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The Voice: January 15th, 2024

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Your Weekly Tune Up Introducing Medicine Hat Economic Development Medicine Hat Economic Development is ‘energizing our future’ by focusing on the four pillars of a strong economic development strategy: workforce development, business development, investment attraction, and investment growth and readiness. Follow them on their socials to see more about these fundamental pillars and the important…

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The Voice: January 8th, 2024

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Your Weekly Tune Up Nominations open for Alberta’s highest honour Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable community members, leaders and innovators for membership in the Alberta Order of Excellence. The Order is the province’s highest honour and recognizes citizens who have made a significant and lasting contribution to their communities. Nominations are accepted year-round, but…

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The Voice: January 2nd, 2024

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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?…

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The Voice: December 19th, 2023

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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…

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The Voice: December 11th, 2023

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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…

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The Voice: December 4th, 2023

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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…

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The Voice: November 27th, 2023

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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…

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The Voice: November 20th, 2023

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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…

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The Voice: November 14th, 2023

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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…

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The Voice: November 6th, 2023

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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…

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