Category Archives: Business
Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces. It's part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and ...
Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 33424303 © Eudaemon | Dreamstime.com)
New trades-based charter school opening in Grande Prairie
A new trades-focused public charter school is coming to Grande Prairie.Based out of the former Harry Balfour School building, the Grande Prairie Technical Institute is a Grade 7-12 charter school focu...
Mar 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Grande Prairie Technical Institute)
Alberta reviewing new plan on forcing oil companies to pay municipal taxes; minister
Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to be on top of their municipal property taxes if they want to keep producing. It's one of more than a dozen proposals contained in a new report released...
Mar 16, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 14529487 © Aleksandar Kosev | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta landowners take stand over years of missed payments by delinquent oil company
Some Edmonton landowners are taking a stand by erecting a blockade against what they call a delinquent oil and gas company. The group says MAGA Energy hasn't paid its lease for three years and says as...
Mar 12, 2026 “Get the hell off my land” Landowner blockades MAGA Energy’s access to wellsite near Edmonton after three years of unpaid rent. (Image Credit: Coalition for Responsible Energy)
Grande Prairie MLAs present Budget 2026 at Chamber of Commerce event Mar. 6.
The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce held a meeting Friday, Mar. 6 to discuss the 2026 budget. Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe presented the budg...
Mar 08, 2026 MLAs Nolan Dyck and Ron Wiebe present Budget 2026 to Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel leigh)
Alberta announces new tools to clean up tailings ponds
Alberta's government says it is investing $46 million into cutting-edge technologies that will safely reduce oilsands mine water and reclaim tailings ponds.According to the government, Alberta's oilsa...
Mar 06, 2026 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter announced new funding to help advance oilsands mine water management and tailings pond reclamation. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Aquatera recognized for battery collection program
Aquatera Utilities Inc. is being recognized as a leader in responsible battery recycling.Aquatera has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2025 Leaders in Sustainability Awards.Presented by Cal...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Call2Recycle)
Resources Road to house new retail centre
A new retail centre is coming to Grande Prairie.The under-construction Resource Landing will be located along Resources Road between the 68 Avenue intersection and the Pete Eagar Fire Station.Around 1...
Feb 04, 2026 Resource Landing map (Image Credit: Avison Young, Tetra Realty Advisors, & Forum)
Aquatera Utilities Inc. named to Alberta's Top Employers list for fifth year
Aquatera Utilities Inc. has been named one of Alberta's Top Employers for the fifth consecutive year.The competition celebrates employers that lead their industries in creating exceptional workplaces ...
Jan 28, 2026 Aquatera named to 2026 Alberta's top employers (Image Credit: Aquatera Utilities Inc.)
MD of Greenview launches redesigned economic development website
The Municipal District of Greenview has launched a new economic development website.Officials say ExpandYourVision.ca was developed with investors and decision-makers in mind to highlight Greenview's ...
Jan 27, 2026 ExpandYourVision home page (Image Credit: Municipal District of Greenview)