Business

Aurora Cannabis CEO steps down, 500 positions eliminated

Medicine Hat, AB--Aurora Cannabis announced today that CEO TerryBooth is stepping down and 500 full time positions are being eliminated. In a release, the Edmonton based company says 25 percent of the...

Feb 11, 2020 Courtesy Colton McKee

Business owners say more can be added to city's downtown incentive program

A new incentive program for downtown development projects announced by the City of Red Deer this week is getting mixed reviews from at least two local businesses.Ken Heywood, owner of Heyrock Chartere...

Feb 11, 2020

Lacombe’s chamber of commerce moving to make way for commercial development

The City of Lacombe will be helping the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce move to a new home as plans get underway to turn their current location into a new commercial development.The Chamber's...

Feb 11, 2020 (Google)

Alberta unloads crude-by-rail contracts signed under former NDP government

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has unloaded crude-by-rail contracts signed under the previous NDP government, but details aren't being disclosed yet. His predecessor, Rache...

Feb 11, 2020

DBA lauds City's downtown development incentives

The City of Red Deer has announced a new funding program aimed at supporting downtown development projects.It's hoped the program will increase activity and growth opportunities in the Greater Downtow...

Feb 10, 2020 (rdnewsNOW)

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