Category: Business/Finance

  • Farm Stewardship Centre Renews Focus for 21st Century

    Farm Stewardship Centre Renews Focus for 21st Century

    The Government of Alberta is enhancing support for the development and use of sustainable agricultural practices within a diversified economy. The Farm Stewardship Centre in Lethbridge will provide a renewed focus on applied research, evaluation and implementation of new methods and technology aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of farming and food production. “Strengthening environmental…

  • Oilfields High: Career Convention Today

    Oilfields High: Career Convention Today

    Today, November 17th, between 4 – 7pm at OHS – We are holding a career convention in conjunction with Bow Valley College and Foothills Continuing Education. We will be having guests from other agencies as well. The Career Convention is open to all grade 11s, 12s and their families as well as graduates from 2014…

  • No New Pipelines Means More Oil by Train: Wildrose

    No New Pipelines Means More Oil by Train: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (November 10, 2015): Pipeline advocacy must be a key priority of both the NDP government in Alberta and the new federal government after a second train carrying crude oil was derailed in Wisconsin this week, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Crude oil or petroleum product shipped by pipeline in Canada and…

  • Canadian Angus Association Hires Commercial Angus Identification and Performance Program Coordinator

    Canadian Angus Association Hires Commercial Angus Identification and Performance Program Coordinator

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to welcome our newest staff member, Taylor Isley, who has been hired as the Commercial Angus Identification and Performance Program (CAIPP) Coordinator. This one-year internship is supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Career Focus Program. The Canadian Angus Association announced CAIPP in June at…

  • PBO Projections Show NDP Oil Forecasts Overly Optimistic: Wildrose

    PBO Projections Show NDP Oil Forecasts Overly Optimistic: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer in Ottawa shows the Alberta NDP government is relying on overly optimistic revenue projections for the next several years, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The report projects that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices will only hit $55.40 by 2018. The recent budget introduced…

  • Canada Post Redefines Convenience: A drive-thru, a fitting room and self-serve kiosks with innovative store

    Canada Post Redefines Convenience: A drive-thru, a fitting room and self-serve kiosks with innovative store

      Concept store tests fresh ways of meeting online shoppers’ evolving needs Ottawa (Ont.) – Canada Post is taking customer convenience to a new level with the Drive-thru Parcel Centre that officially opened today in Richmond Hill, Ont. Two of its many innovations – a drive-thru for parcel pickup and a fitting room – are…

  • Alberta Supports Veterans’ Transition to New Jobs

    Alberta Supports Veterans’ Transition to New Jobs

    The Alberta Government joins Manitoba and Ontario in recognizing Department of National Defence (DND) training and testing requirements. This agreement will allow current and retired Canadian Forces members to operate commercial vehicles without additional testing. Previously, military veterans were unable to transfer their credentials when they left their military careers. This agreement allows conversion from…

  • Alberta Erecting Trade Barriers to Protect its Craft Brewers 

    Alberta Erecting Trade Barriers to Protect its Craft Brewers 

      May be unconstitutional By Derek James, Staff lawyer, Canadian Constitution Foundation CALGARY, AB/ Troy Media/ – “Some animals are more equal than others,” said one of the pigs in George Orwell’s cautionary tale Animal Farm. Once the animals wrested control of the farm from the humans, the pigs in charge were soon drunk on power and…

  • Alberta Budget Misdiagnoses the Problem

    Blaming oil prices is a convenient but false narrative By Charles Lammam and Steve Lafleur The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ – If the first step towards remedying a problem is admitting that you have one, Alberta is a long way away from fixing its budget woes. Indeed, Finance Minister Joe Ceci took every…

  • Alberta Employment Drops While Rest of Country Gains: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (November 6, 2015): Statistics Canada has released their Labour Force Survey for October 2015, and the numbers for Alberta show the ongoing impact of the NDP’s risky economic agenda, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Employment increased across Canada by 44,000 in October, while in Alberta unemployment fell by 11,000. “This large…

  • Statement from Premier Notley on Keystone XL

    Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the U.S. decision regarding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline: “Though I am not surprised by the news coming from the White House this morning, as we have anticipated this announcement for some time, I am disappointed by the way the U.S. government chose to characterize our energy…

  • Jean Condems Keystone XL Rejection

      EDMONTON, AB (November 6, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement condemning US President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline: “It’s deeply disappointing the current White House administration rejected a pipeline that would have secured North America’s energy security, and meant tens-of-thousands of jobs for both Albertans and Americans.…

  • Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Ottawa, Ontario 6 November 2015 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today issued the following statement on the Keystone XL pipeline decision by the United States: “The application for a cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project was turned down by the United States Government today. We are disappointed by the decision but respect the right…

  • Statement by the President on the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Statement by the President on the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Roosevelt Room 11:58 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Several years ago, the State Department began a review process for the proposed construction of a pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through our heartland to ports in the Gulf of Mexico and out into the world market. This morning, Secretary Kerry informed me…

  • Municipal Overspending Costs each Household $5,200

      Senior levels of government should freeze unconditional transfers to cities  Toronto/Calgary, November, 2015 – Excessive city spending took $5,200 from each Canadian household over the past decade, according to the latest report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Cities of all sizes overspent by $68 billion between 2003 and 2013.  “We keep…