Town of Smoky Lake - Request for Proposal - Smoky Lake Regional Economic Development Framework

PURPOSE: Create a framework for delivering economic development services on a regional basis through intermunicipal collaboration. This will be a new service for the Town of Smoky Lake, Smoky Lake County, Village of Waskatenau, and Village of Vilna (i.e, the "Smoky Lake Region"). ACTIVITIES: -Set up a regional economic development organization with a governance structure, strategy, corporate identity and marketing/data platform for the EDC to represent. -Complete Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) project to gather data and create the business relationships necessary for the Partnership to succeed. -Engage in near-term projects identified by the BRE project that can be completed by early 2028. -Promote the region and its communities as a place to invest, work and live.