Alberta's Industrial Heartland
Alberta's Industrial Heartland (also known as Upgrader Alley or the Heartland) is the largest industrial area in Western Canada and a joint land use planning and development initiative between five municipalities in the Edmonton Capital Region to attract investment in the chemical, petrochemical, oil, and gas industries to the region. It is "home to more than 40 petrochemical companies" and is one of Canada's largest petrochemical processing regions." By July 2015 there was $13 billion invested in new industrial projects providing employment for 25,000 in the Alberta’s Industrial Heartland.
Alberta's Industrial Heartland (AIH) comprises 533 km2 (206 sq mi) of land split between the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Lamont County, Strathcona County, and Sturgeon County, as well as the 49 km2 (19 sq mi) Edmonton Energy and Technology Park in northeast Edmonton. At a total size of 582 km2 (225 sq mi), AIH is the largest geographic area in Canada dedicated to hydrocarbon processing. The largest completed project to date is the Scotford Complex, which includes an upgrader, a refinery, and a railyard.
Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA) was founded in 1998 by the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Lamont County, Strathcona County, and Sturgeon County. The City of Edmonton became a member of AIHA in 2010. The nearby towns of Bruderheim, Gibbons and Redwater are associate members of AIHA.
Refinery Row refers to the concentration of oil refineries in west Sherwood Park,Strathcona County, Alberta, just east of the city of Edmonton. The two main refineries in Refinery Row are the Strathcona Refinery (Imperial Oil), and the Suncor Edmonton Refinery (Suncor Energy) The other main refineries in the Edmonton area are also located in Strathcona County, in a separate concentration around Scotford, Alberta.
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