by Kirk Stephens on July 16, 2011
Just a quick reminder that one of Red Deer’s premiere annual summer family events, the Westerner Days Parade, is going to take place on July 20, 2011. Parade start time is 9:30am. It’s recommended to get to the parade route a bit early as the sidewalks fill up fast with excited children and adults alike. Even more so if the weather cooperates and the sun is shining upon us!
The Westerner Days Parade is the official kick off event to Red Deer’s Westerner Days Fair and Expo, which runs 5 days starting July 20 thru to July 24. Most of the official events including a large midway, concerts, food stands, and other scheduled events will be taking place at the Westerner Grounds on the south end of Red Deer, just off the QE2 highway. The official website with complete details on all the festivities is at www.westernerdays.ca.
But in addition to the fair grounds, the local businesses of Red Deer really do a great job of getting into the spirit of the event by decorating their businesses, doing window paintings, dressing up in traditional western wear, as well as many of the businesses and community groups host pancake breakfasts for all to enjoy!
See you at the parade!
by Kirk Stephens on May 23, 2011
To drive through Red Deer’s industrial areas, one thing stands out. Help wanted! Everywhere you look, there are sandwich boards, billboards, bumper stickers, decals on trailers, signs in windows, etc. all saying they are looking for employees. Many of the businesses are advertising several positions available. Apprentices to journeymen, inexperienced to fully experienced, they need people.The great thing is that these are all high paying, rewarding career opportunities that many cities across Canada would love to have.
What is interesting to note is that this hiring blitz is going on during spring breakup. Traditionally, spring breakup is a time where companies in the oil and gas industry are slow. Here in Alberta, the ground gets too soft during spring thaw for oilfield equipment to move in and out of the field safely, or without causing significant environmental damage. So, to see this amount of hiring going on is exciting for those of us that live here.
This definitely bodes well for the economy of our city in the near future. With the surge in open employment opportunities will come with it an increase of people moving to Central Alberta to fill these jobs. This will undoubtedly mean a boom in the construction industry, additional stress on our schools, hospitals, and other infrastructures.
We may well be poised once again to see tremendous growth to our city. We have weathered such storms before, we’ll rise once again to the challenges and the opportunities that it brings.
For those looking for work in Red Deer, the following are a list of online resources to help you on your search. Though you will find many jobs posted by visiting the following websites, many times you are better off to find the websites of individual companies that operate in Red Deer and visit their website directly as many employers tend to not advertise every time they have a job opening. One way to know what companies are in Red Deer is by searching our Red Deer Business Directory.
Monster.com
Canada Job Bank
Kijiji Job Postings
Workopolis Red Deer
Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Classifieds
Reddeerjobshop.ca
Wow Jobs
City of Red Deer Job Postings
Indeed.ca
Jobsserve.ca
Red Deer Hospital Jobs
We hope you find these links useful on your search for employment in Red Deer. Best of luck in your search!
