Posts by policy@medicinehatchamber.com
Business Beat: Make it a Local First Holiday Season
Business Beat: Make it a Local First Holiday Season You know the holidays are just around the corner because whether you’re watching television or on your phone, ads keep popping up to remind us that we need to get that perfect gift for someone special. The good news is that you can combine getting the…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Safety Buzz Campus
Member Spotlight: Safety Buzz Campus 2020 Award of Excellence & Business Ethics winner: As John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” Safety Buzz Campus and its team have all put in a lot of effort to be a leader in the training industry. In addition to this year’s awards, Safety Buzz Campus…
Read MoreWeekly Update: October 30 – November 5, 2020
Weekly Update: October 30 – November 5, 2020 Supports for Business Government introduces legislation for new, targeted support to help businesses through pandemic The Federal government introduced Bill C-9, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), which would implement new, targeted support to help businesses.…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: MHC expands rural nursing partnership
Business Beat: MHC expands rural nursing partnership As a leader in the health field, I’ve learned that partnerships are an effective way to serve Albertans and increase the sustainability of education. The Medicine Hat College will be using this business model again in the near future to benefit the province as a whole, and our…
Read MoreWeekly Update: October 23 – 29, 2020
Weekly Update: October 23 – 29, 2020 Supports for Business Businesses Using A Personal Banking Account Can Now Apply For CEBA As first announced by Prime Minister Trudeau at our AGM & Convention on Monday, businesses that use personal bank accounts to operate may now apply for a CEBA loan. Contact your primary financial institution…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: A New Attraction and Retention Tool for Business
Business Beat: A New Attraction and Retention Tool for Business How many of you listen to CBC Radio? True confession; I do, and today at lunch I listened to the executive director of Calgary Arts Development talk about the opportunities the economic climate and COVID are providing to mid-sized cities around the globe. He was,…
Read MoreAdvocacy in Action: Provincial Roundtable with Minister of Municipal Affairs, Tracy Allard and Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, Dale Nally
Advocacy in Action: Provincial Roundtable with Minister of Municipal Affairs, Tracy Allard and Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, Dale Nally On October 14 we participated in a roundtable with Minister of Municipal Affairs, Tracy Allard and Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, Dale Nally. Minister Allard focused on the recovery plan and…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Sandler Training in Calgary
Member Spotlight: Sandler Training in Calgary Who are We? What do We do? Why would you work with Us? Wherever your organization touches people; candidates, employees, prospect or clients. Sandler provides support and training. At our business performance lab you will learn how to work smarter instead of harder by implementing attitudes, behaviors and techniques…
Read MoreWeekly Update: October 16 – 22, 2020
Weekly Update: October 16 – 22, 2020 Supports for Business Last Reminder For CECRA For Small Businesses Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance is set to end soon. Property owners that have already been approved for rental assistance have until October 30th 2020 to opt-in for the extensions. The application portal will close at 11:59 PM…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: What’s Old is New Again
Business Beat: What’s Old is New Again Infill development. It’s an idea and practice that cities across North America are embracing and with good reason. Infrastructure such as roads, water mains, and sewer lines are costly for municipalities when developing new sub-divisions. Infill improvement allows developers to capitalize on existing infrastructure through increased densification that…
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