EDITION 005 | AUGUST 4, 2026
DE HAVILLAND FIELD MOVES FROM VISION TO CONSTRUCTION
Why one of Canada’s most significant aerospace developments is taking shape east of Calgary.
Ground has officially broken on De Havilland Field—a 1,500-acre aerospace manufacturing campus located in Wheatland County, 11 kilometres west of Strathmore.
Edition 005 examines what is being built, why Wheatland County was selected and what up to 3,000 permanent jobs could mean for suppliers, transportation, workforce development, housing and investment across Calgary’s East Corridor.
INSIDE THIS EDITION:
• An aerospace campus—not simply a factory
• Why Wheatland County was selected
• Suppliers and industrial land
• Workforce, transportation and housing implications
• The milestones to watch next