Category Archives: Business
$1 billion job creation and environmental cleanup program lacks formal risk management processes
The Auditor General of Alberta has found the Department of Energy has designed and implemented the Site Rehabilitation Program to meet the program's objectives. As a result, government officials say g...
Mar 22, 2022
Red Deer County expanding development around Junction 42
Red Deer County is looking to further development in the area of Junction 42.Junction 42 is a commercial development which sprung up in recent years at the intersection of Hwy 42 and the QEII Highway....
Mar 22, 2022
Red Deer Chamber hoping for quick resolution in CP labour disruption
Officials with the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce are expressing concern over the potential impacts of the CP labour disruption. Chamber CEO Scott Robinson says the current situation won't ...
Mar 21, 2022
Market Watch: March 18, 2022
Big Picture Ukraine War Rages On, Fed Raises Interest RatesStocks and oil prices fell Monday as increased fears over global growth, the Ukraine war and impending rate hikes by the Fed negatively impac...
Mar 18, 2022
United Way Central Alberta raises $1.86 million
United Way Central Alberta (UW) collected $1.86 million during its most recent annual fundraising campaign.The amount was announced Thursday during a virtual wind-up event, and is just higher than 202...
Mar 17, 2022
Home sales activity picking up in Red Deer
Red Deer home sales are on the rise so far in 2022. According to the latest market update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 195 units sold in Red Deer last month. That's up ...
Mar 17, 2022
CP Rail issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada
CALGARY, AB - Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.Calgary-based CP Rail has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Confere...
Mar 17, 2022
Olds College is back with "A Celebration of Alberta Ag" event
Olds College will soon be celebrating the resiliency of Alberta's agriculture industry.The post-secondary institution is set to host its second, "A Celebration of Alberta Ag", a free two-hour live str...
Mar 16, 2022
Olds College partners with Town of Drayton Valley to deliver business programs
Olds College, the Town of Drayton Valley and Everest Educational Services Inc. (Everest) have partnered on a new program to provide opportunities for international students to study business managemen...
Mar 15, 2022
Latest labour numbers show improvement on pre-pandemic levels
It's a mixed bag of news with the latest labour force numbers.Most noticeable are some improvements to employment numbers compared to pre-pandemic levels.According to ATB Financial, after rising by 7,...
Mar 12, 2022