Battle River Alliance for Economic Development

Battle River Alliance for Economic Development (BRAED) along with several other project partners hosted a seminar, Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Eastern Alberta, in Wainwright on November 2, 2011 to help Eastern Alberta businesses and communities learn how marketing to Foreign Direct Investors can bolster economic development, attract new businesses, and sell commercial industrial properties. This Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor Seminar included 3 Power Point presentations:

• CLICK HERE to visit the Invest Canada Communities Initiative Power Point
• CLICK HERE to view the Ports to Plains Power Point
• CLICK HERE to view the Foreign Direct Investment Seminar Power Point.

BRAED Welcomes Two New Members

At the recent BRAED AGM Members overwhelmingly voted in favour of welcoming two new Members to the BRAED Regional Alliance - the Town of Daysland as a BRAED Member www.daysland.com and the Persons With Developmental Disabilities (PDD) as an Affiliate Member, central@pdd.org. With the addition of these new Members the BRAED Regional Alliance the total Membership in BRAED now represents 37 East Central Communities and Organizations. Welcome to our newest Members!

2011-2012 Operations Plan approved

The Battle River Alliance for Economic Development (BRAED) is a group of thirty-eight communities and two associate members in east-central Alberta that work cooperatively and voluntarily to address community economic development issues from a regional perspective.

BRAED was established in 2001 and incorporated as a not-for-profit company in August, 2002.

The BRAED region has a population of over 64,000 residents.  The main source of income is from annual membership fees and government part funding.