Tag Archives: Business & Economy

MARKET WATCH: August 30
Big Picture Up-and-Down Week for North American Markets The U.S.-China trade war and global recession fears continue to hold sway over markets this week as investors try to parse conflicting signals i...
Aug 30, 2019

$500 million solar energy project coming to Vulcan
VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Canada's largest solar energy project is on its way to Vulcan County.Greengate Power Corporation has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to build and operate it...
Aug 28, 2019 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)

MARKET WATCH: August 23
Big PictureUp-and-Down Week for North American Markets The U.S.-China trade war and global recession fears continue to hold sway over markets this week as investors try to parse conflicting signals in...
Aug 23, 2019

Nebraska's top court upholds approval of Keystone XL pipeline path
Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents who wanted to force the develop...
Aug 23, 2019

Trans Mountain puts contractors on notice to get ready for pipeline restart
OTTAWA - Construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is set to restart in the next month, just in time for the official kick-off of the federal election. Trans Mountain Corp., t...
Aug 21, 2019

Trans Mountain puts contractors on notice to get ready for pipeline restart
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Trans Mountain Corp. has advised construction contractors to get ready for the restart of its pipeline expansion project to the west coast.Trans Mountain says its directive give...
Aug 21, 2019

Alberta to limit oil production to end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist
CALGARY - The Alberta government says some oil companies will have to limit their production until the end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the current l...
Aug 20, 2019

Sylvan Lake touts strong building permit numbers
Town officials say building permit numbers are proof of strong, steady growth for Sylvan Lake. Permits issued last month totalled $30.7 million, according to a Town of Sylvan Lake release, compared to...
Aug 20, 2019

Moving forward to make Red Deer a top tourism destination
Red Deer has hosted a long list of major sports tourism events over the past decade. But a new collaboration aims to go above and beyond that to make Red Deer a top destination. The 'Tourism Joint Ven...
Aug 19, 2019 Red Deer hosted its largest ever sporting event with the 2019 Canada Winter Games (Canada Games/Karen Benjamin)

Drayton Valley, Brazeau County exploring leading edge energy project
The Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County hope to be on the leading edge of embracing a new twist on existing technology that could have a significant impact on the world's energy industry.Drayton...
Aug 19, 2019 (eavor.com)