The Voice

Your Weekly Tune Up The Power of Choosing Local Often hailed as the backbone of their community, local businesses and the people who buy form them play a vital role in shaping the fabric of the region. In fact, almost every contributing factor to the economic and social health of a town or city can…

Your Weekly Tune Up Esplanade parkade to go digital with HotSpot service The Esplanade has introduced the HotSpot Parking service as a new payment method for its underground parkade, alongside the existing cash meter option. Please note, the current cash parking meter system will be phased out after Dec. 31, 2023. HotSpot offers a user-friendly…

Your Weekly Tune Up What are Government of Alberta Workforce Consultants The Workforce Consultants (WFCs) are a team within Alberta Jobs, Economy and Trade that supports developing a strong and resilient labour force by providing employer outreach services in all regions of the province. WFCs work primarily with employers, employer associations, business networks, chambers of…

Your Weekly Tune Up New Provincial bills and reforms introduced Bill 1, the Alberta Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, 2023, fulfils a promise from the government and would ensure that Albertans are guaranteed a say in whether their provincial taxes increase. If passed, the legislation would prevent the government, now and in the future, from increasing…

Your Weekly Tune Up Boosting career education opportunities in schools Alberta’s government is expanding dual credit programming for students to explore career paths and make meaningful transitions into post-secondary education, trade designations or the workplace. Dual credit courses are career-based courses in grades 10, 11 and 12, where students can earn both high school credits…

Your Weekly Tune Up Council approves best of market interim electricity rate through new bylaw At the regular City Council meeting on Monday, October 16, 2023, Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw No. 4796, amending Electric Utility Bylaw No. 2244. Effective November 1, 2023, this new bylaw will bring into force a single…

Your Weekly Tune Up It’s Small Business Week! Need a reason to celebrate? To go out and grab a coffee? To do some shopping around town? This week, October 15th-21st, is small business week and we encourage you to support small and local. Show your love to the business owners of Medicine Hat by posting…

Your Weekly Tune Up October is Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) Despite the considerable efforts that have been made to diversify the Canadian labour force, Statistics Canada reports that, in 2017, 3.7 million working-age Canadians identified as having a disability. Only three in five Canadians experiencing disability (59%) were employed. Currently, approximately 1 million Canadian…

Your Weekly Tune Up October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (Cyber Month) Cyber Month is an internationally recognized campaign held each year to help the public learn more about the importance of cybersecurity. The campaign helps Canadians stay secure online by teaching them simple steps to protect themselves and their devices. With cyberattacks occurring more…