Category: Business/Finance

  • Fort McMurray Employers Have Received Four Out of Every Five Recovery Contracts

    Fort McMurray Employers Have Received Four Out of Every Five Recovery Contracts

    The Government of Alberta and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been working to ensure that Fort McMurray employers are given preference on recovery and rebuilding contracts. Of the 532 contracts signed by the Regional Emergency Operations Centre so far, about 80 per cent are with local employers from the Fort McMurray area. “It’s…

  • Governments Move Forward on Economic Recovery in Wood Buffalo

    Governments Move Forward on Economic Recovery in Wood Buffalo

    The Government of Alberta, in partnership with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), is moving forward on initial steps to support small and medium-sized businesses in their re-entry with a small business support centre. Government has also confirmed its intention to prefer local companies in recovery contracts. “Businesses in Fort McMurray were already struggling…

  • The Cost of the Carbon Tax

    The Cost of the Carbon Tax

    By Todd Loewen Albertans know the number one rule for any government during a time of economic turmoil is to do no further harm. Generations of Albertans have seen recessions come and go. They know and understand that the government can’t control the price of oil. In times like these, they want to see their government…

  • NDP Carbon Tax Bill Will Makes Life Harder for Families at a Time They Can Least Afford it

    NDP Carbon Tax Bill Will Makes Life Harder for Families at a Time They Can Least Afford it

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s new carbon tax bill will just make things worse for families and businesses with increased costs at a time they can least afford it, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. With Alberta’s economy contracting by over 4 per cent during the past year, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said this new…

  • Canadian Angus 2015 Auction Market of the Year Award Presented to Cowtown Livestock Exchange Inc.

    Canadian Angus 2015 Auction Market of the Year Award Presented to Cowtown Livestock Exchange Inc.

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to honour Cowtown Livestock Exchange Inc from Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, with the 2015 Auction Market of the Year Award. 2016 marks the ninth year this award has been was presented by CAA. CAA Director of Field Services Brian Good and Eastern Canada Manager Cheryl…

  • Statement from Northland Forest Products Re: Fort McMurray Sawmill

    Statement from Northland Forest Products Re: Fort McMurray Sawmill

    Northland Thanks Community for Support Dedicated efforts of firefighting teams help to save the mill Fort McMurray – Northland Forest Products would like to extend its sincere appreciation to Alberta Agriculture and Forestry firefighting teams and to the company’s staff for their efforts to save Northland’s Fort McMurray sawmill. Following the evacuation of Fort McMurray and…

  • New DINO-mite Exhibit Paves Way for Tyrrell Expansion

    New DINO-mite Exhibit Paves Way for Tyrrell Expansion

    Alberta’s world-renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is getting even more exciting as it unveils a major new exhibit and a planned $9.3-million expansion, part of the Alberta Jobs Plan. The new exhibit, Foundations, offers visitors of all ages a dynamic, interactive experience that explores the science of palaeontology and Alberta’s leadership role in the…

  • Government Meets Commitment to Support Student Jobs

    Government Meets Commitment to Support Student Jobs

    The Alberta government is meeting its commitment to support approximately 3,000 student jobs under The Alberta Jobs Plan through the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), which begins this month. Since the program launched in January, more than 2,600 applications have been received from employers across Alberta. More than 1,100 employer applications were approved, funding just…

  • Expanding Alberta’s Export Markets: ATB Releases New Perch

    Expanding Alberta’s Export Markets: ATB Releases New Perch

    Calgary — A healthy Alberta economy depends on our exports. From oil and gas to beef, to wheat, wood and medical instruments, Alberta has a lot to sell to other provinces and the rest of the world—and when it does, it generates money and jobs. The latest edition of ATB Financial’s Perch takes a close look at…

  • One in Three Business Owners Earning Effectively $15/hour or Less Themselves

    One in Three Business Owners Earning Effectively $15/hour or Less Themselves

    CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes the opportunity to share serious concerns about the government’s $15 minimum wage policy.  Recent CFIB analysis of Statistics Canada data found almost one in three Canadian business owners are earning effectively $15/hour or less, compared to one in five paid employees. “CFIB will be first…

  • Alberta to Consult on Minimum Wage

    Alberta to Consult on Minimum Wage

    As previously committed, the Government of Alberta will listen to employers and employees on how to move forward with changes to the minimum wage. Focused consultations will be held over the next month with key stakeholders, including employers, social service organizations and low-income earners. Discussion topics will include future increases, meal and lodging deductions and…

  • Laura Jones: B.C. Cities Could Learn From Small Business on Credit Card Fees

    In 2015, 10 municipalities in British Columbia paid almost $5 million to accept credit cards, ranging from a low of $87,577 in the City of North Vancouver to a high of $2,042,000 in the City of Vancouver. Is there a way to reduce these costs? Municipal governments could borrow some innovative ideas from small businesses. Municipalities,…

  • Strankman Statement on Bill 6 Consultation Panels

    Strankman Statement on Bill 6 Consultation Panels

    EDMONTON, AB (May 20, 2016): Wildrose Shadow Agriculture Minister Rick Strankman today released the following statement on the six working groups announced for Bill 6 consultation: “Wildrose will carefully review the panelists announced today to ensure that they properly represent the farmers and ranchers of our province. “The NDP government continues to be vague on details…

  • Working Groups Selected for Farm and Ranch Consultations

    Working Groups Selected for Farm and Ranch Consultations

    Agriculture and Forestry will begin the next phase of consultations with the farm and ranch sector on the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act. Members have been selected for the six working groups that will develop recommendations on how employment standards, occupational health and safety, and labour relations requirements should be applied –…

  • Alberta Welcomes Progress on Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

    Alberta Welcomes Progress on Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

    Following the National Energy Board announcement on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project, Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd has the following statement: “Today’s recommendation by the National Energy Board fits a responsible national approach to energy infrastructure. Canada is balancing the need for much stronger action on climate change with the need to pay for that…