Labour Market News

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In this section, you can browse archived news titles, whose links are no longer functional, for up to one year from the current date. The archived news can help you understand the labour market trends in geographic areas and industries that are of interest to you.

• Week of 2024-04-29 to 2024-05-03

  • CEMATRIX Corporation has executed $7.6M in new contracts. All the new projects, two of them in the US, are scheduled to be completed in 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • GoodLeaf Farms has opened a $52M indoor vertical farm facility in Calgary. GoodLeaf is expecting to double the existing capacity at the facility in the near term.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is committing $750,000 to conduct a feasibility study to advance the province as a global hub for geothermal technologies in partnership with Calgary-based Eavor Technologies and other stakeholders.

    alberta.ca

  • Stantec has secured a CAD$186M master services agreement with BC Hydro & Power Authority to supply transmission and distribution engineering services along with project management. The initial term of the agreement is seven years, with a potential total term of up to 20 years.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is spending $9M in 2024 on the development of the 15-year Passenger Rail Master Plan for a provincIal commuter rail network. A feasibility study to assess ridership demand and infrastructure needs is expected to be completed in the summer of 2025.

    alberta.ca

  • Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has submitted a full environmental permit application to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas for approval to construct its Carseland Project under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. Cielo expects first commercial production from the facility in 2026.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta has launched the $6M Community Energy Conservation Program which will fund energy-efficient upgrades to municipally owned buildings. The program will provide up to $500,000 per municipality, including community-related organizations.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $2M through the Investment and Growth Fund towards a $222M cold food storage facility in Coaldale by Netherlands-based NewCold. Construction is expected to create approximately 200 temporary jobs and the facility is expected to have more than 50 permanent employees when it opens in about one year.

    alberta.ca

  • Advantage Energy Ltd. is currently drilling a three-well liquids-focused pad at Wembley targeting two D4 wells and one D3 well, all in the Middle Montney formation.

    newswire.ca

  • The federal government is providing over $678,000 for energy efficiency upgrades to the Social Development Centre in Alexander First Nation. The work includes expansion of the current solar energy system, and HVAC and electrical upgrades along with other projects.

    canada.ca

  • WestJet launched daily, non-stop, year-round service between Edmonton and Atlanta, Georgia on April 29, 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • Skyline Industrial REIT and its partners are currently building and leasing Rampart III, an industrial facility in the Rampart Business Park in Edmonton. Construction is expected to be complete in summer 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Volt Lithium Corp. is planning to secure US$1.5M from an investor company that will fund a project to use Volt's proprietary direct lithium brine extraction technologies at a site in Texas. The funding arrangement is subject to regulatory approval.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta, through Alberta Innovates, is providing $1.2M to the University of Alberta for laboratory and mathematical analyses as part of a collaborative project with Vortex Energy Corp. and Keyera Corporation. The project will develop parameters for hydrogen storage in the salt caverns proposed to be developed at the Robinsons River Salt Project in Newfoundland.

    globenewswire.com

  • TAQA Drilling Solutions has launched Threlix™, a patented drill string technology designed to reduce drilling rig downtime. Threlix has global applications and includes full engineering support from TAQA.

    businesswire.com

  • Maskwa Medical Centre Canada Ltd. is planning to start construction in August or September 2024 on a $35M medical centre in Grande Prairie. The facility is expected to open in mid-2026 offering a range of medical services.

    everythinggp.com

  • The Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Carbon Alpha are partnering to develop the North Star Project, a carbon dioxide removal project near Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. If fully sanctioned, the project is expected to create up to 125 construction jobs and 12 permanent jobs once operational in mid-2027.

    newswire.ca

  • PCL Construction is starting work on the $200M West Runway Rehabilitation project at the Calgary International Airport that will completely overhaul and replace the west runway. The work is expected to take two years with the runway open for service by the end of 2025. Construction is expected to create 300 temporary jobs.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Pattison Food Group is rebranding the Urban Fare grocery store in the Mount Royal area of Calgary as a Save-On-Foods. Renovations at the store have been underway for several weeks. Local management employees at the store will be retained.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta has provided an additional $573,500 for the 2023-24 intake of the Northern Alberta Development Bursary program. The funding supports 72 additional students through the Northern Alberta Development Council and the First Nations, Métis and Inuit bursaries.

    alberta.ca

  • Veritext Legal Solutions is extending and expanding its scholarship and grant program for students in the Court Transcription program or the Captioning and Court Reporting program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $15M to launch the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program which will pay nurse practitioners approximately 80 per cent of the compensation provided to family physicians who provide comprehensive primary care. The program has conditions on patient loads, after-hours service, walk-in patients and other regulatory requirements.

    alberta.ca

  • Leston Holdings is planning to renovate the Edmonton House building in the downtown core after its purchase for $51M. Leston intends to keep all 320 residential units along with some renovations, exterior work, and converting some of the remaining office space to new residential units.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Precision Drilling Corporation is expecting strong demand for its contract drilling and well servicing divisions in Canada to continue throughout spring break-up due to increasing year-round pad drilling in the Montney plays and heavy oil programs in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

    precisiondrilling.com

  • i3 Energy plc is planning a 2024 capital budget of US$50.9M to drill 15 wells across its Alberta assets. The drilling program is expected to start in June 2024 with pad drilling on its Simonette Montney play scheduled to start in Q1 2025.

    accesswire.com

  • C-FER Technologies is partnering with Metal Industries Research and Development Center in Taiwan to evaluate and develop technologies and expertise focused on the safe transport of hydrogen gas in pipelines.

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2024-04-22 to 2024-04-26

  • The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation has opened Eileen’s Place, a domestic violence shelter for women, in Morinville. The second-stage housing project offers rental apartments and trauma-informed supports.

    stalbertgazette.com

  • US-based Air Products is planning to build a network of permanent, commercial-scale hydrogen refueling stations along Highway 2 from Edmonton to Calgary. The stations will be equipped to serve heavy-duty vehicles, such as commercial and municipal trucks and buses, as well light-duty hydrogen fuel cell cars. Each station will be able to fuel up to 200 heavy-duty trucks or 2,000 cars per day.

    prnewswire.com

  • The University of Alberta Innovation Fund has invested in Nanostics Inc. to support expanding access to the ClarityDX Prostate blood test across North America. The funding will also support the development of ClarityDX Bladder, a minimally invasive bladder cancer diagnostic test, and other new products.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta, through Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reductions Alberta, is providing $57M for 28 projects to advance new hydrogen technologies and create up to 720 jobs. The project scopes cover hydrogen production, storage, transmission, distribution, and usage.

    eralberta.ca

  • Imperial Oil expects to open a $720M renewable diesel facility, currently under construction, in Strathcona County in 2025. The Government of Alberta has granted Imperial conditional approval for a tax credit estimated at about $70M under the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Josan Properties is spending $22M to redevelop parts of the Phipps-McKinnon Building in downtown Edmonton. Seven floors will be converted to more than 90 residential units while nine floors will continue as office space. An amenity floor is planned to have a fitness room, yoga centre, outdoor patio, and more.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Subject to regulatory approvals, a new unnamed tenant is moving into the vacant former Canadian Tire building in Lloydminster. The building is owned and leased by Canadian Tire Real Estate Investment Trust.

    meridiansource.ca

  • Alberta Health Services has increased the number of operating room nurses and hours at the Leduc Community Hospital starting in April 2024, leading to an increase of about 400 surgeries per year. The capacity increase was funded by the Alberta Surgical Initiative.

    globalnews.ca

  • The Alberta Utilities Commission has conditionally approved Alderson Solar, a 100 megawatt solar project by HEP North America near Suffield. Construction plans for the project are expected to be filed in August 2024.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing a $175,000 grant to the SafeGen program which provides occupational safety training to high school students. Coursework can be taken in class or online at schools throughout Alberta.

    alberta.ca

  • WestJet is launching service to six additional Asian cities on May 17, 2024, through expansion of a codeshare agreement with Korean Air. The flights will be routed through Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea.

    newswire.ca

  • Canacol Energy Ltd. has started drilling the Chontaduro 2 gas appraisal well, targeting the CDO sandstone reservoir in the southern part of the Chontaduro discovery in Colombia's Lower Magdalena Valley Basin. The well, in the VIM21 exploration and production contract, is expected to take approximately three weeks to drill and complete.

    globenewswire.com

  • The United Nurses of Alberta and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees have filed applications for a union certification vote on behalf of approximately 24 employees at AgeCare Glenmore in Calgary. The employees provide direct nursing care or nursing instruction at the facility.

    albertaworker.ca

  • Valeura Energy Inc. is drilling two infill development wells on the Nong Yao A platform in the Gulf of Thailand. Development drilling is planned on the Nong Yao C accumulation as the next stage in the program once commissioning is complete on the Nong Yao C Mobile Offshore Production Unit.

    valeuraenergy.com

  • The City of Medicine Hat is starting construction work on bridges, road improvements, water and sewers and utility upgrades totaling over $40M. Some of the work will continue until fall 2024 and if required into the 2025 construction season.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $500,000 to the University of Lethbridge towards eight environmental research projects focused on water storage in lakes, species at risk and other concerns in southern Alberta.

    alberta.ca

  • Happy Belly Food Group Inc. is opening its third franchised Heal Wellness restaurant in Edmonton in Q3 2024.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Calgary Co-op has started work on a development in Cochrane that includes a co-op store, a gas station, car wash and other retail outlets. The store’s construction phase will create 750 jobs and another in 150 permanent jobs on completion in 2025.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Garmin Canada expects to have approximately 180 more jobs for technologically skilled employees in the new addition to its headquarters building in Cochrane. The expansion includes additional labs and product evaluation space.

    cochranenow.com

  • The City of Red Deer and Red Deer County are partnering to co-ordinate their economic interests using a $100,000 grant from the province through the Northern and Regional Economic Development Program.

    reddeeradvocate.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $350,000 to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 Trust Fund as part of a pilot program to deliver training for Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator – Mobile Crane Operator apprenticeships. The pilot program will take place at the Union's training facility north of Edmonton.

    alberta.ca

  • The Cold Lake Regional Utilities Commission has awarded a $34M contract to Sure-Form Contracting Ltd. to build a new wastewater treatment plant. The project is expected to take 24 months to complete and bring online.

    mylakelandnow.com

  • Save-On-Foods has opened new stores in Blackfalds and Athabasca, replacing previous stores that operated under the Buy-Low Foods banner at the same locations.

    grocerybusiness.ca

  • Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties Limited is expecting to start construction this month on The Gateway - a mixed-use development in Canmore. The site will include retail, commercial, office space and employee housing.

    rmoutlook.com
• Week of 2024-04-15 to 2024-04-19

  • SolarBank Corporation has started construction of a rooftop solar project for Fiera Real Estate.

    newswire.ca

  • The federal government has funded wildfire emergency co-ordinators for 48 Alberta First Nations.

    globalnews.ca

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated is planning to stimulate a producing well in Q2 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Town of Sundre is planning to complete the Highway 27 overlay project in 2025.

    mountainviewtoday.ca

  • Heidelberg Materials North America has awarded a contract to MHI-LCSC and Kiewit.

    globenewswire.com

  • Acceleware Ltd. has been awarded Phase 2 of a potash ore drying project by the International Minerals Innovation Institute.

    globenewswire.com

  • Claystone Waste Ltd. is expanding operations at its Ryley facility.

    globenewswire.com

  • Turo is adding designated vehicle exchange locations at Calgary International Airport.

    dailyhive.com

  • Valo Networks is building out telecommunications infrastructure to 1,198 households in Red Deer County.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • Moxy Banff opened on April 11, 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Balance has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance in its path to government certification.

    businesswire.com

  • E3 Lithium Ltd. is partnering with two universities on lithium research projects.

    businesswire.com

  • Peruvian Metals Corp. has acquired a 50 percent interest in Manitoba-based San Maurizo Mines Inc.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The Government of Alberta is funding some policing costs in Coaldale.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $8M to increase access to family law pre-court services.

    alberta.ca

  • Cowboys Music Festival is hosting job fairs in Calgary.

    curiocity.com

  • TrustBIX Inc. has sold indoor farming technology and associated services.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Happy Valley Food Group Inc. is opening three Yolks Breakfast restaurants in Calgary.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The federal government has made seven judicial appointments in Alberta.

    canada.ca

  • Pan American Energy Corp. is partnering with the University of Saskatoon on a lithium research project.

    globenewswire.com

  • The University of Alberta is analyzing core samples for RESPEC Consulting Inc. and Vortex Energy Corp.

    globenewswire.com

  • Tamarack Valley Energy has temporarily shut-in some production following a fire at a gas plant in Alberta.

    stockhouse.com

  • Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. is planning to ramp up ore processing in the next seven to 10 days.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Enterprise Group, Inc. is partnering with business groups to expand opportunities within the Treaty 8 Territory.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Fathom Nickel Inc. is planning detailed surface geochemistry and geophysics work at its Albert Lake Project.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Construction of the Lloydminster renal dialysis unit is expected to start later in 2024.

    meridiansource.ca

  • The County of Grande Prairie is hiring staff for empty fire stations and fire service crews.

    dailyheraldtribune.com

  • Pulse Oil Corp. plans to re-start two additional wells along with the Enhanced Oil Recovery flood in their Nisku D oil reservoirs.

    globenewswire.com

  • Global Helium Corp. is moving ahead with design and engineering work for its Alberta facility.

    globenewswire.com

  • Alberta Investment Management Corporation has launched four post-secondary scholarships.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is supporting construction of the new Cameron Heights Community Centre.

    alberta.ca

  • The Building Trades of Alberta is projecting a shortage of tradespersons in Alberta in 2025.

    boereport.com

  • Oil sands producers and refiners in Alberta are gearing up for their annual maintenance programs.

    boereport.com

  • Pembina Pipelines Corporation is building a small solar power system in Empress.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Government of Alberta has contracted out interfacility patient transports.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta expects to deploy 50 new police officers by the end of 2024.

    alberta.ca

  • Hempalta Corp. has acquired a controlling interest in Hemp Carbon Standard Inc.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Eguana Technologies Inc. is developing multiple virtual power plant pilot programs with utilities in Canada and the United States.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Alberta Health Services is opening a new mental health services building in Didsbury.

    discoverairdrie.com

  • Atco EnPower is planning a new wind farm near Castor.

    castoradvance.com

  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd. has invested in Bison Low Carbon Ventures Inc.

    newswire.ca

  • First Nations Inspection Authority launched on April 9, 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • Showcase Minerals Inc. is starting a drilling program on its Dixie Flats-North Star Gold Project.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Zedcor Inc. is expanding its US operations and ramping up manufacturing.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • PetroTal Corp. expects to bring a well on production in May 2024.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Copper Fox Metals Inc. is planning a drill testing program at its Mineral Mountain Project pending regulatory approvals.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Voran Group has partnered with MHCare Medical to introduce SoRite DECON chemistry.

    businesswire.com

  • The Western Milk Pool is building a milk concentration plant near Red Deer.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • Bibo Strathcona has opened in Edmonton.

    dailyhive.com

  • The County of Wetaskiwin is partnering with Sustane Technologies Inc. on a project that will creating 30-35 local jobs.

    wetaskiwin.ab.ca

  • Labatt is hiring for part-time and full-time positions.

    curiocity.com

  • The Government of Alberta is adding $21M in 2024-25 to operating funding for affordable housing providers.

    alberta.ca

  • Abbey’s Creations opened a new location in Calgary.

    dailyhive.com

  • Cleantek Industries Inc. is expanding its product and services lines.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • A No Frills grocery store is scheduled to open in west Edmonton in 2024-25.

    dailyhive.com

  • Peace Energy Cooperative is starting construction a solar farm in fall 2024.

    southpeacenews.com
• Week of 2024-04-08 to 2024-04-12

  • The Town of St. Paul has issued a development permit to Memento Funeral Chapel for a funeral home.

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • NGIF Capital is investing $872,000 in New Wave Hydrogen.

    ngif.ca

  • University of CalgaryQuantum City is partnering with QAI Ventures to fund early-stage quantum technology startups and entrepreneurs.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $1.13M to support the development of regional airports.

    alberta.ca

  • Global Helium Corp. has entered into a seismic review option agreement with North American Helium Inc.

    globenewswire.com

  • Asinikahtamwak LP Ltd. is starting to manufacture hemcrete blocks in Elk Point during April.

    hemptoday.net

  • The Central Alberta Hiring & Post-Secondary Education Expo will take place in Red Deer on May 2, 2024.

    sylvanlakenews.com

  • Chiniki First Nation has invested $10M into the Symons Valley Ranch development.

    rmoutlook.com

  • Headwater Exploration Inc. is drilling four delineation wells on its Seal assets.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing a $1.2M grant to the University of Calgary’s Simpson Centre for the Alberta Digitalization Agriculture Program.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $6.8M for criminal justice navigators.

    alberta.ca

  • Children's Autism Services of Edmonton is opening a school by September 2024.

    cbc.ca

  • Lycos Energy Inc. is adding $5M to its 2024 capital program.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Crux Operations Control Management Limited has received $1.5M from Emissions Reduction Alberta for software development.

    accesswire.com

  • The Town of Cochrane is improving park infrastructure starting in 2024.

    cochranenow.com

  • WestJet is launching daily, year-round, non-stop flights from Edmonton to Ottawa and Montreal.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • The Tilley Solar Project is expected to create more than 280 full-time jobs at peak construction.

    newswire.ca

  • Emissions Reduction Alberta is contributing funds to numerous energy storage related projects.

    news

  • Nanostics Inc. is partnering with Alberta Health Services to advance tools for the early detection of urological diseases.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has introduced a farm-restricted Class 1 license for eligible farmers.

    farms.com

  • Target Pest Control is expanding its pest control services for property owners.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta has allocated $4.45M for dual credit grants for the 2024-25 school year.

    alberta.ca

  • FlixBus started providing service on April 5 to communities around Alberta.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $224.8M to create medical schools in Lethbridge and Grande Prairie.

    alberta.ca

  • Ryuko Japanese Kitchen + Bar opened its second location on April 4.

    dailyhive.com

  • LithiumBank Resources Corp. expects to have its lithium brine pilot plant fully operational in Q2 2024.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Record Resources Inc. is planning an expanded exploration program on a large package of uranium claims.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Dow expects to have approximately 6,000 construction workers over the next 16 months at its petrochemical project in Fort Saskatchewan.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Pure Life Healthcare Management has acquired a clinic in Fort Saskatchewan and a telehealth clinic.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The Government of Alberta is adding $10M to the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

    alberta.ca
• Week of 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-05

  • The Government of Alberta increased funding for Family Resource Networks by $6.6M over the next two years. The additional funding will support families in need.

    alberta.ca

  • Northwestern Polytechnic has added a 12-month Water and Wastewater Technician certificate program with the first intake scheduled for fall 2024. Aquatera is assisting in the program development along with providing support for a program-specific scholarship fund for operator training.

    mygrandeprairienow.com

  • FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc., the parent company of Fazoli’s, is expanding to Canada with a franchise agreement that will see 25 Fazoli's Italian food restaurants over the next decade. The first locations are expected to open in Alberta in 2025.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is creating two new organizations to manage mental health and addiction services. Recovery Alberta will be responsible for delivering the mental health and addictions services currently handled by Alberta Health Services. And a new Crown corporation, the Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence, will focus on developing recovery models of care.

    cbc.ca

  • ECO Canada, a workforce and training organization for environmental professionals, has released a report detailing the skills and roles required for the green economy in Alberta and BC.

    globenewswire.com

  • X-Energy Reactor Company and TransAlta Corporation are partnering to study the feasability of deploying a small modular nuclear reactor in Alberta. The study will be supported with funding from Emission Reduction Alberta.

    businesswire.com

  • Ponshu, a Japanese food restaurant in Calgary, is closing permenently on April 8, 2024.

    dailyhive.com

  • Charge Solar, a leading supplier of solar and battery storage systems, has opened a newly expanded facility in Edmonton to better serve its customers.

    newswire.ca

  • Hundreds of jobs are currently on offer from 28 different employers in the greater Edmonton region. The positions range among a wide variety of occupations.

    dailyhive.com

  • Cielo Waste Solutions Corp., a renewable fuel company, is utilizing its research and development facility in Aldersyde to advance towards commercialization of its processes over the next two years.

    globenewswire.com

  • Insurance services provider, Western Financial Group opened a newly redesigned branch in Red Deer on April 3, 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated is partnering with North American Helium Inc., both based in Calgary, to drill six to nine helium development wells in southern Saskatchewan. The drilling is expected to start between Q3 2024 and Q2 2025, subject to environmental conditions.

    globenewswire.com

  • Tipper Records, a record shop dealing mainly in vintage vinyl, opened in downtown Okotoks on March 29, 2024.

    highriveronline.com

  • Blowers & Grafton, a restaurant concept specializng in Halifax Street Food, has opened a new location in Medicine Hat.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Construction work has begun at the Moose Recreation Centre in Medicine Hat. The project includes adding a universal change room, an accessible public use washroom, a new janitorial area and minor upgrades to infrastructure and utilities.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The City of Lethbridge has approved a new agreement with Alberta Health Services to deliver emergency medical services through Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. The agreement is for 2.5 years with an option for a 2.5-year extension.

    lethbridgeherald.com

  • Four counties around Edmonton are currently hiring for a range of positions including engineers, heavy duty mechanics, labourers and financial analysts.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Government of Alberta is investing $33.7M in 13 projects through Emissions Reduction Alberta. The projects are expanding Alberta’s hydrogen fueling station infrastructure, using Artificial Intelligence to predict power line failures, and other issues.

    eralberta.ca

  • Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fueling station is now open along Highway 2 in Leduc County.

    nikolamotor.com

  • The Government of Alberta announced a new trucker training program that will replace the current Mandatory Entry Level Training as of March 2025. The province has allocated $41M to set up a new commercial driver training grant to support the new program.

    calgaryherald.com

  • BuildForce Canada is forecasting that total construction employment growth in Alberta will increase by 14,000 workers by 2033.

    globenewswire.com

  • Capital Power has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Saputo Inc., a leading dairy processor. The agreement pertains to Capital Power's Halkirk 2 Wind facility currently under construction.

    globenewswire.com

  • The MD of Bighorn is considering hiring or updating up to 14 positions in response to an organizational review of staffing levels.

    rmoutlook.com

  • The Government of Alberta intends to make the Edmonton navigation and support centre for the homeless a permanent service. The government is also planning to create a similar service in Calgary.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Shoppers Drug Mart is planning to open a new location in Whitecourt in 2025. The proposed location is adjacent to Whitecourt’s No Frills store.

