Category Archives: Business
Red Deer region's unemployment rate edges lower in December
The Red Deer economic region's unemployment rate edged lower last month from 6.6 per cent in November to 6.5 per cent in December. That's also lower from an unemployment rate of 9.5 per cent in Decemb...
Jan 07, 2022
Red Deer Downtown Business Association welcomes two new board members
The Red Deer Downtown Business Association (DBA) is welcoming two new members to its Board of Directors.Brandon Bouchard of TRIBE Restaurant and Gary Oosterhoff of the Century Centre will join existin...
Jan 06, 2022
The Lending Cupboard raises nearly $8,000 with Cash Calendar fundraiser
If you purchased a Cash Calendar for The Lending Cupboard's (TLC) recent fundraiser, then you may have gotten a cash related call sometime yesterday. The fundraiser's second year in a row, Cash Calend...
Jan 06, 2022
CTF releases New Year's Tax Changes for 2022
Officials with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) say Albertans may be facing higher taxes come the New Year.That's according to the organization's 2022 New Year's Tax Changes report released thi...
Dec 29, 2021
New board elected for Central Alberta Economic Partnership
The Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) has elected its 2022 board of directors.For the first time, CAEP's chair will be a business representative, rather than an elected official. That person...
Dec 18, 2021
Market Watch: Dec. 17
Big Picture Markets Mixed as Investors Weigh Concerns Over Omicron Variant, Inflation After a strong showing last week, North American markets took a step back on Monday as fears over the Omicron vari...
Dec 17, 2021
December rent report shows dip for Red Deer
The latest National Rent Report is out, courtesy Rentals.ca, and Red Deer's average rent has gone down.From November to December, the average cost of a one-bedroom place went from $953 to $912. That's...
Dec 16, 2021
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