Town of Vegreville Officially Names Agri-Food Industrial Park

Town of Vegreville Officially Names Agri-Food Industrial Park

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

It’s official. The Town of Vegreville has named its new Agri-Food Industrial Park.

Council voted unanimously in favour of naming the new development Prosperity Industrial Park at its May 10 regular meeting.

A total of 93 entries were submitted. The list was narrowed down to five before council and administration collectively made its final decision.

Even though East Point Industrial Park received 42 percent of the public’s vote it was not accepted. Jamieson Brown, Communications & Marketing Manager for the Town of Vegreville, explained that further research revealed there is a similar development with that name in the Calgary region.

Brown stated in his request for council decision, “To avoid potential marketing confusion with a similar development in the province it is recommended that the park be named Prosperity Industrial Park, which finished second in the public vote with 20.7 percent support.”

Council was in full agreement with that. Members were also in favour of awarding the individual who submitted Prosperity Industrial Park and the individual who submitted East Point Industrial Park the top prize of a Family Aquatic Facility Pass valued at $795. The individual who submitted Vegreville Industrial Park, which received the third most votes, $100 in Chamber Bucks.

Councillor Tina Warawa said she was thankful people took part in the naming contest. Councillor Taneen Rudyk said the name captures their feelings and beliefs about Vegreville currently and will into the future. “It was a great opportunity to engage with the public again,” added Coun. Rudyk.

Mayor Tim MacPhee thanked everyone who was involved and submitted names for the industrial park. “It was a tough choice but now we can generate a little more excitement in the community and in the business sector.”

MacPhee expects there to be shovels in the ground shortly and lots of exposure for Prosperity Industrial Park from Jamieson Brown and Bob Bezpalko, Economic Development Manager for the Town of Vegreville.

In the town’s official press release MacPhee stated, “We already have so much going for us. We’re tapped in to the fastest and most reliable internet in the country, thanks to Telus FIBRE. We have immediate access to major transportation coordinators including the TransCanada’s Highway 16 and Highway 36, which connects us seamlessly to US markets. We’re an hour’s drive from an International Airport and a major urban center. Most importantly, we have the room to grow.

Frankly, the one thing that was holding us back, was that we didn’t have a parcel of land dedicated, serviced and ready for development. Soon, that will no longer be the case and so it’s fitting that this major piece of Vegreville’s prosperity puzzle is now officially named ‘Prosperity Industrial Park’.”

An official ground breaking ceremony and unveiling of signage with the park’s new name and logo is expected in the coming weeks.