    whitecourtstar.com
• Week of 2024-03-25 to 2024-03-29

  • Ontario-based Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Red Deer-based Action Equipment Rentals Inc. and has retained all the Action employees.

    accessbriefing.com

  • The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY) has started construction of a new Indigenous youth centre in Calgary. The facility will provide a permanent home for a range of services. Staff are expected to relocate to the building early in 2025.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Netflix has issued an open casting call in Calgary on April 6th for a western TV series set in 1850's Oregon titled The Abandons. Production is scheduled between May 14th and October 17th, 2024.

    curiocity.com

  • The federal government is providing $714,500 to Fortune Minerals Ltd. to support the production of cobalt and bismuth ingot products from its planned mine properties in the Northwest Territories and its refinery currently under development in Lamont County in Alberta's Industrial Heartland.

    canada.ca

  • The Government of Alberta, Mphasis and the University of Calgary have launched The Quantum City Challenge to advance the development of quantum computing, with support from ATCO and Canadian Natural Resources Limited.

    thequantuminsider.com

  • The Government of Alberta is planning to spend $313M over three years in the Alberta Surgical Initiative (ASI) Capital Program in Budget 2024. Alberta Health Services (AHS) will also receive an additional $305M to cover the cost of 310,000 surgeries in 2024.

    alberta.ca

  • The University of Calgary has launched a two-year Master of Physician Assistant Studies program that is expecting its first cohort of 20 students to start in August 2024.

    cbc.ca

  • The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network is providing $732,353 for a honeybee project involving Busy Bee Farm of Hay Lakes valued in total at approximately $2.3M.

    caain.ca

  • ATMA CENA Psychedelic Healthcare Solutions (PHS) is anticipating an expanded client base after Alberta Blue Cross, an extended health benefit insurance company, elected to immediately begin covering psychedelic-assisted therapy (PaT) for mental health care in Alberta.

    newswire.ca

  • Zebra Robotics, a franchise offering education in robotics, coding, and technology, opened a location in southwest Edmonton in January 2024. Two additional locations are planned in the city with one opening in the fall of 2024 and the second shortly thereafter.

    einnews.com

  • The Calgary-based Children’s Cottage Society (CCS) is set to open its new $25M headquarters building that will also offer social services and other programs to families and children in crises.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Rokk Energy Technologies and Northern Smilodon Energy Inc., both headquartered in Calgary, are partnering to develop Rokk’s Pad-Free™ advanced drilling and completion system primarily intended for horizontal well drilling.

    globenewswire.com

  • Bioclean Disaster Service is starting work to repair the foundation of the Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services (LSAS) building. The Government of Alberta has provided a matching grant of $197,092 for the project.

    mylloydminsternow.com

  • Calgary-based Parkland Corp. is planning to sell 157 convenience store and fuel station locations across six provinces under the Chevron, Ultramar, Pioneer and FasGas brands as well as the On the Run convenience store banner.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Koch Auto Group of Companies is launching a new RV dealership, Airstream of Edmonton, in early summer 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • New schools in Airdrie, Cochrane and Chestermere are on the priority list for Rocky View Schools (RVS) as student enrolment booms across the division.

    cochranenow.com

  • LevelJump Healthcare Corp. has added technologies and expanded services at its recently acquired Diagnostic Imaging Centres in Alberta.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Concord Green Energy has awarded a contract to Polar Racking Inc. to supply its equipment for a 38-MW solar project near Tilley.

    renewablesnow.com

  • Two former employees of the Calgary liquor retailer J. Webb Wine Merchant are reopening the two locations that closed in January 2024. One of the locations will be rebranded as The Wine Shop.

    vermilionstandard.com

  • Happy Belly Food Group Inc. is opening a Heal Wellness franchise location during Summer 2024 in downtown Calgary. Two other locations are also in progress in Edmonton as part of a five-unit master franchise agreement.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The Government of Alberta is committing $103M over seven years towards the $660M Arts Common and Olympic Plaza projects in downtown Calgary. The work is expected to create almost 3,500 full-time construction jobs, with completion anticipated by 2028-29.

    alberta.ca

  • Edmonton-based DuraPaw, an online retailer of monthly themed dog subscription boxes, has launched a series of holiday themed subscription packs containing dog treats and toys.

    globenewswire.com

  • Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) are partnering to expand nursing student placements in rural healthcare. The agreement will also offer AHS nurses the opportunity to take on RDP clinical instructor placements on a temporary basis when RDP is unable to recruit a qualified instructor.

    reddeeradvocate.com

  • De Havilland Canada is planning to start construction later this year on its engineering, manufacturing, training, and corporate complex in Wheatland County near Calgary. When fully operational the site will create up to 1,500 jobs, but in the interim De Havilland is estimating 300 to 400 employees will be added to the current 750 staff in 2024.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Energy Creates, a new scholarship contest directed towards Canadian youth (aged 15-25 yrs.) is offering $500,000 in “no strings attached” scholarships in post-secondary education for artistic work that explores the Canadian Energy sector.

    globenewswire.com

  • Bar Gigi, a brand-new 20 seat restaurant concept, is set to open in Calgary in the near future.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Town of Millet has awarded a $504,425 tender for a traffic light project to Park-Aid Asphalt and Maintenance. Work is expected to start later this year along with a railway upgrade project valued at over $1M that is required to coordinate signalling at the intersection.

    draytonvalleywesternreview.com

  • The University of Alberta and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) have been designated as research and development test centres for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (Diana) network.

    ctvnews.ca
• Week of 2024-03-18 to 2024-03-22

  • Enserva, formerly the Petroleum Services Association of Canada, has launched the THINK Energy campaign to highlight the diversity of career paths in the energy services sector. As part of the campaign, Enserva is launching an energy services sector-specific job website, the Working Energy Portal, that will serve as a portal for employers and job seekers and act as a training hub.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is introducing legislation that will enable the creation of an independent police agency. Officers in the new agency would take on responsibility for police-like functions currently carried out by the Alberta Sheriffs.

    alberta.ca

  • The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) program has been extended another six months to July 31, 2024. This affects migrant workers in Claresholm. They were one of only eleven communities in Canada approved for the pilot program and the only one in Alberta.

    okotoksonline.com

  • Parks Canada is currently hiring for lifeguards and cashiers at Miette Hot Springs, located in Jasper National Park.

    dailyhive.com

  • The federal government is providing $4M to support the non-profit Indigenous Tourism Alberta. Over the next four years, the funding is anticipated to aid in the growth of around 165 Indigenous tourism enterprises, support the startup and expansion of at least 10 new businesses, and sustain about 100 jobs.

    travelandtourworld.com

  • Calgary-based Source Energy Services has purchased the sand trucking assets of RWR Trucking Inc. and has hired key members of the RWR team, including drivers, dispatchers, and support personnel.

    globenewswire.com

  • Harry Rosen, a men's fashion retailer, is starting a Canada-wide retail fleet transformation beginning with a renovation of its 13,000 sq. ft store at West Edmonton Mall in 2024. Harry Rosen also has two stores in Calgary, AB.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $1.7B to the continuing care sector to improve access to health care by reducing wait times for alternate level of care patients. The province is planning to build or replace more than 1,600 continuing-care spaces this year.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is committing $481.9M in Budget 2024 as grants for municipal water programs over the next three years. The funding will support water supply and wastewater treatment programs and disposal facilities, including in small communities.

    alberta.ca

  • The Eastern Irrigation District has approved a $273M expansion to the Snake Lake Reservoir near Brooks, with approval still needed from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The district hopes to start the project in 2026 and will take on most of the construction itself.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Rubellite Energy Inc. is planning to spend $70M to $75M in its 2024 capital budget which includes the drilling of up to 34 multi-lateral development / step-out wells in the greater Figure Lake area. Approximately $7.0M of the total is planned for the Figure Lake gas sales plant and related pipeline tie-ins.

    newswire.ca

  • The predominantly Métis community of Conklin has launched seven new business partnerships in a bid to increase its opportunities in one of Alberta’s busiest oil sands regions. From drilling to heavy machinery and pipelines, the new ventures will bring an economic and social boost to the community of 300 residents.

    energynow.ca

  • Google Canada is providing $2.7M in grants for three organizations to strengthen the country's artificial intelligence strategy, including $1.1M for the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute in Edmonton to fund work on water-quality projects.

    amii.ca

  • Edmonton-based Ballad Group Ltd. has developed a Labour Market Recruitment and Retention Strategy for the Canmore region that estimates a shortage of 600-650 employees. Affordable housing remains a significant restraint to attracting and retaining employees in the region.

    rmoutlook.com

  • The City of Edmonton is planning to reduce the number of medical calls that firefighters take, in part with a fleet truck that would respond to medical calls. The city is also proposing to rely on Alberta Health Services' medical teams in high-frequency areas and only use firefighters for immediately life-threatening medical calls.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is committing $50M over three years to expand the Arrow Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant in Strathcona County. The treated wastewater will be used by many businesses, including in the production of hydrogen at the Air Products' hydrogen plant, as part of Alberta's hydrogen growth strategy.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) has expanded dialysis services at the Wetaskiwin Hospital. The satellite hemodialysis unit was previously open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. six days a week. Now, with the expansion, it is open seven days a week.

    albertahealthservices.ca

  • PlayWright, a new downtown Edmonton restaurant located in the former space of Normand's in the Citadel theatre, is planning a late April launch for the 128-seat space.

    news

  • WestCan Proton Therapy is building the Ben Stelter Centre for Proton Therapy and Neuroscience in partnership with the Ben Stelter Foundation and Edmonton Global. The $120M investment will be Canada’s first proton therapy treatment centre, marking a significant advancement in cancer care.

    edmontonglobal.ca

  • Applications are open until April 26 for Lab2Market’s Validate stream in Alberta for graduate and postdoc students in any industry looking to test the entrepreneurial potential of their research ideas. Successful applicants are eligible for $15,000 in funding.

    lab2market.ca

  • Leopold's Tavern is planning to open its second Edmonton location this fall.

    dailyhive.com

  • Calgary-based North American Helium Inc., the leading company focused on exploration and production of helium from underground fields of inert nitrogen, is building two new helium purification facilities in southwest Saskatchewan. Both are expected to be operational by the end of 2024.

    businesswire.com

  • The Taylor Family Foundation is contributing $20M to the University of Calgary to support a new state-of-the-art facility for the faculty of kinesiology. It will be the new home for the Human Performance Lab, a multidisciplinary centre that explores mobility and longevity.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is moving staff from Alberta Health Services to Alberta Health as it reforms health care delivery in the province. To date, 126 AHS staff have been terminated but have been presented with "equivalent" job offers within Alberta Health, according to the province.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is committing an additional $10M over four years that will fund another 104 beds at women’s shelters in 17 communities around the province.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Buffalo Rail and Infrastructure has purchased Canfor Pulp Products Inc.’s 300-acre industrial property in Taylor, B.C. with plans to develop a $50M distribution hub for energy, agriculture, and forestry industries. The first phase of development is expected to create 100 construction jobs and 30 full-time jobs.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is committing $12.8M over three years to Phase 3 of the Winspear Centre expansion project in downtown Edmonton. Phase 3 completes the 550-seat acoustic performance venue called the Music Box, and adds community gathering spaces, music studios and classrooms.

    alberta.ca

  • Edmonton-based GreenCo Robots Inc. has received $97,922 from the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) through its Innovation Booster Program to develop an integrated table tracking solution for quick service restaurants. CFIN said the company has provided more than 300 robot waiters to Canadian restaurants since it launched in 2020.

    cfin-rcia.ca
• Week of 2024-03-11 to 2024-03-15

  • Calgary-based Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd. (COPL) has filed bankruptcy in Canada and the U.S. but is continuing day-to-day operations as normal as it restructures. COPL has requested the immediate suspension on trading of its shares on stock exchanges. The company’s oil- and gas-production work is centered on Wyoming.

    bnnbloomberg.ca

  • Backstairs Burger has opened its third Edmonton location in the downtown core.

    dailyhive.com

  • Always Best Care Senior Services, one of the leading senior care franchise systems in the United States, has opened its second franchise location in Alberta to serve clients in the greater Edmonton area.

    newswire.ca

  • The Edmonton-based recycling company [RE]Waste and residential flooring company Elms Weeping Tile are collaborating to turn plastic into construction materials. The companies said their collaboration is set to divert 150 million pounds of plastic from landfills.

    einnews.com

  • Polar Bear Kitchen, a Chinese food restaurant in Dragon City Mall in Calgary’s Chinatown, has permanently closed its doors.

    dailyhive.com

  • The University of Calgary’s new Aerospace Innovation Hub (AIH) is receiving $3.9M from the Calgary Economic Development's Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund. With the funding the AIH intends to support incubator programming for up to 180 companies by 2028.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is launching the Alberta is Calling program in April 2024. It will offer a one-time $5,000 refundable tax credit to tradespeople who move to the province in 2024 and file that year's taxes in Alberta.

    cbc.ca

  • Calgary Quest Children’s Society has opened a new school and expanded its services to create The Calgary Quest Resources Centre for Opportunity. The community access program will provide participants ages 18 to 25, who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe development disabilities, the chance to maximize their potential.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Gotcha Covered, a US-based window covering company, has opened a new franchise location serving NW Calgary and Airdrie.

    franchising.com

  • Kaiser's Olde Style Bakery is set to open in High River on March 29, 2024 in a new location after vacating their previous location in 2023.

    highriveronline.com

  • The Carpenters' Regional Council has opened the first location in Alberta of the Office to Advance Women Apprentices (OAWA) with a $2.35M grant from the federal government, through the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy Women in Skilled Trades Initiative.

    ctvnews.ca

  • The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has graduated a new class comprised of 49 new police officers and three canine teams, who will serve in both Edmonton and Lacombe.

    globalnews.ca

  • CHAR Technologies Ltd. is planning to expand to Drayton Valley, Alberta, along with other Canadian locations following a $5.2M grant from the federal Clean Fuels Fund.

    globenewswire.com

  • Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. is planning a 2024 capital program between $450M and $500M that the company has specifically designed with flexibility in the back half of the year to adjust to changing commodity prices.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Crew Energy Inc. is planning a 2024 capital program of $165M to $185M that includes drilling six wells, completing 11 wells and leaving ten wells drilled and uncompleted at year-end 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Acceleware Ltd., an innovator of clean-tech decarbonization technologies, is planning to continue a second phase of its heating program after a significant subsurface upgrade plan to address some technical issues. Accelware plans to refurbish or upgrade, and then redeploy some of the components.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $20M in grant programming to support graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in post-secondaries across the province.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Arcfield Canada Corp. has been awarded a $211.6M, five-year contract by the federal Department of National Defence to continue providing maintenance for the country’s CF-18 fighter jet fleet.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is committing an additional $55M to the University of Calgary for a new multidisciplinary science hub. The new funding will be given to the university in the 2025 fiscal year, but construction will soon begin on the building, which will add 2,000 full-time graduate and undergraduate spaces and is slated to be completed by 2029.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Headwater Exploration Inc. is increasing its 2024 capital budget from $180M to $200M to take advantage of new land additions across its Clearwater asset base and acquisitions in other plays in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $63M over three years for the renovation and expansion of the W.J. Elliott Trades Building at Olds College. Planning for the project is underway, with construction anticipated to begin in early 2025.

    mountainviewtoday.ca

  • Fortinet, a U.S.-based global cybersecurity leader, is spending $30M to create a cutting-edge cybersecurity tech hub in Calgary that includes a data centre, and a training facility for its award-winning cybersecurity training curriculum to address the forecasted shortage of tech talent. Fortinet is providing new career paths to workers needing to re-train or acquire updated expertise.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $13M to Red Deer Polytechnic to support the $21.3M expansion of the Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing-Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC).

    reddeeradvocate.com

  • Campus Saint-Jean, the francophone campus of the University of Alberta, is receiving nearly $2M to support official languages in Alberta. The funding includes $427,000 for a work experience program with local business partners that will provide francophones and newcomers with skills development and work experience.

    ualberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing the 24-bed Peace River Regional Women’s Shelter with $400,000 to help cover costs towards black mold remediation that was uncovered during renovations.

    whitecourtstar.com

  • The Government of Alberta is planning to spend more than $8.1B through the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors’ three-year Capital Plan for planning, design, engineering and construction of roads, highways and bridges.

    alberta.ca

  • TC Energy Corp. has cut an unspecified number of jobs, primarily in Calgary and Houston, Texas. The company is restructuring and had said in 2023 it would spin off its liquids business to focus on transporting natural gas.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Calgary-based Traction Uranium Corp. has started its 2024 winter drill program at the Hearty Bay project in Saskatchewan with the arrival of the Boart Longyear drill crew on site. The program should be completed by the end of March, dependant on ice conditions.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Carbonova Corp., a start-up that aims to turn greenhouse gas emissions into carbon materials, has raised $6M in its latest funding round to advance its strategy towards building the first commercial demonstration carbon nanofibers unit in Canada.

    newswire.ca

  • UNIQLO, a Japanese casual wear designer, fast-fashion manufacturer, and retailer, is opening a second Calgary location on March 22, 2024 at Market Mall.

    curiocity.com

  • ARC Resources Ltd. has donated $5M to the OWN.CANCER Campaign that will support clinical trials and innovations in radiation oncology at the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre opening later this year in Calgary.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based FLINT Corp. is experiencing increased demand from its customers for multi-year contracts due in part to concerns about a tightening labour market in Western Canada.

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2024-03-04 to 2024-03-08

  • The City of Calgary is expecting some cooling of its labour market as more residents relocate to the city until about 2026 according to a new report. According to the report, there will be particular demand for construction, retail, education, and hospitality workers out to 2033.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has committed more than $810M over three years for redevelopment of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. The expansion is set to include 200 more beds (bringing the total to 570), three new operating rooms and a cardiac catheterization lab.

    cbc.ca

  • The City of Airdrie has signed a $24.8M agreement with the federal government to fast-track the development of more than 900 homes in the city over the next three years. The funding is contingent on city changes that encourage development.

    cbc.ca

  • CEMATRIX Corporation, a Calgary-based manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced cellular concrete products, has booked $6.7M in new and modified contracts. The work includes two US projects valued at a combined $2.6M that are scheduled for completion in 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • The City of Calgary is allocating $1.9M to enhance public safety in the downtown core. The initiative will target several facilities in the core located near Calgary Transit lines, by adding measures such as lighting, additional security staff and the presence of surveillance cameras.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The governments of Alberta and Canada are jointly providing $112M to improve access to high-speed internet for more than 22,500 households across rural and Indigenous communities in Alberta.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation is selling its Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) for US$1.14B. The PNGTS system transports natural gas to the upper New England and Atlantic Canada markets.

    globenewswire.com

  • Edmonton-based ProVolve Power Technologies Inc., which provides full-service testing, analysis, and maintenance of electrical power systems, has joined the NETA Network of Leading Electrical Testing Organizations and has received certification as a NETA Accredited Company (NAC).

    globenewswire.com

  • Hut 8 Corp., a Florida-based Bitcoin miner and energy infrastructure operator, is closing its Drumheller site and ceasing mining operations at the location. Efficient miners will be relocated to the Medicine Hat site, and old and inefficient miners will be retired from operations.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is planning to allocate $125M over the next five years under the new Drought and Flood Protection Program. The program intends to help fund the design and construction of projects that protect critical infrastructure from flooding and drought. Applications are expected to open later this year.

    alberta.ca

  • Advantage Energy Ltd. has reduced its planned 2024 capital program by $40M to between $220M and $250M. Advantage is planning two fewer wells with the new budget along with the deferral of some projects, but its production estimates for the year remain unchanged.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $17.5M that includes $7.0M of abandonment and reclamation spending.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The Foothills Country Hospice Society (FCHS) near Okotoks is spending $7.15M to add eight beds along with a new gathering space, upgraded kitchen, and a room for private grief counselling to its facility.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Crescent Point Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 capital program of $1.4B to $1.5B with approximately 80 percent allocated to its Alberta operations and the balance to its Saskatchewan assets.

    prnewswire.com

  • Chicken For Lunch, a long-standing food venue in downtown Edmonton, closed permanently on February 29, 2024 due to upcoming renovations at the food court location.

    cbc.ca

  • The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is planning to outsource and merge some positions, affecting up to 450 workers, after an operational review conducted by the auditing firm KPMG was presented to council.

    fortmcmurraytoday.com

  • The Government of Alberta is starting construction on 10 new schools in Calgary, Chestermere, Edmonton, Airdrie and Cochrane this year. In total, Budget 2024 allocates $2.1B over three years to build and modernize Alberta schools.

    cbc.ca

  • MEG Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 capital program of $550M, including $100M towards the start of a three-year project with an estimated total cost of approximately $300M. The project is expected to increase production starting near the end of 2026.

    newswire.ca

  • TransPod, a hyper-loop company planning a high-speed train between Edmonton and Calgary, is developing a 75-metre-long test bench in Edmonton. The development, which the company expects to be completed by the end of 2025, is a precursor to constructing a full-scale test track.

    bnnbreaking.com

  • The Government of Alberta is introducing a series of new restrictions on wind and solar projects in Alberta, which come into effect March 1, 2024. The new policies include making developers responsible for reclamation costs, creating buffer zones around wind and other projects to protect “pristine viewscapes,” and not allowing renewable energy developments on certain classes of agricultural land.

    alberta.ca

  • Three new restaurants are in the works for the Citizen on Jasper apartment building by the Corso 32 Group, a local chef-owned restaurant business.

    news

  • The Government of Canada is providing $45.3M for energy efficiency upgrades to 124 buildings at CFB Edmonton. The project is expected to provide 125 jobs over the next two years, with completion scheduled by the end of 2026.

    edmontonsun.com

  • Five Body Shop locations across Alberta are closing as part of a wider Canadian store closure. The company announced earlier it was filing for bankruptcy protection in Ontario.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Government of Alberta has renewed the Alberta Is Calling campaign in its 2024 budget to attract skilled workers to the province. The one-time bonus will give a $5,000 refundable tax credit to people working in eligible occupations who move to Alberta after April 2024 and meet additional eligibility criteria.

    dailyhive.com

  • Bear Hills Casino is recruiting for its Spring 2024 opening. The first phase of the development will offer more than 80 full and part-time jobs, making the casino one of the largest employers in the region.

    wetaskiwintimes.com

  • The Little Potato Company is building a new $39.5M project in Nisku. The goal is to double its processing capacity and produce more packaged potatoes with seasonings that can be quickly roasted, microwaved, or grilled. Alberta’s Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program has given conditional approval for a tax credit to the company estimated at about $1.3M.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • Cybera, Alberta's not-for-profit organization responsible for driving economic growth using digital technology, has launched SkillUp, a platform to help Albertans match their skills and experience with sought-after jobs. A public preview of the site will be up until March 31.

