Category Archives: Business

PSAC members on Red Deer picket line: "This isn't a fight for more than we deserve"
Workers are picketing in Red Deer today, as are about 155,000 others across Canada who are employees under the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).They have been without a contract for two years....
Apr 19, 2023

Red Deer rentals continue upward trend
Average rents continue to rise in Red Deer.According to the latest Rental Report from rentals.ca, the average rent for a one-bedroom unit in Red Deer last month was $1,193 per month, up 2.7 per cent f...
Apr 19, 2023

Red Deer home sales higher last month but lower than March 2022
Red Deer home sales last month increased from the month before but came in lower than March of last year.According to the latest market update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there w...
Apr 19, 2023

CAEP names new executive director
Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) has a new executive director.Effective May 1, Tracy Gardner takes the reins of CAEP, which is a membership-based organization that fosters success to advanc...
Apr 16, 2023

Market Watch: April 14, 2023
Big Picture Investors analyze inflation data North American equity markets finished mixed on Monday as investors considered what a still-tight labour market might mean for the U.S. Federal Reserve Boa...
Apr 14, 2023

Province announces further investment in Alberta’s film and television industry
Provincial officials say Alberta's screen-based sector has momentum, and Alberta's government is helping to make the province a magnet for the job-creating film and television industry. In 2020, offic...
Apr 13, 2023

Bra Lounge Favourite Things Fashion Show fundraiser raises thousands for Dress for Success Central Alberta
Fundraising totals are now in from a fierce night of fashion and fundraising in support of Dress for Success Central Alberta.Officials with The Bra Lounge in Red Deer have announced that $6,380.44 was...
Apr 12, 2023

Alberta to bolster economic corridors with Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The prairie provinces have announced a new partnership that they say will boost trade and the economy.The Governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have signed a memorandum of understanding t...
Apr 11, 2023

Market Watch: April 6
Big Picture Investors ponder over economic data North American equity markets finished mixed on Monday as investors considered how lower oil production might affect inflation and central bank actions....
Apr 11, 2023

"It's been a rough 10 years": Fabricland store leaving Railyards location
The Fabricland store has announced they will be leaving their Railyards location this summer, in search of a new location. "We're all upset because we all work here, we love our job, we just don't lik...
Apr 10, 2023