Sobeys will buy 213 Canada Safeway grocery stores Supermarket chain Sobeys says it has reached a deal to buy more than 200 Canada Safeway stores for $5.8 billion – in cash. Sobeys’ parent company Empire Company Limited made the announcement on Wednesday. “The acquisition of Canada Safeway represents an excellent strategic fit, strengthening our presence [...]
Young Canadian entrepreneurs headed to Moscow for Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit Eighteen young Canadian entrepreneurs are preparing to travel to Moscow on Tuesday as delegates of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit. Being held from June 15-17, 2013, the 400-leader Summit will highlight how youth entrepreneurship can address some of the global economy’s most significant challenges [...]
Low taxes and natural resources fuel optimism among Alberta business owners Alberta business owners are the most optimistic in Canada about their province’s prospects for growth, according to a new BMO poll. Nearly one-third (31 per cent) of Alberta business owners expect the number of their employees to increase in 2013, with just 2 per cent expecting their [...]
City dwellers don’t understand BC economy By Jock Finlayson British Columbia is a province with an increasingly urban-based population whose economic success has historically been tied to the efficient extraction, processing and exporting of commodities. In 2011, approximately four-fifths of B.C.’s international merchandise exports consisted of goods produced by the forestry, energy, mining and [...]
Province hopes agreements with European countries will expand Alberta business The province will sign a series of international agreements with European partners during an upcoming four-country trip to expand Alberta business. Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk will visit Switzerland, Germany, France and the United Kingdom to sign research, innovation and investment agreements and launch new commercial partnerships with European [...]
BC First Nations economic growth good news for everyone By Roslyn Kunin, Troy Media If it bleeds, it leads. This old media maxim, that it is always the bad news that makes the headlines, is certainly re-enforced with respect to First Nations and the economy in British Columbia. First Nation Threatens to Shut Down Mine [...]
Online feedback form for small businesses aims to address red tape concerns The Ontario government has launched a new online feedback form for small businesses. The online tool, developed in cooperation with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), is part of a series of measures that seek to address bureaucratic red tape. “Small business owners [...]
BC economic growth set to outpace Canada by 2014 BC economic growth is rising steadily this year to 1.7 per cent and may even reach 2.5 per cent next year, according to a new report. “Among the headwinds are a slowing domestic housing market and softer Asian export demand, though a resurgent U.S. housing market [...]
Pink Truck program donates portion of a cent from every litre of propane delivered Calgary company Superior Propane raised over $53,000 for breast cancer research in 2012 through its Pink Truck program. Superior donates a portion of a cent from every litre of propane delivered by one of its distinctive pink trucks. The Pink Truck program delivered over [...]
Social Enterprise World Forum taking place from October 2-4 in Calgary Calgary has been selected as the first Canadian city to host the 2013 Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF). SEWF is a global event that is dedicated to furthering social enterprise, bringing together 1,000 delegates from more than 30 countries. Hosted by Trico Charitable Foundation, SEWF will [...]
