwest 11 located Alberta in site Landfill Waste Hazardous 1A Class Landfill Area Pembina the and labs and Station Separation Oil corporation NewAlta the are these Amongst and up clean reclamation. environmental and management waste of areas the in ground industry Environmental making the in strides are breaking companies these Often oil. with ing deal- are home area our call who companies the of majority the area, the in industry gas and oil the of size the to Due growth the in environmental and tourism industries, offices of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. Resource Sustainable of Alberta offices local the at purchased be can products transplants. these for or Permits rails and post firewood, lumber, as such use personal for wood of volumes small obtain to owners land private and public general the for exist Opportunities from trees deciduous and salvage permits, timber small of comprised indus- forest Alberta try. the dominated once that mills of ers. to smaller forest for annually. exists also and 1968 opportunity area, sawmills. the in industry forestry the dominates Weyerhaeuser Although organic volatile and pounds. monoxide carbon dioxide, nitrogen emissions, particulate of reduction a is result The megawatts 10.5 extra site. the on burned be to used board terial and an by of grid power province’s and Ltd. Canada Weyerhaeuser between partnership a to Thanks area. the in employers largest is the of one and lumber produces that plant manufacturing major dustry. in- forest growing and thriving a to home is area Breton (Rocky/ forests Valley/ Brazeau/Drayton major the Whitecourt) and two Clearwater of portions within Located have provided exceptional opportunities for invest-

Advances oil in exploration,increased focus onthe developmentof value added forestry and agricul-

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6 0 73 88 97 40 11 10 492 329 565 329 2001 2001 2001 2001

0 3 4 2 66 91 93 41 254 461 188 527 2006 2006 2006 2006

5 2 3 2 1 62 28 154 425 191 178 487 2011 2011 2011 2011

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1119 acres

— 1120 acres over 2240 and Source: Statistics Canada 2001 & 2006 & 2011 Censusof Agriculture Sample of Farm type Farm of Sample farming and Beefranching cattle feedlots includes Production Milk and Cattle Dairy soybean) (except Oilseed Wheat (number farms) of Receipts Farm per yearUnder $100,000 perOver year $ 100,000 Farm by Farms of Total Number area Under 129 Acres 130 acres 560 number Farms of Total The Pembina Grazing Association management negotiated agreement its during 1996/97 and the signed agreement became effective1997. on The April association 1, now handles management functionsincluding all treating livestock ani- sick mals and rotating the through the livestock numerous developed tame pastures. In additionto look- ing after the pastures, associationthe main- also tains the fences, dugouts, corral system and headquarters. the located at buildings the The are is home to a number of Agriculture service business including Auctionstores. Marketsand feed

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Trail Trail riding, snowmobile rallies skiing are and encouraged, but cross permission must be ob- manager. reserve grazing the regional from tained cess roads in the area as the reserve is situated in the the in is situated reserve the in the area as cess roads Oilfield. Pembina West of the heart Wildlife common to the area deer, include elk, white moose, sharptail grouse destination. hunting a popular reserve this making and black bear Development Development of the tame pastures, using the inte- grated model, resource was planning a real challenge given the existence of hundreds of oil wells on reserve. the There's an on along with winter seismic work. Recreational users are advised to exercise caution when using the ac- their headquarters located about 9.6 km southeast of Cynthia. Today, it can accommodate approximately 2,000 head of mature cattle for thegrazing season which normally runs from mid tober. work work began in 1981. With input from Fish and Wild- life, the reserve was designed to provide improved habitat for upland and big game, as well as grazing livestock. The reserve opened for cattle grazing in 1985 with interspersed with some brunisols and organic areas. organic and brunisols some with interspersed The forest cover consists of aspen, balsam spruce, and poplar, pine on upland areas. This is typical lands of that are within the lower foothills natural sub- region. A total of 7,703 acres have been developed since through through diversificationof emerging crops and mixed farming. The 19,536 acre Pembina Provincial Grazing Reserve is mainly flatto undulating, with fewa areas that are gently rolling. Dominant soils are orthic gray luvisols, ty are cow age production for theirown requirements. There is also a good cross many with internationalties. Crop production rang- es from pasture to oil seeds, with major crops being hay and oats. Opportunitiesin agriculture exist Agriculture Agriculture has been an industry in Brazeau County Coun- in of Brazeau farms The formajority 100 years. www.brazeau.ab.ca

