A federal-municipal infrastructure announcement at Calgary's Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant this morning is the first visible follow-through on the July Canada–Alberta homebuilding agreement — and water capacity is the constraint that decides where Calgary…
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Late-August snow at Banff Sunshine and Lake Louise has kicked off the winter conversation weeks early, and the 2026-27 investments across the three Banff resorts give mountain-corridor properties fresh material for early-bird winter campaigns.
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Parks Canada's seasonal vehicle closure on the eastern Bow Valley Parkway is now locked in through 2030, and cyclist counts have grown from roughly 64,000 to 93,000 a season, giving Banff and Canmore operators…
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Statistics Canada's first-quarter travel surveys show U.S. and overseas visitors spending more per trip in Canada while domestic overnight travel has started to soften, a shift Alberta operators can plan their fall and winter…
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Ottawa announced a second round of funding for the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network in Calgary — fresh non-dilutive project money for agtech and food-processing automation.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Mutual recognition of provincial standards and nine-province direct-to-consumer alcohol sales are opening the rest of Canada to Alberta products faster than at any point in decades.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Alberta has launched a tariff-concern portal, concierge service and business advisory committee — and advocacy groups are pushing for small-business tax relief on top of it.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Grocers are re-flagging tariff-hit and Canadian-made products as shoppers rally — a shelf-level opening for Alberta food and beverage brands to win listings and loyalty.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
July's national hotel numbers were strong across the board, and the markets that grew fastest were the ones with packed event calendars — a playbook Alberta operators can run deliberately.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Capital is actively flowing into Western Canadian hospitality assets — a signal that lenders and investors see durable demand in Alberta's visitor economy, and that newly acquired properties will be competing harder for guests.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read