Category: Business/Finance

  • More Reasons to Improve Efficiencies and Environmental Sustainability on the Farm

    More Reasons to Improve Efficiencies and Environmental Sustainability on the Farm

    New AutoRate™ Service Provides a Streamlined Approach to Managing Crop Inputs, Carbon Credits and Farm Records. Calgary, AB – Decisive Farming™, provider of a data management platform with integrated services for crop farmers, today announced a new approach to improving the efficiency of fertilizer and seed applications. AutoRate™, a new product by Decisive Farming, simplifies…

  • Canadian Angus Association Teams Up with Certified Angus Beef to Bring New Feedlot Focused Event to Lethbridge

    Canadian Angus Association Teams Up with Certified Angus Beef to Bring New Feedlot Focused Event to Lethbridge

      ROCKY VIEW, AB – There are many different sectors that work together in the beef industry. Feedlot operations are critical for the production of our beef. Thus, for the first time the Canadian Angus Association (CAA) and Certified Angus Beef (CAB) are offering a one day gathering on March 31st for the feedlot sector…

  • Alberta’s Forest Industry Continues to Grow

      Alberta Forest Products Association 3rd Quarter Results Revenues up from 4% from same period last year Edmonton – Values of lumber, pulp and paper, and panelboard manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) members totaled approximately $696 million for the 3rd quarter of 2014. The value of production was up $26 million or 3.9%…

  • Veterans Affairs announces the Retirement Income Security Benefit

    Veterans Affairs announces the Retirement Income Security Benefit

      The Honourable Erin O’Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, unveiled a proposed new financial benefit today aimed at providing financial stability to Veterans who are moderately to severely disabled and their families. The Minister was joined by Veterans’ groups, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Veterans Ombudsman, Guy Parent. Currently, the Earnings Loss…

  • Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Program for Diamond Valley Residents

    Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Program for Diamond Valley Residents

      Lower-income residents from the Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley, who are unable to complete their basic income tax returns and are unable to pay for assistance, can apply to have volunteer tax preparers process their tax returns. The eligible income cut-off is $30,000 for singles and $45,000 for a married couple. Some restrictions…

  • Changes Shed More Light on International Travel Expenses

    Changes Shed More Light on International Travel Expenses

    The policy and processes for international travel by the Premier, ministers and MLAs have been updated to more accurately reflect the full costs of these missions. Public notification of international travel by government elected officials will continue to be done through news releases. Effective immediately, international travel news releases will provide more complete and transparent…

  • CFIB: Threat of New Provincial Sales Tax Still Looms

    CFIB: Threat of New Provincial Sales Tax Still Looms

      Seventy-four percent of entrepreneurs say it would be harmful to their business CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) warned the Alberta Government may still be considering introducing a provincial sales tax (PST), and released new survey data about the negative impact the tax would have on small business. “We believe there…

  • Information Best Defence Against Fraud Aimed at Seniors

    Information Best Defence Against Fraud Aimed at Seniors

    Fraud Prevention Month is a good time to remind seniors and others that Alberta has strict rules governing door-to-door sales and solicitations. Seniors are sometimes targeted by criminals who prey on unsuspecting Albertans on their doorsteps. The Fair Trading Act protects all Albertans from aggressive door-to-door salespeople. Before allowing a door-to-door seller into your home…

  • Budget 2015 to be released March 26

    March 05, 2015 – Albertans will learn how government will address the $7 billion fiscal challenge on March 26 with the release of Budget 2015. “For the last several months I have toured the province extensively, meeting personally with thousands of Albertans at speaking engagements and direct meetings to seek their ideas for how government…

  • Tax Season Brings Privacy Risks

    Tax Season Brings Privacy Risks

    A popular commercial describes the pain associated with filing taxes, but tax season also brings privacy risks. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is reminding organizations to ensure tax statements are ending up in the right hands. Last year, there were five breach reports related to misdirected tax slips which affected 15…

  • Alberta’s small business confidence plummets in February

      Barometer index drops another 6.6 pts in February; down 25 points since November CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released the latest Business Barometer survey results that show Alberta’s small business confidence index fell another 6.6 points in February to 48.2.  It is the third straight month of significant declines, leaving…

  • Calgary Stampede Honoured With Two Agriculture Awards

    Calgary Stampede Honoured With Two Agriculture Awards

    By Christine Leppard, Historical Specialist The Calgary Stampede and our long-time director of Western Events and Agriculture of have been honoured with two awards in agriculture. In a ceremony held in Edmonton on February 7, 2015, Max Fritz was named the recipient of the 2015 Award of Merit from the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies…

  • Success is Not All That Hard

    Success is Not All That Hard

      By Lorne Ross, former President, National Association of Business Incubators Every year thousands of businesses enter and exit the market place. Of these twenty two percent of small business operate in the goods producing industries while seventy eight percent operate in service industries. Those enterprises that exit the market place are proportionately distributed between service…

  • Alberta Party Sets Policy

    Alberta Party Sets Policy

    Priorities include the economy, K-12 Education, Post-Secondary Education and Human Rights. HIGH RIVER, AB – The Alberta Party is among the smaller parties in provincial politics, but they aren’t shying away from the tough issues. Alberta Party Candidate for Highwood Joel Windsor attended an Annual General Meeting and Policy Session on February 21 and 22…

  • Mount Royal University to Host Aviation Career Expo

    Mount Royal University to Host Aviation Career Expo

      The Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University is hosting an Aviation Career Expo at Mount Royal University on March 14, 2015. The Expo takes place from 9am to 3pm with free admission. Whether you are a pilot or are looking to become one, you’ll find everything you need to expand your networking…