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www.investinbrazeau.ab.ca. In 2007, portions of the North Saskatchewan River Valley, which neighbors the town of Drayton clared Alberta’s newest Provincial Park Valley, and Provincial Rec- were de- reation Area. As a unique approach towardagement, parks man- these areas motorized and a motorized recreation areas, operated and are divided managed through between the local community. a Informationthe Eagle Point on Provincial non Park and Blue Rapids Recreation Area can be found at As people seek an ‘Alberta Break’ we are dealing fast with a growing industry. Tourism Industry, the Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau To help address County joined forces our to start growing the Brazeau Regional Tour- ism Committee, a Committeegrowth mandated of the to tourism industry. aidregarding in the the For Brazeau more Regional information Tourism Committee visit the website at Tourism Tourism is fast becoming an emerging industry in the area. We see a growing number of outdoor enthusiasts enjoying the rivers, the Brazeau reservoir and our vast amounts of crown land. The spring and summer are abundant with golfers, campers, fishermen and ATV riders. We are also the host to numerous rodeos and agricultural events both indoor and outdoor. Our close along proximitywith being located on the Cowboy Trail, make us the to Edmonton, logical choice for weekend getaways. Brazeau County, in Alberta, partnership realizes with the potential the of Province Area theas a Brazeau of tourism draw Reservoir and has committedsignificant fi- nancial resources to putting make the the area processes investment ready for commercial in place tourism to development. Information can be found ontunity at this oppor-

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Retail Technology The area is served by a thriving retail, professional and service sector. Both Drayton Valley and Breton are home to a variety of private businesses, along with some of the very large chain retail serve the all stores that needs of our area. mediums allow business owners to stay in their home community and market their ideas to untapped world. markets around the dress these developments. That infrastructure is the availability of rapiddata transfer (high internet). speed The most accessible rapid data County transfer is internet available through in Telus Brazeau Internet ADSL Services program. Wireless and Internet service their is available through a number of broadband and satellite providers. These broadband percentage percentage (59%) of people connected to paredCanada. other to any province in the Internet com- The future of economic around accessible technology and growth the potential for e in Brazeau County or e centers Alberta Alberta has the highest concentration (63% of households) of personal computers per capita in Canada and has the highest www.brazeau.ab.ca Development Information2011 Taxation 2011 $12,000,000 $16,000,000 $20,000,000 $24,000,000 $28,000,000 Source: Alberta Municipal Affairs 2011 Municipal Alberta Source: Rate Tax Municipal $4,000,000 $8,000,000 $0 Development by Dollar ValuebyDollar Development 2008 Brazeau CountyBrazeau

2009

Residential/ 2010 Farmland 3.0000 Brazeau County Brazeau 2011

Residential 8.5000 Non Industrial Commercial Residential

Residential/ Farmland 5.4880 14 Drayton Valley Drayton

$10,000,000 $12,000,000 $14,000,000 $16,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000 Non 11.9649 - Residential

Development by Dollar Valueby Dollar Development $0

2008

Drayton ValleyDrayton Residential/ 2009 Farmland 10.8777 2010

Breton 2011

Residential 15.7106

Non - Industrial Commercial Residential

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2008 Development by Dollar Development Dollar by Brazeau County/Drayton Combined Value Valley $0 $5,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $35,000,000 $30,000,000

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Source: Statistics Canada 2011 Census 2011 Canada Statistics Source: Valley of Drayton Town County Brazeau Starts Housing Housing 2011 Housing

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 500 0

Households # of Private of #

2004 56 61

2004

117 Brazeau County & Drayton 2005 Combined Combined Housing Starts 39 90

2005 Households # of Family of # 129

(Couple)

Dwelling Information

2006 152 2006 102 50 2007

118

Years and over in over and Years Valley

# of Persons 65 Persons of # Household

Private 2008 104 2007 16 29 89

2009

# of Lone Parent Lone of # 2010 2008 Households 105 15 89 Family

2011 92

2009 12 71

Drayton Valley Drayton County Brazeau

2010 17 88

2011 26 66

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3 308 n/a 1.0% Bedroom - 4

2011: 2011: $58.00

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4 Bed Total 0.0% $1,500.00

Bedroom

2011: 2011: 415 3

1 21 $850.00 4.8%

Total Number of Rental units in of Rental Number Total apartment 2009 apartment 2

200 Bedroom 1.0% $625.00 - Change in average rent, 2 bedroom rent, in average Change $1,250.00 2

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0 76 0.0%

Bedroom

$600.00 $1,000.00 – $798.00 $829.00 $856.00 $524.00 $544.00 $557.00 $576.00 $620.00 $638.00 $731.00 $765.00 1 Average rent,Average two bedroom lars per month apartment, dol-

