Category Archives: Business

Red Deer home sales rise in August and year-over-year
Red Deer home sales rose in August when compared to the month before, and also increased year-over-year. According to the latest Market Report from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there w...
Sep 16, 2024

Alberta government announces Canada's first industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility
The Alberta government has announced two-point-eight million dollars in funding toward a plant that would turn landfill waste into electricity, and capture the carbon it creates.The money is to go tow...
Sep 11, 2024

EQUS holds grand opening of new operational facility in Red Deer County
EQUS, a member-owned electricity provider for rural Albertans, has opened a new operational facility at Junction 42 in Red Deer County, a move that is expected to increase the efficiency with which it...
Sep 11, 2024

No particpants after five months for orphan well program
Landowner resistance seems to have quashed an Alberta government pilot program offering energy companies partial recognition for well site cleanup that isn't complete. The Well Site Reduction program ...
Sep 09, 2024

District Chamber announces Business of the Year Awards finalists
Nominations are in for the Red Deer District Chamber's 2024 Business of the Year Awards, and the finalists have been named.From a pool of 95 nominees, 18 finalists were chosen by an independent adjudi...
Sep 07, 2024

City council endorses housing action plan initiatives for CMHC's Housing Accelerator Fund
Red Deer's city council has endorsed eight initiatives for administration to use as guidelines to boost housing supply and improve affordability in an effort to strengthen the City's application in ro...
Sep 05, 2024

City council considers service levels ahead of budget debate
As part of an updated budget process for 2025, city council has reviewed and identified 24 service levels they would like to see administration provide full reports on when it comes time for budget de...
Sep 05, 2024

Market Watch: Aug. 30, 2024
This week's highlightsMarkets fluctuate on earnings and economic data but close higher for the weekBond yields mixed amid economic data and corporate activityCanada's Q2 growth surpasses forecasts ami...
Sep 03, 2024

Red Deer Chamber seeking new board members
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has five openings for new 2024-25 board members.Any regular member or any authorized representative of a regular member may be elected as a director.Com...
Aug 31, 2024

Regus coworking space brings new life to historic downtown building
A historic downtown building has had its top floor revitalized to host a Regus coworking space, breathing new life into the structure and offering a clean and convenient work space for hybrid employee...
Aug 29, 2024