Business

Red Deer building permit values drop big time in May

Despite a big drop last month, the second full month of the COVID-19 pandemic, year-to-date building permit numbers in Red Deer remain ahead of last year's pace. Building permits last month in our cit...

Jun 08, 2020

Market Watch: June 5

Big Picture N.A. Markets Continue to Rally, Despite Social Unrest N.A. stocks continued to claw back ground this week, shrugging off social unrest in the U.S. and a slew of downbeat economic data. All...

Jun 05, 2020

Red Deer area unemployment rate continues to rise

A Labour Force Survey released Friday says Alberta gained 28,000 jobs in May.The latest survey by Statistics Canada follows a cumulative decline of 361,000 jobs from February to April.The job increase...

Jun 05, 2020

Alberta Beef Producers want government action to stabilize the industry

CALGARY- Alberta Beef producers are being asked to contact the government and let them know producers need to hear from provincial agriculture representatives now.There's concern among beef producers ...

Jun 05, 2020

Wheat commission chair applauds government’s removal of regulatory barrier

EDMONTON- The Alberta government is removing a fungal disease of cereal crops from the Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation, a move that brings the province in line with best practices from other prov...

Jun 05, 2020

Innisfail council approves renewed prosperity framework

Wheels are now in motion to get the Town of Innisfail back on track as communities across the province plan for a 'new normal' during the relaunch of Alberta's economy from the COVID-19 pandemic.On Ma...

Jun 04, 2020

UCP restructuring real estate regulator

EDMONTON - Alberta is restructuring its real estate regulator, eight months after the government fired the previous board on the grounds it was too dysfunctional to be rescued.Service Alberta Minister...

Jun 04, 2020

Chamber releases local COVID-19 business survey results

Just how much local businesses have suffered over the past few months is being reflected in results from a pair of recent surveys. The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce circulated the surveys ...

Jun 03, 2020

Massive carbon capture project finally opens in Alberta

More than a decade later, a project designed to trap greenhouse gases while also boosting the oil industry in central Alberta is finally open. It was in 2009 when the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) ...

Jun 02, 2020

Alberta launches Food, Farming and Forestry emissions reduction challenge

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government will invest $40 million in Emissions Reduction Alberta's Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge aimed at fast-tracking innovation in support of long-term competiti...

Jun 01, 2020