    skill-up.ca

  • Canadian Natural Resources Limited is planning a 2024 capital program of approximately $5.4B with an emphasis on thermal oil projects in the first half of the year. In its North American operations, several major turnarounds are planned at its various Alberta facilities over 2024.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Harvard Developments is planning to start demolition in July of the Eau Claire Market in Calgary to make room for construction of the Green Line LRT. A CT train station is planned for the site and Harvard also has plans to redevelop part of the area.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The University of Calgary has opened the UCalgary Recovery Hub, Alberta's first on-campus drop-in recovery space. The drop-in space, which is designed for students, faculty, and staff seeking addiction support, offers substance-free events, peer support meetings, and access to conversations with social workers.

    cbc.ca

  • Edmonton-based Stantec, a global design and engineering services company, has been selected to design a battery manufacturing facility in the UK for Agratas valued at 4.0B British pounds. Stantec will provide architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and civil engineering services, as well as risk management, planning compliance and other services.

    globenewswire.com

  • The City of Calgary is one of 12 employers in the region currently hiring for hundreds of jobs ranging from retail to pilots to pet groomers.

    dailyhive.com
• Week of 2024-02-26 to 2024-03-01

  • Whitecap Resources Inc. is planning a 2024 capital program of $900M to $1.1B, $100M lower than the company originally budgeted.

    newswire.ca

  • Petrus Resources Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $40M to $50M, with 90 percent of the funds allocated to drilling new wells on its Ferrier and North Ferrier assets near Rocky Mountain House.

    globenewswire.com

  • LEDCOR has been selected as the contractor for construction of the new $210M CGC wallboard manufacturing plant in Wheatland County. The development phase is expected to create about 200 local jobs in construction and skilled trades.

    strathmorenow.com

  • Mount Royal University in Calgary has launched a new Bachelor of Aviation Management program that prepares graduates for roles in operations and management within airlines, airports, and other aviation-related businesses. The program will admit 40 students annually, with applications now open for the first cohort starting Fall 2024.

    mtroyal.ca

  • The Government of Canada is committing $175M to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years. The money will flow through the federal Housing Accelerator program to build more rentals, affordable apartments, and housing near university and college campuses.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc., a blockchain and data center technology company, is spending $3.5M to open and staff a Calgary office. Subject to regulatory approval, its subsidiary Systemic Trust Company Ltd. will provide custody of digital assets to institutional clients such as financial institutions, asset managers, corporations, and public sector organizations.

    globenewswire.com

  • The City of Calgary has recently graduated 12 community peace officers and 10 transit peace safety officers. The new positions are part of a city plan to recruit, train and hire 65 additional transit safety officers at a cost of $15M annually.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Calgary-based Suncor Energy, Canada’s second-largest oil producer, is planning to double its autonomous haul truck fleet to 91 vehicles this year to move all bitumen ore at its Base Plant near Fort McMurray autonomously.

    reuters.com

  • Calgary-based Lynx Air has ceased operations and obtained creditor protection. Lynx has an estimated total of 500 employees in Canada with 390 staff in Alberta and 110 in Ontario. 

    globenewswire.com

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated and its partner and operator North American Helium Inc., both based in Calgary, have started completion operations on one well and are underway with production and testing evaluations on another recent well.

    globenewswire.com

  • Toronto-based SMYTHE, a designer and retailer of women's blazers, has opened its first standalone location in Western Canada in Calgary’s Chinook Centre.

    pinchercreekecho.com

  • Edmonton-based Ceapro Inc., a biopharmaceutical technology company, is planning the commercial launch of its Health Canada approved natural health product in the second half of 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Kelt Exploration Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $325M, down 7% from its previous budget of $350M. Kelt expects to drill 29 wells across its asset base in 2024, with an emphasis on wells that have a higher oil weighting.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • E3 Lithium Ltd., a leading developer of technologies to extract lithium from oilfield brine, is planning to advance its Clearwater Project in Alberta to commercial operations. E3 also plans to evaluate and progress other brine producing areas across its asset base in 2024.

    businesswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $1.2M to seven organizations to support improvements to 245 rental units at affordable and seniors housing facilities around the province.

    alberta.ca

  • The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is forecasting capital expenditures for the upstream oil and natural gas sector will reach $40.6B in 2024, rising slightly from an estimated actual investment of $39B for 2023. Alberta is expected to maintain a steady investment level at $29B, with oil sands’ contribution at around $13.3B.

    globenewswire.com

  • Alberta Innovates is providing $12.4M to advance health technologies, including artificial intelligence and wearable robotics among other projects, toward market adoption.

    globenewswire.com

  • Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $390M to $440M that includes completion of a well battery at Wembley in Q1, drilling and completing at least seven wells in its sand plays near Slave Lake and additional waterflood and exploration drilling across its asset base.

    newswire.ca

  • The Jobs Canada Career Fair is taking place at the Edmonton Expo Centre on March 12, 2024, and the Edmonton Career Fair is taking place at the Edmonton Convention Centre on March 14, 2024. Numerous exhibitors and employers across a range of industries will be at both events.

    dailyhive.com

  • The CNIB Foundation is planning a major redevelopment on the land it leases from the City of Calgary in the inner-city neighbourhood of Bridgeland. The mixed-use development is expected to have 400 residential units, including below-market housing, and a potential 27-storey tower.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2024-02-19 to 2024-02-23

  • According to a study by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, 100,000 agriculture job vacancies are expected by 2030.

    reddeeradvocate.com

  • Effective April 1, 2024, the Government of Alberta is making legal aid accessible to more Albertans by raising the qualifying income threshold to $30,000 (gross) per year.

    alberta.ca

  • The provincial and municipal government are providing $5.4M towards the emergency shelter expansion in Lethbridge. The shelter expansion will increase capacity to more than 200 shelter spaces and 30 stabilization spaces.

    alberta.ca

  • The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is providing up to $366,500 to Applied Quantum Materials Inc. in Edmonton and $338,250 to the University of Calgary for a project with Beyond Blood Diagnostics (U.K.) and the NRC’s Nanotechnology Research Centre.

    canada.ca

  • The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton is expanding from four schools to seven and has targeted July 2024 as a launch date. One of the new schools is to be focused on construction and building sciences.

    news

  • Loblaw Companies Limited, a major Canadian grocery retailer, is planning to spend $2B to build more than 40 new stores, expand or relocate another 10 and renovate more than 700 others nation-wide. Loblaw expects to create more than 7,500 jobs across the country.

    loblaw.ca

  • The American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is opening two restaurants in Edmonton and one in Calgary during 2024. Owners-operators of the restaurants are expected to hire approximately 80-120 additional employees at each new location. The company plans to open 20 outlets in Alberta by 2030.

    chick-fil-a.com

  • The Government of Alberta has declared an early start to the 2024 wildfire season with plans to hire an additional 100 firefighters expected to be in the field on May 15, 2024. This is in addition to the 900 firefighters the province fielded in 2023, who are expected to be ready by April 15.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Alberta Innovates, in collaboration with the Glenrose Hospital Foundation, is launching a new $2M partnership to improve access to rehabilitative care for all Albertans living with physical and cognitive disabilities using digital supports.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $3.85M to Medical first responder (MFR) agencies across the province. The funding will expand the program to include medium and large MFR agencies across Alberta, including fire departments, urban, remote and rural municipalities, and Indigenous communities participating in the MFR Program.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $2.8M over two years to Women Building Futures to help more women train for jobs as professional drivers in commercial trucking.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Eavor Technologies Inc., a global leader in geothermal energy technologies, has entered into an agreement with the Japanese company Kajima Corporation to receive a direct investment into the company.

    globenewswire.com

  • The federal government is providing $13.8M to six small towns and rural communities across the province for affordable housing. The funding is expected to add 3,100 homes to the housing supply over the next ten years.

    cbc.ca

  • The Book Boudoir, a bricks-and-mortar bookstore specializing in romance novels, opened in Edmonton on February 14, 2024.

    cbc.ca

  • Keyera Corp., a Canadian natural gas processing company, has scheduled six maintenance and turnaround projects in 2024, ranging from five days to six weeks in duration, with a maintenance capital budget of $80M to $100M for the year.

    newswire.ca

  • Shoppers Drug Mart is contributing $2M to the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to fund research aimed at innovation for primary health care in pharmacies to help expand access.

    ualberta.ca

  • TC Energy Corp., a Calgary-based pipeline operator, has reported that it is looking to sell over $3B in assets this year. The company, which is responsible for Coastal GasLink and the Keystone pipeline, is facing mounting pressure from investors and credit rating agencies to reduce its debts. The company reported $1.4B in profits for Q4.

    globalnews.ca

  • Pallas Athena Women’s Fighting Championship, the first professional all-women mixed martial arts corporation in Western Canada, is holding its biggest event of the year, PAWFC III, in Calgary on March 9, 2024, at the Nutrien Western Events Centre in Stampede Park.

    globenewswire.com

  • Doughnut Party is opening its first brick-and-mortar shop in Calgary in February.

    dailyhive.com

  • Abbey's Creations, an artisan ice cream shop, is opening in Calgary soon.

    dailyhive.com

  • Bar Henry, a European-inspired cocktail bar, has opened in Edmonton.

    dailyhive.com

  • Brew and Bloom, a floral restaurant, is opening in Edmonton.

    dailyhive.com
• Week of 2024-02-12 to 2024-02-16

  • Rokk Energy Technologies and Import Tool Corporation Ltd., two Calgary-based companies, have signed a collaboration agreement to deliver technology for advanced drilling and completion systems for the Canadian oil and gas industry.

    kingstonthisweek.com

  • Greenfire Resources, a Calgary-based energy company, produced 20,800 barrels of bitumen per day in December 2023, up 3.4K barrels per day from the Q4 average. This increase in production came from eight additional Refill wells that the company drilled over the course of Q4 2023.

    energynow.ca

  • Enfinite, a Canadian energy storage company, has launched 3 new energy storage projects in Alberta. These facilities are located in northern Alberta, near the communities of Wapiti and Hythe, and add a total of 60 MW of energy to the province’s power grid.

    globalrenewablenews.com

  • The City of Edmonton has given Explore Edmonton a $6M boost to its budget. This one-time funding will allow the tourism organization to continue to provide its services at the same level as previous years.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Morning Brunch Co. is opening three restaurants in Calgary, Airdrie, and Okotoks this spring.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing additional firefighters and resources for the 2024 wildfire season. To prepare for a potentially difficult wildfire season, the province will be recruiting and training new firefighters. The government is also planning to be prepared for the wildfire season on April 15, two weeks earlier than in the past.

    citynews.ca

  • The Government of Alberta opened a support centre in Edmonton on January 17 to help people with shelter, housing and health services. Since the centre opened, it has provided over 500 connections with community services.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $12M to the Alberta Medical Association for 2023-24. These funds are part of a larger sum of $57M that will be distributed over the next three years. The money will help support the healthcare sector to serve more patients.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta's Minister of Forest and Parks travelled to the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Utah in February to promote Alberta's outdoor hunting. Hunting outfitters generated about $350M for the provincial economy in 2023.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is launching a new immigration stream starting March 1 2024 to attract skilled workers to the tourism and hospitality industry. This stream expedites immigration of experienced tourism sector workers into the province with the goal to reduce labour shortages.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is launching a new tourism strategy, with the goal of reaching $25B in yearly visitor expenditures by 2035. The province expects that the tourism sector will provide $159B to the provincial GDP and 190,000 full-time equivalent jobs by 2035.

    alberta.ca

  • The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) is building several major projects worth a total of over $1B that will start or be completed in 2024. CMLC projects include a six-storey building with 44 units and 9,000 sq. ft. of retail space, a 1,000-seat theatre, and a BMO Centre expansion for Stampede 2024.

    cbc.ca

  • House of Skate, an indoor skating rink, is opening in Calgary. The company is hiring instructors and skate patrol.

    dailyhive.com
• Week of 2024-02-05 to 2024-02-09

  • EPD Renewables’ $600M wind farm has begun full operations 180 km north of Medicine Hat. The wind farm includes 67 turbines across 60K acres of land. At full capacity, the wind farm will generate 297 megawatts. The construction of the turbines employed 400 people and its operations will continue to employ 10 full-time staff.

    lethbridgenewsnow.com

  • The Mountain View Regional Water Services Commission has passed a motion to suspend water from its municipal treatment plant being used for fracking. This move comes after nearly three years of continuous drought in Alberta. The Government of Alberta also warned the oil and gas industry back in December that it would likely need to use less water if drought conditions continued.

    energynow.ca

  • Condor Energies Inc., a Calgary-based energy transition company, has entered into an agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to increase the production of eight conventional natural gas-condensate fields in the country. Condor will begin operations in Q1 2024 after an environmental baseline audit and a technical inspection are completed.

    energynow.ca

  • Lycos Energy Inc., a Calgary-based oil company, has announced capital expenditures of $61M in its 2024 budget. This spending includes the drilling of approximately 28 wells. Lycos forecasts an average production of 4,700 barrels of oil per day.

    boereport.com

  • Highwood Asset Management Ltd., a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced it has brought online a new light oil well at Wilson Creek with the capacity to produce 1K barrel per day. The company is aiming to bring five more wells on production within the first 120 days of 2024.

    energynow.ca

  • Imperial Oil, the Calgary-based oil producer, produced 452K barrels per day in Q4 2023, its highest level of production in 30 years. Its Kearl oilsands mine operation also averaged 308K barrels per day, an all-time record. The industry is ramping up production in anticipation of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with the province hitting record highs for oil production.

    cbc.ca

  • The Province of Alberta’s moratorium on approving wind and solar power projects is lifting at the end of February after nearly seven months. The end of the moratorium will follow the Alberta Utilities Commission’s inquiry on land use and reclamation of renewables projects. When completed, the inquiry will report to the government on how to develop renewable power in the province.

    cbc.ca

  • The Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) has set up a $1B fund dedicated to investing in the global energy transition and decarbonization sectors. AIMCo invests on behalf of pension, endowment, insurance and government funds in Alberta and manages more than $158B in assets.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Enerkem Inc. is shutting down production at its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels plant in northeast Edmonton. The facility began operating in 2010 and had a 25-year agreement with the city to turn non-recyclable municipal waste into ethanol for fuel. The facility employed 56 people and was intended to demonstrate refuse-derived fuel technology at a commercial scale.

    cbc.ca

  • Biscettes, a bakery, has just opened in Calgary.

    dailyhive.com

  • Heritage Park is hiring for over 500 positions in Calgary, including retail jobs and animal care takers. A job fair will be held on March 2 with interviews available.

    dailyhive.com

  • Freson Bros., an Alberta grocery chain, is opening a grocery store in Edmonton. The store featured a job fair on February 2.

    dailyhive.com

  • Louisiana Purchase, a restaurant specializing in American cuisine, has closed the restaurant in Edmonton.

    dailyhive.com

  • Second Cup, Canadian coffee retailer, is opening a café at Calgary Central Library this year.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Government of Alberta has provided $1.2M towards housing supports for Albertans who are at risk of homelessness. HUB 29 opened in the fall 2023 in Calgary, providing over 24 units of housing, community space, and daycare.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $18M to help communities hire staff and provide improved energy-saving infrastructure. The improvements will help municipalities save energy, lower costs, and reduce emissions.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is offering a free digital literacy program with 19 courses to help people develop basic digital literacy skills. The courses will provide practical and foundational skills to use the Internet to access government services, and interact with others and online.

    alberta.ca

  • The federal, provincial, and municipal governments are providing $21M towards improved public transit infrastructure in northern Alberta, including Grande Prairie. The funding will support accessible transportation through improvements on transit vehicles, buses and repairs.

    canada.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Colorado regarding energy and carbon management. Under the memorandum, the two governments will align and improve their regulations, increase their information sharing in key energy and environmental areas, and enhance their collaboration.

    alberta.ca

  • The federal, provincial, and municipal governments are providing $21M towards improved public transit infrastructure in northern Alberta, including Strathcona County in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. The funding will support accessible transportation through improvements on transit vehicles, buses and repairs. 

    canada.ca

  • The Government of Canada and Fortis Alberta are providing $550,092 to the Alberta Municipality Constellation project, which supports the transition to zero emission buses in nine Alberta communities. The transition supports clean transportation and lowering carbon emissions.

    canada.ca
• Week of 2024-01-29 to 2024-02-02

  • Edmonton-based Entos Pharmaceuticals has opened a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in California adding to the company's global strategy as it looks to establish a future commercial manufacturing site in Edmonton.

    businesswire.com

  • Balance, Canada’s oldest and largest digital asset custodian, has moved its corporate headquarters and relocated its core business from Toronto to Calgary. As part of this corporate move, it expects to open a few new positions on its team, both in engineering and across the rest of its functions, and over time make significant contributions to local job creation.

    businesswire.com

  • High Tide Inc. has opened a Canna Cabana retail cannabis store in Fort McMurray.

    prnewswire.com

  • The Government of Canada is providing $440,000 to a University of Alberta research team that will combine innovative modelling on human behaviour, transportation, and wildfires. The project will help communities better plan for and manage emergency responses, infrastructure needs, and evacuation approaches in the event of wildfires.

    newswire.ca

  • Start-up businesses in Calgary and Edmonton are recruiting for staff across a range of industries including finance, energy, education, and communications among other sectors.

    curiocity.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $9.9M to 260 non-profit organizations through the Community Initiatives Program. The funding will help Albertans access diverse social, cultural, and recreational opportunities in their communities.

    alberta.ca

  • The Calgary Airport Authority has awarded a contract to overhaul the Airport's west runway to PCL Construction as the project’s construction manager. The project is expected to cost about $200M and create 300 temporary jobs.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. is planning to cut 650 positions from a total of more than 12,000 employees. The cuts will begin in February and be completed by March 1, 2024. Enbridge said that wherever possible, it will minimize the impacts by reducing vacancies and contract positions, as well as redeploying staff.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Momentum Calgary, a charity that offers programs and services to help people build their small businesses and careers, is offering a new payment model for students of its IT Support Specialist Training Program. Eligible students can pay as little as $500 up front when enrolling in the program. Once they get a job, they are responsible for the rest of the tuition payment of roughly $6,350.

    www.msn.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $11.3M for the development and construction of the new power engineering lab at Northwestern Polytechnic’s Grande Prairie campus. The new facility will have upgraded and modern equipment for third- and fourth-class power engineering training and space for an additional 60 students.

    alberta.ca

  • The Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market Association will declare bankruptcy and dissolve following a recent vote. The association attributes the decision in part to high utility costs for its indoor venue.

    cbc.ca

  • Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation in Calgary and Oilers Entertainment Group in Edmonton are hiring for a variety of full-time and part-time positions, ranging from administrative support to chefs, for their respective sports venues.

    curiocity.com

  • Shoppers Drug Mart is opening 44 additional pharmacy care clinics in Alberta in 2024 as part of a minimum capital investment of $77M in the province since 2022. The total number of Shoppers clinics in Alberta is slated to reach 103 by the end of the year.

    globenewswire.com

  • The City of Edmonton and Varme Energy Inc. have reached an agreement that will enable green electricity and industrial heat generation while diverting approximately 150,000 tonnes of residential garbage from the landfill per year starting in 2027. Construction of the $300-million facility is expected to create about 250 full-time construction jobs and 25 permanent ones.

    businesswire.com

  • Volt Lithium Corp. is planning to add employees in 2024 as it advances the development of its proprietary technology for direct lithium extraction from oilfield brine.

    globenewswire.com

  • Island Plate, a Hawaiian and Asian fusion restaurant in Calgary, closed on January 30, 2024 after two years of operation.

    dailyhive.com

  • FreshCo, a grocery retailer, has opened a store in Okotoks. The store marks the 45th location in Western Canada and the 146th store in the country.

    grocerybusiness.ca

  • Houston-based Murphy Oil Corporation is planning to spend a combined US$130M on its Alberta and BC assets in 2024. About US$30M of the total will support field development in both areas. Murphy has allocated US$35M to its Alberta Duvernay play to drill four wells and bring online three operated wells.

    businesswire.com

  • The University of Alberta is partnering with Amazon Web Services to launch The Artificial Intelligence Discovery Place at U of A’s downtown Edmonton Enterprise Square campus. The collaboration is expected to bring cloud computing technology from Amazon Web Services for researchers.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Obsidian Energy Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $345M to $355M with a focus on its heavy oil assets in the Peace River area and lighter oil assets in central Alberta. The tentative drilling program has 78 wells drilled and completed for the full year.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Hemisphere Energy Corporation is planning a 2024 capital program of $21M mostly directed to drilling and facility work. Over half of the planned capital expenditures are scheduled for the third quarter, providing Hemisphere with the flexibility to adjust plans subject to the commodity price environment.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Chinook’s Edge School Division (CESD) and its stakeholder partners, including Olds College, are moving forward with new course development for the Central Alberta Collegiate Institute (CACI) initiative. The institute will provide high school students with expanded opportunities to focus on career transitions, including hands-on training in fields of their choice.

    mountainviewtoday.ca

  • InPlay Oil Corp. is planning a 2024 capital program of $64M to $67M that includes drilling and completing 14 to 15 wells across its Alberta assets. InPlay is directing its 2024 program towards drilling for oil given the higher rate of return over natural gas.

    newswire.ca

  • Tolko Industries is working towards repairs on its High Prairie oriented strand board (OSB) mill following a fire in May 2022, but a reopening date has not been set. Previously the mill was expected to be operational by the end of 2023.

    southpeacenews.com

  • Calgary-based PureWeb, a leading innovator in cloud-based streaming solutions and real-time 3D technology, is expanding its services to offer hosting of top-tier graphic processing units to customers in both the Western and Eastern United States.

    businesswire.com
• Week of 2024-01-22 to 2024-01-26

  • Avison Young, a global commercial real estate firm, is expecting 700 new units in Lethbridge, comprised of a mixture of retail and multifamily units, to be available to the marketplace from 2023 to the end of 2025.

    lethbridgeherald.com

  • The City of Lethbridge has approved approximately $203,000 to allow the YWCA to renovate a portion of its downtown Lethbridge facility to create an additional 26 beds for its Harbour House emergency women's shelter program.

    lethbridgenewsnow.com

  • Rona, a home improvement retailer, will be closing its distribution centre in Calgary in October 2024 as it cuts 300 jobs across Canada. Alberta will see 25 job cuts, with the employees at the Calgary location being repositioned to another distribution centre, according to RONA.

    cbc.ca

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated and its partner, North American Helium Inc., are planning to complete, test and evaluate a recently drilled test well on their helium asset in southern Saskatchewan. The work will verify the presence of helium and assess commerciality of the potential helium discovery.

    globenewswire.com

  • Bird Construction has acquired the assets of NorCan Electric for $11M. NorCan is an electrical and instrumentation contractor with 450 electricians providing maintenance turnaround and other services. Bird is acquiring the workforce and team that are providing services to clients along with all customer contracts.

    constructconnect.com

  • Alberta Education’s Mental Health in Schools Grant is providing $1M to Northern Lights Public Schools and the Bonnyville Primary Care Network (PCN) for the Pathways of Hope pilot project. The funding will be used to hire a mental health navigator, a mental health nurse and two psychologists.

