Category: Business/Finance

  • Housing Supply Swells in Cool Spring Market

    Housing Supply Swells in Cool Spring Market

    City of Calgary, June 2016 – Calgary’s housing inventory was on the rise once again in May as new listings climbed and sales slowed to 1,923 units. “While recent oil price gains may have some feeling optimistic, weakness in the labour market continues to impact housing demand,” said CREB® chief economist Ann-Marie Lurie. “Job losses are…

  • Wildrose Amendments Will Attempt to Provide Accountability to NDP Carbon Fund Spending

    Wildrose Amendments Will Attempt to Provide Accountability to NDP Carbon Fund Spending

    EDMONTON, AB: With the NDP government clearly committed to directing the majority of carbon tax revenues towards new spending initiatives, on Monday Wildrose will be introducing a series of amendments proposing accountability measures for how the billions of dollars taken from the pockets of Alberta families will be spent, Wildrose Shadow Environment Minister Todd Loewen said.…

  • OpenTable Announces 100 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants in Canada for 2016

    OpenTable Announces 100 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants in Canada for 2016

    Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary boast most honourees on list, just in time for summer travel season TORONTO, June 1, 2016 /CNW/ — With the Victoria Day long weekend in the books, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is welcoming the summer season by unveiling…

  • Minister Bilous Leads Biotech Mission to Attract Investment

    Representatives from more than 10 Alberta biotech and health organizations will join Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, as he promotes Alberta in San Francisco from June 5 to 7. The BIO International Convention (BIO) 2016 is the largest biotechnology conference in the world and provides an opportunity to strengthen Alberta’s growing health and…

  • Laura Jones: WorkSafeBC Rebate for Business Owners is Overdue

    It’s time for WorkSafeBC to give employers some of their own money back. WorksafeBC provides a no-fault workers’ compensation insurance program that is fully paid for by employers. The premiums are used to pay workers who experience workplace injuries and help them return to work. For most employers in British Columbia, paying WorksafeBC premiums is…

  • Competition Bureau Will Not Oppose Global Beer Mergers

    Competition Bureau Will Not Oppose Global Beer Mergers

    The Competition Bureau announced that it will not oppose two proposed transactions that will ultimately lead to Labbat’s parent company Anheuser‑Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev) acquiring the Foster’s Lager and Castle Lager brands in Canada, and Molson Coors acquiring the rights to various Miller brands, including Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite. In November 2015, global…

  • Alberta Funds Projects to Improve Workplace Safety

    Alberta Funds Projects to Improve Workplace Safety

    Twenty organizations received funding in 2015-16 for projects and programs to help improve occupational health and safety (OHS) awareness and education. Alberta Labour’s Innovation and Engagement Grants program is open to not-for-profit organizations. Approximately $500,000 is given out in grants each fiscal year. Innovation and Engagement Grants Three levels of funding grants are available: Capacity…

  • Historic New Chair Appointed for Apprenticeship

    Historic New Chair Appointed for Apprenticeship

    j’Amey Holroyd has been appointed as the Chair of the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board, marking the first time in its 71-year-history that a woman has chaired the provincial board.    The Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board plays a vital leadership role in developing Alberta’s trades professionals to meet the needs of Alberta’s industry…

  • Alberta Promotes Energy and Climate Strategy with U.S. Partners

    Alberta Promotes Energy and Climate Strategy with U.S. Partners

    Cameron Westhead, MLA for Banff-Cochrane, will attend the Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwest Energy Subcommittee meeting June 3-4 in Minneapolis, Minn. Discussions at the Energy Subcommittee meeting will focus on hydropower, electricity interchange between Canada and the United States, electrical system load balancing and integration of renewables into energy grids. “Discussing North American energy…

  • Tourists Flocked to Alberta from Abroad in 2014

    Tourists Flocked to Alberta from Abroad in 2014

    Alberta’s reputation as a world-class tourist destination continues to grow, with a significant surge in overseas visitors and local spending in 2014. Almost 900,000 overseas visitors travelled to Alberta in 2014, up 17 per cent from the year before, according to new Statistics Canada figures. These overseas visitors spent more than $1 billion in the…

  • ATB Powers Through the Challenging Alberta Economy

    ATB Powers Through the Challenging Alberta Economy

    Edmonton — Loans, deposits, assets and operating revenue all experienced healthy growth during ATB Financial’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. ATB’s operating revenue of $1.5 billion was up 5.8 per cent over the previous year, loans grew by 7.1 per cent and deposits grew by 0.9 per cent in what was a tough year for Alberta’s…

  • Alberta Small Business Confidence Rebounds Six Points

    Alberta Small Business Confidence Rebounds Six Points

  • Heartland Film Crews Return to High River on May 31

    Heartland Film Crews Return to High River on May 31

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Heartland film crews will return to High River on Tuesday, May 31 and will be in the downtown area until the evening of Friday, June 3. On Tuesday, May 31 crews will be parking equipment and vehicles along the former railway tracks and gravel area between 1st and Centre Street S.W. and…

  • ATB Opens Entrepreneur Centre, Offers Free Banking for 2016 Startups

    ATB Opens Entrepreneur Centre, Offers Free Banking for 2016 Startups

    Edmonton — ATB Financial has opened the doors to its Entrepreneur Centre in Edmonton, a unique, dedicated space where business owners can meet to share ideas, garner support, and learn from banking and business experts. This Entrepreneur Centre is located at ATB’s Calgary Trail at Whitemud branch. The first ATB Entrepreneur Centre opened earlier this month in…

  • C Ian McLaren Students Explored Careers

    C Ian McLaren Students Explored Careers

    From April 18-22 the Grade 6 class at C. Ian McLaren School explored careers and trades with 13 community businesses and trades as part of the new Grade 5-9 CTF program of studies. The students sought to answer the essential question of, “To what extent would this be a good career choice for me considering…