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Strathcona County is home to more than 11,000 businesses, with 3,500 of those businesses comprising employees. A market area population of 1.4 million has resulted in household spending power of $5.6 billion. Strathcona County has over 15,800 highly-skilled graduates available with 94% of residents holding a diploma, certificate, or degree.
The annexation would have effectively amalgamated St. Albert and Strathcona County with Edmonton. Alberta's Local Authorities Board (LAB), a predecessor to the Municipal Government Board , granted the annexation in 1980 but excluded St. Albert, Sherwood Park and lands in Strathcona County to the east of Sherwood Park, thereby preventing any ...
A portion of undeveloped land of the City of St. Albert to the northwest was also annexed. As part of the decision, additional lands were transferred from the MD of Sturgeon No. 90 to St. Albert, while the remaining 3.2 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) of the County of Strathcona No. 20 to the south of Edmonton was transferred to the County of Leduc No. 25. [22]
Strathcona County council also approved the Agriculture and Food Sector Development Strategy [18] and supported industrial development, particularly in the energy and petrochemical sectors, with $45 billion in investments. [19] Notably, in 2023, Strathcona County secured a $720 million renewable diesel fuel investment from Imperial Oil. [20]
Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL, FRS (6 August 1820 – 21 January 1914), known as Sir Donald A. Smith between May 1886 and August 1897, was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman who became one of the British Empire's foremost builders and philanthropists.
Ardrossan is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Strathcona County. [2] It is located on Highway 824, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Sherwood Park. The community takes its name from Ardrossan, in Scotland. [3] Ardrossan is located directly to the east of Sherwood Park, and is just south of the Yellowhead Highway on Range Road 222.
Bremner is a future urban community in central Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County.It is located on the north side of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) and the east side of Highway 21, adjacent to the northeast corner of Sherwood Park. [1]
The Regional District of Comox-Strathcona was a regional district of British Columbia, Canada, from 1967 to 2008. On February 15, 2008, the regional district was abolished and replaced by two successor regional districts, Comox Valley and Strathcona .