About 130 little miracles this spring, more or less, on this farm

LESLIEVILLE — March came in like a lamb for Jacquie and Rod Turuk. The couple who raise Dorset-Charollais cross sheep on their farm north of Leslieville are keeping busy this month monitoring their f… more

Promotion refused over potential conflict of interest

A Lacombe Fire Department captain has been barred from accepting the district fire chief job because he works for a fire equipment supplier. Town council voted on Monday not to appoint Capt. Paul Pre… more

Lawyer taps ‘enormous’ shared foreign real estate market

Approximately US$42 billion worth of residential real estate in the United States was purchased by foreigners in 2008, with Canadians accounting for nearly a quarter of this tally. Chris Stephan, a l… more

Service companies expected more

Proposed changes to Alberta’s royalty rate structure have drawn a tepid response from officials with two local service c… more

Good news coming from Servus

Servus Credit Union Ltd. will be serving up some appetizing numbers when it reports to its members next week. The provi… more

Carbon trading touted as cash crop

Dairy producers could soon be selling a non-dairy product — carbon offsets. Karen Haugen-Kozyra, an industry consultant… more

Southpointe set to grow west

Commercial development in south Red Deer could start spilling across Taylor Drive as early as this year. Negotiations a… more

New Sylvan hotel

A crew shingles the roof of a new hotel in the Beju Industrial Park in Sylvan Lake Tuesday. The hotel is expected to ope… more

Major home accessories store to open in city

When Linens ‘n Things folded in 2008, it helped set the table for competitor Bed Bath & Beyond to expand across Canada. … more

Dairy seminar

Jack Mulder, left, of Penner Farm Services answers questions for Jerry Stahl of the Huxley Hutterite colony about a robo… more
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