Stories on local businesses
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Thirty-seven per cent of small firms say they have concerns related to staffing (layoffs, retention, refusal to work) according to a new Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey. […]
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says 44 per cent of Canadian small businesses are now completely open, but only 15 per cent have seen sales return to normal levels. […]
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to increase the Canadian Emergency Bank Account (CEBA) loan amount (currently up to $10,000) as well as the forgivable portion. […]
Morinville News partnered with Smith Music to bring you their weekly Business Helping Business segment. This week, the last in the series is a discussion with Lee Hodgins about business relaunch strategies. […]
Morinville’s 2020 budget included an economic development initiative to help improve the look of Morinville’s downtown core. The Storefront Improvement program had $50,000 allocated for this year to provide up to $10,000 in matching dollars to businesses improving their storefronts.
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COVID-19 has exacerbated fears that as cash changes hands, it becomes a transporter of germs and viruses. But is cash really any worse than your debit or credit card? LendEDU, a company that helps consumers learn about financial products, used a scientific device that tests for bacteria on a given surface to examine just how dirty credit/debit cards and cash really are. […]
The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) says the lifting of provincial restrictions is seeing 50 per cent more small businesses now fully open with Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick leading the way. […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the government has updated the criteria for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program for small businesses and that the application process will begin Monday, May 25.
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The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce is holding its Annual General Meeting on June 10th. The meeting, a virtual one due to COVID-19, will introduce Chamber members to the new Board of Directors. […]
This week is a discussion with Town of Morinville Mayor Barry Turner on what Council is doing to help businesses during the pandemic. […]
According to the numbers, Morinville’s finances are in good shape. That’s the word from Curtis Friesen of Metrix Group LLP who presented the 2019 audited financial statements to Town Council at its regular meeting Tuesday.
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Property owners who want to start paying their municipal taxes in installments no longer need to have their tax account fully paid up to do so. […]
In the past 24 hours, Alberta conducted 4072 COVID-19 tests. Of that number, the province added 62 cases, bringing the total provincial cases to date to 6407. To date, 5076 (79.2%) Albertans have recovered. There are currently 1211 active cases province-wide.
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In this segment, we talk to Sheldon Fingler, owner of Infinite Event Services about his business, his industry, and what businesses can do during this unusual time in business […]
Morinville News is partnering with Smith Music to bring you their weekly Business Helping Business segment. This week is a discussion with Town of Morinville Economic Development Officer Brad White on hoe municipalities are helping businesses.
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The Government of Alberta has launched a new resource it says will help businesses keep their staff and customers safer during Phase 1 of the province’s economic relaunch.
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