Rural Community Adaptation Program Approved Projects

(Cows and Fish)

To assist in a transitional outreach project to showcase a consumer focused sustainable food production/management model in the Counties of Flagstaff and Red Deer and the Municipal Districts of Pincher Creek and Willow Creek.

To complete a Business Vitality Initiative for the communities of Acme, Brooks, High Level, Olds, Rocky Mountain House and Strathmore.

To complete a feasibility study related to an abandoned CN short-line between Kiron and Alliance, Alberta.

To assist a community driven food processing incubator project in the Drayton Valley area that promotes local farm-gate operations and food production.

To support the implementation of the Canadian Badlands tourism cluster development initiative in rural southeast Alberta.

To assist in the implementation of community economic development strategies and capacity building initiatives.

To support a trades training feasibility study in the region.

To support a business plan for youth retention, in the medical services sector, in Drumheller.

To support a business needs assessment for the municipality of Crowsnest Pass including Bellevue, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore and Coleman areas.

To support outreach and action-oriented activities to build capacity to enhance the agri-food cluster in the Peace Region.

To support rural interns to work on projects in Brooks, Crossfield, Two Hills, and Vegreville.

To support the development of a needs assessment and business case for an online community calendar for the Town of Hinton.

To coordinate and deliver a leadership capacity building initiative for rural communities in the Counties of Woodlands and Yellowhead.

To support the assessment and development of the Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Museum project in Wembley.

To coordinate and implement an integrated development strategy for the County of Lethbridge and Town of Coaldale.

To assist in the implementation of inter-municipal economic development and capacity building activities to strengthen rural communities in the County.

To support a local market initiative to enhance rural community growth and entrepreneurial development in the region.

To coordinate, develop and market the feasibility and initial implementation of the Crowsnest Pass Field Studies initiative at Blairmore.

To implement an economic diversification tourism strategy that builds on the traditional culture and business in the Scandia region.

To support a tourism cluster development strategy to transition the community of Consort.

To provide outreach services to enhance rural business & entrepreneurial innovation in the County of Forty Mile and Cypress County.

To provide support to community-based rural tourism operators in achieving market readiness in the Counties of Lamont, Leduc, Parkland, Strathcona and Sturgeon.

To assist in the implementation of inter-municipal economic development and capacity building activities for the communities of Alliance, Forestburg, Galahad, Heisler, Lougheed, Strome, Daysland, Hardisty, Killam and Sedgewick.

To assist a business incubator in the Fort McKay First Nations area that accelerates entrepreneurial development.

To assist in the completion of a business plan for an agricultural entrepreneurial cluster in the Stony Plain area.

To support the implementation of the Boomtown Trail tourism cluster development initiative for 23 communities along highways 21 and 56.

To complete a feasibility study on obtaining and administering a multi-use Performing Arts Centre in the region.

To complete a study and business development framework that will outline feasible business opportunities for the Nation.

To support a business development strategy to enhance the region’s biotechnology cluster.

To develop and implement an Economic Development Plan for the Nation at Hobbema.

To assist the Municipal District of Big Lakes with a strategic tourism plan.

To assist in the development, coordination and initial implementation of an economic development strategy.

To complete a science based and community driven pilot of frontline methods and strategies to sustainably manage wolf-cattle interactions in the Municipal District.

To complete a Business Vitality Initiative for the M.D. of Smoky River in the areas of Falher, McLennan, Donnelly and Girouxville.

To support the production of an education DVD to identify local economic opportunities for new M.D. residents, businesses, and developers.

To develop and implement a corridor plan that will identify economic opportunities for Alberta’s northwest rural region.

To assist in the development of a business center that will accelerate the entrepreneurial capacity in the O’Chiese First Nation region.

To complete an Eco-Industrial Feasibility Plan for the Town of Olds.

To complete a Public Market Concept Study for the Town of Olds.

To provide seed funding for the coordination, development and initial implementation of the Badlands Baseball Academy in Oyen.

To develop and implement an Industry Attraction Strategy for the County of Paintearth and the communities within.

To assist in the preliminary design, planning and marketing of the Ports to Plains initiative in rural Alberta’s eastern corridor.

To assist Alberta's east-central region to complete a business case outlining options to address rail discontinuance in the area.

To support the due-diligence toward the completion of the Oyen-Lyalta Rail Discontinuance Recovery Project in east-central Alberta.

To provide seed funding to build capacity and transition the organization into the Alberta Rural Sustainable Alternatives Network focusing on agricultural and rural issues.

To provide outreach and action-oriented funding to build capacity to enhance the rural manufacturing cluster in the Peace Region.

To complete the assessment and implementation of a wind resource development strategy for the Nation.

To provide assistance for business outreach and technology support services that assists youth entrepreneurship in the Special Areas and Municipal District of Acadia.

To develop and implement a collaborative community action plan for alternative energy in the rural south central and south western region of Alberta.

To support a transition project by assisting in community capacity building initiatives for the southwestern region of Alberta.

To support an economic development plan for Starland County.

To assist 18 rural towns and municipalities surrounding Calgary to develop business opportunities in the wood manufacturing and transportation logistics sectors.

To provide assistance for web business outreach and technology support services that supports community collaboration and entrepreneurship in the Three Hills region.

To assist in the development and implementation of economic development strategies and capacity building initiatives for the Town of Bon Accord.

To assist in the preliminary design, community preparedness planning and marketing of the Drayton Valley Bio-Mile initiative.

To complete a business diversification strategy for the community.

To develop and implement a Municipal Economic Development Strategy.

To assist the M.D. of Peace, the M.D. of Northern Lights, Northern Sunrise County, the Town of Peace River and the Town of Grimshaw to complete a Regional Airport Business Plan.

To assist in the implementation of community economic development strategies and capacity building initiatives.

To provide assistance for a geocaching tourism initiative in the Canadian Badlands and Boomtown Trail region.

To develop and implement an economic development plan, outlining new directions for the Town.

To assist with the development of a logistics, tourism, and marketing strategy for the Town of Vermilion.

To support community capacity building activities that relate to sustainability/ demonstration projects for the Town of Viking.

To support the planning and advancement of the Unmanned Air Systems Training and Development Centre in Foremost.

To support a branding and marketing strategy for Vulcan County, the Town of Vulcan, and the Villages of Arrowwood, Milo, Lomond, Carmangay and Champion.

To support the development and implementation of a business and human resource plan for the Nation.

To support a community transition project in the Willmore Park and Grande Cache area that will enhance traditional mountain culture, tourism and business opportunities.