Growing in rural Alberta is an economic development conference that Palliser Economic Partnership puts on each year. Growing in rural Alberta is committed to: creating vibrant economies, building community capacity, and developing Alberta’s workforce.

This two-day event offers community members, municipal leaders, government representatives, economic development professionals, non-profit organizations, rural business partners and others the opportunity to:

• Share ideas about rural economies
• Foster rural leadership
• Build community capacity
• Learn how to engage our youth
• Understand new workplace realities
• Plan for the future

Conference brochure – November 2010

Research and reports

Conference presentations – 2010

• Sergio Gaggero: Attracting and Retaining Immigrants to Your Community
• Donna Finley, Framework Partners Inc.: Governance in High-performing Community Organizations: Guiding Principles, Practices and Cases from the Community
• Mike Running, Dumas Economic Development: A Five Million Dollar Impact From a Plate of Nachos?
• David Beurle and Juliet Fox, Innovative Leadership – presentation about Palliser Futures coming soon!

Conference presentations – 2009

• David Beurle, Founder and Managing Director, Innovative Leadership Australia (ILA): Global Trends Shaping Rural Alberta
• Joe Kiely, Vice-President of Operations, Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor, Limon, Colorado: Success in Rural Communities along Ports-to-Plains Corridor
• Bob Fortier, President of InnoVisions Canada: Telework and Rural Communities
• Sandra M. Steiner Executive Director, Adams County Education Consortium: Business + Education=The long term answer for community and economic growth

Contact information

For more information, please contact

Walter Valentini, Executive Director
Palliser Economic Partnership
Box 1046

Medicine Hat, Alberta, 
T1A 7H1

Office : 403.526.7552
Fax: 403.529.3140
Email: walter[at]palliseralberta[dot]com