Business & Economy

Busy month for area renewable energy projects

Medicine Hat, AB - It's been a busy month for renewable energy projects with regulatory approvals being granted for two area windfarms in addition to earlier movement on two others in Cypress County.T...

Oct 28, 2019

Uncertain economic outlook following busy week for politics

Medicine Hat, AB - It was a record crowd at the Great West Home and Leisure Show this weekend but whether that is indicative of greater consumer confidence is anything but certain with the Chamber pre...

Oct 28, 2019

Taxpayer group wants city to lower taxes, spending

Medicine Hat, AB - A new local taxpayer group is seeking members to influence city council to lower municipal spending and taxes.Medicine Hat Rate Payers Society founder Alan Rose says the group is op...

Oct 27, 2019

Positivity in renewables stable despite shifting political ground

Red Deer, AB - There is optimism among those in Alberta's renewable energy sector despite an unstable political landscape and this province's attachment to oil and gas.At the Renewable Energy Fair at ...

Oct 27, 2019

AUMA report critical of provincial budget and impacts on cities

Medicine Hat, AB - The organization representing Alberta's cities says it's members are ready to meet fiscal restraint challenges but is raising concerns about how Budget 2019 is affecting provincial ...

Oct 26, 2019

Municipalities react to provincial budget

Medicine Hat, AB - Mayors across Alberta are already frustrated at the provincial budget, saying it will jeopardize major projects and raise property taxes.The province says it's time to tighten up on...

Oct 25, 2019

Cypress County joins forces with HALO to advocate for stable funding

Medicine Hat, AB - On Monday when Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo asked the minister of health Tyler Shandro about HALO air ambulance in the legislature he had nothing but praise."As I've said...

Oct 24, 2019

Budget 2019: Debt still grows but path to balance mapped out

Calgary, AB - With a mountain of debt for Albertans to climb out of while being weighed down by low commodity prices for oil and gas, Alberta's 2019 budget is still boasting the lowest tax rate in Can...

Oct 24, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Alberta Government

Liberals: TMX pipeline could fund $500 million a year in clean energy projects

OTTAWA - The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on cleaner sources of energy and projects that...

Oct 24, 2019

Employers focussing on interpersonal skills at career expo

Medicine Hat, AB - Over the past year, Stats Canada says that the city of Medicine Hat has seen a 5.2 per cent increase in the unemployment rate over the past year.Despite that, there is some optimism...

Oct 23, 2019 Medicine Hat Career Expo (Photo by Ross Lavigne)