Sturgeon County

摘要

USING AN ENHANCED TAX BASE to build a long-lasting, outstanding commutility isn't an easy job, but it is the onus of Sturgeon County admin-istrators, says Mayor Don Rigney. "Six years ago, we initiated changes to ensure our long-term sustainability," says Rigney. To do this, the county acquired 1,200 acres of land for use by heavy industry and marketed the land to the energy sector. Rigney believes it was the catalyst for all that has happened since. Access Pipeline is now operational. North West Upgrading Inc.has ,ived regulatory approval. Total, the world's fourth-largest publicly traded energy company, acquired Synenco Energy Inc.'s 60 pei cent inter-est in the Northern Lights Upgrader, Suncor Energy Inc. acquired land in Sturgeon as parr of its long-term plan; and Petro-Canada is in the process of receiving regulatory approval for the Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader