After yet another scintillating season, the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO) is calling on the community for help. This 2023-24 schedule took loyal and new audience members on a journey from classical to contemporary, from strings to brass, and from Beethoven to John Williams. There was a joint concert with the Red D...

A recent report by Royal LePage has found Red Deer to be Canada's third-most affordable city in Canada, and the most affordable city in Alberta. "I think it shows that there's confidence in our economy here in central Alberta," said Chad Jensen, broker and owner of the Royal LePage Network Realty Corp. in Red...

Scattered showers throughout the central Alberta region delayed seeding over the past week and in some low areas, cool evenings resulted in frost. According to the latest Crop Report from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) in partnership with Agriculture Financial Services Corporastion (AFSC), seeding progress is...

Two new members, Ron Greidanus and Shelley Vandenberg, have joined the Agricultural Financial Service Corporation's (AFSC) board of directors.AFSC offers insurance and lending programs to rural and agricultural-based businesses and entrepeneurs, and has been doing so for more than 80 years. Its board of directors help ...

Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean will be attending the Japan Energy Summit and Exhibition in Tokyo next week to advocate for Alberta's potential as a leader in energy exports.Provincial officials say Japanese parliament recently announced a bill allowing the country to provide 15-year subsidies for locally pr...

The City of Red Deer is reporting good news for downtown, with strong uptake of a rental incentive grant launched in 2023.But there are still a number of other significant spaces that need filling.The Vacant Spaces Grant, part of the City's Downtown Activation Playbook, has seen exceptional uptake, according to Bobby-J...

Roughly 25 local entrepreneurs were treated to a great lunch and some great marketing know-how at Setter's Place in Bower Ponds recently. The May 23 event marked a celebration of the Digital Service Squad program and was sponsored by Community Futures Central Alberta. Since 2021, officials say the Digital Service Squad...

An agricultural processing tax incentive bylaw designed to attract related developments to central Alberta has been passed unanimously through its first, second, and third readings by Red Deer County council. On May 28, council voted to implement the tax-exempting bylaw as a step towards growing the region's role as an...

A poll conducted for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) said most Canadians want a carbon tax exemption for farmers.CTF released Leger polling showing 70 per cent of Canadians support the farmers' opposition to the tax.CTF Prairie Director Gage Haubrich said the poll is clear."The vast majority of Canadians w...

The Alberta Chambers of Commerce Annual General Meeting and Policy Plenary session took place at the Red Deer Resort and Casino on May 25, featuring delegates from across the province as they tackled provincial and federal issues. "The Policy Plenary is one of the most crucial activities our organization undertake...