Industry

Red Deer permit values up year over year in June

Building permit values in Red Deer were down in June, but higher than the year previous.Estimated value of all permits issued last month was just over $6.9 million, as opposed to $6.0 million in June ...

Jul 05, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Feds announce funding for coal transition in Alberta, Saskatchewan

NISKU, Alta. - The federal government is announcing projects to help western workers and communities dependent on coal mining to become less reliant on the industry.Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet...

Jun 28, 2019 A dragline works in coal pits in front of the SaskPower Shand Power Station south of Estevan, Sask. (Troy Fleece/The Canadian Press)

Junction 42 to welcome the public this fall

Junction 42 will open this November anchored by a Tim Horton's, Burger King and 50s retro drive-in restaurant.The new rest stop situated west of the QEII on north side Highway 42 at Penhold and is par...

Jun 27, 2019 Jolene Bjarnason (left), owner of Diner 242, and Reana Stonehocker, one of the diner's first servers, in front of where the new eatery will go. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Taxpayers Federation wraps up pro-pipeline tour in Red Deer

A lack of pipelines is costing Canadians around $3 million every day, or $6 billion since 2013, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The CTF held a rally on Saturday at City Hall Park -- th...

Andrew Snook Jun 16, 2019 Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, says Canadians are missing out on $3 million daily due to a lack of pipelines. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Central Alberta students win big at provincial skills competition

A number of local students performed very well at the recent Skills Canada Alberta competition in Edmonton."The competition provides a unique opportunity for students from all over the province to sho...

May 19, 2019 (Skills Canada Alberta)

Pipelines needed to quell anxiety around Alberta oil prices

An oilsands producer says fears of another Alberta oil price crisis are ebbing thanks to production cuts imposed by the former NDP government and the profitability of shipping crude by rail.But Canadi...

May 09, 2019 (Canadian Press/Larry MacDougal)

Passenger service at Red Deer Airport two years away

The future is full of potential for the Red Deer Airport, according to those in charge, but passenger service could still be two years away.This and other items were discussed at the organization's an...

May 09, 2019 Ben Antifaiff, Red Deer Airport board chair. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)