Tag Archives: Business & Economy
World's largest fishing lure unveiled in Lacombe
Drumheller has the world's largest dinosaur, Donalda an oil lamp that claims to be the biggest on Earth, there's a giant pysanka in Vegreville, and Glendon a perogy to go with Mundare's out of this wo...
May 25, 2019 Brad Pallister unveils what is said to be the world's largest fishing lure. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Market Watch: May 24, 2019
Big Picture N.A. Markets Recovering After Rough Monday, as Trade Tensions Spike Global stock markets tumbled and the Chinese yuan hit its lowest level since December as the trade war between the U.S. ...
May 24, 2019
Local home sales below average in April
April was a down month for local home sales. MLS numbers shared by the Central Alberta Realtors Association show 360 residential units were sold last month, down 6.3 per cent from April 2018.So far in...
May 23, 2019
Emergency preparedness important for businesses, Chamber event stresses
A well-prepared business community can make or break a city's level of resilience in the wake of a disaster or other emergency.Karen Mann, City of Red Deer Emergency Management Coordinator, said as mu...
May 23, 2019 Karen Mann (left), Emergency Management Coordinator with The City of Red Deer, and Reg Warkentin, the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce's Policy and Advocacy Manager. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Cannabis facility clears planning roadblock
Plans to build a major cannabis production and processing facility north of Red Deer have cleared another hurdle.On Tuesday, Red Deer County's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) approved an applicati...
May 22, 2019 Elevation drawings of Cannabis Haven Business Park.
Buffalo Lake RV site developer ordered to cease construction
Paradise Shores, an under construction RV site near Stettler which has been at the centre of much controversy, has been ordered to cease operations by the County's Municipal Planning Commission.The or...
May 18, 2019 (StettlerCounty.ca)
Market Watch: May 17, 2019
Big PictureN.A. Markets Recovering After Rough Monday, as Trade Tensions Spike Global stock markets tumbled and the Chinese yuan hit its lowest level since December as the trade war between the U.S. a...
May 18, 2019
The Market at Red Deer opens for 49th year
Opening day for the 49th year of The Market at Red Deer was a fruitful one, judging by the lack of available nearby parking.This year, the market is back at its long-time downtown for the first time s...
May 18, 2019 Dennis Moffatt is in his 49th year managing The Market at Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Allan Cup Hockey West future in jeopardy after Rosetown withdraws
There may be no dropping of the puck on a 2019-2020 Allan Cup Hockey West season.The Senior AAA Men's league, which just watched its very own Lacombe Generals win the Allan Cup on home ice this spring...
May 16, 2019 The Lacombe Generals won the Allan Cup -- the senior AAA men's national title -- on home ice this spring. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
CAPRA presents Poverty Perspectives Research results to local stakeholders
The Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance (CAPRA) shared with community stakeholders on Wednesday the latest results from their Poverty Perspectives Research.The research was conducted over the p...
May 15, 2019 Shelbey Merrill, Researcher for the Poverty Perspectives Research report conducted in partnership with CAPRA, the U of C, RDC and AHS. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)