The High River and District Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon was as much about stressing the importance of joining the town’s critical business network in the post-flood recovery phase as it was about the benefits of becoming a new member.
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Rogers Communications says it’s investing more than $700 million in Alberta over the next four years, including expanding its high-speed network in the province and opening several dozen retail outlets to take advantage of the province’s strong economy.
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TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline would carry oilsands crude south from Alberta to refineries in Texas. The map below shows the Keystone proposal along with existing pipeline routes. Use the checkboxes embedded in the map to show or hide a network.
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The Fort Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has put forward a new initiative to help businesses throughout the city with employee retention and attraction.
Friday, Nov. 30 marked the first Employee Attraction and Retention Network (EARN), where businesses took part in a seminar as a partnership between the local chamber, Careers Under Construction, and Alberta Human Services.
“We’ve been hearing for many years across our region about the labour and worker shortage,” said Conal MacMillan, executive director at the chamber of commerce.
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In this day and age of technology, having connection to the Internet is almost a necessity, but for some residents of Leduc County, they are not connected whatsoever.
Leduc County has identified six townships within their jurisdiction, which affects 669 dwellings, as underserved or not covered at all by a broadband network.
Leduc County has applied via the government’s The Final Mile Rural Community Program, which consists of a $5 million initiative to fund projects that enable high-speed Internet access to unserviced locations in rural Alberta.
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