Business

Local coverall cleaning company goes environmentally-friendly by unleashing "The Beast"

A local coverall cleaning and repair company is now employing what may just be the largest dry cleaner on the continent."The Beast" is now up and running at The Coverall Shop in Red Deer. The massive ...

Feb 10, 2020 "The Beast", a custom designed dry cleaning machine that uses a 100 per cent biodegradable corn-based solvent to help clean heavily soiled garments at the Coverall Shop in Red Deer. (The Coverall Shop)

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline

CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...

Feb 10, 2020

Green Certificate Program helps students harvest careers in agriculture

A program that started in 1976 to prepare high school students for careers in agriculture is still going strong.For the 2019-2020 school year, the Green Certificate Program (GCP) has 1038 students reg...

Feb 10, 2020 A student undergoes testing as part of the province's Green Certificate Program. (Supplied)

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...

Feb 10, 2020

Westerner Park earns four awards from Ag Society

Westerner Park has received recognition from its peers at the Alberta Association of Agriculture Society, which recently held its annual convention.Westerner Park earned:- First place in Promotional P...

Feb 09, 2020

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cost balloons to $12.6B, up from $7.4B

EDMONTON -- Delays and design changes have driven the cost to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion up by about 70 per cent to $12.6 billion from the $7.4 billion estimate made three years ago, ...

Feb 07, 2020 Pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline is unloaded in Edson, Alta. on Tuesday June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Red Deer unemployment rate jumps in January

2020 is off to a brutal start when it comes to local employment numbers. The latest data from Stats Canada shows the unemployment rate for the Red Deer region jumped to 7.4 per cent in January, up fro...

Feb 07, 2020

MARKET WATCH: February 7

Big PictureN.A. Markets Climb as Coronavirus Fears Begin to Wane, Earnings ImproveU.S. stocks began to bounce back Monday from last Friday's deep sell-off, which saw the Dow drop over 600 points, as i...

Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus concerns leading to lower gas prices: GasBuddy

Coronavirus may be to credit for falling gas prices in Red Deer and around Alberta, according to an industry analyst.Prices in the city, particularly on the south end, have dipped over the last week t...

Feb 06, 2020 Some of the lowest gas prices in all of Alberta are in south Red Deer this week, including at Fas Gas where a litre of regular is going for 84.9 cents/litre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Strong start to 2020 for building permit values in Red Deer

Building permit values in Red Deer are off to a strong start this year thanks to some large projects getting underway. The city issued $60.6 million in building permits last month, which is up from $2...

Feb 04, 2020