Submitted While calving season is underway across the County of Minburn, Alberta’s beef cow herd continues to shrink – setting the stage for a smaller calf crop and tighter cattle supplies this year that are fuelling higher cattle prices and optimism about the year ahead, says an Alberta beef market analyst. “Feeder cattle prices [...]
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) welcomes the federal government’s
Submitted Vermilion – The development of innovative biochar technology that will help generate new economic opportunities received a boost as a result of a collaborative initiative announced on Feb 22. Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament for Vegreville-Wainwright, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced federal funding [...]
Small businesses in Canada – the backbone of communities across the country – are positioned to prosper
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With Canada facing a lengthy period of relatively high commodity prices and a currency close to par,
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Michael Simpson Staff Writer Over 700 ballots cast, a packed house at the Vegreville Social Center on Wednesday, Jan. 25 and all five candidates looking shiny and new helped pack the air with excitement as the Progressive Conservative Party held their ballot for the MLA nomination. Former Strathcona Councilor Jacquie Fenske, who resulting from the [...]
Michael Simpson Staff Writer Darren Foster knows a good thing when he sees one, especially if it’s on a giant screen staring him in the face. Foster went with a friend to check out a 3D movie earlier last year to see what all the fuss was about, and decided it was good to stay [...]
With auto show season in full swing, and GM reporting record profits, there are positive signs that the
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Prince Edward Island’s economy continues to grow at a modest pace, according to the BMO Blue Book
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After weathering challenges such as flooding in 2011, Saskatchewan will be among Canada’s
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