Category: Business/Finance

  • More Alberta Business Owners Think the Economy will be Better off Six Months from now, Compared to Last Quarter

    More Alberta Business Owners Think the Economy will be Better off Six Months from now, Compared to Last Quarter

    Calgary— This quarter’s ATB Business Beat shows a significant uptick in the ATB Economic Index, as more Alberta small and mid-sized business owners believe the economy will be the better off six months from now than last quarter. Overall, however, the index still remains below the line. “We see this as a positive sign,” says…

  • AMA Recognizes Some Local Favourites

    AMA Recognizes Some Local Favourites

    The Best Road-trip Food Stops in Alberta Back to Blog Posted on June 12, 2015 It’s road-trip season in Alberta and while visiting Alberta’s best attractions is fun, we know that what you really crave is new food experiences. Here are some of our favourite foodie stops across Alberta. The best distillery: Eau Claire Distillery (Turner…

  • Stronger Oversight Needed in Electricity Market: MacIntyre

    Stronger Oversight Needed in Electricity Market: MacIntyre

      EDMONTON, AB (July 28, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Minister for Electricity and Renewables Don MacIntyre called for stronger oversight in Alberta’s electricity system, following a regulatory finding of market manipulation and price rigging. The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) announced Monday that TransAlta Corporation intentionally planned power outages at its plants during peak times in order to…

  • Province Delivers Funding for Local Infrastructure

    Province Delivers Funding for Local Infrastructure

      Communities across Alberta are moving forward with local infrastructure projects, thanks to funding support from the government’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative. The funding commitment under the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) ensures stable support for the long-term plans of communities across the province. “Alberta families and businesses have asked us to ensure strong and stable support…

  • Harper Government Establishes Market Access for Beef to Ukraine

    Harper Government Establishes Market Access for Beef to Ukraine

      July 22, 2015 –Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast, announced today that the Government of Canada has opened the Ukrainian market for beef (from cattle under 30 months) and ready-to-eat meat. This new market access marks a significant milestone for Canada following the lifting of Ukraine’s ban…

  • Harper Government Announces Tax Relief for Western Livestock Producers

    Harper Government Announces Tax Relief for Western Livestock Producers

    July 23, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today released a list of designated regions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba where tax deferrals have been authorized for 2015. The designation allows livestock producers in prescribed drought regions who are facing feed shortages to defer a portion of their 2015 sale proceeds…

  • Alberta’s Energy and Innovation Ministers Visit Heartland Region

      Tour showcases over $13 billion in new industrial projects and employment for 25,000 people in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Alberta’s Industrial Heartland  – Alberta’s Energy Minister, Honourable Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education Honourable Lori Sigurdson, and local MLAs met with industry and municipal stakeholders Wednesday to tour Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, including the…

  • Government Debt Risking Alberta’s Future

      By Pat Stier, MLA We all know the crippling effects of debt, which is why we try our best to prudently manage our finances in both our personal and professional lives. In Europe, the banks recently shut down, pensioners and public servants were locked out of their contracts and the Eurozone almost collapsed, after…

  • NDP Promises On CCS Were Just Hot Air: Wildrose

    NDP Promises On CCS Were Just Hot Air: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (July 23, 2015): The NDP government needs to explain why just three months after the election they are breaking one of their key campaign promises to scrap funding for present and future carbon capture projects (CCS), the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The NDP campaign platform promised to reallocate funding from the…

  • Harper Government Invests in Animal Health

    Harper Government Invests in Animal Health

    Okotoks, Alberta – John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced yesterday an investment of over $268,000 to Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) to help ensure that cattle arriving at auctions and abattoirs are in good health and meet the standards required for processing. The development of a…

  • Dropping the Euro Won’t End Greece’s Misery

      The road to economic recovery will be an uphill battle strewn with major economic hurdles By Constantine Passaris, Professor of Economics, University of New Brunswick RHODES, Greece/ Troy Media/ – Fishermen around the world have an expression: it’s time to cut bait and start fishing. Clearly the contemporary leadership of the European Union (EU)…

  • Minister Ritz announces major investment in research to boost Canadian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, create jobs and opportunities

    Minister Ritz announces major investment in research to boost Canadian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, create jobs and opportunities

    Eleven genomics research projects including four at the University of Saskatchewan, will better position Canadian agriculture and agri-food, and fisheries & aquaculture industries, to feed hungry world markets SASKATOON, July 21, 2015 /CNW/ – The world’s increasing population, the corresponding growing demand for food, and climate variability will have profound impacts on the productive capacity…

  • PM Announces Expanded and Modernized Free Trade Agreement with Israel

    PM Announces Expanded and Modernized Free Trade Agreement with Israel

      Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that negotiations toward an expanded and modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) have concluded. The modernized CIFTA will notably provide expanded market access opportunities for agricultural, fish and seafood products through the reduction or elimination of Israeli tariffs on a large number of products, and duty-free access under…

  • NDP Borrowing Charts Alberta for Credit Downgrade: Fildebrandt

    NDP Borrowing Charts Alberta for Credit Downgrade: Fildebrandt

      EDMONTON, AB – Today, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt called on the NDP government to stop ignoring Alberta’s exploding debt after Moody’s Investors Service warned of a possible credit downgrade. Moody’s July report said the rapid pace at which the province is acquiring debt could affect its triple-A credit rating. “The NDP is…

  • Concrete Action Needed on Energy Development

    Concrete Action Needed on Energy Development

      EDMONTON, AB – Premiers acknowledging the importance of the energy sector is positive, but today’s agreement falls short in assuring the development of critical pipeline projects, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. “I’m pleased that all premiers were able to come together and acknowledge the important contribution the energy sector makes to Canada’s economy,” Wildrose…