Category Archives: Business

2023 livestock drought recovery support being expanded
The governments of Canada and Alberta are expanding drought livestock assistance eligibility to help producers maintain breeding herds.Provincial government officials say the 2023 Canada-Alberta Droug...
Jan 30, 2024

Red Deer childcare centre supports rolling closures to put pressure on provincial government
Red Deer's Creekside Creative Academy held an emergency meeting with parents Monday night to discuss rolling closures of childcare centres happening Tuesday across the province.The closures are part o...
Jan 30, 2024

Market Watch: January 26
This week's highlightsGlobal equities advance cautiously on growth and inflation dataFixed income markets rally on inflation data and rate cut hopesBank of Canada keeps key interest rate at 5%U.S. eco...
Jan 29, 2024

Stettler town council approves enhanced Tax Incentive Bylaw
Council for the Town of Stettler has unanimously approved a revised and enhanced Tax Incentive Bylaw. The approval happened during their regular meeting on Dec. 19 2023. "With high interest rates and ...
Jan 25, 2024

Stakeholder Engagement Plan announced for Innovative Technology Development Sector
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta is announcing its plan to engage the innovative technology development sector in the province. Officials say the OIPC's new sta...
Jan 25, 2024

Alberta government supporting new adventures in the province
Alberta's government says it is continuing to invest in diverse tourism destinations, revitalizing communities, generating jobs and supporting businesses across the province. In 2022, government offic...
Jan 25, 2024

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5 per cent, signals shift toward rate cut talks
OTTAWA, ON - The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at five per cent Wednesday and signalled it has begun discussing when it should start cutting rates."With overall demand in the economy no lo...
Jan 24, 2024

Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists
Nearly a century after the mass agricultural disaster known as the Dirty '30s, drought conditions on the Prairies are once again raising the risk that farmers' valuable topsoil will go blowing in the ...
Jan 22, 2024

Red Deer Chamber offers advice to city council ahead of budget talks
The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce says after having reviewed The City's proposed capital and operating budgets for 2024, they believe its growth is unsustainable. City council be debating ...
Jan 20, 2024

City council, Westerner Park and RDP issue statements on passing of philanthropist and community builder, Jack Donald
Officials with the City of Red Deer have announced the passing of long-time business leader, philanthropist, and community builder, Jack Donald. It can be described as another huge loss for the commun...
Jan 19, 2024