Saddle Hills County has a strong and dynamic business community comprised of small, medium and big operations in agriculture, oil and gas, forestry as well as a number of small businesses serving those industries and the general public.
The County has partnered with the Central Peace Signal newspaper to provide feature stories on some of the businesses in our community and the people who make them work. You can find many local businesses in our Business, Community & Attractions Directory. If your business is not yet listed please get in touch with our Communications Coordinator to arrange for a free listing.
Features
Anne’s Greenhouse
Anne's Greenhouse is a fixture in the lives of serious gardeners and amateurs alike in Saddle Hills County and the Central Peace . Once you turn off Highway 49 and go north on Secondary Highway 725 (or the Moonshine Lake road), you travel to the intersection where the Fourth Creek Community Center is. From this point on there are signs at every corner. Only seven miles from this point.
Always open the Monday before Mother’s Day. Open seven days a week, even on holidays, from 10am to 8pm.
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- Location: TWP 820 and RR 80, Fourth Creek, Alberta
- Phone: (780) 351-2215
- E-mail: annececilia53@gmail.com
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On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, vendors descended on the Bay Tree skating rink, just a tad east from the Bay Tree Store, for the season opener of the first-ever Bay Tree Market on 49, which Heather Porrill, who owns Buttery Bites Caramels, has been spearheading with the sponsorship of the Bonanza Agricultural Society. An Alberta-approved farmer’s market, Bay Tree Market on 49 takes place from 11am to 1pm every Tuesday from June to September.
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- Location: Bay Tree
- Phone: (780) 353-3055
- E-mail: baytreemarketon49@gmail.com
- Facebook: @BayTreeMarketon49
Bloom Yoga
NOTE: In light of government’s mandate on physical distancing due to COVID-19, all in-person classes of Bloom Yoga have been cancelled until further notice. However, classes are available online via Facebook under the group Bloom Online Classes. Anyone can join.
To combat physical and mental stress, it is said there could not be a better thing than practicing yoga. Let’s start off by asking how you are offering yoga classes during this time of self-distancing.
Yes, yoga is a beneficial practice in general, both physically and mentally. It is especially valuable in times such as these. We’ve moved classes online for the time being. They are accessible via our Facebook page @bloomyoga11. Or contact me at (780) 814-3562.
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- Location: By Appointment
- Phone: (780) 814-3562
- E-mail: marissajaneh@gmail.com
- Facebook: @bloomyoga11 · Yoga Studio
Breton Plumbing and Heating
A locally owned and operated plumbing and heating company located in Saddle Hills County.- Location: By Appointment - PO Box 45, Gordondale, AB T0H 1V0
- Phone: (780) 864-9673
- E-mail: bretonplumbing@gmail.com
- Facebook: @bretonplumbing · Water Heater Installation & Repair Service
Burnt River Ranch
Currently raising pastured pork and chicken (grass-fed and grass-finished), eggs, laying breed birds and hatching eggs.
First Gen Farmers, But Not Really
Our farm is deeply rooted by the farmers that came before us. But, they came upon some bad luck and hard times and no longer had a farm to hand down to us, so here we are, starting over from scratch. Literally.
When we got our ranch it was plain dirt. Overgrown trees. Old fencing that needed removed.
We started with nothing.
Everything we have, we had to work for. Kind of like our ancestors.
We often live by the motto, "Make do, or do without."
People thought we were nuts to pursue this path, but it's all we ever wanted and it's what we continue to sacrifice for.
When nobody believed in us, we had to believe in ourselves.
We hope you enjoy following along in our journey.
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- Location: Westmark - 76235 Rg. Rd. 74 Woking AB Canada T0H 3V0
- Phone: (780) 296-4550
- E-mail: burntriverranching@hotmail.com
- Website: https://burntriverranching.wixsite.com
- Facebook: @burntriverranching · Agriculture
Buttery Bites Caramels
Before Buttery Bites Caramels came to fruition in late 2004, owner Heather Porrill had searched for the perfect caramel that would fill her with excitement. Alas, it never happened. So, after a bit of research and experimenting, she developed a caramel recipe that she could be proud of. With only five simple ingredients, Heather created an extraordinarily creamy caramel – just like grandma used to make. The richness and flavor prove there are no half measures used when preparing these indulgent treats.
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- Location: Bay Tree
- Phone: (780) 353-3055
- E-mail: butterybites@gmail.com
- Website: www.butterybites.com
- Facebook: @ButteryBitesCaramels · Food & Beverage Company
Chinook Valley offers a limited number of exclusive camping sites for the full summer season.
These stalls are fully serviced. Club membership is required. Unfortunately, we are full at this time but have started development on a new exclusive area.
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Daisy Hill Home & Garden
Annuals, succulents, hanging baskets, veggies, and a few herbs as well as some planters and gardening decor.
Open 7 days a week from 10 am to 7pm (BC time)
Directions:
- From Dawson Creek - Instead of going left to the Bay Tree Store, you take a right hand turn, follow the road to the riaght and go all the way to the top of the hill to the last house on the right.
