A number of Canadian beef breed and beef industry organizations are reportedly considering a new landlord named Angus for their office needs.
The Canadian Angus Association on Thursday announced it has bought land at East Balzac in Rocky View County outside Calgary, where it plans to put up its own new office building.
The Angus group, which has been leasing office space in Calgary since 1996, expects to complete its building and move in during the first half of 2013.
The group’s president, producer David Bolduc of Claresholm, Alta., called the decision to buy land and build its own building “one of the most significant decisions in the history of the Angus breed.”
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The group for “several years” has looked at options to own rather than rent, and now feels this purchase will be “the best investment of our association’s resources on behalf of our membership,” he said.
Though the Angus association plans to build, own and operate the new facility, other breed and industry associations have “expressed an interest in joining this project,” the Angus group said.
“We are very excited about this tremendous opportunity and look forward to relocating with other Canadian beef breed organizations and industry groups,” Bolduc said.
The association said the new space has “ideal accessibility,” found in Wagon Wheel Park, east of CrossIron Mills, a major shopping mall on the east side of Highway 2, northeast of the city.
The association’s current office on Eighth Street NE is about 15 km south of the planned site, west of Calgary International Airport and also on the east side of Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail).
The Canadian cattle industry is also no stranger to the Eighth Street building, whose other office tenants include the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Beef Information Centre, Canadian Beef Breeds Council and Alberta Beef Producers.
