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Provincial Government Reacts to Proclamation of Bill C-69
Bill C-69 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act received Royal Assent in June and was proclaimed into law on August 28. This marks the final legislative step in a very contentious journey for this bill. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce spent many months attempting to work with government to fix the legislation’s flaws…
$10 Million Available for SMEs in the Low Carbon Economy Challenge
The Low Carbon Economy Challenge is part of the Low Carbon Economy Fund. It leverages Canadian ingenuity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate clean growth in support of Canada’s clean growth and climate action plan (the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change). A second intake is now open for small and medium…
New Member: Grover Dental
At Grover Dental, we recognize that all of our patients are unique and deserve to receive dental care that reflects their individual needs. Our experienced and talented dental team is committed to working with you and your family to create a comfortable, stress-free, and rewarding dental experience every time you visit our practice. We provide a variety…
Business Beat: Selling Medicine Hat to the World
Foreign direct investment to Canada rose 5% in 2018, to $877 billion. This was the largest increase in four years, with most of it originating from North America and Europe. Measurable growth took place in chemical and food manufacturing, as well as wholesale trade and agriculture, forestry and fishing. A good percentage of that foreign…
New Member: Dr. John Jeffery MD. Laser & Aesthetic Centre
At Dr. John Jeffery MD. Laser & Aesthetic Centre we offer women’s health care and rejuvenation, warm sculpting, cosmetic skin treatments, injections of Botox and fillers and the best skin care products and peels on the market.
New Member: Downtown Business Service Centre
Downtown Business Services Centre (DBSC) is a boutique one-stop shop for business marketing solutions that get you noticed!DBSC has been servicing clients for just over 5 years now and has a small but experienced business knowledge and creative design team (15+ years each). While the foundation of DBSC’s business services printing services such as business cards,…
Trans Mountain Re-Starts Construction on Expansion Project
Trans Mountain has issued ‘Notice to Proceed’ directives to some of its prime construction contractors triggering mobilization of the initial workforce necessary to build the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. The directives give the contractors 30 days to mobilize equipment and commence the process of hiring workers, procuring goods and services, and developing detailed construction work…
Business Beat: Entrepreneurship Lessons from a High School Classroom
Large sheets of white paper labeled “Business Model Canvas” flew about in parking lots and bounced around in the back seat of my SUV as I made my way into rural high school classrooms over the past year. Thinking back to last fall when I began weekly visits to Grade 10-12 students in Bow Island,…
BREWD Workforce Strategy Launches Worker Survey
Invest South East Alberta’s BREWD (Business Retention & Expansion and Workforce Development) project has initiated action on the development of a workforce strategy. The strategy is one of the key deliverables of the BREWD project as a result of an estimated 1,000 jobs being proposed by investments in the renewable energy, cannabis and tech industries.…
City Merges Economic Development Efforts into “Invest Medicine Hat”
The City of Medicine Hat will proceed with a restructuring that will see the City’s land and business support and investment attraction activities come together as the Economic Development and Land Department operating under the Invest Medicine Hat brand. The change was approved at the August 19 meeting of City Council. For the past four years…