Industry leaders, government optimistic about Alberta’s Industrial Heartland future
Global News
Hundreds of stakeholders gathered at the Edmonton Convention Centre Thursday for this year's sold-out Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association Conference.
After a tough few economic years in Alberta, stakeholders in Canada’s largest hydrocarbon processing region just northeast of Edmonton met Thursday for the annual Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association annual conference.
A few hundred people gathered Edmonton Convention Centre for the event.
“There’s great networking and conversations happening here from traditional oil and gas, but also looking into the future of net zero by 2050 and what are the tools within the periodic table and our experience in oil and gas and petrochemicals to get us there,” said Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw.
Delegates are optimistic about the industry and the prospect of the region becoming a leader in clean energy.
“The importance of this event is to bring industry, government and businesses together to talk about what happening,” Fort Saskatchewan Mayor Gale Katchur said of the industrial area to the north and east of the her city.
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland has a lot going on, according to those who represent it.
“Right now there’s about $45 billion of total capital investment in the Industrial Heartland,” said Mark Plamondon, the executive director of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association.
“We are seeing so much interest in projects in our region, we’re actually hoping to move that $45 billion to $70 billion by 2030.”
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