Business

CN investing $305 million in Alberta

EDMONTON- CN announced today that it plans to invest approximately $305 million across Alberta in 2020.The investments will include expansion projects such as the construction of double track to allow...

Jun 26, 2020

Servus Credit Union named #5 in Canada on Forbes list of World’s Best Banks

Servus Credit Union has been recognized on the Forbes list of World's Best Banks 2020, ranking fifth among Canadian banks.The ranking is based on results from surveys completed by Forbes' partner, Sta...

Jun 25, 2020

Landowners in Riverside Light Industrial get final rezoning approval

Twenty properties in Red Deer's Riverside Light Industrial area now have some added flexibility with their operations with new IC (Industrial Commercial) zoning.This was made possible last January whe...

Jun 25, 2020

WestJet laying off 3,333 employees

WestJet Airlines says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.The company says it will consolida...

Jun 25, 2020

Cattle backlog needs processing as packing plants resume full operations

CALGARY- Canada's main beef-packing plants are returning to normal operations after COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring but there is still a glut of cattle to be processed.The outbreaks caused closures a...

Jun 25, 2020

Tourism Red Deer - Virtual Annual General Meeting

RED DEER- Tourism Red Deer is holding a Virtual Annual General Meeting on June 25 from 3 to 5 pm.The virtual general meeting will quickly recap 2019 and share Tourism Red Deer's new plans and future d...

Jun 25, 2020

Over 3,000 employees laid off amid WestJet restructuring

CALGARY- WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.The company says it will consol...

Jun 25, 2020

Insurance business owner leaving Red Deer for Gasoline Alley after council decision

John Ponto has owned and operated his travel insurance business in Red Deer for over three decades, and with his daughter part of the company he expects it to go on for several more decades. But that ...

Jun 24, 2020

COVID pandemic delays Sylvan Lake No Landfill Disposal Facility project

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed plans to have a new waste disposal facility up and running in Sylvan Lake later this year.According to Town officials, Fogdog Energy's proposed No Landfill Disposal F...

Jun 23, 2020

Kenney says there will be thousands of jobs for Albertans on Keystone XL within weeks

Premier Jason Kenney says it's invigorating to see the province's investment in the Keystone XL pipeline pay off in the form of jobs for Albertans."Today's announcement that Nisku-based contractor Mic...

Jun 23, 2020