Category Archives: Business
North Red Deer Regional Wastewater System receives engineering award
LACOMBE- The North Red Deer Regional Wastewater System received the Project Achievement Award at the 2019 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Summit Awards, held...
May 15, 2019 From Left to
Right: Samuel Fritz, Project Engineer,
Stantec, Hoa Nguyen, Project Engineer,
Stantec, Todd Simenson, Vice President, Regional
Leader (Alberta North & Territories), Stantec, Mayor Grant Creasey, City of Lacombe, Ken
Wigmore, Lacombe County, Ian Cotton, Senior Electrical
and Controls Engineer, Stantec, Joel Sawatzky, Project
Manager, Water Managing Leader, Stantec, Mayor Richard
Poole, Town of Blackfalds, Jordan Thompson, Director
of Operations and Planning, City of Lacombe, President
Nima Dorjee, APEGA, Matthew Goudy, CAO, City
of Lacombe
Market Watch: May 10, 2019
Big Picture Markets Unsteady as Trade Standoff, Tariffs Take Centre Stage What a difference a week makes. Markets began Monday trading on shaky ground following a Sunday tweet from U.S. President Dona...
May 10, 2019
Red Deer region's jobless rate moves higher in April
There was a significant increase in the Red Deer region's unemployment rate last month.According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the Red Deer region saw an unemployment rate of 6.5 per c...
May 10, 2019
Passenger service at Red Deer Airport two years away
The future is full of potential for the Red Deer Airport, according to those in charge, but passenger service could still be two years away.This and other items were discussed at the organization's an...
May 09, 2019 Ben Antifaiff, Red Deer Airport board chair. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Building permit values rise in April
RED DEER- Building permit values were up $3,000,000 in April compared to values last month. Year-to-date building permit values remain lower than the first four months of 2018 but the total number of ...
May 07, 2019
Market Watch: May 3, 2019
Big Picture Fed Holds Steady, Downplays Low Inflation; Canadian Economy Shrinks The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, with officials pointing to a generally he...
May 05, 2019
Trident Exploration goes under
CALGARY- The Alberta Energy Regulator has a mess on its hands after a Calgary oil and gas company walked away from its 4,700 wells across the province.Trident Exploration says it has ceased operations...
May 02, 2019
Ottawa boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out changes to a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China's decision to ban the Canadian product.Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude ...
May 01, 2019
Association cuts oil and gas drilling forecast again as slowdown deepens
CALGARY - The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is again lowering its forecast for how many oil and gas wells will be drilled in Canada this year.It says it now thinks just 5,300 wells will be ...
May 01, 2019
Chamber hosting Emergency Preparedness Workshop
RED DEER- The Red Deer Chamber of Commerce is hosting an emergency preparedness workshop on May 23.Disasters and emergencies can wreak havoc on a business resulting in decreased operating time, lost i...
May 01, 2019