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Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is helping fund a three-year Agricultural Plastics Recycling Pilot Program that will recycle agricultural plastics. The Alberta Beef Producers will use the $750,000 grant to coordinate the recycling program on behalf of the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group – 20 stakeholder organizations ranging from commodity associations and rural municipalities to retailers. The pilot will determine…

Canada’s draft 2019 to 2022 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) is open for public consultation until April 2, 2019. The FSDS is the federal government’s primary vehicle for sustainable development planning and reporting. The report sets out sustainable development priorities, establishes goals and targets and identifies actions to achieve them. To view the draft and submit a…

Data is now the engine of economic growth and prosperity. Countries that promote data’s availabiility for societal good and economic development will lead the fourth industrial revolution and give their citizens a better quality of life. In this final part of a three part series from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, a prescription for keeping…

The Rural Development Institute and Brandon University are looking for feedback on the motivation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in hiring newcomers. The project aims to understand employer perspectives and motivations in the practice of hiring newcomers (landed immigrants who came to Canada within the last five years) and seeks to inform public…

Almost 300 residents completed the City’s Road Safety Survey over the past month, providing close to 1,000 individual comments and suggestions focusing on various road safety issues. Watch for future road safety messages and contests to begin this week on the City’s social media channels as the 2019 Road Safety Campaign begins. 200 comments were…

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Deadlines are approaching for employers to get in their funding requests for summer hiring. The STEP program and the Canada Summer Jobs program both supply assistance to employers who are looking to hire youth during the summer. Apply for the Canada Summer Jobs program by January 25, 2019. STEP applications will be accepted until February 8, 2019.

RBC Crestwood has proudly been serving the community for more than 40 years. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff happily provide advice in all areas of personal and business finances. With experts in banking, financing, investing, financial planning, mortgages, business banking and business financing we are able to work as 1 RBC to help you meet all…

At last count, Alberta was home to 80 breweries and 24 distilleries, with many more in various stages of planning and commissioning. As the province’s brewers and distillers look to differentiate their offering, they are turning to local ingredient suppliers to help their product stand out on crowded store shelves. “We try to get as…

Small craft batches of caesar sauce made in Medicine Hat. Simply add 1/2 an ounce of sauce, 1 oz of alcohol (vodka, gin, etc) etc. and clam makes the PERFECT Caesar. Rev up your caesar with Lucky’s Speed Sauce!