Category Archives: Business

Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy
The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.Last year the A...
Oct 15, 2024

Average central Alberta home price up, but Red Deer sees decrease
The average sale price of a home in central Alberta hit its highest point of the year last month at $418,830, according to the later Market Report from the Central Alberta Realtors' Association (CARA)...
Oct 15, 2024

Market Watch: Thanksgiving long weekend
This week's highlightsSurge in volatility following mixed economic data, increasing geopolitical tensionsSovereign yields rise following U.S. inflation readingCanada posts sixth straight monthly trade...
Oct 15, 2024

Harvest largely complete in central Alberta region
All crop harvest is 96 per cent complete in the central Alberta region, ahead of the 5-year average of 83 per cent. That according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from the Government of Alberta and ...
Oct 11, 2024

Red Deer unemployment rate down from August but up year-over-year
The Red Deer region's unemployment rate came in lower in September when compared to the month before but is still higher than the same month last year. According to Statistics Canada, the jobless rate...
Oct 11, 2024

Putting a face to the Bank of Canada; deputy governor visits Red Deer
The Bank of Canada is on a mission to understand regional perspectives on what Canadians are facing economically.So says Toni Gravelle, a deputy governor with the Bank of Canada who has been in Red De...
Oct 11, 2024

Economy adds 47,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate falls to 6.5 per cent
The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent.Statistics Canada says youth and women aged 25 to 54 drove employment ...
Oct 11, 2024

Red Deer District Chamber warns of fraudulent email targeting members
Officials with the Red Deer District Chamber say it has come to their attention that some of their valued members have received fraudulent emails offering the Red Deer District Chamber membership list...
Oct 10, 2024

RDP celebrates apprentice performances at 2024 skills competitions
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) celebrated its talented apprentices for their performance in the 2024 skills competitions in a Building on Excellence event October 9. Throughout 2024, RDP apprentices earne...
Oct 10, 2024

Westerner Dairy Spotlight moo-ves cattle to the spotlight
Westerner Park will be packed full of cattle from October 14-20 for the Westerner Dairy Showcase.The event is hosted annually in the park's Agricentre and features both Holstein and Jersey cow open sh...
Oct 09, 2024