Updates from Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridors Associations The Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridors Associations are busy throughout the year working to improve the infrastructure and business environment that allows commerce to thrive throughout the region. Hear reports on past year’s activities from the Ports-to-Plains Coalition, Heartland Expressway Association, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association and Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor.

1. Medicine Hat, Alberta October 2 - 4, 2012

2. Mission Statement
To Connect the
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
To the World

3. Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
Is a major initiative led by three regional
economic development alliances involving
over 80 municipalities, post-secondary
institutions, business & industry
Palliser Economic Partnership
Battle River Alliance for Economic Development
Northeast Alberta Information HUB

4. THE ALBERTA HUB REGION
The northern portion of the EATC, the Alberta HUB
region includes the Cold Lake oil sands area, the
second largest deposit in Canada as well as part of
the Athabasca oil sands deposit the largest.
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, situated north east of
Edmonton, is just west of the Alberta HUB the region.
The Alberta HUB is ideally position as a location for
manufacturing activity to support the oil sands and
has excellent access to international markets with
major highways, rail and air.

7. THE BRAED REGION
Sits in the center EATC and is home to
Alberta’s largest pipeline hub at Hardisty.
The BRAED region has a very strong
agriculture industry with a large base of
crop land and beef cattle.
The BRAED region has a strong and growing
manufacturing base and ideally positioned
as a location for manufacturing activity to
support the oil sands.

9. THE PALLISER REGION
Is the southern portion of EATC, home to
major natural gas resources and the Port of
Wild Horse at the Canadian – United States
border.
The region has a very strong agriculture base
and home to Alberta’s greenhouse industry,
and significant irrigated crop lands.
The Palliser region has a strong and growing
manufacturing base is also ideally positioned as
a location for manufacturing activity to support
the oil sands.

10. Encana
Empress Gas Straddle Plant
ATCO Midstream
Empress Gas Straddle Plant

13. “Is the Place to Invest”
Opportunities to provide products and
services to oil / gas developments, agriculture,
manufacturing, transportation and Canadian
defence military bases.
Highway 36, Alberta’s major high load
corridor and Highway 41, at the Port of
Wild Horse - connect the Eastern Alberta
Trade Corridor internationally and to the
Alberta and Canadian marketplace.

17. What’s Going On in the Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
Approximately $129 billion – August 2012
Oil Sands - # of Projects 54
$115,291,000,000 CDN
Infrastructure - # of Projects 60
$1,707,200,000 CDN
Institutional - # of Projects 24
$590,200,000 CDN
Pipelines - # of Projects 19
$7,840,000,000 CDN
BioFuels - # of Projects 3
$230,600,000 CDN
Power - # of Projects 10
$2,943,000,000 CDN

18. Summary of Major Construction Projects *August 2012
Project Sector # of Projects Value ($ Millions) CDN
Bio-fuels 3 230.0
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 2 42.5
Commercial / Retail 3 32.8
Infrastructure 60 1,707.2
Institutional 24 590.2
Mining 1 30.0
Oil Sands 50 115,291.0
Other Industrial 4 68.5
Pipelines 19 7,804.0
Power 10 2,943.0
Residential 3 145.5
Tourism / Recreation 7 222.1
TOTAL 186 $129,106.8
* Only projects > $5 million CDN **Since August 2011 increase of $1.4 Billion
* Source: Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education

19. Inventory of Major Alberta Projects Summary, August 2012
ALBERTA EATC
Value of Projects Value of Projects
Project Sector # of Projects # of Projects
($ millions) Cdn ($ millions) Cdn
Agriculture & Related 3 $45.40
Biofuels 7 $723.00 3 $230.00
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 5 $1,433.50 2 $42.50
Commercial/Retail 79 $7,104.50 3 $32.80
Commercial/Retail & Residential 3 $328.30
Forestry & Related 4 $126.50
Infrastructure 268 $18,383.40 60 $1,707.20
Institutional 115 $8,032.60 24 $590.20
Mining 5 $1,122.00 1 $30.00
Oil & Gas 18 $2,262.00
Oil Sands 63 $129,948.00 50 $115,291.00
Other Industrial 8 $167.70 4 $68.50
Pipelines 30 $8,619.80 19 $7,804.00
Power 27 $10,243.00 10 $2,943.00
Residential 100 $2,573.10 3 $145.50
Telecommunications 1 $6.00
Tourism/Recreation 74 $2,706.30 7 $222.10
810 $193,825.10 186 $129,106.80
Total
% of Total 23.0% 66.6%
Source Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education

21. Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
AGRICULTURE
Is a major economic driver
EATC’s share* of Alberta's total number of
cattle and calves is almost 40%.
EATC’s share* of Alberta's total on-farm
livestock and poultry is also close to 40%.
37%* of Alberta's total cropland is situated
in the Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor.
* Source of data 2011 Federal Census

23. Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
DIVERSIFICATION
Is taking place
Renewable energy, wind, solar, is a growing
industry the Corridor
New 83 Turbine Capital Power Wind Farm
at Halkirk, Alberta – Population 122
Energy production: 150 megawatts
Enough to power 50,000 homes

25. On September 27, 2012
the
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
was awarded the
Municipal Excellence Partnership Award
by the Government of Alberta
Congratulations and thank you to our
80 plus municipalities who continue to support
the three alliances and this initiative

27. Please contact anyone of our
Executive Directors
Representing the
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
walter@palliseralberta.com
bobbezpalko@albertahub.com
contactbraed@braedalberta.ca
www.albertatradecorridor.com