Today its rich resources of forestry, oil, gas and agricultural land bring prosperity to the region; two large oil and gas fields, Rainbow Lake and Zama are located just west of High Level. High Level is also the host to the most northerly located grain elevator in the world.
High Level provides a solid core of community services, provincial government branch offices, retail shopping, industry services, schools, a college, a new hospital and an arena among its many other facilities.
This outdoor-minded city is accessible by rail, highway and scheduled daily air service. With a growing population of 3% each passing year, High Level is the new ever-changing city of Alberta.