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • Drone Delivery Canada has signed commercial agreements with the Edmonton International Airport and other partners to expand its drone delivery services, including to a medical clinic in Leduc owned by Montana First Nation.

    dronedeliverycanada.com

  • The City of Airdrie is receiving $1M from the federal government to support efforts to prevent gun crime and gang violence. The city is partnering with both the local RCMP detachment and the Rocky View Schools Division to help administer or carry out any programming that results from the funding.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is currently hiring for bear technicians in Kananaskis Country for a variety of activities, including documenting daily bear locations. The job is seasonal and runs from May 1 through October 2024.

    dailyhive.com

  • Heaven Hill Brands is permanently closing the Black Velvet bottling facility in Lethbridge in February 2024. The company says the bottling operation will be relocated to Bardstown, Kentucky and Lethbridge employees affected by the closure will be offered “free outplacement services.”

    lethbridgeherald.com

  • EDP Renewables North America has started operation of the $600M Sharp Hills Wind Farm in southern Alberta. EDP currently employs 7 permanent positions to operate and maintain the project.

    globenewswire.com

  • Charcut Roast House is planning to open a second restaurant location this spring in the University District in Calgary.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Big 4 Motors has opened in a new dealership at Taza Park on Tsuut’ina First Nation lands. The new facility has 34 working bays that will allow the dealership to grow the service side of the business.

    calgaryherald.com

  • NorQuest College in Edmonton is using provincial and federal funds to help more internationally-educated health workers fill the gaps in the current health care system. The college has expanded its programs for Canadian credentials along with orientation and experience in the Alberta health system.

    globalnews.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has allocated $8M over three years for the Ethnocultural Grant program and $1.5M over three years for the Anti-Racism Grant program. Both grant programs are currently open for applications.

    alberta.ca

  • A University of Alberta chemical and materials engineering research team has received $4M to scale up production of carbon fibre from bitumen to 5K tonnes a year by the early 2030s, increasing from a current rate of 500 grams to one kilogram per day.

    ualberta.ca

  • Five of Alberta's top 75 employers are currently recruiting for a range of positions including engineering and trades interns, corporate and manager roles and camp and food services among other occupations.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute is accepting applications for the summer cohort of the AI4Good Lab. The program is open to women and gender-diverse people.

    ai4goodlab.com

  • Edmonton-based Future Fields, a biotechnology company that has built the world’s first synthetic biology system to use fruit flies for recombinant protein production, has launched its Recombinant Human Prolactin. This is the first-ever prolactin protein derived from a commercial fruit fly expression system.

    futurefields.io

  • The City of Medicine Hat has approved the redevelopment of a former motel in Riverside, closed by police two years ago, to continue as a longer-term apartment rental site. The new owners plan to renovate and operate the property as an affordable housing location.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Government of Canada has awarded a $2.28B contract to Bell Textron Canada Limited (BTCL) to provide in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force's active fleet of CH-146 Griffon helicopters. Some of the in-service support work will be done in Alberta.

    newswire.ca

  • The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation has opened the new $20.8M Chief Aranazhi School for grades 5-12. The facility also serves as a community centre with an oversized gym, a fitness room, a commercial kitchen and a ceremonial space.

    canada.ca

  • Bow Valley College and the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council (CRIEC) have received $9.5M from the federal Foreign Credentials Recognition Program to help address a critical shortage of nurses in Alberta.

    livewirecalgary.com

  • The Government of Alberta has opened a new navigation and support centre in Edmonton to provide targeted help to vulnerable people who are staying in encampments. Staff at the centre will provide Indigenous cultural supports and liaisons, connect people to shelter, housing, and financial services, as well as help individuals obtain valid Alberta identification.

    alberta.ca

  • Birchcliff Energy Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $240M to $260M to bring 29 wells on production. Birchcliff is delaying the drilling of 13 wells until late Q2 and into Q3, with these wells expected to come on production in Q4 2024.

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2024-01-15 to 2024-01-19

  • Three schools — one each in Wetaskiwin, Red Deer, and Medicine Hat — are launching CASA Mental Health classrooms with financial assistance from the Government of Alberta. Students facing complex mental health challenges can receive individual therapy, group therapy and psychiatric care.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • Infinity Asphalt, a premier asphalt maintenance company serving the City of Calgary and surrounding areas, is currently looking to hire university students for the 2024 summer season.

    digitaljournal.com

  • The Government of Canada is providing $1.4M to the Bearspaw First Nation for energy-efficiency upgrades to the Eden Valley Arena.

    canada.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has awarded a contract valued at approximately $350K to WaterSMART Solutions to enhance drought modelling which will mitigate the risk of a severe drought in 2024.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation is advancing its proposed Ontario Pumped Storage Project after Ontario’s Minister of Energy gave approval to proceed with the project.

    rigzone.com

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Northwest Health Foundation have opened a newly renovated palliative care suite at St. Theresa General Hospital in Fort Vermilion. The Government of Alberta’s Infrastructure Maintenance Program contributed $115K to the project.

    albertahealthservices.ca

  • Vera's Burger Shack, a west coast burger franchise, is opening three locations in Calgary. The first location is expected to open in the Northland re-development in spring 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • Harvard Media, a media and advertising company, has expanded its ‘play’ brand of radio stations in Alberta with new openings in Red Deer and Fort McMurray.

    broadcastdialogue.com

  • Stormes Saddle Company, a custom saddle maker in Millarville, is closing shop after 61 years of operation.

    stalbertgazette.com

  • Charmed Resorts, a resort known for its dazzling fairytale cottages, is planning to open a second location at Mulhurst Bay along Pigeon Lake.

    dailyhive.com

  • Olymel, a Quebec-based meat processor, is laying off 100 workers at its Red Deer pork processing plant. To minimize the impact of the employee downsizing, Olymel Red Deer has implemented an early retirement incentive program.

    porkbusiness.com

  • Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp. and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) are partnering to assess the use of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Alberta. The feasibility assessment will take two years to complete and will include exploring ownership and operating structures for a potential fleet of grid-scale SMRs in Alberta.

    globenewswire.com

  • V Burger, a 100% plant-based burger restaurant in Calgary, is closing permanently after operating since 2020.

    dailyhive.com

  • Cozy Cottage Interiors, a home decor and gift shop in Okotoks, is set to close by mid-January with the current owner selling the building. The new building owner is planning to open an unspecified business at the location.

    westernwheel.ca

  • Theoretically Brewing Company, a craft brewery in Lethbridge, is embarking on a funding round by offering non-voting shares to potential investors that will provide dividends and product discounts.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $3M in funding from the Bridging Classrooms to Communities pilot program to 12 Indigenous organizations in rural and urban areas across the province.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing 87 housing providers with a one-time $10M increase in operating funding to help them continue to house low-income Albertans during high inflation. The funding will help with utilities, staffing, supplies and other housing-related costs.

    alberta.ca

  • NuVista Energy Ltd. currently has two rigs drilling on a 6-well pad in Elmworth, Alberta after which they will move to drilling at the Pipestone South and Gold Creek assets. NuVista has also begun completion operations at a 12-well pad in Pipestone North.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Lynx Air is launching new flights between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), along with service to Vancouver as a “through flight” via Calgary.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery, a consortium that includes the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary, has developed a microcredential program for Hydrogen Awareness and Entry-Level Technical Applications in Hydrogen for Process Occupations.

    globenewswire.com

  • Oil production in Alberta increased to 4.16M barrels a day in November 2023, the highest production in data stretching back to 2010, according to the Alberta Energy Regulator.

    bnnbloomberg.ca

  • Applexus Technologies Private Limited, a global SAP technology and business solutions provider, has opened an office in Calgary along with a recently added 17-member team. Applexus plans to create over 125 additional new local jobs in the next 5 years.

    newswire.ca

  • The Alberta Social Housing Corporation, a Crown corporation, is planning to hire a consultant to help review the seniors' lodge program this year and make recommendations about its future.

    cbc.ca

  • Virtuous Circle Counselling, an Edmonton-based provider of professional counselling and therapy services, has opened a new clinic in south Edmonton specializing in relationship-focused mental health care.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Mage Networks, specialists in developing and offering proprietary Internet technology in remote areas, is partnering with Telesat to offer satellite services to communities.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing more than $42M to 271 non-profit organizations across the province for facility upgrades and new community spaces through the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP).

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $3.5M to fund eight projects in communities across the province through the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program. The funding will help organizations restore riverbanks and watersheds, stabilize stream banks, and improve natural drainage.

    alberta.ca
• Week of 2024-01-08 to 2024-01-12

  • The Town of Banff is planning enhanced public transit services on its local Roam routes for both summer and winter service and expanding the service to the industrial compound.

    rmoutlook.com

  • Alberta Wildfire is currently in the midst of recruiting and training new firefighters for the 2024 season.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing more than $3.6M to support research projects at post-secondary institutions that include unmanned flight, environmental restoration and agricultural technologies, among other areas.

    alberta.ca

  • North American Helium Inc., in partnership with Helium Evolution Incorporated, has started drilling another test well on its assets in southern Saskatchewan. Completion operations have also started on its second joint well in the region.

    globenewswire.com

  • Paramount Resources Ltd. is wrapping up completion work on numerous recently drilled wells across its Alberta Duvernay assets, with expectations that all the wells will be on stream by February 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Canada is providing almost $7.3M to support programs and organizations involved in the prevention of gender-based violence.

    canada.ca

  • Netflix is planning to start production this spring in Calgary and surrounding areas on a 10-episode Western action drama series called The Abandons.

    dailyhive.com

  • Office Calgary, which provides turn-key office service and amenities, is adding two floors that will contain 80-plus offices and co-working spaces, to a building in downtown Calgary. A cafe/restaurant is also forthcoming in the building.

    prnewswire.com

  • Chinook Greenhouses in Medicine Hat is planning to increase production of reforestation saplings by two-thirds, following the addition of a second greenhouse facility in the city.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $5.3M to two organizations to operate a total of up to 200 new emergency shelter spaces in Edmonton.

    alberta.ca

  • Edmonton-based Stantec is acquiring Morrison Hershfield, a leading transportation, buildings, and environmental services firm with 1,150 employees based in Markham, Ontario.

    globenewswire.com

  • Redberry Restaurants is opening a Taco Bell restaurant in Cold Lake, their second new Taco Bell in the province over the past year.  

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • Total Energy Services Inc. is planning a preliminary 2024 capital budget of $46.5M, which includes $22.4M of expansion capital and $24.1M for equipment maintenance and recertifications. The expansion budget includes $17.4M for rig upgrades in the Contract Drilling Services and Well Servicing segments.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Traction Uranium Corp. is mobilizing a gravity crew to the company’s Hearty Bay Project in Saskatchewan’s Northern Athabasca Basin. A drilling program may follow the gravity survey work pending adequate ice thickness on Lake Athabasca.

    globenewswire.com

  • Astara Energy Corp., a private Canadian-owned company, is buying Blackspur Oil Corp., the Canadian subsidiary of Australia-based Calima Energy Limited, for approximately CAD$55.89M. Blackspur includes assets in the Brooks and Thorsby areas along with 89 producing wells.

    rigzone.com

  • RoboGarden Inc. and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Corporate and Continuing Education in Edmonton are partnering to deliver remote learning digital workforce upskilling programs in Artificial Intelligence Development and Full Stack Development.

    newswire.ca

  • The Genesee Generating Stations in Warburg, Alberta, about 90 kilometres southwest of Edmonton, are expected to transition from coal-burning to natural-gas fired power production by the end of 2024.

    cbc.ca

  • A new family owned and run discount store, Redcliff Dollar Save, has opened in downtown Redcliff.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Jayman BUILT, an Alberta-based homebuilder, is launching a new luxury condominium project in the University District in Calgary.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Artic Therm International Ltd, a subsidiary of Enterprise Group Inc., has secured a project to contribute to the construction of a replacement pipeline for one of Canada's largest oil sands producers.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Keyano College in Fort McMurray has applied to become a polytechnic due in part to increasing student enrolment. The college hopes to offer many of the same programs with more autonomy.

    fortmcmurraytoday.com

  • J Webb Wine Merchant, the oldest independently-owned and operated wine merchant in Alberta, is closing its doors in Calgary after 37 years in business.

    dailyhive.com

  • Calgary-based DIRTT, a leading provider of innovative interior construction solutions, is partnering with SourceBlue to improve the supply chain flow for materials required for interior construction.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is streamlining cannabis regulations across the province, and effective January 31,2024, licensed cannabis retailers can operate temporary sales locations at adults-only events like trade shows and festivals.

    morinvillenews.com

  • The Town of Peace River is planning a 2024 Capital Budget of over $6.35M that includes work on the pool, arena, parks, library and water park.

    smokyriverexpress.com
• Week of 2023-12-18 to 2024-01-05

  • Calgary-based CEMATRIX Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced cellular concrete products, has booked $6.2M in new contracts that include work in the US.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary Co-op has agreed to become the majority shareholder in Care Pharmacies, a network of independent retail pharmacies across Canada. Care Pharmacies will continue operations as a separate entity and retain its leadership team.

    globalnews.ca

  • The Sugar Mama, an Alberta produced TV show, is seeking local creators who specialize in the visual arts, dance, stand-up comedy, music, or other creative fields to participate in the series with the chance to win $100,000.

    dailyhive.com

  • High Tide has opened a new Canna Cabana cannabis store on the Tsuut’ina Nation near Calgary.

    mjbizdaily.com

  • The federal government is providing $300,000 to help six communities in Alberta implement strategies to manage their municipal infrastructure such as arenas, bridges, drinking water and wastewater systems, and roads.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing additional funding of $200M over two years to improve access to family physicians and help ensure primary health care is available for every Albertan.

    alberta.ca

  • Summit Racing Equipment is bringing the 2024 Summit Racing ISCA Indoor Show Car Series to Calgary on April 5-7, 2024 as part of the wider 2024 racing series in the US and Canada.

    globenewswire.com

  • Canada Cartage has opened a new terminal and cross-dock facility in Rocky View County, Alberta.

    trucknews.com

  • The Newly Institute, a Calgary-based company providing mental health services, has signed an affiliate agreement with partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services to provide intensive outpatient mental health programs .

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Tenaz Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 drilling and development capital budget of $23M to $25M to drill and complete four wells in Alberta starting in mid-year. All the wells are expected to in production by the beginning of Q4 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • Crescent Point Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 capital budget of $1.4B to $1.5B, with approximately 80 percent of the total dedicated to Alberta formations where 104 wells are expected to be drilled.

    newswire.ca

  • Integricon Property Restoration and Construction Group, an integrated property restoration and construction firm, is expanding to Alberta with new offices in Edmonton and Calgary.

    canadianunderwriter.ca

  • All Seniors Care Living Centre has opened Aspen Heights Retirement Residence, a seniors reisdence in southwest Calgary that provides independent living suites and assisted living arrangements subsidized by Alberta Health Services.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Canada West (Calgary) Region is expected to support an average of more than 1,300 full-time equivalent jobs annually, and AWS plans to invest more than US$2.9B (approx. CA $4B) in Alberta through 2037. These jobs, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, and others will be part of the AWS supply chain in Canada.

    businesswire.com

  • New York-based Prime Group Holdings, LLC , a vertically-integrated private equity real estate firm, has entered the self storage market in Canada acquiring its first Canadian property in Sherwood Park.

    businesswire.com

  • The Government of Canada is providing more than $2.1M for the Glenrose Hospital Foundation in Edmonton to develop and evaluate prototypes and devices such as wheelchairs, adaptive bikes, remote monitoring systems and wearable technologies.

    newswire.ca

  • The federal government is providing more than $8.8M for 11 organizations to deliver training that will better prepare youth and underrepresented groups in Alberta for careers across a wide range of industries.

    newswire.ca

  • Royal Helium Ltd has started delivery and sales of purified helium from its Alberta facility to a leading North American aerospace and defense firm based in the US. The offtake partner has an agreement for 100% of Royal's helium volumes.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Canada is providing $15M to support the $50M expansion of Northern RNA's biomanufacturing capacity in Calgary, including by establishing a facility to produce components for vaccines and therapies.

    newswire.ca

  • Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers®, a fast-casual restaurant concept based in the US, is planning to open five new Freddy's restaurants in Alberta over the next five years.

    newswire.ca

  • Canada Growth Fund Inc. is investing $200M in Entropy Inc., specialists in carbon capture and storage, coupled with a fixed-price carbon credit purchase agreement (Carbon Credit Offtake Commitment or CCO) of up to one million tonnes per annum (tpa).

    newswire.ca

  • Bird Construction Inc. has been awarded a new project and a separate significant change order within an existing project with two long-term clients in the Wood Buffalo region of Alberta.

    globenewswire.com

  • Athabasca Oil Corporation and Cenovus Energy Inc. are partnering to create a new company, Duvernay Energy Corporation, to develop the liquids-rich and oil zones of the Kaybob Duvernay formation in Alberta. The 2024 development program will include 12 wells with a capital budget of approximately $82M.

    globenewswire.com

  • Slave Lake is one of three communities in Canada for a pilot of a workforce development grant funded by the federal government. The project, called Community Action for Workforce Development (CAWD), is aimed at supporting employment opportunities and removing barriers for both marginalized communities and local employers in the region.

    lakesideleader.com

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated and its partner North American Helium Inc. are planning to complete, test and evaluate a second joint well in the coming weeks to confirm the presence of helium and assess commerciality of the potential helium discovery.

    globenewswire.com

  • Imperial is forecasting capital spending of $1.7B in 2024 with an emphasis on its Strathcona Renewable Diesel facility, currently under construction near Edmonton, and technological developments in its heavy oil operations in Alberta.

    businesswire.com

  • Niyanin Nations LP, a coalition of five Indigenous Nations in northwestern Alberta, is partnering with the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation and NuVista Energy Ltd.on a $20.5M cogeneration unit at the Wembley Gas Plant, in the County of Grande Prairie.

    boereport.com

  • The Government of Canada is providing up to $1.6M to the University of Alberta for a project that focuses on mapping the permafrost and ground ice along the Mackenzie Valley Highway and Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway in the Northwest Territories.

    newswire.ca

  • Banded Peak, a craft brewery in Calgary, has added eight full-time positions and 12 part-time staff, with a focus on front-of-house, logistics and brewery operations, following a nearly $10M injection from its parent company Labatt Breweries of Canada.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Aviva plc , a leading global insurance provider, has committed to a $6.2M partnership with Edmonton-based Wild + Pine to restore degraded and marginal land back to a forested landscape, rebuild habitats, and remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere.

    newswire.ca

  • Dow Inc. has let two contracts, valued at approximately US$3.0B, to Fluor Corp. for construction-related services for Dow Canada's petrochemicals manufacturing site under development just north of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

    www.ogj.com

  • Enserva, formerly the Petroleum Services Association of Canada, is expecting Canadian oil sands production to reach 3.7M barrels per day, which is half a million barrels per day more than what the oil sands are currently producing and is an increase from the report’s outlook in 2022.

    globenewswire.com

  • WestJet is planning to add direct flights from Calgary to Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Seoul, South Korea with service three times per week. Subject to regulatory approvals, the service is expected to start on May 17, 2024. WestJet has also introduced enhanced connectivity between its global hub in Calgary and Tokyo's Narita International Airport during summer 2024, with frequency expanding to daily service.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based Lucero Energy Corp. has approved a 2024 capital budget of US$65M (approximately C$88M). Lucero's 2024 capital program is directed towards light oil development projects, with over 80% allocated to drilling and completion activities.

    newswire.ca

  • Cenovus Energy Inc. is planning a 2024 capital budget of $4.5B to $5.0B with its oil sands operations receiving $2.5B to $2.75B of the total. Maintenance work is planned at the Lloydminster Upgrader in Q2 2024 and at the Christina Lake oil sands operations in Q3 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Enbridge Inc., both based in Calgary, have entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Enbridge’s interests in the Alliance, Aux Sable and NRGreen energy infrastructure in Canada and the US for approximately $3.1B.

    globenewswire.com

  • Homes by Avi currently has 162 units under construction in its Autumn residences. These units are located above 23,000 square feet of retail along University Avenue in Calgary, part of the overall development of the University District.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Canadian Natural Resources Limited is planning a 2024 capital program of approximately $5.4B that includes 134 liquids-rich natural gas and light crude oil wells and 135 multi-lateral heavy crude oil wells in Alberta.

    newsfilecorp.com

  •  Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 capital budget of $275M to $295M that includes up to $265M to drill, complete, equip and tie-in 15 wells.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is launching two new pilots projects aimed at helping improve the current reclamation certificate process while maintaining the highest environmental standards. The projects will test ways to certify portions of reclaimed sites and help reclaim peatlands.

    alberta.ca

  • E2E Energy Solutions, the municipality of Rainbow Lake and the University of Calgary are partnering on a first of its kind pilot project that will power and heat the community entirely using geothermal renewable energy sources by 2028.

    businesswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $4.16M for fifty additional police officers to patrol Calgary’s downtown core and other high-crime hot spots.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Calfrac Well Services Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of approximately $210.0M with funding for its North American operations dedicated to modernizing its fleet of fracturing equipment.

    globenewswire.com

  • Pizza Maru, a Korean pizza concept, opened its doors in Calgary on December 21, 2023.

    dailyhive.com

  • Saskatoon-based Royal Helium Ltd. has started production of purified helium at its Steveville Helium Facility near Medicine Hat.

    newswire.ca

  • Revival Brewcade, a brewery and arcade in Calgary, has permanently closed following five years of operation. Burn Block Social Club, offering food, drink and pinball, is expected to open later this month in the same venue.

    dailyhive.com
• Week of 2023-12-11 to 2023-12-15

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $5M to the Community Fireguard Program to help build fireguards in susceptible communities.