Apartment Vacancy Apartment Vacancy andRental Cost Survey, 2011

Apartment Vacancy and Rental Cost Survey, 2011 0 11

0.0%

$700.00

- Bachelor 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed Rate 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 3.4% 4.2% 1.3% 1.0% 3.8% 3.7% 2.9% 4.9% Bachelor

Overall Overall Vacancy $565.00

Alberta Municipal Affairs, Alberta Municipal Affairs, Town of Drayton Valley Drayton of Town Rent

2010 2011 Source: and Rental Cost Survey, 2011 2007 2008 2009 2002 2003 2005 2006 2000 2001 Year Percentage Source: of# Units Vacancies

Average Source: Alberta Municipal Affairs, overall Apartment Vacancy Rates Rates Vacancy Apartment overall Weighted Rents by Bedroom type & Bedroom by Rents Weighted Number of Vacancies & Vacancy Rates by type of by Unit Rates & Vacancy Number of Vacancies Weighted Average Rent and Rental Range by type of by Unit Range and Rental Rent Average Weighted

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▪ Based on an average 1200 sq. ft. bungalow bungalow ft. sq. 1200 average an Based on

Typical Acreage based on an average 1200 average 1200 an on based Acreage Typical sq. ft. bungalow with detached garage detached with bungalow ft. sq. ▪ ▪

Average House cost $315,000 cost Average House

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$175.00

$200,000 Average House cost $120,000 cost Average House Industrial Building Net Lease Net Building Industrial Commercial Building Net Lease Net Building Commercial

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Agricultural quarter of land land of quarter Agricultural

New home construction cost cost construction New home $90,000

$14.00 LAND & BUILDING COSTS & BUILDING LAND LAND & BUILDING COSTS & BUILDING LAND ▪ ▪ Average House $130,000 Average House $125,000 Average House Commercial Highway Rural ▪

with a detached garage detached a with Residential Lot $14,000 Lot Residential

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Industrial Land average Land Industrial Residential Lot in Town in Lot Residential

$190,000 $250,000.00 per acre per $250,000.00 Average housing cost cost Average housing

$350,000 ▪

Urban Commercial Urban

$150,000acre per $375,000 $12.00 per sq. ft. sq. $12.00 per Lindale & Cynthia Lindale ▪ —

▪ — Rocky Rapids Rocky ▪ —

Land Costs Land

— Buck Creek Buck $200.00 + per sq. ft. sq.+ per $200.00 HAMLET Lodgepole $16.00 per sq. ft. sq. $16.00 per $250,000 per acre $250,000 per $120,000lot per — —

— $205,000 $375,000 $400,000

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6560 5550 8060 2011 7910 6580 5990 6240 6560

6020 5190 7580 2010 7250 6030 5500 5740 6020

5720 4960 7240 2009 6730 5620 5150 5430 5720 2011 —

6180 5340 8290 2008 7150 5960 5550 5900 6180

19 5950 5290 8480 2007 6850 5650 5230 5630 5950

Daily Traffic Counts 2006 Counts Traffic Daily Avenue in in Avenue

Alberta Highways, Traffic Volume History Annual Average Average Annual History Volume Traffic Highways, Alberta Hwy 22 North of Jubilee Avenue Avenue of Jubilee 22 North Hwy Drayton Valley in in Street 50 of 22 North Hwy Valley Drayton Hwy 22 North of DV Campsite DVof Campsite 22 North Hwy Access 50 of 22 South Hwy Valley Drayton Hwy 22 West of 50of Street West 22 Hwy 620 of Hwy West 22 Hwy Avenue 34 of 22 North Hwy Description Street 50 of East 22 Hwy

7 8 Source: Alberta Transportation, 2011 5 6 2 3 4 1

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AlbertaHighways, Traffic Volume History Annual AverageDaily Traffic Source: Source: Indicator H G D A B C E F I

Alberta Transportation, 2011 Transportation, Alberta

Hwy Hwy South22 Hwyof 616 East of Hwy 39 Westat Alsike 0.7 km East of Hwy. 22& 39 Hwy 620 South of 22 Hwy North22 of Golf CourseAccess Hwy 621 West of Hwy 22 Hwy 620 West of Lodgepole Hwy 753 South of 621, Cynthia Location Hwy Hwy 20 East Hwy of 616 at Breton BuckCreek A

Counts2006

E D 20

2130 2450 3280 3950 2640 6370 1450 1090 2007 690

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2011 H

2090 2370 3220 3920 2630 6590 1470 1090 2008 690

1950 2160 3100 3770 2350 6130 1400 2009 900 680

2230 2240 3440 4220 2350 6410 1420 2010 900 880 I

2370 2540 3670 4480 2570 6810 1440 2011 960 960