It’s one of the biggest industries in Lethbridge – and across Alberta.
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Moderate growth expected for Red Deer
Economic growth in Red Deer will moderate this year and next, but still compare favourably with the performance of the country’s fastest-growing economies, says a Conference Board of Canada report.
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Hicks’ on Biz: The fix for TFW program
So, quite suddenly, Alberta’s (lower-end) job market has been thrown into turmoil by the federal government’s toughening up of its Temporary Foreign Workers Program.
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2,800 flood damage claims outstanding one year later
EDMONTON — A year after spring rain runoff submerged sections of Calgary, High River and 28 other communities, more than 2,800 flood victims are still waiting for their damage claims to be resolved, according to a report released Thursday.
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Here Are The Key Geopolitical Risks That Threaten To Rock The Markets
Geopolitics is arguably the leading risk to the global economy and financial markets. Market strategist Ed Yardeni recently characterized Iraq as a “clear and present threat to the bull market.”
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Berm details unveiled
New berms in Medicine Hat will be designed to withstand even the “worst-case scenario” predicted during record flooding last June and be about three feet higher than the actual high water mark from 2013, according to plans unveiled to a city committee on Thursday.
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Alberta wages highest of all Canadian provinces
CALGARY – It pays to work in Alberta.
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Waterfront committee in the works
Users of the Snye want more of the area converted to parkland, and with a waterfront citizen committee in the works, they could have their say.
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Montreal-based clothing retailer opening store in Banff
CALGARY – A Montreal-based manufacturer and retailer of active wear is spreading its wings west opening its first location outside Quebec in Banff on Friday.
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Sobeys closure no reflection on downtown health, residents say
EDMONTON – While the closure of Sobeys Urban Fresh on Jasper Avenue is hard on nearby residents, it doesn’t mean downtown revitalization is in trouble, the local community league head says.
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