    alberta.ca

  • Bonterra Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 capital budget of $90M to $100M. Approximately 66 percent of the total is scheduled for drilling and completion activities and ongoing recompletions of existing wells.

    newswire.ca

  • The Town of Beaverlodge, the Government of Alberta and Landrex Inc. are partnering to build a new health complex to replace the current Beaverlodge hospital. Project design will begin shortly, with construction expected to start in spring 2024.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $8.3M to the City of Edmonton to help hire 50 new police officers, expand recruitment efforts by the Edmonton Police Service and provide equipment for the new officers.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Vermilion Energy Inc. is planning a global 2024 capital budget of $600M to $625M, with approximately $380M dedicated to its assets in Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC.

    prnewswire.com

  • Keyera Corp. is planning a 2024 growth capital program of $80M to $100M. Maintenance capital, mostly for plant turnarounds, is estimated at $90M to $110M.

    newswire.ca

  • Green Impact Partners has received its Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) approval from the Government of Alberta for the construction and operation of the Future Energy Park, a $1.2B renewable biofuels facility near Calgary. The project is expected to create 800 jobs over two years of construction and about 100 jobs during operations.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The City of Medicine Hat is planning major renovation work on The Saamis Tepee between April and October 2024.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating up to $68M in disaster recovery funding to help residents and business owners in Edson, Whitecourt, Yellowhead County and Woodlands County recover from flooding that affected the regions in June 2023.

    alberta.ca

  • Uniqlo, a Japan-based global clothing retailer, is opening a second location in Calgary at Market Mall.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation is planning a 2024 capital investment program of $880M, and an additional $210M towards the Cedars LNG project along with approximately $70M for projects to handle increasing oil and gas production in Western Canada.

    businesswire.com

  • Momentus Inc, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with CalgaryToSpace (CTS) to launch into orbit a student -developed satellite in 2025.

    businesswire.com

  • BioAlberta has signed an agreement with Lawcubator to develop a Biotechnology Regulatory and Compliance Centre of Excellence with a mandate to help companies manage their regulatory compliances online.

    businesswire.com

  • The federal government is providing $5M to assist Alberta Improvement District No. 9 in the construction of a new fire hall in the community of Lake Louise in Banff National Park.

    newswire.ca

  • Pulse Seismic Inc., specialists in the acquisition, marketing and licensing of 2D and 3D seismic data to the western Canadian energy sector, has signed an $8.5M seismic data licensing sales agreement with an undisclosed customer.

    globenewswire.com

  • Athabasca Oil Corporation is planning a 2024 capital budget of $175M, with $135M of the total allocated to its Thermal Oil operations and $40M allocated to Light Oil projects.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Wireline Abandonment and Completion Corp (WACORP) is partnering with Vera-Line Services to develop new technolgies for decommissioning abandoned well sites in Alberta.

    globenewswire.com

  • Medicine Hat College is providing new bursaries to health-care students in eligible programs following a $50,000 donation from the Medicine Hat Health Foundation. Students will be able to apply for up to $10,000 annually in bursary awards that range from $1,000 to $2,000.

    medicinehatnews.com
• Week of 2023-12-04 to 2023-12-08

  • Bazaarvoice, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, has purchased Granify, an Edmonton based e-commerce technology company.

    globenewswire.com

  • ECO Canada is launching a project and recruiting individuals to advance the adoption of Zero Emission Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles with an emphasis on small businesses and transport companies.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $5M to a new Family Justice Strategy to expand pre-court services in Edmonton and Calgary. The services include alternative dispute resolution, family court counsellors, and parenting interventions.

    alberta.ca

  • Mastermind Toy locations in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Windermere Currents in Edmonton are closing following an asset purchase agreement between Unity Acquisitions Inc. and Mastermind GP Inc.

    dailyhive.com

  • Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is planning a base capital budget of $410M to $460M, that includes $35M to $40M for well stimulation projects and approximately $5M for an oil battery expansion. Another $450M to $500M in capital is directed towards a new gas plant that is currently under construction and expected to be onstream in Q4 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • Suncor Energy is planning a 2024 capital program of $6.3B to $6.5B, which includes $4.3B to $4.6B for oil sands operations.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an additional $31.3M for nine new projects that will help reduce emissions, including work to turn oil bitumen into carbon fibres and the installation of thermal energy, solar energy and battery energy storage systems.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating an additional $10M, for a total of $68.5M, to support the construction of the new Veterinary Learning Commons building at the University of Calgary’s Spy Hill Campus. Construction started on December 1, 2023 and is expected to be complete in the 2025-26 academic year.

    alberta.ca

  • Toronto-based Porter Airlines is launching Calgary-Montreal service in late May 2024, and also adding Edmonton-Montreal flights in spring 2024.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Italian Bakery in downtown Edmonton has reopened, after a fire in April 2020 destroyed the Chinatown landmark.

    globalnews.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is expanding the Leduc food centre’s Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator. When the expansion is complete up to nine companies will be able to lease a food processing suite and access product development support, business services and shared staff amenities.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has provided $1M to the City of Lethbridge to fund up to 50 temporary winter shelter spaces. The shelter spaces will be run by the Blood Tribe Department of Health and located in a trailer at Lethbridge’s main shelter.

    alberta.ca

  • Gibson Energy Inc. is targeting growth capital of $150M in 2024 with approximately $125M of the total focused primarily on projects in Edmonton, Hardisty and Moose Jaw, SK.

    prnewswire.com

  • AltaGas Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital program of $1.2B, excluding its decommissioning work (asset retirement obligations).

    newswire.ca

  • Cinnaholic, the gourmet cinnamon roll bakery, is opening a new location in northwest Airdrie on December 8, 2023. Another Cinnaholic location by the same franchisee is opening in Calgary in the coming months.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta has issued a request for proposals to help conduct water modelling throughout the winter, and to work with municipalities, water users, industry and others to explore ways to maximize the province’s water supply.

    alberta.ca

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated and its partner, North American Helium Inc., both Calgary-based helium exploration companies, have started drilling their second joint well at Mankota, SK.

    globenewswire.com

  • B.C.-based West Fraser Timber is acquiring Spray Lake Sawmills, a family-owned forest products company in Cochrane. It currently employs approximately 300 people.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The federal government is providing $4.2M to prevent gun crime and gang violence in Edmonton. The funding will support community-led projects for young people involved in gangs or at risk of joining them.

    canada.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an $820,000 operating grant to the host society in Strathcona County to support the 2026 Alberta Summer Games. The grant will help cover operating costs such as staffing, transportation and promotions.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Baytex Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 exploration and development budget of CAD $1.2B to $1.3B with CAD $460M allocated to its Canadian operations. Baytex is planning to drill, complete and bring on-stream 188 wells in Canada in 2024.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Calgary-based communications agency Worthington PR & Story has launched an agency within an agency called North Arrow, a new concept serving not-for-profit organizations and charities.

    worthingtonpr.com

  • Grant Thornton Canada, an accounting and consulting firm, has combined its northern and southern Alberta business units into a single unit as it moves to increase its presence in the province. The company has seven Alberta offices including locations in Calgary, Edmonton, and Medicine Hat.

    consulting.ca

  • GoldMining Inc. is moving ahead with exploration and development of the Rea uranium project in the Western Athabasca Basin area, located 175 km north-northwest of Fort McMurray.

    newswire.ca

  • The International Ski Federation Snowboard Big Air World Cup is taking place at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium on December 10, 2023. The event marks the first snowboard World Cup for North America for the year, and is part of the Olympic Games qualifying tour.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Majesty and Friends, an Edmonton gift shop , has permanently closed after 19 years in business.

    citynews.ca

  • Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, and Transport truck drivers top the most recent list of in-demand occupations in Calgary.

    immigration.ca

  • AltaLink is planning to rebuild a major power transmission line through Entwistle, Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt. AltaLink hopes to start construction in October 2024 for completion in December 2025, depending on the approval of the Alberta Utilities Commission.

    whitecourtstar.com

  • The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is renovating its emergency shelter to expand the current space for more beds and staff. Plans include the addition of a daycare and laundry facility on the main floor as well as space to hold group gatherings.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Monarch 1911 Society is starting restoration work on the 112-year old Monarch theatre in Medicine Hat. The first major project will be to complete repairs to the roof at a cost of more than $150,000.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The Post Thrift Store, operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association since 1979 in downtown Medicine Hat, has closed its doors. The store was run solely by volunteers and one manager.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The historic Transit Hotel in Edmonton, dating from 1908, is up for sale. The property includes the hotel, a restaurant and a liquor store. The hotel is not a designated historic property and offers redevelopment potential on the site.

    ctvnews.ca
• Week of 2023-11-27 to 2023-12-01

  • NorQuest College in Edmonton and the Rupertsland Institute have launched Canada’s first Métis student centre. Although it is located at NorQuest, the centre’s services are available to all Métis post-secondary students in the Edmonton region.

    news

  • Construction has started on l’École Claudette-et-Denis-Tardif, a new K to 12 Francophone school in Sherwood Park. The school is set to open in September 2025.

    sherwoodparknews.com

  • Green Impact Partners is expecting to start construction in 2024 on the Future Energy Park in Calgary.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • Enbridge Inc. is expecting a 2024 capital budget of approximately $6B, which includes maintenance activities.

    prnewswire.com

  • Spartan Delta Corp. is planning an initial 2024 capital budget of $130M to drill and complete 21 wells across its asset base.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is establishing a fourth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) dispatch centre for the province by the end of 2024, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The estimated cost is an initial $2M. Alberta Health Services will contract the municipality to staff and run the emergency call centre.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an additional $30M to school districts for the 2023-24 school year to help address higher than expected enrolment growth.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based ARC Resources has entered into a second long-term agreement to supply natural gas to Cheniere Energy, Inc., for conversion to liquified natural gas (LNG) on the US Gulf Coast and subsequent export to Europe. The agreement is for 15 years with shipping expected to start in 2029.

    newswire.ca

  • The Métis Nation of Alberta is launching a solar farm north of Métis Crossing in Smoky Lake County. The project will officially be up and running early in 2024, and will produce 4.86 megawatts of energy, enough to power about 1,200 homes.

    cbc.ca

  • Dow, a US based global chemical company, is moving ahead with an $8.8B petrochemical complex to be built in Fort Saskatchewan, near Edmonton. The project is expected to create up to 7,000 jobs during the peak of construction, and 400 to 500 full-time positions.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing is partnering with Lakeland College to offer its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Lloydminster. Local nursing instructors will teach the hands-on portion of the degree at Lakeland. Currently, there is room for 16 students in the program, but the goal is to increase that number.

    meridiansource.ca

  • Site preparation for the Costco Warehouse in Lloydminster is scheduled to start in May 2024 followed by utilities and site concrete completion. The warehouse construction is expected to start on March 31, 2025, and be open for business on Aug. 31, 2025.

    meridiansource.ca

  • Lacombe County is planning a 2024 capital budget of approximately $23.1M that includes 21.9 km of construction rehabilitation on gravel roads and 25.89 km of pavement overlay work.

    lacombeexpress.com

  • The Government of Alberta has launched the Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP) that will provide major industries with up to 12% of new eligible capital project costs for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) development projects.

    alberta.ca

  • Pathways Alliance companies have numerous projects and studies in progress as they work towards establishing a carbon capture and storage hub in Alberta. The group expects a final investment decision in mid-2025 following an application to the Alberta Energy Regulator.

    pathwaysalliance.ca

  • The recently opened St. Albert location of the popular American cookie chain Crumbl Cookies has hired more than 60 employees.

    stalbertgazette.com

  • MEG Energy Corp. is planning a 2024 capital program of $550M that includes the startup of two well pads and the allocation of $100M towards a multi-year capacity growth project.

    newswire.ca

  • Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is partnering with Invest Alberta to develop clean energy projects and to build new business focused on transitioning to a carbon-neutral society over the next several decades.

    prnewswire.com

  • Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation is forecasting a 2024 capital budget of CAD $8 billion to $8.5 billion.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) expects 6,229 wells to be drilled in Western Canada in 2024, an 8.3% increase from the 5,748 wells drilled in 2023. CAOEC says the drilling and service sectors will need more than 39,000 workers in 2024.

    energynow.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is expanding the Alberta Sheriffs Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) units and adding two positions in Calgary and four in Edmonton.

    alberta.ca

  • Paloma Pressure Control LLC, based in Midland, Texas, has opened an office in Red Deer, with a second facility opening soon in Grande Prairie.

    boereport.com

  • Edmonton-based Ceapro Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of active ingredients and disruptive technologies for healthcare and cosmetic industries, has started studies evaluating one of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory products derived from oats.

    globenewswire.com

  • E3 Lithium Ltd., a Calgary-based lithium brine extraction company, has added new staff to develop its first commercial extraction facility and for communications, investor relations and liaison with capital markets.

    businesswire.com

  • Calgary-based DIRTT and its construction partner BOLTT have been awarded over $3M in construction projects in Indianapolis, USA.

    globenewswire.com

  • Lee & Associates is developing the Stoney Industrial Park, 185 acres of land within the City of Calgary. Scheduling is for rough grading and underground work to begin by April 2024, roads and pathways and shallow utility construction by June/July and energization of the park is planned for September 2024.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Huawei Canada is providing $4.8M towards the launch of a new non-profit artificial intelligence lab, the Openmind Research Institute, in Edmonton.

    theglobeandmail.com

  • Hotel Canoe & Suites, which was formerly known as the Inns of Banff, has reopened for partial occupancy following renovations over the last four years.

    rmoutlook.com

  • Logan Energy Corp. is planning an initial 2024 capital program of $120M that includes $77M for well drilling, completion, equipment and tie-in projects across its asset base.

    boereport.com

  • The Stoney Health Centre has recently opened in Mînî Thnî (formerly Morley) following $15M in renovations. Additions to the centre include new examination and IV treatment rooms, X-ray and lab services, as well as dental and eye clinics. 

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an additional $16M to upgrade 400 affordable housing units. Preventative maintenance is scheduled for 300 units currently being used and 100 units will reopen following renovations.

    alberta.ca
• Week of 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-24

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $125M over four years towards the development of MacEwan University’s new School of Business in Edmonton. The building will accommodate an additional 7,500 students in business and STEM fields across its downtown campus.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is launching a new compensation model for nurse practitioners that will be phased in and is expected to launch in early 2024. In addition, through a $2M grant over the next three years, the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta will support new clinic developments.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Eguana Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of high performance residential and commercial energy storage systems, has entered into a multi-year Virtual Power Plant partnership to deploy Eguana’s Energy Storage Solutions to Australian electricity customers.

    globenewswire.com

  • The City of Medicine Hat is soliciting proposals for a review of its electrical generation department. The initial process will take six weeks, at which point shortlisted parties will be contacted and subject to further evaluation.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Irrican Power Ltd., an electricity co-op owned by the Raymond and St. Mary’s irrigation districts, is planning to add a battery storage site to a hydro power facility it operates near Raymond

    medicinehatnews.com

  • An advanced placement (AP) chemistry course has been added to the science program at Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) in Lloydminster. The course provides university/college chemistry topic coverage.

    meridiansource.ca

  • Starbucks Coffee Canada closed its location inside Chapters at Park Place Mall in Lethbridge on November 17, 2023. All employees at the store were offered the opportunity to transfer to a nearby location.

    lethbridgeherald.com

  • The Alberta RCMP Recruiting Unit is offering virtual career events as part of its hiring efforts.

    rcmp-grc.gc.ca

  • The federal government is allocating up to $7B from the Canada Growth Fund to further incentivize the progress of emissions reducing projects, particularly carbon capture and underground storage developments across Alberta.

    boereport.com

  • Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is launching Horizon, a dedicated platform for the development and realization of renewable energy projects in Canada, based in Calgary.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Zivot Limb Preservation Centre at Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary is establishing a fellowship in podiatric medicine, the first of its kind in Canada.

    globenewswire.com

  • Edmonton-based Capital Power is acquiring two US combined-cycle natural gas fired power generation facilities, one in California and the other in Arizona. The deal is estimated at US$1.1B.

    globenewswire.com

  • Helium Evolution and its partner North American Helium Inc., both based in Calgary, are proceeding with further evaluation of their first joint helium well and exploring a path forward for further opportunities on its assets in southern Saskatchewan.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Canada is providing an additional $72.9M in funding to Alberta for a total of $322 million in 2023–24 under the labour market agreements. The funding will support training and career development programs.

    newswire.ca

  • Tumbler & Rocks Cocktails, a ready-to-serve cocktail line out of the Fort Distillery in Fort Saskatchewan, is expanding into the markets of New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in early 2024.

    tumblerandrocks.com

  • The City of Edmonton is re-launching the Winter Patio Grant that provides up to $2,000 to business to help with eligible winter patio expenses, such as patio furniture, heaters, blankets and lighting. Businesses can apply for the grant until December 8, 2023.

    constantcontact.com

  • Edmonton-based Nanoprecise Sci Corp, a predictive maintenance company, has formed a strategic partnership with Henkel Adhesive Technologies based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

    prnewswire.com

  • TransAlta Corporation is planning to spend $3.5B through to 2028 to add up to 1.75 gigawatts (GW) of new clean electricity supply along with expansion of its renewables and storage development projects to 10 GW from the current 4.8 GW.

    prnewswire.com

  • Justice Canada is providing PACE (Providing Assistance Counselling and Education) with $750,000 over five years through the Child and Youth Advocacy Centres Initiative to support the Caribou Child and Youth Centre in Grande Prairie.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $3.3M over the next three years to provide more safe spaces for seniors seeking shelter. In partnership with the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council, funding will be available for eligible communities, with a call for proposals beginning in January 2024.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has awarded the first phase of the Highway 3 twinning program between the town of Taber and the hamlet of Burdett to Ledcor Highways Ltd. Construction will begin in spring 2024, with completion anticipated in 2025. The project is expected to support 755 jobs.

    alberta.ca

  • Residents and businesses of County of Forty Mile, County of Warner No. 5 and Cardston County will be a part of a pilot program that will test the use of satellite internet technology instead of fibre and fixed wireless technologies.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $1M to community organizations to improve safety and enhance recreational activity on non-motorized trails on public lands.

    alberta.ca

  • Global Helium Corp. has drilled and cased its second helium well within the Manyberries helium trend in south eastern Alberta and plans to move on to well testing before the end of November.

    globenewswire.com

  • The new Misericordia Community Hospital emergency department in Edmonton will open later this month following an $85M investment. The facility will have triple the capacity of the previous department, along with specialized equipment operated by newly trained staff.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • The McDonald’s restaurant in Edmonton City Centre Mall has permanently closed. According to the franchisee all managers and staff have signed on for jobs at other locations around the city.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund is committing $5.5M to Bow Valley College’s forthcoming Calgary Entertainment Arts Production Hub - a 3D animation, virtual reality and esports training facility. Opening downtown in 2024, the hub is expected to train 675 people and support more than 125 companies over the next four years.

    calgaryherald.com

  • A new clothing store, Maurices, opened in the LloydMall in Lloydminster on November 18, 2023.

    meridiansource.ca

  • The City of Lacombe has approved nearly $9.2M in capital spending for 2024 as part of its $80M 10-year capital plan. The budget includes $2.25M towards a new $5M fire hall, road upgrades and downtown redevelopments.

    lacombeexpress.com

  • Nitrocross, a touring motorsport event, is returning to Calgary’s GMC Stadium at Stampede Park on February 2 and 3, 2024.   

    globenewswire.com

  • Minto Communities is planning to start work in 2024 on the redevelopment of the former Viscount Bennet High School site in Calgary. Minto is planning multi-unit residential buildings on the property.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an initial $1.1M as part of a three year program to expand transportation options for seniors in Edson, Fox Creek, Oyen, Sundre and the Municipal District of Smoky River.

    alberta.ca

  • Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has started construction on Buffalo Plains, a 495 MW wind farm in Vulcan County. During construction, the project will create approximately 250 full-time jobs .

