The Town of Bassano is located 140km (80miles) east of Calgary and 160km (95miles) west of Medicine Hat on Highway 1.  Bassano is situated on the western edge of the County of Newell #4 and 50 km west of the City of Brooks.

Miles and Miles of irrigation establishes the Bassano area as one of Canada’s most productive and stable growing environments. Potatoes, zucchini, carrots, lettuce and millions of heads of cabbage flow from Bassano to markets world-wide and regional. Bassano is the area’s second largest center, with 1,390 people making their home here. Other local enterprises include electronics assembly, meat packing, food processing, metal fabrication, a newly established computerized tomato greenhouse and a good commercial base. Bassano is home to one of the largest dams of its type, the 24 spillway gravity dam that provides Bow River water to local irrigation operations. The irrigation system also hosts fishing, boating, waterskiing, swimming and camping. Be sure to stop over at the Crawling Valley Reservoir north of town. A newly developed campground accommodates 80 sites. Services located at Bassano include the RCMP, a Kindergarten to Grade 12 school, hospital, golf course, curling rink, bowling lanes, arena, pool, rodeo grounds, parks, campsites, library, seniors’ drop-in, motels, restaurants and liquor stores.