Local Business

The business owners winning prizes in the 2022 Castor small business awards were Salam El-Jurdi, Rod Anderson, Tammy Cooke and Patrick Kelly. (Photos by Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)

Town of Castor holds 2022 small business awards

Economic development in the Paintearth County region was celebrated on Oct. 19.…

The Cabin on the Coulee Farm is owned and managed by Fleet’s 
Eric Neilson, with the help of his family. (File photo)

Agricultural background led to entrepreneurial ranching

Farming has never been far from mind for rancher Eric Neilson. Neilson…

Poor David’s owner Karrie Peace and Salmon Arm store manager Monica Rhodes look forward to the new downtown Salmon Arm business’ soft opening on Friday, June 25. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

VIDEO: New Salmon Arm gift shop a tribute to loving husband

Alberta entrepreneur Karrie Peace opens her third Poor David’s on June 25

Holly Schell, centre, poses for a photo along with a couple employees behind the counter of Blue Bird Coffee Co. in Rimbey early in the morning on Jan. 26 when the doors opened to dine-in customers. (Photo by Leah Bousfield)

Rimbey cafe takes a stand and allows dine-in customers

Blue Bird Coffee Co. opened its doors on Wednesday, part of a movement by small business owners

Holly Schell, centre, poses for a photo along with a couple employees behind the counter of Blue Bird Coffee Co. in Rimbey early in the morning on Jan. 26 when the doors opened to dine-in customers. (Photo by Leah Bousfield)
Honeybee hives near Sanger, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

Lacombe beekeepers give the buzz on winterizing hives

Winterizing a honeybee hive is not a simple task, local apiarists say

Honeybee hives near Sanger, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)
Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection, terminates 3,480 jobs

Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection, terminates 3,480 jobs

Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection, terminates 3,480 jobs

Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection, terminates 3,480 jobs
Mulhurst Bay Books and Gifts is offering online shopping of their book selection with delivery. (Photo/ www.mulhurstbaybooks.com)

Mulhurst Bay Books and Gifts is bringing pages to porches

Local bookstore is delivering sanitized books amid pandemic.

Mulhurst Bay Books and Gifts is offering online shopping of their book selection with delivery. (Photo/ www.mulhurstbaybooks.com)
Sylvan Lake businesses being creative during COVID-19 outbreak

Sylvan Lake businesses being creative during COVID-19 outbreak

Many businesses are changing their business models or offering services in a new way

Sylvan Lake businesses being creative during COVID-19 outbreak
How Ponoka retailers are coping with current COVID-19 crisis

How Ponoka retailers are coping with current COVID-19 crisis

Several local stores announce ‘Golden Hour’ shopping times

How Ponoka retailers are coping with current COVID-19 crisis
When did you last sit and read a newspaper? (Wiki Commons)

Don’t stop the presses: Report finds Canadian newspaper readership at all-time high

88% of Canadians read newspapers every week, highest since first Newspapers 24/7 Report in 2012

When did you last sit and read a newspaper? (Wiki Commons)
Mr. Mike’s franchise eyes possible Stettler expansion

Mr. Mike’s franchise eyes possible Stettler expansion

Residents of Stettler may soon have a new dining experience

Mr. Mike’s franchise eyes possible Stettler expansion
Could you survive a health crisis?

Could you survive a health crisis?

Tips to minimize financial effects of a health crisis

  • Jan 25, 2019
Could you survive a health crisis?
Too much debt and underinsured

Too much debt and underinsured

Amount of debt held by Canadian households rising last 30 years

  • Dec 26, 2018
Too much debt and underinsured
Credit card’s balance protection insurance is expensive and often inadequate

Credit card’s balance protection insurance is expensive and often inadequate

Consider investing in personally owned life, disability or critical illness insurance

  • Dec 15, 2018
Credit card’s balance protection insurance is expensive and often inadequate
Can the next generation afford to farm?

Can the next generation afford to farm?

Some areas have seen increases of 400 per cent or more

  • Jul 20, 2018
Can the next generation afford to farm?
Five common retirement planning mistakes

Five common retirement planning mistakes

We are living longer which may require working longer

  • Jul 14, 2018
Five common retirement planning mistakes
Tom Harris passed away on June 29, 2017. (News Bulletin file)

Tom Harris memorial fundraiser supports kids camps

Tom Harris Legacy Fund sends over 200 underpriviledged local kids to camp this summer.

Tom Harris passed away on June 29, 2017. (News Bulletin file)
Castor’s Liquor Pig undergoes renovation

Castor’s Liquor Pig undergoes renovation

Grand-opening for the Liquor Pig liquor store

  • May 11, 2018
Castor’s Liquor Pig undergoes renovation