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2023-11-13 to 2023-11-17

  • Strathcona Resources Ltd. is planning a 2024 capital budget of approximately $1.3B which includes $900M split equally between the Cold Lake thermal and the Lloydminster Heavy Oil operations.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based OGEN Cannabis closed its facility on November 3, 2023, laying off 87 people as a result.

    stratcann.com

  • Elk Valley Resources (EVR), the steelmaking coal business in southeastern BC, has committed to continue operation of its regional office in Calgary following the sale of EVR by Teck Resources Limited to Glencore plc .

    globenewswire.com

  • Structural Truss Systems Ltd. and its sister company Forma Steel are spending $28.5M to build a new plant at its Fort Macleod location along with hiring at least 35 more employees as part of the expansion. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2024 and will also house a training facility.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The City of Lloydminster is providing $385,000 in Family and Community Support Services grant funding allocations for 2024 to 14 programs run by various Lloydminster non-profits.

    mylloydminsternow.com

  • LithiumBank Resources Corp. is planning to test pilot operations of its lithium extraction technology over a 12-18 month period starting in Q1 2024 after their plant in Calgary has been reassembled.

    globenewswire.com

  • Suncor Energy Inc. is planning to increase the number of autonomous trucks at its Base Plant operation in northern Alberta from 31 as of the second quarter this year to 91 by the end of 2024.

    bnnbloomberg.ca

  • The Calgary Municipal Land Corp. (CMLC), the City of Calgary and Arts Commons Design are collaborating with three Canadian landscape architecture and urban design firms on a $40M redevelopment of Olympic Plaza.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The City of Calgary is providing $1.2M in funding to help with a downtown office-to-residential conversion that will take nearly 100,000 square feet of office space off the market. Another project, the Canadian Centre, is being retrofitted into a hotel.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Calgary-based Crew Energy Inc. has received a permit from the B.C. Energy Regulator approving the construction of its planned Groundbirch gas plant along with 60 new well authorization permits, bringing its total to 85 well authorizations in the Groundbirch area.

    globenewswire.com

  • Kelt Exploration Ltd. is planning an initial capital budget of $350M for 2024 that includes drilling 35 wells and completing 37 wells during the year. The total budget also includes $83M for facilities, pipeline, and equipment and $20M for land and seismic work.

    boereport.com

  • Edmonton-based Stantec, a global engineering and design company, is acquiring ZETCON Engineering, a 645-person engineering firm headquartered in Bochum, Germany.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary Transit is currently hiring for a range of trades professionals to repair and maintain transit vehicles. The positions include Auto Body Apprentices and Electro Mechanic Trainees along with other technicians.

    calgary.ca

  • Construction is underway at a new taproom for Shiddy’s Distilling in Edmonton. The venue is expected to open in 2024.

    dailyhive.com

  • Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has awarded a portion of $19M in Global Innovation Cluster funding for 12 new AI for manufacturing projects to The Landmark Group of Companies in Edmonton and Ayrtron Energy in Calgary. Landmark is working with Toronto-based Promise Robotics on an AI-enabled robotic solution for the prefabrication of building components.

    globenewswire.com

  • Researchers at the University of Alberta are among the recipients of Scotiabank’s global 2023 Net-Zero Research Fund. The university’s project is researching the development of net-zero transition pathways for Canada’s $15-billion steel industry.

    newswire.ca

  • Alberta Wildfire has signed a five-year contract with Richmond, BC based Talon Helicopters to trial a nighttime wildfire fighting helicopter.

    cbc.ca

  • St. Albert city council approved five new RCMP officers for the city detachment. City administration expects that it may take upwards of a year before the new officers materialize.

    stalbertgazette.com

  • Calgary-based CEMATRIX Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of advanced cellular concrete products, has signed new contracts and change orders in the amount of $5.2M.

    globenewswire.com

  • WestJet is launching a four-times weekly service from Calgary to Reykjavik (Keflavik), Iceland starting in May 2024. The airline is also adding more flights out of Calgary to Tokyo, Rome, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Paris, London and Dublin.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Uber is piloting Uber Tasks in Edmonton in the coming weeks to offer more services to users. Uber drivers and delivery people can opt in to perform tasks such as snow clearing, lawn care, in-home laundry, furniture assembly and many other services.

    theverge.com

  • Birchcliff Energy Ltd. is planning a preliminary capital budget of approximately $260M to $280M that includes $20M that was accelerated into Q4 2023 to drill five wells. Birchcliff expects to bring approximately 28 to 30 wells on production in 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Ambyint, an oil well optimization software company that uses deep-learning artificial intelligence, is relocating its headquarters from Delaware, Maryland to Calgary. Ambyint is also planning to more than triple in size following a recent funding round, but no job numbers were released.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Town of Slave Lake has opened a new year-round emergency shelter for the homeless population. The Government of Alberta is providing $730,000 for up to 20 shelter spaces.

    alberta.ca

  • The federal government is providing $228M to the City of Calgary to support thousands of new housing units. As part of the agreement, the city will be required to build an additional 6,825 housing units by 2027, and 35,950 new units by 2033.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis is planning to have the Aurora Sun greenhouse in Medicine Hat, which is currently incomplete, repurposed and producing starter vegetables and flowers by this time next year.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Stantec has been awarded two contracts on a major UK water supply project, the South West Water’s AMP 8 Engineering Consultancy Framework. Stantec will provide project and programme management and engineering design services for the regional water development plan.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta through the Alberta Sheriffs have created six positions for a Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit in Lethbridge. The new team will serve an area roughly bounded by Vulcan to the north, Crowsnest Pass to the west, the U.S. border to the south and the provincial boundary with Saskatchewan to the east.

    alberta.ca
• Week of 2023-11-06 to 2023-11-10

  • Lululemon, a retailer of athleisure wear, has opened a new expanded store at West Edmonton Mall that is now one of the largest stores in the chain.

    retail-insider.com

  • The City of Edmonton is spending $16.7M for 276 units of below-market or near-market rental homes across five housing projects in the greater Edmonton area.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Lantic Inc./Rogers Sugar is hiring seasonal workers in communities across southern Alberta as the annual sugar beet harvest nears completion and the associated processing facilities start operations.

    tabertimes.com

  • Portage College is expanding its Internationally Educated Nurse Bridging Program. The program offers a range of Registered Nurse (RN) Preparation Courses, catering to domestic and internationally trained nurses.

    mylakelandnow.com

  • The St. Therese Healthcare Centre - St. Paul has started a $3.5M upgrade and renovation of its emergency department.  The work is expected to be completed by mid-2024.

    mylakelandnow.com

  • The Siksika Nation is using 3D printing technology to build 16 one-bedroom units for nation members fleeing domestic violence or otherwise at risk of homelessness.  The project is the first 3D concrete-printed housing initiative in Alberta and the largest in the country.

    cbc.ca

  • TransAlta Corporation is purchasing Heartland Generation Ltd. and Alberta Power (2000) Ltd. and their entire business operations in Alberta and British Columbia in a $658M deal. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • Trailcon Leasing Inc., a provider of trailer leasing, rental, and maintenance services, has opened a facility in Balzac, outside Calgary. The branch is staffed by an on-site team of licensed trailer technicians.

    newswire.ca

  • Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. has recently placed orders, valued at approximately $3.3M, for three major pieces of equipment for its planned asphalt shingle reprocessing facility in Calgary. Detailed engineering work is currently underway with construction pending on its first commercial scale up facility.

    newswire.ca

  • Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada's largest natural gas producer, is planning a 2024 exploration and production capital budget of $2.15B that includes a 14-15 drilling rig program throughout the year.

    newswire.ca

  • Prairie Provident Resources has sold its northern Alberta operations and will focus on developing its central and southern Alberta areas, including a field near Brooks.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is starting a reclamation project of four sweet natural gas wells within the city of Lethbridge. The project will enable the continued growth of residential development in west Lethbridge.

    lethbridgeherald.com

  • Paramount Resources Ltd. is budgeting 2024 capital expenditures of between $830M and $890M including approximately $150M dedicated to the construction of a new gas processing facility. Approximately $575M is planned for drilling and well completions.

    newswire.ca

  • Moxy Hotels, in partnership with Drumheller-based Canalta Hotels, is opening Banff’s newest hotel, Moxy Banff, in January 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • True Wild Distillery is set to open a craft distillery, tasting room, restaurant, patio and private event space in the historic East Calgary Substation building.

    cbc.ca

  • Calgary-based First Helium Inc. has started work to bring its gas gathering pipeline infrastructure into service in conjunction with the planned installation of a helium processing facility in later 2024.

    newsfilecorp.com

  • The Government of Alberta is planning to restructure the delivery of health care in the province over the next several years along with changes in Alberta Health Services (AHS). Four new organizations will deliver health services in primary care, acute care, continuing care and mental health and addiction care.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Invest Alberta is partnering with South Korea based POSCO Holdings, a global company with expertise in lithium brines, to further the exploration, development, and commercialization of lithium in Alberta.

    globenewswire.com

  • The University of Lethbridge and Bow Valley College are partnering to deliver the Business and Supply Chain Management integrated pathway program. Students can earn a Business Administration Diploma with a major in supply chain management through Bow Valley College and a Bachelor of Management with a major in general management through the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business.

    globenewswire.com

  • Lynx Air, a Calgary-based ultra-low-cost airline, has launched direct service from Calgary International Airport to Orlando International Airport. Lynx also offers service to Orlando from Toronto, and Montréal. Flights from Vancouver to Orlando will start Orlando later this month.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Canada Lands Corporation, through agreements with developers, will be creating 2,800 additional homes by March 2024 in Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and St. John's. A minimum of 300 of the units will be set aside for affordable housing.

    cbc.ca

  • WestJet is launching new non-stop service between Edmonton International Airport and Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco as part of its 2024 summer schedule.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based Cardinal Energy Ltd.is planning to spend $116M in 2024 capital and drill 24 wells across its conventional asset base. Approximately $20M is budgeted for its asset retirement obligations (ARO) such as oil well plugging and abandonment. Another $68.5M is dedicated to the initial development of a thermal oil project in Saskatchewan.

    boereport.com

  • Dots, a clothing retailer and a long-time fixture of Red Deer’s downtown, is closing its doors this month. Two full-time and two part-time employees will be impacted.

    reddeeradvocate.com

  • Applications are open for the Inventures Startup Pitch Competition, which will take place during the Inventures conference in Calgary in May 2024. Finalists will have the chance to win $10,000 in funding

    inventurescanada.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $10M to food banks and community organizations across the province to ensure food security. Food Banks Alberta will receive $2.2M of the funding to develop responses during emergencies such as natural disasters.

    alberta.ca

  • DuraPaw, an online dog toy and treat subscription box service, has launched in Edmonton. DuraPaw ships across Canada and to the US.

    globenewswire.com

  • Sephora, a French multinational retailer of personal care and beauty products, is hiring in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton as part of a national recruitment campaign.

    curiocity.com

  • Crescent Point Energy Corp. is acquiring Hammerhead Energy Inc., an oil and liquids-rich Alberta Montney producer, for approximately $2.55B. The purchase adds approximately 800 net Montney drilling locations to Crescent Point's current asset base.

    globenewswire.com

  • The City of Edmonton has launched two overnight bus routes to take vulnerable citizens to downtown shelters this winter. The routes will run operate daily until March 31, 2024. The buses will have staff to help passengers access shelters and other services.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Blowers & Grafton, a restaurant chain specializing in East Coast cuisine, has opened its third location in Calgary.

    newswire.ca

  • Shoppers Drug Mart has opened a new Pharmacy Care Clinic, that offers a range of pharmacy healthcare services, in the Pilot Sound area in northeast Edmonton. Patients can access services by booking an appointment or by walk-in.

    newswire.ca

  • The federal government is providing $6.9M to the Red Road Healing Society to help reduce Indigenous homelessness in Edmonton. Red Road is working with six different organizations to provide professional social, educational, legal, and health services support.

    ctvnews.ca

  • The Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) is providing federal funding for clean energy technology and development projects to two Alberta based companies as part of a national allocation of $16.9M to 19 projects. Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada's largest natural gas producer, is receiving $1.0M and Acceleware Ltd. is receiving $3.0M towards its radio-frequency heating technology for heavy oil and oil sands production.

    globenewswire.com

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation is building a new propane-plus fractionator at its existing Redwater fractionation and storage complex at an estimated cost of $460M. Subject to regulatory and environmental approvals, the plant is expected to be in-service in the first half of 2026.

    boereport.com

  • ARC Resources Ltd. is planning a 2024 budget of $1.75B to $1.85B including approximately $500M allocated to the completion, commissioning and start-up of is Attache Phase 1 gas plant.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based Enbridge is acquiring seven operating landfill-to-renewable natural gas assets located in Texas and Arkansas from Morrow Renewables at an estimated total cost of US$1.2B.

    newswire.ca

  • Hydrogen Canada Corp. has raised $10M in financing and has signed an offtake agreement with E1 Corporation, a South Korean major trader of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in Asia, to develop a low-carbon hydrogen/ammonia supply chain from Western Canada to South Korea and other Asian markets.

    newswire.ca

  • StreetSide Developments, a division of Qualico, is preparing to start construction on 26 new condo townhomes in the Blatchford area in Edmonton.

    streetsideedmonton.com

  • Rayban has opened its first store in Alberta in West Edmonton Mall. Nike is also planning to open its largest single-floor store in the world at West Edmonton Mall by the end of the year or in early 2024.

    retail-insider.com
• Week of 2023-10-30 to 2023-11-01

  • Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is expanding capacity at its Marten Creek plant near Slave Lake to increase gas conservation and reduce emissions intensity. The company is also drilling four wells on its Charlie Lake assets during Q4 2023.

    newswire.ca

  • Eavor Technologies Inc., a developer of advanced geothermal energy solutions, has raised $182M in financing that it plans to use to accelerate the development and deployment of its technology.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Eguana Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of high-performance energy storage systems, is partnering with AutoGrid, an industry leader in harnessing distributed energy resources (DERs) for virtual power plants (VPPs), to expand VPP opportunities for power providers around the globe.

    globenewswire.com

  • Whitecap Resources Inc. has approved a 2024 capital budget of $1.0B – $1.2B which includes the drilling of approximately 258 wells and $165M for facilities and other infrastructure development.

    newswire.ca

  • The Town of Banff is bringing the concession at the Fenlands Banff recreation centre in-house on a temporary basis. Until a business can be found to operate the concession following two unsuccessful tenders this year, the municipality will hire a small, qualified team to offer food and beverage services at the rec centre throughout the busy winter ice season until at least March 2024.

    rmoutlook.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $10M to help more Albertans with disabilities access employment supports. These projects will provide targeted employment services through community organizations for people living with disabilities.

    alberta.ca

  • Subterra Renewables, North America's leading geothermal energy utility provider, is creating a Calgary office along with the acquisition of privately held, Alberta-based Earth Drilling Co. Ltd and Nevada-based Harris Exploration.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based Volt Carbon Technologies, a carbon science company with a specific focus on energy storage and green energy innovation is partnering with E-Power Resources Inc. to evaluate, process and purify graphite samples and other mineral processing services.

    yahoo.com

  • The Government of Alberta is expanding the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation’s (AIOC) loan guarantee capacity to $2B from $1B to support Indigenous investment. A further increase to $3B is budgeted in 2024-25.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is starting construction on Phase 2 of the $9M Gaetz Landing affordable housing project in Leduc. The building is expected to open in fall 2024.

    alberta.ca

  • The City of Calgary has ordered the owner of the former Royal Canadian Legion 154 in the southeast Calgary community of Ogden to demolish the abandoned building.

    cbc.ca

  • The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has added 35 new constables from its most recent graduating class.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Renovations are starting at the Norwood East building, formerly the Angus McGugan Pavilion, at the Gene Zwozdesky Centre, a seniors care facility in Edmonton. The work will add 116 beds to the facility bringing the total to 350 beds. CapitalCare, Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health will each deliver programs from their respective portfolios at the facility.

    alberta.ca

  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) has launched a new careers website “Clean Energy Jobs Canada | Emplois Énergie Propre Canada” available at cleanenergyjobs.ca . The website connects employers and job seekers, highlighting career opportunities to help accelerate the recruitment of more skilled workers into the growing renewables and energy storage industries.

    financialpost.com

  • Imperial is nearing completion of its Grand Rapids Phase 1 (GRP1) thermal oil sands project at Cold Lake with an estimated accelerated start-up by year-end 2023.

    businesswire.com

  • Computer Modelling Group Ltd. is partnering with ABB, a global specialist in technology automation, to develop solutions for real-time monitoring, risk assessment, and operational efficiency of commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations.

    globenewswire.com

  • Prospera Energy Inc. is planning to start lease construction following the receipt of permits for an extended horizontal well light oil drilling program.

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2023-10-23 to 2023-10-27

  • CEMATRIX Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of cellular concrete, has booked a new $7.1M contract for the fill surrounding a tunnel at a site in a Gulf State city water supply system in the southern U.S. The work is expected to start in 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Alberta Education is investing more than $3.6M in dual credit grants to school authorities across the province for the 2023-24 school year to support career-based programming.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is adding $9M over the next three years through the Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) program. Eligible projects can receive funding of up to $200,000 to help deliver business supports.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing more than $16.7M in new supports for foster caregivers, and $6.5M over four years to cover the cost of five hours of counselling per year for each licensed foster home in Alberta.

    alberta.ca

  • Edmonton's long-awaited $1.8B Valley Line Southeast LRT line is set to open for passenger service on November 4, 2023.

    cbc.ca

  • Reconciliation Energy Transition Inc. is granting rights to an equity option in the East Calgary Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Project to Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, a major international financier.

    newswire.ca

  • Volt Lithium Corp., a lithium development and technology company, is planning a 20,000 tonnes per annum lithium plant at Rainbow Lake in northwestern Alberta to extract the mineral from oilfield brines. Volt is aiming to complete the preliminary economic assessment by the end of November 2023 followed by commercial development of the facility.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Alberta Cancer Foundation is granting almost $10M to the Alberta Cellular Therapy Program to help patients access clinical cellular therapy trials. The funding will also support construction of a Health Canada-approved, in-house lab at the Cross Cancer Institute for manufacturing the cell therapies.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Eguana Technologies Inc., a manufacturer and developer of energy storage systems, is partnering with FinanzDesk, a German financial and operational service provider, to bring Eguana technologies to over 8,000 residential rooftop solar customers.

    globenewswire.com

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS), GreenShield and Red Deer Street Connect have partnered to create the AHS Public Health Dental Clinic in Red Deer. AHS provided the space, equipment, and staffing for the clinic, including dentists and registered dental assistants with two fully equipped dental treatment rooms.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • The Cenovus Lloydminster Asphalt Refinery in Lloydminster is replacing the current 30-metre stack with a 60-metre version. Site preparation will begin next spring, equipment installation will follow in the fall, the new stack is to come online in summer 2025 and the old stack will be taken down in the fall of that year.

    mylloydminsternow.com

  • ATMA Journey Centers Inc., a leader in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training globally, is partnering with Cena Life, a licensed provider of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Alberta, to guide prescribers, practitioners, and clinics through the development of a regulatory framework for psychedelic-assisted therapy.

    newswire.ca

  • Decisive Farming by TELUS Agriculture is partnering with GrainFox to bring new technology to grain trading, options and futures contracts.

    globenewswire.com

  • The federal government is providing $1.8M for a Francophone Economic Development Fund to support projects that have a positive impact on Francophone communities. The funding is expected to fund 30 community-based projects, support about 150 jobs, and leverage an additional $5.5M in community-based investments.

    newswire.ca

  • De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited is partnering with Universal Avionics to supply integrated flight decks for its CL-215T and CL-415 firefighting aircraft. As part of the aircraft program De Havilland has also purchased Mid-Canada Mod Centre and Avionics Design Services.

    newswire.ca

  • High Tide Inc. has opened a Canna Cabana retail cannabis store in Calgary that was formerly a Fire & Flower cannabis retail location.

    newswire.ca

  • The federal government has made six new judicial appointments in Alberta.

    newswire.ca

  • Arthroto, has partnered with DIRTT, a Calgary-based global leader in industrialized construction for interior spaces, to convert underutilized office spaces into modern residential and mixed-use housing.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is committing up $5M to study the feasibility of the proposed new Eyremore dam near Brooks in southern Alberta. The work will define the costs, resources and work required to acquire required regulatory approvals, design, construct and operate the dam.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The federal government is investing $3M in Mount Royal University to expand its aviation programs in a bid to boost the growing sector in Alberta. The funding will double the enrolment in the university’s aviation flight training program to 80 students and create a new bachelor of aviation management degree program in 2024. The funding will bring a new hangar and learning facility to the university’s Springbank campus, complete with virtual reality technology and flight simulators.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has recommended approval of NorthRiver Midstream's NEBC Connector Project with 49 attached conditions. The project involves constructing and operating two parallel, 215-kilometre natural gas liquids pipelines from B.C. to Alberta.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are jointly providing $13.5M to five communities around Alberta to develop energy retrofit financing programs for residential properties.

    newswire.ca

  • SNDL Inc., a cannabis grower and manufacturer, is closing its Olds growing/processing plant after five years in operation as it consolidates its facility locations.

    mountainviewtoday.ca

  • Rubellite Energy Inc. is running a two-rig drilling program for the balance of 2023 with the expectation that it will drill up to eleven multi-lateral horizontal wells during the fourth quarter of 2023 in the greater Figure Lake area.

    newswire.ca

  • Basecamp Resorts has opened the Rhythm and Howl restaurant in its MTN House hotel in Canmore. A Nordic spa is also planned for future development at the newly opened hotel.

    thebeaumontnews.ca

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) is requesting proposals for a private surgical facility in Edmonton to provide weight-loss surgeries. The proposal is part of the Alberta Surgical Initiative launched by the government in 2019.

    cbc.ca

  • The Town of Blackfalds has approved a $15,000 loan to keep open the Apollo Health Centre, a local medical clinic. The town council is also considering a request for an additional $15,000 grant to the clinic during its 2024 budget deliberations.

    reddeeradvocate.com

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $57M over the next three years to expand services from family doctors and nurse practitioners. Each provider would be eligible for up to $10,000 per year. The province is also putting $20M into a fund to help Indigenous communities deliver primary health-care services.

    alberta.ca

  • Baytex Energy Corp. is planning to complete three more wells in the Waseca heavy oil formation near Cold Lake by the end of 2023. Baytex is still appraising the Waseca’s potential, but could drill as many as 15 wells in the formation by the end of 2024.

    financialpost.com

  • Germain Hotels has opened the Alt Hotel Calgary University District. The hotel has 155 guest rooms and more than 4,000 square feet of meeting and event space across four meeting rooms, two boardrooms and one creative lounge.

    globenewswire.com

  • Edmonton-based Stantec, a global engineering and design company, has begun the final design phase of a water supply pipeline project for Tampa Bay Water. The utility awarded Stantec a contract amendment to include additional engineering and construction services bringing Stantec’s total fees to US$14M.

