The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce has been actively working on a number of municipal issues to help benefit our local business community (click here to view our municipal update blog post) however we are also working on a provincial and federal level advocating for change that affects our local business climate.
Federal: Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz advocates for measures to bring the U.S into compliance with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on the protectionist nature of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL), says extensive retaliatory measures will be taken.
Provincial: The Alberta Chambers of Commerce address Prime Minister Stephen Harper regarding the importance of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to the Alberta economy, and urges the Government of Canada to continue its agenda for improving the program.
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Congratulations to ParkCity Toyota for celebrating their 20th anniversary this past weekend. ParkCity Toyota has been a Chamber member since they bought the business in 1992 and have been tremendous supporters of our community. The dealership has marked great success in their 20 year history, expanding to a bigger facility and more recently being named the Number 1 Toyota dealership in Alberta based on customer satisfaction surveys. Congratulation to Jay and his team and make sure to visit ParkCity Toyota at their Strachan Road location to experience their superior customer service first hand.
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Bob Bourke was announced as the new Executive Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Medicine Hat. Congratulations to Bob on this new venture. To learn more about BBBS Medicine Hat and their local initiatives visit their website at www.bbbsmedhat.ca.
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The CCDA is proud to offer 'Downtown Dollars' available to use at any downtown business. Gift cards are available to purchase through the CCDA office or at Stone Furs and come in $10, $20 or $50 denominations. Visit the CCDA website for further information about this great promotion to help support your downtown businesses.
http://downtownmedicinehat.com/
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Periodically, businesses contact us to let the membership know about scams or fraudulent activities circulating that affect businesses in the area. We recently were alerted to one involving a light bulb company from Ontario that shipped a box of florescent lightbulbs to a local company through a well known courier service. After the product was accepted, they realized there was no purchase order for the product, and subsequently received a very inflated invoice via fax shortly after. Read More...
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The Private Business Growth Award, organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Grant Thorton LLP, seeks to recognize and celebrate dynamic, privately-held businesses whose growth strategy encompasses a broad range of activities across their business. Nominations for this award are open to Canadian-owned, privately-held businesses with annual revenues over $5 million. The deadline for nominations is August 30, 2013 and all submissions must be received by October 11, 2013. Finalists will be announced at the end of October. For more information regarding this opportunity please click HERE
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Through your membership with the Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce you are also a member of the Alberta and Canadian Chambers of Commerce who also offer great services and discount programs for your business to take advantage of. The Pacrim Participates program offers business and leisure travelers a guaranteed discount of 15% off the Best Available Rates on each of their 60 hotels across Canada and the USA. The discount applies regardless of season or location but not in combination with any other offers. With every guest room purchased Pacrim even makes a contribution to the Alberta Chambers of Commerce to support programs and initiatives. Click HERE for more information.
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