Business

Red Deer unemployment in March steady as province and nation add jobs

Unemployment in Red Deer is hanging steady at 7.7 per cent as of March. That's the same point it rose to in January (from 6.7 per cent in December), and stayed at in February.In March 2022, unemployme...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 08, 2023

New initiative aims to connect older workers with labour and skills shortages opportunities

A local initiative has been launched to help connect older workers with businesses experiencing labour challenges.The Older Adult Employment Strategy Assessment Project lead by The Golden Circle Senio...

Apr 06, 2023

Alberta’s first rural film office and website launches

Officials with the Town of Sundre say the film industry is thriving in communities throughout Mountain View County, and the newly formed Mountain View Regional Film Office (MVRFO) in Didsbury is said ...

Apr 04, 2023

Tonnes of baler twine, grain bag plastic being recycled

Cleanfarms says its work to recycle agricultural plastics has resulted in tonnes of material being collected.It says through the end of last year, farmers had brought in almost 2270 tonnes of grain ba...

Apr 03, 2023

Market Watch: March 31, 2023

Big Picture Investors await key economic dataU.S. equity markets climbed on Monday as investors monitored actions by regulators in the Financials sector and fluctuations in the Information Technology ...

Mar 31, 2023

Red Deer MPC rejects application to put event centre where to-be-demolished bars are

Despite City administration recommending approval, Red Deer's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has shot down a plan for a new event centre to be built in the south end.The 3,028 square metre buildi...

Josh Hall Mar 30, 2023

Red Deer Chamber concerned with growing debt in federal budget

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce is expressing concern with the federal government's seeming lack of urgency in 'getting their fiscal house in order' from a debt point-of-view.Following...

Josh Hall Mar 29, 2023

Grocery rebate applause-worthy, but long-term impact is questionable, says food bank

The federal government's so-called 'grocery rebate' is set to put a few more dollars into families' and individuals' pockets during what's been an extended period of inflation.Announced as part of Tue...

Josh Hall Mar 29, 2023

New Agri-Food Innovation Expo coming to Red Deer

Westerner Park and Lethbridge & District Exhibition have jointly announced on Wednesday the launch of a new event for the agri-food sector: Agri-Food Innovation Expo. The event will be held from J...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 29, 2023

Horse Expo Canada returns to Red Deer April 28-30

This spring, the largest equine expo in Canada returns to Red Deer for three days.Horse Expo Canada comes to Westerner Park from April 28-30, with equine clinics, presentations, exhibitors, kid's acti...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 29, 2023