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2023-10-16 to 2023-10-20

  • Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada's largest natural gas producer, is purchasing Bonavista Energy Corporation for $1.45B. The deal is expected to close in the second half of November 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $40M through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Emerging Innovators Challenge to support scale-up, pilot and first-of-kind emissions-reduction projects.

    alberta.ca

  • S3 Group, a Swift Current-based farm implement manufacturer, is planning to expand with a new facility in Medicine Hat. The company expects to hire as many as 30 full-time metal workers and engineers this fall and up to 100 eventually as it expands its metallurgy works.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The high cost of rent and rising housing prices are making it difficult for homebuilders in Calgary to attract much-needed construction workers according to the Calgary Construction Association.

    calgaryherald.com

  • KPMG in Canada is launching a five-year $250,000 investment to develop programming to expand opportunities for Indigenous business students at the University of Alberta. The program, launching in summer 2024, is in collaboration with the University of Alberta’s School of Business.

    kpmg.com

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) has recruited a dermatologist to service the greater Red Deer region, working out of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and Innovation Dermatology.

    albertahealthservices.ca

  • The Town of Banff has amended bylaws covering commercial construction hours on Saturdays, increasing fines for violations and statutory holiday regulations to better align with neighbouring municipalities such as Jasper, Canmore, Cochrane and Calgary.

    rmoutlook.com

  • A research team at the University of Alberta has received a grant of nearly $1.1M, over five years, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to test graft technology in transplanted cells for diabetes therapies.

    thegatewayonline.ca

  • Despite fluctuations in energy prices in recent weeks, the Canadian oilpatch is feeling upbeat about the year ahead and oilpatch hiring is expected to increase in 2024 according to a new study by ATB Capital Markets. The survey queried Canadian executives at petroleum producers, oilfield services firms and institutional investors over the past month.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $11M to create 848 new registered nurse pathway seats and 373 new licensed practical nurse seats over three years to help nurses who were trained in other countries become licensed to practise nursing in Alberta. The new spaces are spread amongst post-secondary institutions across the province.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is funding 40 new year-round emergency shelter spaces for women in Calgary. The shelter will be operated by The Mustard Seed and provide 24/7 service for women in need.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based CEMATRIX Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced cellular concrete products, has booked $6.5M in new contracts.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $1.2 M to upgrade and reconfigure some classroom space at Medicine Hat College. The funding supports planning, design and construction.

    alberta.ca

  • Lycos Energy Inc. plans to bring four more complex, multi-lateral directional oil wells on production by the end of 2023.

    boereport.com

  • Helium Evolution Incorporated is planning to start drilling a second joint well with its partner North American Helium Inc. before the end of November 2023.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $16M to upgrade the Bentley Building on the Vermilion campus of Lakeland College and for other capital maintenance and renewal projects.

    alberta.ca

  • Alberta is set to receive $54M in total federal funding, over four years, to create and implement a 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence. The funding allocation is $6.9M in startup funds for 2023-24 and $15.7M annually for the following three years.

    alberta.ca

  • Edmonton-based Nanoprecise Sci Corp. has secured a $3.5M debt financing facility from CIBC Innovation Banking. The funding will support Nanoprecise’s work in the field of predictive maintenance technology.

    businesswire.com

  • Alberta Innovates has launched the Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence Program, which will provide up to $8M for applications using artificial intelligence within Alberta’s health system. Funding decisions will be made in January 2024 and projects must begin by March 2024.

    albertainnovates.ca

  • International Workplace Group is opening a new hybrid office workspace in downtown Edmonton in May 2024. The space in the Park Plaza Building will be a hub for freelancers, small businesses, and large corporations.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Plug and Play Alberta has announced 73 startups for the Fall cohort of its industry-specific Digital Health, Sustainability, Food & Beverage, and Sector Agnostic startup accelerator programs. The 12 week programs include networking, workshops and mentoring sessions.

    prnewswire.com

  • Good Goods Co., The Growlery, and Consign Design are the first recipients in Edmonton of the Downtown Retail Project grant. The three businesses, plus three more to be announced at a later date, will each receive $212,000 plus $38,000 worth of marketing support and business consulting from students at the Alberta School of Business.

    news

  • Construction has started on Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta’s Livingston project in Calgary that will provide 24 new homes for families once complete in December. The project is receiving $900,000 from the Canada-Alberta Bilateral Agreement under the National Housing Strategy.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has opened applications for the Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Scholarship. The scholarship total of $125,000 will grant each successful applicant $2,500 to support their studies.

    alberta.ca

  • The Southern Alberta Energy from Waste Association is planning a waste facility at the Newell Regional Landfill near Brooks, in partnership with global greentech company Hitachi Zosen Inova. The organization expects that almost 500 people will be employed during construction of the plant over three years and running the plant will generate close to 60 direct, permanent jobs.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Calgary Board of Education has budgeted for 774 additional staff hires throughout the system, totalling 587 teachers and 187 non-teaching staff, most of which are educational assistants who support teachers in classrooms with complex learners. Nearly 600 new teachers have been hire this fall.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $2.1M to expand non-medical services to support seniors in their homes across the province.

    alberta.ca

  • The Cyber Assessment, Training, and Experimentation Centre has opened at the University of Calgary in partnership with industry groups Enfocom and Raytheon Canada, which helped fund the centre. 

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2023-10-09 to 2023-10-13

  • Kilig, a restaurant specializing in Philippine cuisine, has opened in Calgary.

    curiocity.com

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) has recruited three general internal medicine physicians for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Two of them have started working at the site and the third will join the hospital’s team on January 1, 2024.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • The MINT (multidisciplinary, interprofessional team) clinic has opened within Life Medical Clinic in Whitecourt for patients with dementia or memory concerns and their caregivers. Two doctors are trained to participate in the MINT Medical Clinic, along with a pharmacist.

    fortmcmurraytoday.com

  • Rocky View County has approved $5M to repair an equalization tank at the Langdon Wastewater Treatment Plant following an engineering report that found the crucial infrastructure in poor condition.

    airdriecityview.com

  • The La Biche Inn, in downtown Lac La Biche, which was closed in 2020, has reopened under new ownership along with its bar the Truckers Saloon. The owner also has plans to open the former Northern Lights dining room and Drifter’s Lounge at the back of the building, as a lounge and steakhouse.

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • Calgary-based DIRTT Environmental Solutions and its US partner AGILE INTERIORS have secured approximately US$10M in construction projects to build new workplaces for major energy clients Bechtel and Apache.

    globenewswire.com

  • Construction is underway in Calgary to build House of Skate, a permanent indoor roller skate facility that is hoping to open by the end of 2023.

    cbc.ca

  • The governments of Alberta and Canada are jointly providing $28M to help private operators with some of the costs associated with opening new child-care spaces. The funding is expected to support up to 22,500 new, licensed child-care spaces across the province.

    alberta.ca

  • The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved cryptocurrency mines at three oil and gas sites in the Municipal District of Taber and Vulcan County.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Edmonton-based Capital Power is acquiring a 50.15% ownership interest in the natural gas-fired combined-cycle Frederickson 1 Generating Station in Washington State. Capital Power will operate and maintain the facility.

    globenewswire.com

  • The University of Alberta and Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta are partnering to develop new courses that provide high school credits and credits applicable towards a post-secondary degree.

    ualberta.ca

  • The Government of Canada is providing $205,431 to the City of Leduc to support upgrades to the Civic Centre Municipal Building that includes improvements to air flow and temperature control. The funding is also for annual tree purchase that will replace trees lost to disease and pests.

    canada.ca

  • Eguana Technologies Inc., a Calgary-based energy technology company, has launched its Essential Whole Home energy storage system, specifically designed for North American mid-sized homes. Production of the Essential Whole Home began in September, with initial deliveries planned for Puerto Rico in the coming months.

    globenewswire.com

  • Alberta Health Services is adding nearly 70 internationally-trained nurses, from nearly 15 different countries. The will arrive over the next six months in order to staff 30 different AHS sites in central and northern Alberta.

    lethbridgenewsnow.com

  • The Government of Alberta government is launching the Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program, a new capital grant that allocates $2.5M annually to help ag-societies update existing facilities.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing up to $330M over five years to support the Calgary Rivers District and Event Centre. The funding will support land acquisition, site utilities and transportation infrastructure for the Calgary arena and entertainment district project. Once complete, the Rivers District is expected to create 1,500 permanent jobs

    alberta.ca

  • Dallas, Texas-based Dickey’s Barbecue Pit opened a new location in Leduc on September 8, 2023.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation has successfully completed the sale of a 40% non-controlling equity interest in its Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas) and Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) systems to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for total cash proceeds of $5.3 billion (US$3.9 billion).

    globenewswire.com

  • Teneo, an international CEO advisory company, has opened an office in Calgary and appointed a managing director. The office has hired a senior vice-president of corporate communications to help grow the business, and plans to add more staff early in the new year.

    calgaryherald.com
• Week of 2023-10-02 to 2023-10-06

  • Keyera Corp. has completed its Key Access Pipeline System (KAPS), a 575-kilometre pipeline in Alberta which will transport natural gas liquids and condensate to the company's liquids processing and storage hub in Fort Saskatchewan.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $200,000 for a planning study to build out four additional courtrooms at the Red Deer Justice Centre. Another $250,000 is funding a barrier-free access project to increase accessibility at the courthouse in Peace River.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is reinstating the steamfitter-pipefitter program at Portage College for the 2024-25 academic year with a $0.9M investment that will also fund classroom upgrades.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $1.9M to replace heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment at Northern Lakes College in Slave Lake. Over $250,000 in a one-time grant is also being provided to support the start-up of the 16-week pre-employment plumber program at the college.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta has provided $5.7M to the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary to open Calgary’s first urban Indigenous seniors housing facility. Residents will begin moving into the Elders' Lodge this month.

    alberta.ca

  • Hong Kong-based GEMXX Corporation has contracted with Aurora Geosciences to conduct an independent engineering report on its recently acquired Ammolite gem-bearing property in southern Alberta.

    globenewswire.com

  • Calgary-based Eavor Inc., a developer of patented geothermal energy systems, has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide generated geothermal energy to the Joint Base San Antonio facility in Texas. Chesapeake Energy and the US Department of Defense are also partners in the project.

    globenewswire.com

  • Edmonton-based Regenx Tech Corp., a developer of processing technologies for the recovery of precious metals, is opening its first commercial facility in Greeneville, Tennessee (US) on October 24, 2023.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Smitty’s Family Restaurant at Westbrook Mall in Calgary has permanently closed.

    dailyhive.com

  • Alberta municipalities are struggling to retain their Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) according to a new report on the issue that found that the average tenure for the position is now less than the length of one council term and has been steadily declining for the past 20 years.

    cbc.ca

  • The University Hospital Foundation has granted $1.0M to researchers at the University of Alberta for artificial intelligence applications in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

    ualberta.ca

  • Edmonton-based Future Fields, a pioneering biotechnology company that has built the world’s first synthetic biology system to use fruit flies for recombinant protein production, has launched its contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) service.

    businesswire.com
• Week of 2023-09-25 to 2023-09-29

  • The Town of Sundre is calling for expanded laboratory and x-ray technologist training programs as the province continues to experience a shortage of combined laboratory and x-ray technologists.

    cbc.ca

  • The Calgary Construction Association says that there are thousands of vacant construction jobs in the city due in part to a spike in the number of people moving to the city, an aging workforce and a drop in enrolments in the construction trades during COVID-19.

    cbc.ca

  • Celero Global, a Singapore-based clinical research company, is establishing its North American headquarters in Edmonton. Edmonton Global estimates that Celero will require between five and 50 full-time staff for each clinical trial.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $1.7M to expand low-income transit programs in six new communities across the province. In addition to Edmonton and Calgary, 10 Alberta communities now have low-income transit passes to help employees get to work.

    alberta.ca

  • Blue Flame Kitchen (BFK) is launching a grocer program, Blue Flame Kitchen Express, that provides a range of ready-made meals through retail and online vendors. The meals are prepared by Red Seal Chefs and packaged locally in Calgary.

    globenewswire.com

  • Prospera Energy Inc. has decided to resume its infill drilling program, beyond the current ten well program, through the winter into break-up next spring. The work allows Prospera to capitalize on the current high Western Canadian Select oil price of $90 plus per barrel.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has partnered with leading industry associations to develop the free Low Carbon Training Program for the Canadian building sector. The program is targeted towards professionals working in architecture, engineering, construction and commercial real estate, including building owners and operators.

    globenewswire.com

  • Arjae Design Solutions of Nisku is building the Pecos Slope Plant, a natural gas processing and helium purification plant, near Roswell, New Mexico for New Era Helium Corp. The plant is expected to be operational on June 1, 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • Dallas, Texas-based Keen Technologies and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) are partnering to develop computational agents towards the creation of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

    globenewswire.com

  • Vortex Energy Corp. has entered into a collaborative research sponsorship agreement with the University of Alberta to provide technical support for the first field trial of hydrogen storage in domal salt in Canada at the Robinsons River Salt Project in Newfoundland and Labrador.

    globenewswire.com

  • The Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton has opened a new outpatient psychiatry clinic and a new mental health walk-in clinic.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an additional $12.4M for apprenticeship training over three years. The funding is expected to create 2,000 new seats around the province at five different post-secondary institutions.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Eguana Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance energy storage systems, is expanding its presence in the US market with the addition of utility partners as virtual power plants (VPP’s) continue to expand across the US energy storage market.

    globenewswire.com

  • Indie Ice Rolled Desserts, a dessert shop with gelato made in-house, recently opened in Calgary.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Stony Plain Fire Department (SPFD) is actively recruiting for firefighters. Applicants who are 18 years of age and older, residing in Stony Plain, and holding a valid Class 5 Alberta driver’s license are encouraged to apply.

    edmontonexaminer.com

  • Access to affordable housing is creating challenges for job seekers and employers according to staffing firms in Okotoks. Entry-level food service and retail is having the most difficulty finding and retaining staff.

    westernwheel.ca

  • PCL Construction is starting work on major upgrades to the departure roadway at the Edmonton International Airport. The work will continue into 2024 but the timelines for completion are weather dependent.

    cbc.ca

  • The Lethbridge Recovery Community is now open and providing long-term addiction treatment for up to 200 people each year. Operation of the facility is fully funded by the Government of Alberta, at $3.4M each year, making treatment free for any Albertan.

    alberta.ca

  • The popular American cookie chain Crumbl is opening a location in St. Albert in spring 2024.

    stalbertgazette.com

  • West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is selling its Slave Lake Pulp mill in Slave Lake to Atlas Holdings along with another mill in BC. The deal includes woodlands operations and timber holdings in Alberta. Edmonton-based Millar Western Forest Products will manage both operations.

    prnewswire.com

  • Seven new restaurants are in the works for Calgary with some opening this fall.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Little Wolf Restaurant has recently opened in the Garneau district in Edmonton.

    news

  • Global Helium Corp. is starting completion work and production testing of its first well within the Manyberries, Alberta helium trend.

    globenewswire.com

  • SolarBank Corporation has signed a lease agreement on a 74.93 acre site located in Sturgeon County near Edmonton. SolarBank intends to develop a ground-mount solar power project located on the site with an installed capacity of 16.817MW. The project is awaiting regulatory approvals.

    newswire.ca

  • Southland Transportation, Calgary's largest school bus operator, is continuing to experience a shortage of bus drivers in spite of ongoing recruitment campaigns. Currently 35 of its roughly 600 routes do not have a permanent driver resulting in delays for some bus routes in the city.

    cbc.ca

  • Enfinite, a North American specialist in energy storage and currently the largest battery operator in Canada, is planning to add three more Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to the Alberta electrical grid before the end of 2023.

    globenewswire.com

  • Amazon.com Inc. is planning to hire more than 6,000 people in Canada across Amazon's operations network in jobs that involve picking, packing, sorting and shipping customer orders. The new hires will cover full-time, seasonal, and part-time roles.

    albertaprimetimes.com

  • The federal government is providing $14.8M to Energy Safety Canada and $17.6M to Environmental Careers Organization Canada through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program (SWSP) to support the creation of green economy jobs in Alberta.

    livewirecalgary.com

  • The federal government is providing $150,000 for three active transportation projects around Alberta that include survey and design work for trails, and projects that promote walking and cycling to school.

    newswire.ca

  • Edmonton-based Rally Engineering is one of numerous companies actively recruiting across the energy sector in Alberta as the company is projecting 20 percent growth year over year for the next couple of years.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. is planning to complete and bring on production two extended reach horizontal wells that were drilled from a single pad on its central Alberta Cardium assets.

    boereport.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $7M to Cenovus Energy through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Industrial Transformation Challenge towards a multi-year study that will look into how small modular nuclear reactors could be used in Alberta.

    alberta.ca

  • The Town of Cardston has approved liquor service at restaurants and recreation facilities, including the local golf course following 121 years of prohibition. Bars, clubs, liquor stores and other liquor-primary businesses are still not allowed to set up shop in town.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The iconic 112-year-old Monarch Theatre in Medicine Hat’s historic downtown is reopening under new ownership. The theatre will be operated by Pape’s Plugged-In Media, a Medicine Hat live video and podcast production company.

    calgarysun.com

  • Calgary-based FinTech startup ZayZoon has raised US$34.5M that it plans to use for recruiting efforts and continued growth and innovation.

    betakit.com

  • Big Lakes County has awarded a contract worth over $1.5M to Wapiti Gravel Suppliers to repave Township Rd. 752A. The work is expected to be completed this fall.

    southpeacenews.com

  • The annual Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards are returning to Edmonton at Rogers Place in 2024.

    globalnews.ca

  • Rexall opened its first Pharmacist Care Walk-In Clinic in Sherwood Park on September 15, 2023. The clinic, staffed by five pharmacists, will offer a range of health services.

    grocerybusiness.ca

  • The Edmonton-based non-profit Iron and Earth is set to receive $16M from the federal government for its Resilient Communities Empowering Worker Transitions project. The initiative will provide training in clean economy and renewable energy practices and is expected to help more than 3,655 workers gain new skills.

    newswire.ca

  • Calgary-based E3 Lithium Ltd. is planning to establish a plant and field office in central Alberta as it works towards commercialization of its proprietary lithium extraction process by 2026 that would create 150 long-term jobs.

    westernwheel.ca

  •  Medline Canada, Corporation, a leading medical supplies manufacturer and distributor, is opening a new 160,000-square-foot distribution centre in Rocky View County, doubling its current warehouse space in the province. Medline plans to ship its first customer orders from the new facility in January 2024.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Canada is providing over $175M to support 12 new wind, solar and smart-grid electrical projects across Alberta that are expected to create thousands of jobs along with Fist Nations and industry partnerships.

    newswire.ca

  • The City of Edmonton is spending $5M in provincial funding to make system-wide improvements to the safety and cleanliness of transit spaces. The improvements will include more frequent cleaning, upgrades to more than 700 doors and windows to prevent property damage, and the renovation of two vacant cafes into workstations.

    constantcontact.com

  • Mark's, a national clothing retailer, has opened a Mark's WorkPro and L'Equipeur Pro location in Edmonton as part of a four-store expansion across Canada. The store offers a selection of work gear directed towards industrial customers.

    newswire.ca

  • Edmonton-based Wyvern, a hyperspectral imagery startup company, has booked space on a Loft Orbital satellite bus that will launch next year, boosting the capacity of Wyvern's Dragonette satellite constellation. Per the terms of the deal, Wyvern will fly with Loft’s satellite platform, which includes the Longbow bus built by Airbus OneWeb Satellites, and a turnkey payload interface called the Hub.

    payloadspace.com

  • Buffalo Airways and YEG (Edmonton International Airport) are launching the first and only direct flight from Edmonton to Yellowknife dedicated to cargo using a new customized Boeing 737-300SF “Special Freighter” airplane. The flights will run Monday to Friday, transporting pharmaceuticals and health-care products, food, time-sensitive automotive and other manufactured parts and retail stock.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Aurora Hydrogen is building a pilot plant in the Alberta Industrial Heartland in partnership with Sherritt International to produce hydrogen from natural gas using microwave technology.

    news

  • Varme Energy is planning to build a $250M to $300M facility in the Alberta Industrial Heartland, starting in 2024, to generate electricity from burning garbage while also capturing its carbon emissions.

    news

  • The Resource Diversification Council, in partnership with BuildForce Canada, has released a report titled Diversifying Alberta's Energy Economy that is focussed on decarbonization and the production of low-carbon fuels and polymers. The report identifies more than $22B in proposed projects that will create 20,908 direct jobs (20,250 construction, 658 operational) from 2025 to 2044.

    newswire.ca

  • The Edmonton Career Fair and Training Expo is happening on September 27, 2023 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. A range of employers from governments to industry and career support organizations are slated for the event.

    dailyhive.com

  • The 24th World Petroleum Congress, taking place in Calgary September 17-21, 2023, is projected to have an estimated $80 million economic impact on the city. The City of Calgary has allocated a one-time budget of $11.625M to support the event, 80 per cent of which is going toward safety and security.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Petrox Resources Corp. is partnering with M&L Renewable Energy Group Ltd. to develop a biochar facility in Edmonton. The initial phase of the project is expected to have an annual production capacity of 3,500 tonnes of biochar, at a capital cost of approximately $3.7M.

    yahoo.com

  • Flair Airlines is launching flights from Calgary International Airport to Cancun International Airport (Mexico) three times weekly starting on December 17, 2023.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing an additional $16M towards the repair and maintenance of government-owned affordable housing facilities that are currently not in use. The work will include repair and maintenance projects such as replacing windows, repairing roofs, and improving interior environments to help bring units up to date.

    alberta.ca
• Week of 2023-09-11 to 2023-09-15

  • Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy is planning a preliminary capital budget for 2024 of approximately $1.05B to $1.15B. Approximately 70% of Crescent Point’s 2024 budget is expected to be allocated to its Alberta assets.

    newswire.ca

  • Red Deer Resort & Casino opened its revamped casino on September 8, 2023. The expansion of the casino and upgrades to the hotel are expected to increase employment by up to 20% with an increased need for dealers, servers and housekeeping professionals.

    globenewswire.com

  • Alberta Innovates and 500 Global, a venture capital firm, have selected 20 startups to comprise Batch 4 of the Alberta Accelerator by 500 program. The selected companies span a range of technologies including fintech and property management artificial intelligence applications,among others.

    financialpost.com

  • Replenish Nutrients, a subsidiary of EarthRenew, has been awarded a $7M grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta, as part of Alberta's Industrial Transformation Challenge. The funding will support construction of a new regenerative fertilizer manufacturing facility near Debolt.

    proactiveinvestors.com

  • The University of Alberta and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute in Edmonton are partnering to create the Artificial Intelligence Everywhere course starting in January 2024. The course is the basis for the first-in-Canada AI certification.

    ualberta.ca

  • Bird Construction Inc. has secured a multi-year contract for civil works on sites in the Heartland Region of Alberta by an undisclosed client. The projects include earthworks, concrete works, foundations, and underground scope.

    globenewswire.com

  • Helium Evolution Inc. and North American Helium Inc., both based in Calgary, are partnering to drill their first joint well starting on September 13th.

    globenewswire.com

  • Exro Technologies Inc. has started production of its patented Coil Driver electric vehicle inverter at its new Calgary facility. The net-zero targeted facility will be capable of producing 100,000 Coil Driver units per year.

    sustainablebiz.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $5M in funding toward planning for a new Multidisciplinary Science Hub at the University of Calgary.

    alberta.ca

  • Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations and ATCO Ltd. are partnering to manage the Deerfoot and Barlow Solar power projects, the largest solar installation in an urban centre in western Canada.

    newswire.ca

  • Prospera Energy Inc. is planning to start a medium-light oil development later in September that entails six to eight directional wells. These slanted drills are awaiting the preparation of the new leases, surface facilities, and connecting pipelines.

    globenewswire.com

  • Rubellite Energy Inc. is planning to maintain continuous drilling operations on six to eight well pads for the remainder of 2023 in an effort to reduce costs and minimize rig moves.

    newswire.ca

  • Kelt Exploration Ltd.is planning to put in production five new Montney wells in October 2023 and expects to have an active drilling program in Alberta in 2024.

    boereport.com

  • The Municipal District of Bighorn has approved a development permit for the Banff Legacy Inn, a project in progress that consists of stacked townhouses accommodating 131 short-term visitor rentals.

    rmoutlook.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing up to $20M in funding to school boards that manage their own student transportation fleets. These funds are expected to support the purchase of up to 115 new buses.

