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Westwind Centre in Spruce Grove is 11 kilometres west of Edmonton and in one of the fastest growing communities in the region. Capitalizing on the excellent highway exposure and accessibility, national and international companies are choosing to locate in this commercial and retail hub. Current tenants include: McDonalds, Shell Ga...Continue Reading

The Government of Canada has extended COVID-19 benefits and business supports to support stronger economic recovery. These extensions include: Extending the eligibility period for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and Lockdown Support until October 23, 2021, and increasing the rate of support employers and organization...Continue Reading

As of today, Too Hot Peppers Salsa Company has officially opened at Unit 200, 105 King Street in Spruce Grove! They offer fresh made salsa, dips, and sauces without additives and preservatives. They will be open this week: Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Follow them on Facebook t...Continue Reading

Spruce Grove's newest barber shop, Sport Clips Creekside Centre, has officially opened at Jennifer Heil Way #100! Sport Clips has TVs playing sports everywhere and is home of the MVP Haircut Experience for men and boys. They offer trims, fresh cuts, new styles, fades, cropped fringes, faux mohawks, and many more. Click here to visit thei...Continue Reading

National and local commercial tenants are choosing to locate in Westwind Centre - a hub of commercial growth in Spruce Grove located 11 kilometres west of Edmonton. With an estimated 55,000 vehicles passing by everyday and excellent highway access, tenants are quickly filling the available space in Westwind Centre. From McDonald...Continue Reading

Westwind Centre in Spruce Grove, located on the western edge of Edmonton, offers retailers new and modern space along the TransCanada Yellowhead Highway 16 - a popular route taken when driving to the Canadian Rockies. Westwind Centre offers excellent exposure at a highly visible intersection of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail...Continue Reading

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT  In Stage 3, businesses can resume the same operations and level of activity as they were able to before the pandemic began.  Optional public health guidance is available online for businesses that would like to continue additional precautions to help reduce the transmission risk of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. Thi...Continue Reading

Alberta’s government is entering into a new forest management agreement (FMA) with Crowsnest Forest Products Ltd. Over its 20-year term, the new agreement can mean up to approximately: $32 million in increased payments to the province in the form of timber dues, holding and protection charge payments $225 million to Alberta’s GDP I...Continue Reading

The city centre is moving forward with its new look. Spruce Grove council was presented with three options and chose option two, as the preferred McLeod Ave. streetscape design and construction in the city centre, as part of the City Centre Area Redevelopment at a regular council meeting on June 28. Durin...Continue Reading

Alberta is a key beef supplier to local and international markets and improving our competitiveness is critical to supporting the Alberta Beef and Canada Beef brands. Alberta’s government is partnering with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Alberta Beef Producers and Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association to undertake a competitiveness study that wil...Continue Reading

Spruce Grove’s Westwind Centre is a new commercial development along the TransCanada Yellowhead Highway 16. The estimated 55,000 vehicles that pass by Westwind Centre everyday provides businesses excellent exposure and accessibility. The shopping centre consists of 17.5 AC and will have 129,200 SF of retail space.  A commercial hub for th...Continue Reading

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA  Announced in the Federal Budget 2021, the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) will help small and medium-sized businesses accelerate their digital transformation to fuel economic recovery.  Supporting a digital economy will help Canadian companies grow and create more jobs and will be crucial to Canada's long-term competitiveness. This program will provid...Continue Reading

Agriculture and Forestry has developed a new Made in Alberta, by Albertans label that farmers and processors can use on their products. The label will help shoppers quickly identify food made in our province when choosing an item at their local farmers’ market or grocery store. Watch for the Mad...Continue Reading

Amazon is coming to Parkland County and bringing 1,000 jobs with it. Amazon announced plans to open its first robotics fulfillment centre in the province in the Acheson Industrial Area of Parkland County. Amazon has used the technology abroad since 2012.The facility is expected to create 1,000 full and part tim...Continue Reading

Spruce Grove council received the 2020 annual report from the Allied Arts Council (AAC), and heard how the local non-profit organization persevered through the pandemic, during a regular council meeting on June 28. “For 40 years, the City of Spruce Grove has supported the work of the Allied Arts Council an...Continue Reading

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, July 8, 2021 – Alberta Innovates is pleased to announce a new round of funding is now available under the Smart Agriculture and Food Digitalization and Automation Challenge (SAFDAC). SAFDAC supports projects that develop or advance smart technologies to increase productivity, reduce production costs or increase the value of Alberta’...Continue Reading

The governments of Canada and Alberta are supporting the Alberta Hemp Alliance (AHA) with a one-time grant to establish a provincial industry association for hemp processing with more than $300,000 over two years (2021-2023) through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The grant will help AHA build capacity to fulfil its mandate a...Continue Reading

With the rapid increase in natural gas production and over two million miles of natural gas pipelines throughout the U.S., many corporate officials expect accessing gas infrastructure and service to be simple. Unfortunately, many prime industrial sites lack adequate pipeline infrastructure, and project managers have found it increasingly difficult an...Continue Reading

Westwind Centre is a hub of commercial growth and activity in Spruce Grove. The Westwind project is the result of forward-thinking leadership on behalf of City officials. Understanding the role they could play in promoting development, the City purchased multiple parcels from private landowners, assembling enough acreage along Highway 1...Continue Reading

This is not your father’s veggie burger — if he was ever near one. Today’s meat-alternative burgers and other foods are based on plant- or cell-based alternative proteins, and the global market for such products is exploding. According to analysis from Meticulous Research released in March, the alternative proteins marke...Continue Reading

As a business mentor, marketer, writer and storyteller, along with a successful stint as an entrepreneur, I get asked this question many times: “Can you share the most important mantras for becoming a successful first-time entrepreneur?” Here are my half-dozen tips for building a successful new business:  1. Timing is everything Many people think that money and a good idea are all it take...Continue Reading

Have you ever thought about creating an application for your business? The download and use of apps is one of the trends that dominate the current digital market. As currently not all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) offer them, having a platform like this is a differentiating factor that surprises consumer...Continue Reading

Spruce Grove has access to the region’s ethnically diverse talent pool in a wide range of industries. ¼ of the region’s population is first generation immigrants. Our ethnically diverse population is inclusive and provides a picture of other parts of the world. Canada’s Global Talent Stream Initiative, the best peopl...Continue Reading

Why Spruce Grove? Spruce Grove is located in the Edmonton region - a region filled with the opportunities that come from being centrally located, connected to the world and having access to the best talent. Spruce Grove, a mid-size city of over 35,000 people, holds a key position within th...Continue Reading