- From Spirit River - Instead of going right to the Bay Tree Store you take a left hand turn, follow the road to the right and go all the way to the top of the hill to the last house on the right.
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- Location: 13117 Twp. Rd. 790, Bay Tree
- Phone: 250-784-7034
- E-mail: braatenjoanne@gmail.com
- Facebook: Daisy Hill Home & Garden
Dandelion on the Prairie
Dandelion on the Prairie is a monthly subscription box currently marketed towards women with the possibility of having one for men in the future. The box contains items made by Canadians from all over Canada. I aim to find items that are sustainably, ethically or naturally made.
Each box will contain 3-5 items. Products can be anything from beauty, self-care, home decor, snacks, scarves, to teas and coffees.
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- Location: Silver Valley
- E-mail: dandelionontheprairie@gmail.com
- Facebook: @dandelionontheprairie
- Web: www.dandelionontheprairie.ca
Essentials 2 Grief Transformation
Kimberly Talmey, Grief Counselor and Coach
I am a Certified Mental Health Coach (depression, anxiety, mental illness), Assist Suicide Prevention Coach (Suicide Prevention), Grief and Loss Coach (11 major loss areas in life), and Life Purpose and Spiritual Coach (purpose and identity).
I also have a Degree in Biblical Counseling specializing in Trauma Counseling , Complex Grief and Loss Counseling, Grief Counseling, Grief Share and Trauma Recovery Groups.
I am the in house Grief Counselor for Oliver's Funeral Home and have an office at Essentials Cremations in Grande Prairie, Ab. as well as a home office near Woking, AB. and I also provide online coaching and counseling through Zoom, FB Messenger, and Phone consultations.
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- Location: Home office in Woking
- Phone: 780-814-1442
- Email: kimberly@kimberlytalmey.com
- Facebook: Kimberly Talmey
- Web: kimberlytalmey.com
Force Action In Development
At Force Action in Development, people of all ages learn life skills in an environment where horses are the teachers.
Our Teachers are 1200 lbs
There is no pushing around these teachers. Our participants will have to step up because if a horse doesn’t have a leader, they will become the leader.
They are a prey animal
This means their senses are highly astute. They can hear our heart beat and they will react the slightest changes within a team - allowing facilitators to find those “teachable moments.”
They are just like us...sort of
Herds to horses are just like teams to people. Horses require a leader that they trust and respect, just like we need in life. This gives us the ability to parallel everything that happens to real life so the learning sticks!
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- Location: Bay Tree
- Email: battheforce@gmail.com
- Facebook: Brianne Hingley
- Web: www.forceactionindevelopment.com
Shaun and Mallory Kaiser started raising goats in 2014, in Hines Creek, where they purchased a small cross trip (trip is the goat meaning for herd) of miniature cross dairy goats from our neighbour. In 2015, they purchased their first 12 Kiko goats. The Kaisers moved to the Saddle Hills County in 2017 to grain farm and continue our Kiko goat breeding program.
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- Location: Fourth Creek
- Phone: (780) 864-5126
- E-mail: thegoatpatch@gmail.com
- Facebook: @TheGoatPatch 15
- Web: www.thegoatpatch.com
True Balance Tire Shop
It was a Saturday. Ron Dyck didn’t realize until past mid-afternoon that one of the tires of his vehicle was deflated. He needed the vehicle the following day; he must, therefore, get a flat repair. He investigated his options and then decided to drive 90-95 kilometers to Dawson Creek, instead of Spirit River, a 70-kilometer distance from where he was in Silver Valley. This day being a Saturday, the Dawson Creek location was the one that stayed open for a full day until 5pm.
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- Location: Silver Valley
- Phone: (780) 361-2660
Let Us Help You Promote Your Business
Business, Community, and Attractions Directory
If you're trying to find a business, community group, park, church, or tourist attraction here in Saddle Hills County, this directory is your place to look.
If you run a business or group in Saddle Hills County, you can create an account to add your business to the page and edit any of the information about your business yourself! If you need help, or have any other questions, please contact our Communications Coordinator, and we'll set the account up for you.
To take advantage of your free business listing email us.
Business Features
If you are a Saddle Hills County business, you are automatically entitled to a free listing in the County's directory. Just ask us and we will help you get your account going.
Once you're set up, if you are interested we will introduce you to the folks at the Central Peace Signal who may be interested in doing a Business Feature or a Q & A feature story to introduce your business. The County has partnered with the newspaper to provide feature stories on some of the businesses in our community and the people who make them work.
To take advantage of your free Business Listing and request a free Business Feature just ask and we'll be glad to help.
The Central Peace Signal
The Central Peace Signal has been publishing since 1977, covering northern Alberta’s Central Peace region:
- Birch Hills County
- Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133
- Saddle Hills County
- Town of Spirit River
- Village of Rycroft
Ownership of the newspaper changed hands in 1999 and again on April 1, 2018. The Signal continues to be published every Tuesday with its current owner, Lomosad Media Inc., and also now offers content online.
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