Special Area No. 4 is located in East Central Alberta and is governed by the Special Areas Board. This unique municipality is located within the SAMDA region and shares governance with Special Area No. 2 and Special Area No. 3. The SAMDA region is largely an agricultural area and boasts a strong and vibrant petroleum industry and service sector. The retail and administration sector anchors our communities and presents opportunities for growth. 

Market trends and opportunities in technology will allow many services and commerce to take place via the Alberta Supernet.  With the addition of the Special Areas Rural High Speed Internet and Voice Over IP Project, this new technology will greatly improve the existing rural businesses, as well as be an attraction for new business opportunities. Rural lifestyle combined with the job of choice will be hard to resist.

As a community within the Canadian Badlands, we boast prospects for tourism entrepreneurs.  The Canadian Badlands is a destination choice of hundreds of thousands of tourists each year and is growing.

Key advantages of living and doing business in our community:

• Rural lifestyle
• Growth sector opportunities – e-commerce/remote workplace/ tourism
• Location – great highway access
• Supportive municipal government

Key communities: Hamlets of Monitor, Compeer, Altario and Kirriemuir, Villages of Consort and Veteran.