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Deadline Pressure: 20% of Alberta Businesses Risk Closure as CEBA Repayment Deadline Approaches, CFIB Reports

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is warning that over 34,000 small businesses in Alberta, constituting 20% of all small businesses in the province, are at risk of closure unless the federal government extends the deadline for repaying the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan.  […]

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Smile Cookie sales will benefit Jessie’s House

Morinville Tim Hortons and three St. Albert Tim Hortons locations have chosen Jessie’s House as the charity for Smile Cookie this year. From May 1-7, customers can purchase a Smile Cookie for $1.50 at select locations, and all proceeds will benefit Jessie’s House. […]

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Morinville Farmers’ Market starts next weekend

The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce’s Farmers’ Market is gearing up for another season of fresh produce, handmade crafts, and delicious food. The Market will begin on May 7th and run until October 1st, every Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. on 104 Street by the Morinville Rendez-Vous Centre. […]

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Chamber hosting two-day trade show later this month

The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce’s Swing Into Spring Show & Sale is coming to the Morinville Leisure Centre on Saturday, Apr. 29 and Sunday, Apr. 30. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. […]

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Less than 1% of the $22B in federal carbon tax revenues have been returned to small businesses, CFIB says

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to reconsider the federal carbon pricing backstop. Despite collecting billions in carbon tax revenues, the federal government has returned less than 1% of promised proceeds to small businesses while planning to increase the tax by 23 per cent to $65 per tonne on Apr. 1.  […]