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Fuelling Our Business Community The Chamber Team will be taking some time off this Christmas Season, the office will be closed from December 24th to January 3rd! We will resume regular office hours 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday starting on January 4th! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! From December 9th to December…

Your Weekly Tune Up Alberta’s Recovery Plan came into sharp focus during Alberta’s legislature sitting, with major advancements on creating jobs and diversifying the economy. During the fall sitting, Alberta’s government passed numerous bills that fulfil promises on affordable housing, conserving our environment and bringing more transparency to infrastructure spending. The course we set for…

Your Weekly Tune Up According to the mid-year update, the province continues to see strong improvements in the economy, confirming that Alberta’s Recovery Plan to support job creation and broaden the economy is working. Alberta has gained more than 103,000 jobs since the start of the year. According to the October jobs report, the unemployment…

Your Weekly Tune Up Alberta’s new Investment and Growth Fund is attracting investments to the province, including GoodLeaf Farms’ standing up operations in Calgary. The country’s largest commercial vertical farming company will build a 74,000 square foot indoor farm in the city, after receiving a $2.73-million incentive to locate to Alberta. The company will create…

Your Weekly Tune Up Patrons entering businesses and venues taking part in the REP will be required to show one of the following: Alberta vaccine record with a QR code Canadian Armed Forces vaccine record First Nations immunization record Vaccine records issued by other provinces and territories ArriveCan app for international travellers and valid international…

Your Weekly Tune Up Development of the Northwest Industrial Area Structure Plan (ASP) enters the next stage in the planning process and is now ready for public viewing on Shape Your City, with the project team collecting feedback until November 24, 2021. To learn more and share feedback, visit https://shapeyourcity.medicinehat.ca/northwest-industrial-plan. View the frequently asked questions…

Your Weekly Tune Up In this fall sitting, the government has already proposed the following notable pieces of legislation: Captive Insurance Companies Act Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act Infrastructure Accountability Act Labour Mobility Act Arts Professions Recognition Act Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and revised regulations take effect on Dec. 1. Key changes…

Your Weekly Tune Up OH&S recently provided guidance that employers are required to treat COVID-19 as a workplace hazard. Similar to other workplace hazards, employers are obligated to “eliminate a hazard wherever possible”. The guidance from OH&S identifies vaccinations as an effective control of the hazard and a first choice in addressing the hazard. If…