Category: Business/Finance

  • Extend Castle Consultation Process by Six Months: Stier

      FORT MACLEOD, AB: (Friday), Wildrose Municipal Affairs Shadow Minister Pat Stier called on the NDP government to extend the consultation period on the creation of a new provincial park in the Castle region by six months. The NDP provided a 30-day window for public consultation after it made the decision to re-designate the area.…

  • Howie Ewashko Elected Chair of the Alberta Forest Products Association

    At its 73rd Annual General Meeting and Conference, the Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) announced that Howie Ewashko has been elected Chair of the Association’s Board of Directors. Ewashko is the President of Northland Forest Products Ltd. in Fort McMurray. The business has been in the Ewashko family for 44 years. “It is a great…

  • Alberta Business Owners’ Confidence Slipping: ATB Business Index 

    Alberta Business Owners’ Confidence Slipping: ATB Business Index 

    Calgary — For the first time in the two and a half years since ATB Financial has surveyed small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the ATB Business Beat, more believe their business will be worse off six months from now (33 per cent) than those who feel it will be better off (26 per cent). This time…

  • Entrepreneurs: Capitalize on Tourism

    Entrepreneurs: Capitalize on Tourism

      New and improved tools and services are now available for entrepreneurs interested in starting or expanding their tourism business. The tourism entrepreneurship program includes one-on-one advisory services, regional workshops and partnerships to connect entrepreneurs with resources. “Diversifying our economy is essential. Tourism creates jobs and we are proud to help support small businesses grow…

  • Municipal over-spending costs AB households over $2,000 

      Operating spending soars nearly 3.5 times more than what is sustainable CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its annual Alberta Municipal Spending Watch report today that reveals operating expenditures by the vast majority of the province’s municipalities have risen at an unsustainable rate between 2003 and 2013, the last year for which…

  • Drones will Change the Face of Farming

    80% of all drones over the next decade or so will likely be used to support agriculture in one way or another By Sylvain Charlebois, Troy Media INNSBRUCK, Austria/ Troy Media/ – Most of us have seen at least one drone this summer. They are everywhere. Now, some suggest drones will change how we produce…

  • Scratch Ticket Vending Machines Come To Alberta

    Scratch Ticket Vending Machines Come To Alberta

    Pilot to test innovative self-service technology  The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) and Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) are pilot testing 20 Instant Ticket Vending Machines in Calgary and Edmonton over the next year as part of our commitment to meeting evolving customer expectations. The intent of the pilot is to test whether Albertans…

  • High River Utility Bills Being Recalculated

    High River Utility Bills Being Recalculated

    July/August Utility bills to be cancelled and recalculated High River, AB: Due to a computer system error on the most recent cycle of utility billing, the Town will be cancelling the July/August utility bills in order to correct and redistribute them to residents. A calculation error has been discovered in relation to the transition to…

  • Federal Party Leaders Respond to Small Business Election Issues

    Federal Party Leaders Respond to Small Business Election Issues

      Toronto/Calgary – With Election Day just a month away, federal leaders are sharing their vision for Canada’s small businesses with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Leaders were issued a survey at the beginning of the campaign, asking a series of questions on the small business community’s top priorities, including the future of the…

  • Government Releases List of Sole Source Service Contracts

    For the first time, information related to service contracts that were awarded without a formal competition process is available. Sole-sourced service contracts are now posted online at alberta.ca and will be updated on a quarterly basis. The first list will include contracts signed between April 1 and June 30 of this year. This is part…

  • Amidst Volatility, Alberta Investors Remain Calm: ATB Investor Beat 

    Amidst Volatility, Alberta Investors Remain Calm: ATB Investor Beat 

    Edmonton— Despite uncertainty in energy markets and volatility in the stock markets, only 10 per cent of Albertans feel now is a bad time to invest or add to their savings. That’s according to the first-ever edition of ATB Investor Services’ Investor Beat survey. “Since we conducted the survey in July, the markets have shown increasing…

  • Election 2015: Lower tax rate for small biz good for all Canadians

      CFIB, major political parties, disagree with Council of Chief Executives TORONTO/CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) strongly disagrees with the Canadian Council of Chief Executive’s latest report on Canada’s corporate tax system, authored by Jack Mintz, which proposes abolishing the lower small business corporate tax rate. “It is disappointing to see…

  • Fly WestJet to London for as Little as $299

    Fly WestJet to London for as Little as $299

      Canada’s low-fare leader offers non-stop service from Calgary and Edmonton along with fares on connecting flights from select cities for only $20 more CALGARY/CNW/ – WestJet today announced it will launch new non-stop service between Calgary and London (Gatwick) and between Edmonton and London (Gatwick), beginning in May 2016. “Canadians have been paying far too…

  • Do not Take a Heavy-Hand to Royalties: Wildrose

    Do not Take a Heavy-Hand to Royalties: Wildrose

      MEDICINE HAT, AB: A new report confirms Alberta’s energy sector cannot withstand the toll of a heavy-handed hike to royalties, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The Bank of Montreal (BMO) Capital Markets report concluded Alberta’s energy sector “is not positioned to bear the burden of higher royalties and/or environmental charges at current commodity price…

  • Electricity Generators of Five Provinces have the Right Mix of Generation Technologies

    Electricity Generators of Five Provinces have the Right Mix of Generation Technologies

      Changes could carry substantial costs OTTAWA /CNW/ – The existing mix of electricity generation technologies in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec is the most efficient given the policy, costs and resources constraints, according to a new Conference Board of Canada report released (September 1st). HIGHLIGHTS Canada’s electricity generation sector faces a need to…