The Authority has a mandated responsibility for the area within the boundaries of the County of Newell, inlcuding the Town of Brooks, Eastern Irrigation District, Town of Bassano and Villages of Duchess, Rosemary and Tilley.

The Lake Newell Region offers the best of all worlds to business.

Strategically located between Calgary and Medicine Hat on the Trans Canada Highway and the north/south Highway 36, the Lake Newell Region is served by the CPR mail line and a number of spur lines, has a large trucking base, and a regional airport which is located in Brooks, a high-tech, modern, rural community in the heart of the region.

The Lake Newell Region is renowned for:

• long growing season,

• mild winters,

• most hours of sunshine in Canada,

• abundant supply of oil and gas,

• fertile agricultural land,

• high technology support services and a premier Internet connection, and

• strong entrepeneurial spirit.