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based LithiumBank has negotiated an intellectual property license agreement with G2L Greenview Resources Inc. for Direct Lithium Extraction Technology, Pilot Plant Testing, and Commercialization. G2L plans to ship their pilot plant with throughput capacity of 8,000 to 10,000 litres per day to Alberta in October 2023 to assess the scalability of the Licensed Technology under operating conditions.

    globenewswire.com

  • The University of Calgary and Carbon Management Canada (CMC) have joined forces in a project to help ensure the carbon captured in sequestration projects remains safely stored underground. 

    thenewswire.com

  • Global Helium Corporation has received a well license from the Alberta Energy Regulator for an initial well in the Manyberries area, and is currently securing surface access and permits for the licensing of a second well. Global anticipates having a rig contracted in the coming weeks for the drilling of the first well.

    globenewswire.com

  • Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. is planning a balanced development drilling program and expects to deploy two to three rigs on its newly acquired lands in the Sundance and Edson areas in Alberta. Subject to the completion of the acquisition, Peyto will implement a three-year plan with total capital spending ranging between $450–$500M per year.

    globenewswire.com

  • Mphasis, a global provider of software engineering and cloud-based services, is actively seeking to hire talent in areas including data engineering, DevOps, information security, big data and analytics, cloud infrastructure, and agile technologies for its Calgary operations.

    globenewswire.com

  • Claystone Waste Ltd. is starting construction on a new transfer station to serve waste management customers in the Edmonton area. Construction of the facility will cost approximately $6.5M and create up to 44 jobs. The transfer station will begin accepting waste in spring 2024.

    globenewswire.com

  • EnerPure Inc., a clean technology company, has signed an agreement for the long-term lease of a site in south-central Alberta for the deployment of one of EnerPure’s patented used motor oil regeneration units. EnerPure intends to start construction on the site in 2024, pending all necessary government and regulatory approvals, and to commission the regeneration unit in 2025.

    globenewswire.com
• Week of 2023-09-04 to 2023-09-08

  • River Valley Park is set to open in Edmonton this month. The 190-acre park features an ornamental lake, a large events centre for gatherings, trail connections, children's playground, and public washrooms.

    citynews.ca

  • Nike is opening a store at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. The store, set to open later this year, will be 27,837 sq. ft., making it the largest Nike store in Canada.

    dailyhive.com

  • Fuwa Fuwa, a Japanese pancake restaurant chain, is opening a new location at Chinook Plaza in Calgary this month.

    dailyhive.com

  • Paris Baguette, a French-inspired South Korean bakery chain, is opening a location in Edmonton in September.

    dailyhive.com

  • Butter Chicken & More, a new Indian restaurant, opened in Edmonton last month. The menu specializes in Indian classic dishes and Indo-Chinese fusion meals.

    dailyhive.com

  • Ricky's All Day Grill, a family-style restaurant chain, is opening a new location in Camrose.

    foodserviceandhospitality.com

  • Arc'teryx, a high-performance outdoor apparel and equipment company, is planning to open in Banff in the former Hudson's Bay site, which closed its doors in August.

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • Construction will begin soon on a new chartered surgical facility on Enoch Cree Nation. The facility is expected to open by June 2025 and will offer approximately 3,000 more publicly funded orthopedic surgeries per year, reducing wait times.

    alberta.ca

  • The Spray West campground in Airdrie will be closed to accommodate construction/renovation activities between September 2023 and the end of June 2024. Renovations includes 15 new campsites, upgrades to existing washroom facilities, and the creation of designated areas for hiking and dogsledding.

    discoverairdrie.com

  • The City of Lloydminster has begun construction on the Cenovus Energy Hub. The $93.9M event facility will feature a primary arena and an indoor and outdoor ice rink. The facility was jointly funded by the federal government, Government of Saskatchewan, and the City of Lloydminster and is expected to be fully operational by winter 2025.

    meridiansource.ca

  • The University of Lethbridge has received over $2.3M in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Canada Foundation for Innovation. The funding will be used to fund nine projects in neuroscience, biological sciences, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science.

    lethbridgenewsnow.com

  • The County of Grande Prairie has approved a grant of $10K to recruit physicians for a new medical clinic in the Town of Beaverlodge. The office will accept approximately 600 permanent patients.

    everythinggp.com

  • Saddle Hills County has opened applications for its 2024 grant season. Registered non-profit organizations and community groups within the County can apply for the Capital, Operating, Cemetery Maintenance, and Community Signs Grants until October 15.

    everythinggp.com

  • Construction is currently underway for Sunrise House's new $5.5M youth emergency shelter in Grande Prairie. The facility will provide emergency housing to those aged 12 to 17 and features 24 beds, a family meeting room, quiet space, and cultural space.

    dailyheraldtribune.com

  • The Kapown Rehabilitation Centre opened in the Kapawe'no Cree Nation in Grouard last month. The facility offers 32 units, a library, conferences spaces, commercial kitchen, therapy room, and counselling rooms. The $11.2M project was funded by the Government of Canada

    smokyriverexpress.com

  • The courthouse in High Prairie is looking to fill two full-time judicial clerk positions. Successful candidates will be provided training.

    southpeacenews.com

  • The Peace River and Area Job Fair is taking place at Riverdrive Mall on September 27. 40 employers involved in healthcare, educational services, oilfield services, corrections, restaurants, and lumbermills are expected to attend.

    smokyriverexpress.com

  • The Government of Alberta has greenlit $39M of the previously announced $330 million provincial contribution to the City of Calgary and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. to build a new arena, replacing the Scotiabank Saddledome. The funding will go towards site preparation, land acquisition, and the demolition of the Saddledome. A construction start date has not been announced.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing the universities of Alberta and Calgary with $27.3M over four years under the Major Innovation Fund. The funding will help universities accelerate research, innovation, and commercialization in the technology sector.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is launching the Specialized Criminal Justice Navigator Grant that will provide $7M over two years to Alberta-based non-profit organizations to hire staff who can help victims access resources and supports when navigating the criminal justice system.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is accepting applications from service providers who are interested in opening and operating up to 200 additional 24-7 emergency shelter spaces in Edmonton. This includes funding to allow Edmonton shelters to operate year-round.

    alberta.ca

  • Burns Nature Park is set to open in Lacombe County this month. The 20-acre park features hiking trails, a view of Sylvan Lake, and bench areas.

    sylvanlakenews.com
• Week of 2023-08-28 to 2023-09-01

  • Alberta Health Service (AHS) is expanding their Indigenous Support Line to Alberta's Central Zone in August following a successful launch in Alberta's North and South Zones. The support line helps Indigenous people navigate the health system and ensure they find the help they need.

    everythinggp.com

  • Alberta Health Service (AHS) is expanding their Indigenous Support Line to Alberta's Central Zone in August following a successful launch in Alberta's North and South Zones. The support line helps Indigenous people navigate the health system and ensure they find the help they need.

    everythinggp.com

  • Construction has begun on a Métis Capital Housing Corporation family reunification housing project in Bonnyville. The housing development will be comprised of 12 suites, along with spaces for workshops, programming, cultural counselling, and learning centers.

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • United Way Central Alberta is providing $1M in funding to support 22 projects in Central Alberta through the Government of Canada's Community Services Recovery Fund. The fund aims to support eligible organizations adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

    bashawstar.com

  • United Way Central Alberta is providing $1M in funding to support 22 projects in Central Alberta through the Government of Canada's Community Services Recovery Fund. The fund aims to support eligible organizations adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

    bashawstar.com

  • United Way Central Alberta is providing $1M in funding to support 22 projects in Central Alberta through the Government of Canada's Community Services Recovery Fund. The fund aims to support eligible organizations adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

    bashawstar.com

  • Dow Canada's Community Grants program is currently accepting applications from registered non-profit organizations, schools, and community partners in the Industrial Heartland region and Lacombe County. The grant program will provide up to $4,000 to support local projects that enhance community resiliency.

    fortsaskatchewanrecord.com

  • The Westlock Community Foundation is providing $210K in funding to support nine projects in Athabasca, Barrhead, and Westlock through the Government of Canada's Community Services Recovery Fund. The fund aims to support eligible organizations adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

    townandcountrytoday.com

  • The City of Airdrie began construction of a new $65M library and multi-use facility in August with an expected completion date of summer 2025. Once complete, at least ten additional full-time staff will be employed at the new 50,000 sq. ft. facility.

    airdriecityview.com

  • King of Tarts, a new sweet shop and popular vendor at several farmer's markets, opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar location in Edmonton in August.

    dailyhive.com

  • Padmanadi, an Edmonton-based Indonesian vegan restaurant chain, is planning to open a location in Calgary next month.

    dailyhive.com

  • Gogi Korean Restaurant, an all-you-can-eat Korean barbeque restaurant, opened a new location in Calgary in August.

    dailyhive.com

  • Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, a Dallas, Texas-based restaurant chain, is planning to soon open franchise locations in Red Deer and Sherwood Park.

    dailyhive.com

  • Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, a Dallas, Texas-based restaurant chain, is planning to soon open franchise locations in Red Deer and Sherwood Park.

    dailyhive.com

  • The Government of Canada is providing over $12.2M to advance sectors ranging from clean technology and healthcare to quantum computing and artificial intelligence across Edmonton. Eleven companies will receive funding to scale-up their operations and enter new markets. This funding is expected to create 475 jobs.

    canada.ca

  • The Edmonton Transit Service is launching a new super-express bus route in southwest Edmonton this September. The Route 31 bus service will run from the Leger Transit Centre to the University of Alberta.

    ctvnews.ca

  • EPCOR, Edmonton's major utility provider, has begun installing flood barriers at its Rossdale and E.L. Smith water-treatment plants to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water during extreme weather. The project is expected to be complete in 2027.

    ctvnews.ca

  • The Alberta government is providing $88K to the Oxford House Morning Star Rising Sun Indigenous Healing Home in Edmonton through the Civil Society Fund. Funding will be used to provide 25 spaces for members of Indigenous communities in Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 territories to access cultural supports to recover from addiction.

    alberta.ca

  • Ursidae Lair, a scotch tasting lounge, has recently opened in Jasper.

    jasperlocal.com

  • Uniqlo, a Japanese clothing retailer, opened its first location in Calgary this month at Chinook Centre.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Dow Canada's Community Grants program is currently accepting applications from registered non-profit organizations, schools, and community partners in the Industrial Heartland region and Lacombe County. The grant program will provide up to $4,000 to support local projects that enhance community resiliency.

    fortsaskatchewanrecord.com

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is providing over $600K in funding to support 21 projects through the Government of Canada's Community Services Recovery Fund. The fund aims to support eligible organizations adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

    bridgecitynews.ca

  • Plus 1 Convenience, a Calgary-based convenience store chain, is planning to expand to High River this September.

    okotoksonline.com

  • Alberta Health Services is opening eight new transition beds at Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre by early fall 2023. The additional beds will provide patients with 24/7 personal or medical support and improve overall patient flow throughout the region.

    ponokanews.com
• Week of 2023-08-21 to 2023-08-25

  • The federal government is providing $2.5M to support research in robotics, automation and 3D printing of materials and homes. The funding will also create the Alternative Construction Technologies Centre at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), along with 50 new jobs and 60 student space by 2025.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Demolition and clean-up of the old Bowden Hotel property has started according to Alberta Infrastructure's properties division. The work includes remediation of hazardous materials, taking out the foundation and backfilling the resulting hole in the ground.

    stalbertgazette.com

  • Calgary-based E3 Lithium Ltd. has engaged with a major lithium refining technology and equipment vendor to develop the downstream lithium production processes in preparation for upcoming commercial production of battery-grade lithium.

    businesswire.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $3.5M to fund 22 projects in rural and urban communities through the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program. The projects are led by stewardship organizations, non-profits, Indigenous communities and municipalities to protect and enhance riparian areas and wetlands.

    alberta.ca

  • Construction on Phase 2 of the redevelopment of the emergency department at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary is expected to start in early fall 2023. When fully finished in 2025, the new emergency department will provide 25 additional care spaces, each with the added capability of continuous cardiac monitoring.

    alberta.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing a total of $5M through the Aviation Skills Grant to 14 employers to support the aviation sector. Grant recipients will receive up to $30,000 per trainee to help offset training costs for new or vacant positions. More than half of the requested training is for pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers.

    alberta.ca

  • Chartier, a French-Canadian restaurant which opened in 2016 in Beaumont, is closing permanently on September 30, 2023.

    albertaprimetimes.com

  • Alberta Innovates is providing more than $13.6M to 19 technology providers through the Alberta Innovates Ecosystem Development Partnerships Program.

    albertainnovates.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is allocating $335M into paving projects and technological improvements to extend the life of roads. This year’s projects include testing the use of technology that grinds the existing pavement, remixes it with new materials and replaces it as a new layer of pavement.

    alberta.ca

  • The German company Nordex has been awarded a contract for the delivery and commissioning of 49 cold climate version turbines for the 280MW Forty Mile wind project near Medicine Hat. The wind farm has been developed by Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Canada and is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2025.

    renews.biz

  • The City of Cold Lake is adding a municipal RCMP position at the Cold Lake RCMP Detachment to help with staffing issues and to help address crime in the city. 

    lakelandtoday.ca

  • CDE Group, a global provider of wet processing equipment based in Northern Ireland, has opened Canada's largest construction and demolition waste plant at Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR). The plant will process waste material to produce construction sand and aggregate materials.

    equipmentjournal.com

  • The Alberta School Bus Contractors Association (ASBCA) estimates that its member companies are short hundreds of drivers as the new school year approaches. The provincial government recently provided some funding for paid training for new drivers which is expected to help the recruitment process.

    globalnews.ca

  • Marv’s Classic Soda Shop, a 1950s diner in Diamond Valley open since 2000, is closing permanently in early September 2023. The current owner is seeking a buyer for the restaurant.

    albertaprimetimes.com

  • Numerous community service organizations in central Alberta have received project funding over $1.6M, through the federal government’s Community Services Recovery Fund. In the City of Red Deer and Red Deer County, 15 projects received approximately $1.1M of the total amount.

    rdnewsnow.com

  • Q Construction Management has started work to transform a former parking lot in Calgary into a six-storey building, including a floor of retail and 44 apartments. Q is also working on Skyview Estates, 99 units in a four-storey building in Calgary for a local private developer.

    calgaryherald.com

  • The Government of Alberta has struck an agreement with DynaLIFE diagnostic laboratories to transfer staff, equipment and property in all regions of the province to Alberta Precision Laboratories which will provide community lab services. This work will be completed in phases with the full transition expected to be completed by December 2023.

    alberta.ca

  • The federal government is providing over $2M to 52 non-profit organizations around southern Alberta for a range of projects and initiatives under the Community Services Recovery Fund.

    lethbridgenewsnow.com

  • Edmonton-based Flair Airlines is launching a new 18-month program to train pilots in the midst of the ongoing shortage of commercial pilots across North America. Flair said it will accept its first cohort of 10 aspiring pilots in January 2024 in partnership with Genesis Flight College in Collingwood, Ontario.

    calgaryherald.com

  • Calgary-based Orennia Inc., an analytics company specializing in energy markets, has launched its software platform in the US to provide power price forecasts using big-data processing technologies. The platform is used to screen and evaluate power project opportunities.

    globenewswire.com

  • Shijo Café, a new Japanese food eatery has opened in Calgary.

    dailyhive.com

  • Denmark-based wind turbine maker Vestas has been awarded an order from Edmonton-based Capital Power to supply and service turbines for its 140MW Halkirk II wind project in Paintearth County. Delivery of the wind turbines will begin in the second quarter of 2024 and commissioning will take place in the fourth quarter of 2025.

    power-technology.com
• Week of 2023-08-14 to 2023-08-18

  • Prospera Energy Inc.has started drilling the first horizontal well of a ten well modular multi-pad infill drill program. Work is also underway on the preparation of the new leases, surface facilities and connecting pipelines for another drilling program consisting of six to eight directional wells.

    globenewswire.com

  • Heidelberg Materials have announced that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has delivered and installed a compact CO2 pilot capture system “CO2MPACTTM” at its cement plant in Edmonton. The facility, in partnership with the federal and provincial governments, is expected to become the first full-scale carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) solution for the cement industry globally.

    globenewswire.com

  • InPlay Oil Corp. has started construction on a second significant upgrade and partial replacement of an operated natural gas plant in its Willesden Green asset which is expected to be completed in the third quarter. Drilling has also started on a three well pad program that is expected to be on production in the second half of September.

    newswire.ca

  • The Government of Alberta is providing $20M over five years into the new Innovation Catalyst Grant that will support graduates from in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs in entrepreneurial development. The program awards up to $250,000 over two years to successful applicants to encourage company creation, technology commercialization and economic diversification

    alberta.ca

  • Calgary-based Steel River Group Ltd., an Indigenous-owned diversified management and development company, is partnering with the Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan to build nine new homes on reserve.

    globenewswire.com

  • Cinnaholic. a gourmet cinnamon roll bakery, opened a new location in the Township Shopping Centre in Calgary on August 18, 2023, adding to its two existing locations in the city. Two more Cinnaholic locations are in the works, including one in Airdrie.

    globenewswire.com

  • RepRap 3D Printing, a store that offers the latest 3D printers, filaments and accessories has opened its first location in Sherwood Park, adding to its two existing locations in Edmonton.

    sherwoodparknews.com

  • Calgary-based Summit Nanotech, a lithium technology company, is partnering with Power Minerals Limited to validate the performance of Summit's proprietary direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology in a commercial application.

    newswire.ca

  • The 24th World Petroleum Congress is being held in Calgary from September 17 to 21, 2023. The congress expects more than 15,000 visitors from over 100 countries along with more than 250 exhibitors.

    tradearabia.com

  • Roof Ruler, a Calgary startup that uses a system based on GIS and information technology to measure roof characteristics for the roofing industry, is planning to expand across North America and tap into the half-billion dollar a year roof measurement market.

    livewirecalgary.com

  • Google.org has committed a $2.5M dollar grant to NPower Canada to upskill underserved job-seekers across Canada with the technical and employability skills required for in-demand digital careers. The grant will enable NPower to integrate and deliver Google Career Certificates as a core component of its virtually-delivered workforce development programs.

    newswire.ca

  • Maxim Power Corp., an independent power producer, is advancing the necessary repairs and expansion plans to restore its 300 megawatt M2 natural-gas fired power plant to operational service following a fire at the facility in 2022. Upon completion, hot commissioning activities of the facility are anticipated to occur over an approximate three-month period.

    globenewswire.com

  • Honolulu-based Barnwell Industries, Inc. is advancing development on its Twining assets north of Calgary, following a US$4.65M investment in new facilities and the start of production from three new oil wells.

    globenewswire.com

  • Drumheller & District Seniors Foundation and Local 715 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 60 workers at two lodges operated by the foundation, have reached a new collective agreement that contains a 9% wage increase and additional leave and health benefits.

    albertaworker.ca

  • SNDL Inc., Canada's largest private sector liquor retailer, is launching an e-commerce platform for its Liquor Retail banner, Wine and Beyond in the third quarter of 2023. The platform is expected to expand the company's market presence, increase customer engagement, and capitalize on the growing trend of online shopping for liquor products.

    newswire.ca

  • Edmonton-based TrustBIX Inc, a technology and services company providing chain of custody and strategic sourcing solutions, is buying Alberta Food Security Inc., which specializes in vertical indoor farming operations.

    investorsobserver.com

  • A new surgical program for hips and knees is set to open at the Northern Lights Health Centre in Fort McMurray following the recent recruitment of two orthopedic surgeons.

    mix1037fm.com

  • Sacred Heart Church in Strathmore has officially broken ground on its new building with completion expected in 2024. The new church is being constructed from the structure of the former IGA building, which previously served as a grocery store before closing down.

    strathmoretimes.com

  • The Government of Alberta is providing one time interim funding of $360,000 to Athabasca County for a one-year Highway 63 road rescue service contract with Trans-Care.

    rmoutlook.com

  • McDonald’s Canada is currently building a new two storey restaurant with drive-thru in Calgary that will be open 24/7.

    dailyhive.com

  • Factory Film Studios is starting production of a new feature film, Chasing Midnight, in Leduc and around central Alberta. The ACTRA (IPA) production shoots will occur August 14-31, using mostly local crew members with the release projected in mid-2024.

    edmontonjournal.com

  • Rubellite Energy Inc. is contracting a second drilling rig to start-up in the fourth quarter to drill a minimum of two to three wells on its assets located on the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement. The company also plans to drill up to 16 multi-lateral horizontal wells at its Figure Lake asset during the second half of 2023.

    newswire.ca

  • Four former Bed Bath & Beyond stores are being turned into a new home store brand called Rooms + Spaces, with two stores in each of Calgary and Edmonton. All four of the stores have a grand opening date of August 26, 2023.

    dailyhive.com

  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) is permanently closing the outpatient clinic at the Piyami Health Centre in Picture Butte on October 15, 2023. The clinic provides non-emergency care for ailments including sprains or simple fractures, minor cuts or burns, and earaches or ear infections.

    globalnews.ca

  • UK investment and asset management company Low Carbon has announced plans for a 600 megawatt solar energy portfolio in Alberta, through a new joint venture with renewable energy developer NU-E Corp. Low Carbon has plans to create 1.2 gigawatts of solar, wind and energy storage assets in Canada by 2030.

    pv-tech.org

  • The International Geothermal Association (IGA) is has selected Calgary, from a slate of global competitors, as the host city for the World Geothermal Congress 2026, slated to run during June.

    thinkgeoenergy.com

  • Denver-based Komptech Americas, a waste management equipment distributor, has hired a Calgary-based Territory Sales Manager for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

    accesswire.com

  • Keyano College in Fort McMurray is launching a Masters of Educational Studies (MES) program in partnership with the University of Alberta. The first class begins in January 2024. Keyano is also planning new diploma programs for computer systems and governance and civil studies.

    fortmcmurraytoday.com

  • The Lethbridge and District Exhibition has opened the $75M Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre. The facility, with a 7,000 person capacity, is expected to drive tourism and promote Alberta’s agriculture industries. The centre has trading halls, salon rooms, meeting suites, a rooftop patio and a fully serviced kitchen.

    globalnews.ca

  • The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has hired 18 teachers this year, 10 of which will be on a temporary contract to cover maternity leaves. The vacancies are due in part to retirements and some teachers moving to different cities or on to other careers.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • The King of Trade, a pawn shop in downtown Medicine Hat since 1998, closed on August 12, 2023, as the current owners are retiring.

    medicinehatnews.com

  • Honey Lounge & Bar, a restaurant and cocktail venue in Calgary, has permanently closed.

    dailyhive.com
• Week of 2023-08-07 to 2023-08-11

  • The federal government and the City of Lethbridge are jointly providing approximately $135,000 to help the city transition its transit fleet to zero emission buses.

    lethbridge.ca

  • Edmonton-based Theragraph, a medical imaging and data visualization company, has received a $250,000 grant from Pfizer Canada to support a pilot program to test its tool at two gastrointestinal clinics.

    news