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Century Casino doles out $13M loan for proposed Balzac race track

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A proposed horse racing track in Balzac may at long last be gaining ground with a $13 million loan from a casino, developers say.

United Horsemen of Alberta says it has made a deal with Century Casinos to fund the long-proposed horse track and entertainment area. If approved, it would feature 5.5 furlongs (0.7 miles) of race track, and a casino with 625 gambling machines, a bar, a lounge, restaurant facilities, an off-track-betting area and an entertainment space.

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22 football fields large, Target distribution centre to open near Balzac

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CALGARY — Target Canada will open its massive 1.3 million-square-foot distribution centre in Rocky View County, in the Balzac area, in January and will employ hundreds of workers as the facility will service the company’s stores in Western Canada, the Herald has learned.

Colin Yankee, senior director for supply chain logistics for Target Canada, said the facility is located between Stoney Trail on the south and Highway 566 on the north on High Plains Boulevard, just east of the CrossIron Mills shopping centre.

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