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When Pashtoonyar Zekria moved to Red Deer 18 years ago, there were four Muslim families in the city

Rancher Jon Fox is doing something that he never thought he’d be doing at this time of year —still feeding his 400 head of black Angus cattle near Lloydminster, Sask.

A market analyst with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the clouds hanging over Red Deer’s residential real estate market are dispersing.

The lay of the land has changed in Central Alberta’s real estate industry, with two new brokerage firms joining the market in recent weeks.

The local rental market continues to tilt in tenants’ favour, although the situation varies with apartment size.

Cold, dry weather has put a chill on field crops and pastures that need a significant boost to get growing in time to beat the first frost this fall.

Food and bicycles were on Mike Axworthy’s mind when he travelled to Grande Prairie last week for the Alberta Chambers of Commerce conference and policy session.

Chamber of Commerce accepting nominations for awards The Red Deer Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its 2009 Business of the Year Awards. Presented annually during Small Business Week, the awards are issued in three categories: Small Business (20 or fewer full-time equivalent

Red Deer has earned recognition for everything from its trail system to its Olympic athletes. Now you can add 3-D computer animation to the list.

Work is expected to begin this August on a 72-room hotel in Blackfalds — a project that could spur other commercial development nearby.