Stony Plain municipal development plan update close to completion

In 2012 the Town of Stony Plain started a project to update their Municipal Development Plan.

That plan was put into action in part through a website – uniquelystonyplain.ca– and a great deal of public consultation in what Jean Porteous, the Town’s director of planning and engineering, called the neighbourhood parties including a block party and a magic show.

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Internet remains uncharted territory for Alberta businesses: RBC

CALGARY — The Internet remains uncharted territory for Alberta small businesses with less than half of them having a dedicated website, says a survey by RBC.

The survey said 43 per cent of small business owners in the province have a dedicated website; 47 per cent of those businesses say they sell their products and services through their websites; and 40 per cent of entrepreneurs in Alberta say that they use social media to promote their business.

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