Business

Alberta to lead new COVID-19 pilot program for international travellers

CALGARY, AB - The province is taking part in a pilot program for safe travel amid the pandemic.The Alberta and federal governments will test an alternative to the current COVID-19 14-day quarantine re...

Oct 22, 2020

WestJet to refund some passengers whose flights were cancelled because of COVID-19

WestJet says it will begin providing refunds to passengers who had their WestJet and Swoop flights cancelled by the airlines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The company says the refunds - the fir...

Oct 22, 2020

Chamber of Commerce honours 2020 Business of the Year winners

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce announced the 2020 Business of the Year Awards to five recipients at their 37th Business of the Year Awards held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel & C...

Oct 21, 2020

Dustin Snider re-elected Chamber of Commerce president

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce held its 126th Annual General Meeting and Organizational Meeting Monday evening at Riverbend Golf Course where Dustin Snider from Earl's Restaurant was ...

Oct 21, 2020

Feds approve natural gas pipeline expansion west of Rocky Mountain House

The federal government has approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline through Clearwater County, west of Rocky Mountain House.On Tuesday, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan gave the green...

Oct 20, 2020

Resiliency a key theme during Small Business Week

This week is small business week across Canada and the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is reminding you to support local.CEO Rick More says the week is meant to celebrate and recognize the i...

Oct 19, 2020

66th annual Westerner Dairy Showcase goes this week

The long running Westerner Dairy Showcase will go ahead this week with pandemic rules in place.Dairy farmers and industry pros are excited to gather at Westerner Park Oct. 22-24 to network and reconne...

Oct 19, 2020

Alberta cuts deal on municipal oilpatch levies; not on unpaid property taxes

EDMONTON - Alberta has announced a three-year deal that it says will prevent municipal taxes and levies from harming its already battered energy industry.But the deal leaves unresolved the issue of ru...

Oct 19, 2020

'First guys out': Western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires

RED DEER -- A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Yukon is a little less busy these days, but it has nothing to do ...

Oct 19, 2020

Red Deer sees uptick in September home sales

Home sales in Red Deer in September were the highest they've been in the last four years.According to the latest report from the Central Alberta Relators Association (CARA), the number of residential ...

Oct 16, 2020