Category: Business/Finance

  • Alberta Burger Fest 2015

    Alberta Burger Fest 2015

      Congratulations to Roy’s Place Claresholm – Voted number 1 in Southern Alberta Region of Burger Fest. Roy’s Place Restaurant sold an astonishing 843 burgers and has donated $2,675 to the Claresholm & District Health Foundation. Wow!! The Ukrainian Burger was a hit. Restaurants from all over Alberta participated, in May of this year, including…

  • Annual Report Shows Rough Financial Waters Ahead: Fildebrandt

    Annual Report Shows Rough Financial Waters Ahead: Fildebrandt

      CALGARY, AB (June 30, 2015): Today’s annual report released by the government shows the NDP fully committed to using the same bad accounting practices used by former PC governments and paints a troubling financial picture for Alberta going forward, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt said. “Despite the NDP running on a campaign pledge of…

  • Trudeau Presents New Plan for Canada’s Environment and Economy

    Trudeau Presents New Plan for Canada’s Environment and Economy

    VANCOUVER – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today presented an agenda for real change that will create clean jobs, grow the economy, and protect the environment. “During the Harper decade, our environment has suffered. Canadians cannot afford to let this inaction continue – the cost is too high,” said Mr.…

  • Highway 21 Feeders Ltd. Announced as Canadian Angus Association Western Feedlot of the Year

    Highway 21 Feeders Ltd. Announced as Canadian Angus Association Western Feedlot of the Year

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to honour Highway 21 Feeders Ltd. with the Western Feedlot of the Year Award. This award was presented on June 5 during Cattleman’s Connection Day at the Canadian Angus National Convention. The presentation was made to Scott Brady, the Cow/Calf Manager at Highway…

  • Minimum Wage Increase Ignores Job Creation Experts: Wildrose

    Minimum Wage Increase Ignores Job Creation Experts: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (June 29, 2015): Without listening to Alberta job creators, the NDP are pushing through a dramatic 50 per cent increase to the minimum wage without doing any economic analysis on how it will impact employment, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “There has been zero economic analysis of the impact of the…

  • Minimum wage going up to $11.20 October 1

    Minimum wage going up to $11.20 October 1

      Alberta will take first step towards a $15 per hour minimum wage by 2018. Alberta’s general minimum wage will increase to $11.20 from $10.20 per hour. The liquor server minimum wage will rise to $10.70 from $9.20 per hour in the first of two steps to eliminate the differential rate altogether in 2016. “Alberta’s…

  • Alberta Business Barometer®: Small Biz Gloomy About the Future

    Alberta Business Barometer®: Small Biz Gloomy About the Future

      Hiring plans at standstill, rising wage costs top concern, as huge min wage hike looms CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released the latest Business Barometer index today that shows Alberta’s small business outlook dropped 1.4 points in June to 44.3.  That puts the Alberta index 15 points below CFIB’s national…

  • CFIB Urges Government to Support Small Biz Amendment to Bill 2

      Change would reduce the small business tax rate from three to two percent  CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business welcomes amendments to Bill 2 An Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue that would reduce the small business income tax rate to from 3 per cent to 2 per cent.  CFIB has long advocated…

  • A Constructive Session from Wildrose Leaves Plently of Unanswered Questions from NDP

    A Constructive Session from Wildrose Leaves Plently of Unanswered Questions from NDP

      EDMONTON, AB – Wildrose successfully amended election financing legislation, put forward positive ideas to strengthen small business, and exposed the government’s economic policies that will harm job creation and economic prosperity, the Wildrose Official Opposition said Friday. “Our strong team of Wildrose MLAs proved we are more effective, responsible and constructive than ever before. We…

  • University of Calgary Public Policy Student Joins CFIB’s Alberta Team for Prestigious Internship

    University of Calgary Public Policy Student Joins CFIB’s Alberta Team for Prestigious Internship

      CFIB-Scotiabank Internship in Public Policy and Entrepreneurship attracts best & brightest CALGARY, AB – The next generation of great Canadian policy minds has arrived at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).  Eight of the nation’s brightest students will undertake major policy research initiatives for CFIB as part of this year’s CFIB-Scotiabank Internship in…

  • Wildrose to Put Forward Amendment to Shrink Small Business Tax Rate

      EDMONTON, AB – In light of several policies that will hurt the economy, businesses and families, Wildrose will put forward an amendment to Bill 2 to lower the small business tax rate from three to two per cent, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “Royalty reviews, dramatic minimum wage hikes and tax hikes on businesses…

  • Foothills School Division Set Budget Based on New Provincial Promises

    Foothills School Division Set Budget Based on New Provincial Promises

      Trustees approved the Division’s budget for 2015-2016. When the New Democrats formed the provincial government, they restored cuts and removed restrictions implemented by the Progressive Conservatives, resulting in a less stringent budget than what FSD was originally preparing for prior to the election. Among the budget highlights: Enrolment Growth: Conservatively estimating an increase of…

  • Huffington Post: G-KUP, Vancouver Company Patents 1st Compostable Coffee Pod

    Huffington Post: G-KUP, Vancouver Company Patents 1st Compostable Coffee Pod

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  • CFIB Challenges AB Govt to Release Economic Impact Analysis of $15 Minimum Wage Hike

    CFIB Challenges AB Govt to Release Economic Impact Analysis of $15 Minimum Wage Hike

      Files Freedom of Information request for all AB government studies and analysis CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today challenged the Alberta government to release all economic impact studies and analysis it has conducted or commissioned on the impact of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. “The Jobs Minister’s…

  • Premier Enlists Financial Expert for Advice on Capital Plan

      David Dodge, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, will provide advice to guide the development of a new plan to meet Alberta’s infrastructure needs. “Investment in public infrastructure is foundational to the success of Alberta’s families and communities. As this government develops a plan to build the schools, hospitals and roads Albertans need,…