Category Archives: Business

Province announces grant funding to help live music in Alberta
Officials with the Alberta government say the Stabilize Live Music Grant is helping hundreds of venues, musicians and other music professionals get back to recording and performing.The government says...
Feb 17, 2022

Easing of border restrictions great news for central Alberta travellers
A central Alberta travel agent says the easing of restrictions set to take effect at Canada's borders later this month are good news for the industry.Babette Baskerville, independent travel agent with...
Feb 16, 2022

2022 off to decent start for Red Deer home sales
The market for home sales in Red Deer last year was pretty stellar, and 2022 is off to a pretty decent start.According to the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), 1,924 units were sold in 2021...
Feb 16, 2022

City council questions age requirement for E-scooter riders
Red Deer city council was left with some unanswered questions after giving first reading to Traffic Bylaw amendments for Season 2 of the E-Scooter pilot program.Last summer, e-scooters rolled into Red...
Feb 15, 2022

Council extends temporary free parking downtown before replacing meters
City council approved on Monday a one-time allocation of $113,000 for Red Deer's temporary two-hour free parking in downtown until the end of 2022.Similar to the program that took place from June to D...
Feb 15, 2022

Price of gas shoots up in Red Deer and across Canada
The price for a litre of gas spiked in Red Deer this week, as it has in many Canadian communities, according to GasBuddy.com.As of Thursday afternoon, the price in the city had jumped 12 cents overnig...
Feb 11, 2022

Market Watch: Feb. 11, 2022
Big Picture Investors Brace for Higher Rates as U.S. Inflation Hits Four-Decade High It was a reasonably quiet start to the trading week on Monday as the TSX, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all registered mi...
Feb 11, 2022

Frustrated, local Chamber and restaurant believe resiliency will help businesses overcome abrupt changes
The head of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is confident that local businesses will adapt well to abrupt changes made to Alberta's COVID restrictions -- if the first two years of the pan...
Feb 09, 2022

Red Deer County proceeds with investment of 2022 broadband budget
Red Deer County council has taken steps to offer improved broadband services for County residents. On Tuesday, council approved a $5 million expenditure from 2022's broadband budget to enhance subscri...
Feb 09, 2022

Chamber partners with Red Deer Hospice Society for second round of Red Deer branded clothing
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Red Deer Hospice Society to support their bed fundraising campaign by donating a portion of proceeds from Red Deer branded clothi...
Feb 08, 2022