Empress is located in Southeastern Alberta. It is conveniently located off Highway 41 within the SAMDA (Special Areas and MD of Acadia No. 34) region. The Red Deer and South Saskatchewan rivers fork near Empress. The Village is surrounded by a largely agricultural area and boasts a strong and vibrant petroleum industry and service sector. Empress houses a vibrant arts and culture community and draws significant amounts of tourists each year. As a Canadian Badlands community Empress boasts prospects for tourism and service industry entrepreneurs. Moreover, the rural lifestyle combined with the job of choice is hard to resist in this area.

Empress is:

• A great place to retire.
• A community of artisans.
• A member of the Canadian Badlands Ltd. and Alberta’s Special Area.
• A member of SAMDA Economic Partnership, which works in conjunction with the MD of Acadia No.34, Special Areas Board, Village of Cereal, and Town of Oyen to promote economic development for all of its members.