Category Archives: Business
Government announces infrastructure plan to get Albertans working during pandemic
The Alberta government says it is allocating almost $2 billion from the 2020 Capital Plan to get thousands of Albertans back to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Jason Kenney and cabinet mins...
Apr 09, 2020 (Government of Alberta)
Red Deer unemployment surpasses 10% for March
Canadian unemployment numbers have been released for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region rose to 10.2 per cent in March, up from 8.6 i...
Apr 09, 2020
Cilantro and Chive, local breweries win big at Alberta Beer Awards
The best of Alberta's craft beer scene was celebrated at the 2020 Alberta Beer Awards held during a live-streamed event Tuesday night, and central Alberta was well represented.Created by the Alberta S...
Apr 08, 2020 Cilantro and Chive owners Rieley and Kim Kay celebrate their latest win at the Alberta Beer Awards (Photo: Twitter @Clinatro_chive)
Landowners and legal experts criticize Alberta's well cleanup bill
EDMONTON - Landowners and legal experts are criticizing Alberta's hastily passed new legislation intended to help clean up the province's huge stockpile of abandoned energy facilities. The bill, which...
Apr 08, 2020
New website launched for businesses & organizations open during pandemic
A new website and marketing campaign have been launched to help promote businesses and organizations across Western Canada who've adjusted the way they normally operate to remain open-for-business dur...
Apr 08, 2020
Ottawa relaxes wage subsidy eligibility requirements
The federal government has relaxed rules around the wage subsidy so that more businesses can qualify.Announced last week, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy initially required a business show 30 per ce...
Apr 08, 2020
CAEP labour force study supports business recovery following COVID-19
To support business development across the region, particularly following the effects of COVID19 pandemic, the Central Alberta Economic Partnership has joined forces with post-secondary institutions a...
Apr 07, 2020
Red Deer Public Market may postpone 50th anniversary celebrations to next year
It looks as though 50th anniversary celebrations may have to wait until next year for the Red Deer Public Market.Open from May Long Weekend through Thanksgiving weekend each year, has become one of th...
Apr 07, 2020 Dennis Moffat, Owner/Manager of The Market at Red Deer (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Premier Kenney predicts 25 per cent unemployment in Alberta due to COVID-19
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a grim prediction for workers in his province.He says there may well be 25 per cent unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.He has told an energy i...
Apr 07, 2020
Alberta minister says patience running short for federal energy industry aid
Alberta's energy minister says patience in her province is wearing thin for a promised aid package from the federal government for the oil and gas sector.Sonya Savage, speaking at the Canadian Associa...
Apr 07, 2020 Minister of Energy Sonya Savage (Photo: The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken)