Category Archives: Business
Premier Kenney looking into high price of gasoline in the province
Alberta premier Jason Kenney is looking for answers as to why gas prices remain high in the province, despite government measures to make them more affordable."Alberta's government showed tremendous l...
Jul 22, 2022
Market Watch: July 22
Big Picture Strong Corporate Earnings Lift Markets; Canadian Inflations Hits 8.1% in June U.S. stocks were in the green for much of Monday's session but lost ground in the afternoon following reports ...
Jul 22, 2022
Red Deer County receives GFOA Award
Red Deer County has announced they have once again been named the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for their 2022-2024 budget d...
Jul 21, 2022
Red Deer home sales see slight slow down in June
Red Deer home sales saw a small decline in June when compared to the month before and June of last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 197 u...
Jul 20, 2022
Westerner Days kicks-off central Alberta's largest summer celebration
Westerner Days Fair & Exposition kicks off this Wednesday, July 20, and will run daily from 12:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. through Sunday, July 24.Westerner Park officials say Westerner Days is an opportun...
Jul 19, 2022
Discovery Centre rolls into Capstone
The City of Red Deer, Land & Economic Development team publicly launched a real estate presentation centre Tuesday for the Capstone community redevelopment program. City officials say the presenta...
Jul 19, 2022
Building permits drastically down from June to June, but up this year
Values of building permits in Red Deer last month dropped, the municipality says.In June, there were 74 approved permits worth a combined $10.9 million. In June 2021, there were 166 permits worth $27 ...
Jul 18, 2022
Market Watch: July 15, 2022
Big Picture Bank of Canada Raises Key Rate 1%; U.S. Inflation Hits 9.1% in JuneU.S. stocks fell to start the week as investors braced themselves for fresh inflation data to be released mid-week. Tech ...
Jul 15, 2022
Innisfail to host 2022/23 Energy Futures Roadshow workshops
The Town of Innisfail has been selected as sole host of the 2022/23 Energy Futures Roadshow program.This means a series of public workshops will be delivered in Innisfail, in partnership with the Ener...
Jul 15, 2022
Province says Alberta leads the way on trade and energy security
At the Council of the Federation meeting in Victoria July 11-12, Alberta's government says it secured support from Canada's premiers on accelerating the removal of trade barriers and expanding Canadia...
Jul 12, 2022