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New Member: T.R.A.D Worm Industries
Roxanne Doerksen discovered the benefits of worm castings when she was looking for a natural and organic project to do with her kids. Roxanne grew up a farm girl and has a strong connection with the land. Protecting the land by keeping compostable refuse out of landfill was a ‘no-brainer’ for her. The added advantage…
5 Minutes for Business: A Budget for Business or Bust
With our GDP at a standstill, businesses need to see a focus on protecting and fostering growth in the upcoming federal budget ahead of this year’s federal election. The federal budget is set to be released on March 19, and only time will tell if it will keep in mind the business community’s needs. With…
Medicine Hat Receives Transit Funding From Province
The Alberta Community Transit Fund provided municipalities with funding to help expand Alberta’s transit system, green Alberta’s transit fleet and increase transit ridership. 33 successful municipal projects were selected on March 7, 2019. The program provides $215 million over 4 years, starting in 2019-20. Medicine Hat will receive $160,000 slated for bus stop infrastructure. Funding recipients…
Business Beat: The Gig Economy
Being little in business is big, and the “gig” economy influence is making that easy. Let’s face it, we know how traditional resource based economies focused on production, distribution and retail operations work. These traditional economies are often constructed around local resources, factory production styles and retail distribution. That is changing, but not entirely. Modern…
Do You Sell Food at Farmers’ Markets? Here Is What You Need to Know!
Learn the ins and outs of food regulations as they apply to Alberta approved farmers’ markets during a free webinar on March 13. Alberta Health Services will share the requirements vendors need to meet to sell food products at these farmers’ markets. Eileen Kotowich, farmers’ market specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, has the details.…
Did You Miss the Awards Show? We’ve Got You Covered!
Thank you to Shaw Spotlight for airing the Alberta Chambers Alberta Business Awards of Distinction. Watch the awards ceremony at the following times here in Medicine Hat: Monday, March 11 at 5:30 pm Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 pm Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m. Congratulations to all our nominees! All of Medicine Hat is…
Farm Health and Safety Producer Grant Program
In response to the changes to the Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Code to include farms and ranches that employ waged, non-family workers, Alberta Labour is funding a grant that is administered by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. The Farm and Safety Producer Grant Program offers financial support, subject to financial constraints, to eligible employers (must have waged,…
Alberta Increases Oil Production Limit for April
The Government of Alberta announced it will be increasing production in April by 25,000 barrels to a total of about 3.66 million barrels a day, an overall increase of 100,000 barrel per day from the January limit. This change is part of the progress towards Alberta’s original goal of reducing production by an average of 95,000bpd overall…
Premier Appeared Before Senate Committee On Bill C-69
Premier Rachel Notley appeared before the committee studying Bill C-69 on February 28, 2019. The committee is studying the bill which would create a new, far reaching impact assessment process for resource development projects, including pipeline construction. As well as speaking to the Senate committee, Premier Notley will make a formal submission outlining a number…
Alberta Innovates to Launch Tech Accelerator Program
Alberta Innovates will launch a tech accelerator program to help high-tech entrepreneurs turn ideas into market-ready products and applications. The program will provide the infrastructure and mentorship to connect startups with the tools, resources, seed funding and skilled talent pool they need to grow their business and create new jobs, while opening connections to potential customers…