The Voice

Your Weekly Tune Up Happy New Year!! You ready for 2024? We’re All Ears: First Update of the New Year As we develop our plans and budgets for the upcoming year, we want to hear from you. Where would you like us to spend our time? What do you value? Where could you use support?…

Your Weekly Tune Up Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from your Chamber Team! We wish you all well and will see you in 2024! The Chamber of Commerce will be closed December 23rd to January 2nd, and we will be back in the office January 3rd. As you head into the New Year…

Your Weekly Tune Up Land Titles backlog eliminated Between April 2021 and December 2022, requests at Alberta’s Land Titles office increased by 86 per cent. This increase was a response to Alberta’s growing population and economy, and wait times were exacerbated through the COVID-19 pandemic. To tackle the delays, the provincial government increased funding and…

Your Weekly Tune Up Alberta Mid-Year Financial Update Alberta continues to lead the nation in economic growth and is forecasting a surplus of $5.5 billion in 2023-24, an increase of $3.2 billion from Budget 2023. The province’s fiscal outlook continued to improve in the second quarter of 2023-24, boosted by strong bitumen royalties and higher…

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…