The Central Alberta region is strategically located in the heart of the Edmonton-Calgary economic corridor, one of the continent's richest and fastest growing regions, with ready access to western Canada's growing market of nine million people.

Situated in the Northwest Corridor one of Canada's leading economic regions, the central region has quick and efficient access to markets in North America, Asia, Europe, South America and Africa via two North American trade corridors - Pacific Corridor and the Central Western Corridor.

The transportation infrastructure is capable of 24-hour delivery service to all of Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Central Alberta's extensive network of road, rail, air and pipeline facilities contributes to its strength as a prime location for manufacturing, retail, and wholesale service and distribution industries.

Distance from Central Alberta to
Major Canadian Cities			Major U.S. Cities
City	Kilometres	Miles	City	Kilometers	Miles
Calgary, AB	145	90	Los Angeles, CA	2,670	1,659
Edmonton, AB	150	93	Denver, CO	1,660	1,031
Vancouver, BC*	1,150	715	Chicago, IL	2,400	1,491
Winnipeg, MB	1,475	917	Houston, TX	3,300	2,051
Toronto, ON*	3,500	2,175	Detroit, MI	3,150	1,957
Montreal, PQ*	4,060	2,523	Seattle, WA*	1,170	727
* Cities are also ports (1 km =0.621 miles)