Category Archives: Business

Red Deer Dream Centre expects opening in first quarter of 2022
The Red Deer Dream Centre is on schedule for an opening in the first quarter of 2022, according to Executive Director Dr. Vincenzo Aliberti."It's not just sobriety. Sobriety is just: you're stopping t...
Dec 14, 2021

Market Watch: December 10
Big Picture North American Markets Post Solid Gains as Lockdown Fears Decrease It's been a bounce-back week so far for North American markets as fears over the severity of the Omicron variant have sub...
Dec 10, 2021

Westerner Foundation Capital Campaign 2021 raises over $7.6 million
Officials at Red Deer's Westerner Park have announced a major funding boost that aims to provide long-term stability for the organization.The Westerner Foundation was established in January 2021 by lo...
Dec 09, 2021

Kenney touts 'Alberta is back' in first speech to Calgary Chamber since 2019
CALGARY - Premier Jason Kenney used his first address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce since the start of the pandemic to tout the recovery of Alberta's economy amid high energy prices.Saying that '...
Dec 08, 2021

Tourism Red Deer launches new website
Officials with Tourism Red Deer have announced the launch of a new website, www.visitreddeer.com. It's described as a new, easy to use website that allows Tourism Red Deer to provide visitors and loca...
Dec 08, 2021

BGC Red Deer receives generous donation from NOVA Chemicals
YouthHQ and BGC Red Deer have announced a generous gift from NOVA Chemicals in support of BGC (formerly Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer). After the cancellation of a major fundraiser for the organizat...
Dec 08, 2021

Zero per cent increase in 2022 levy for downtown businesses
The Downtown's Business Association's (DBA) 2022 Budget has been approved by Red Deer city council at their final meeting of the year on Monday.With the aim of reducing the financial impacts of the CO...
Dec 07, 2021

Red Deer area unemployment rate heads lower
The Red Deer Economic Region's unemployment rate continued its downward trend in November.According to the latest Labour Force Survey by Statistics Canada, Red Deer and the surrounding area had an une...
Dec 03, 2021

Market Watch: December 3
Big Picture Markets Turn Volatile as Concerns Increase Over New Covid Variant, Rising Inflation It's been a turbulent week for North American markets, which were battered last Friday as concerns mount...
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Gas price dip not seen in some Canadian communities as expected
Gas prices in Red Deer didn't exactly dip as anticipated this past weekend by multiple media reports.Those reports fueled a lot of optimism following several straight months of regular grade for 137.9...
Dec 03, 2021