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Your Weekly Tune Up Federal training for workers in a net-zero economy The Government of Canada is investing $46.5 million in Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery (C2R2), focused on developing demand-driven workforce training solutions for a net-zero emissions economy through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program. This project aims to provide training for 10,000 Canadians and will…

Your Weekly Tune Up Government of Canada launches Canada Brand refresh for agriculture and agri-food products in international markets  The updated Canada Brand program delivers on industry’s need to respond to new market realities in today’s digitally-driven marketplace. The strategy and tools are free to use, and were developed in collaboration with industry and provincial…

Your Weekly Tune Up 1 million Albertans to receive affordability payments  More than one million Albertans are enrolled and scheduled to receive their first of six $100 affordability payments, representing $96 million in inflation relief. Find out more.  Of the one million Albertans currently receiving payments, 300,000 were auto-enrolled and more than 700,000 applied through…

Your Weekly Tune Up OHS Legislation Search Tool replaces OHS Code Explanation Guide  The OHS Code Explanation Guide has been discontinued. In attempting to provide simplified descriptions of OHS Code requirements, the OHS Explanation Guide used less precise language. This caused readers to interpret the code in different and sometimes incorrect ways.Alberta OHS has developed…

Your Weekly Tune Up Get the Scoop on the Bank of Canada’s Latest Monetary Policy Report and Interest Rate Hike  Last week the Bank of Canada announcement marked its eighth interest rate hike, bringing it up to 4.50%. Though inflation shows signs of coming down, it remains triple the Bank’s target rate as Canada’s economy…

Your Weekly Tune Up You’re not alone – check out this Canadian Survey on Business Conditions    Business obstacles, inflationary pressures, debt constraints, labour challenges, supply chain issues, digital adoption all pose demanding challenges. Looking ahead, business expectations remain in check with the potentially recessionary conditions that await them in the new year. What remains to…

Your Weekly Tune Up NEW Occupational Health and Safety resources  Reminder – new changes will take effect on March 31, 2023. A three-year review plan is now in place to chart out which parts of the OHS Code will be reviewed next and to ensure the OHS Code is kept current.   Visit the OHS Resource…

Your Weekly Tune Up Congratulations to new City Manager, Ann Mitchell  Mitchell will vacate her current position as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Lethbridge County where she has served in the role since 2018. Prior to that, she was the CAO in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout from 2012-2018, the Township of Pelee, Ontario, from…

What is Local First? Local First is a campaign created with community partners to help promote the businesses within Medicine Hat and District. There is so much more to supporting local than just shopping. Hiring, contracting, promoting or visiting local keeps money in OUR community and contributes to the vitality of our region. Now more than ever,…

Your Weekly Tune Up New energy pricing plans for utility customers start January 1 The City of Medicine Hat introduced new energy pricing plans for electricity and natural gas that take effect Jan. 1, 2023. For residential, farm, and small and medium commercial customers, the new offerings for both electricity and natural gas include a…