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Plenty of upcoming events in Morinville
Below is a list of many of the local events you can take part in over the next few weeks […]
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Vaping about to get a little more difficult
A new notification from the Consumer Product Safety Directorate (CPSD), part of Health Canada, has vape stores concerned their business could be severely restricted in what they can sell when Bill S-5, a bill related to e-cigarettes, vaporizers and e-liquids, receives Royal Assent in the next few months. […]
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New business offers Money Solutions
A garage may seem the wrong place to get financial advice outside of whether or not to put money into a major repair, but D.C. Transmissions on 100 Avenue is the new home of Money Management & Accounting. […]
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County gifts outgoing Northwest Redwater Partnership head
Above From left: Councillor Pat Tighe, Doug Bertsch, Mayor Alanna Hnatiw, Vanessa Goodman, Councillor Wayne Bokenfohr and Councillor Dan Derouin. […]
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Government presents Bill to protect fuel and convenience store workers
The government says proposed legislation will make conditions safer at convenience stores and gas stations.
If passed, An Act to Protect Gas and Convenience Store Workers would amend the Occupational Health and Safety Code to include mandatory pre-payment for fuel. Violence-prevention plans would also become mandatory at retail fuel and convenience stores. […]
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Sturgeon signs Municipal Improvement Agreement with Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation
Sturgeon County earned another notch on its place-to-do-business belt by entering into a support agreement with Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC), who are looking to build a $4 billion petrochemical complex in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. […]
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Amazon delivers hundreds of jobs to Calgary region
Balzac will be the new home for Amazon’s latest fulfillment centre, creating 750 jobs. The online retail giant will build a 600,000 square foot facility where online orders are picked, packed and shipped to individual postal addresses.
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Feds plan to tax employee discounts comes under fire
Conservative Shadow Finance Minister Pierre Poilievre is blasting the federal government’s plan to tax on employee discounts, a plan the Conservatives say Globe and Mail reporter Campbell Clark uncovered, publishing an email from CRA.
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Town speaks about businesses at Chamber Luncheon
More than 60 people attended the Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce Business Luncheon on Wednesday.
Schaun Goodeve, Town of Morinville Manager, Planning & Economic Development, made a half-hour presentation on the town’s role in supporting local businesses […]
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Champion Petfoods steps in to save Rotary Interact Club’s community dance
Morinville Rotary Interact members were surprised by a visit from Champion Petfoods during their meeting Oct. 3. Mackenzie Pinch, Champion’s Business Development Coordinator, presented the Morinville Community High School students with a cheque for $925, monies that will pay for a DJ who will be doing a Glow Dance in November. […]
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Little Warriors founder a 2017 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award Finalist
Little Warriors founder and board chair Glori Meldrum has been named a finalist for the 2017 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards for the Social Change Award.
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Champion Petfoods committed to staying in Morinville: CEO
Champion Petfoods, one of Morinville’s largest employers, is assuring the public that they have no plans to leave their home facility in Morinville anytime soon after concerns about a massive new manufacturing site being constructed in Parkland County. The response came following public concerns to Council following the company’s announcement of a new $200 million 420,000 square foot facility, in addition to an already existing site in Auburn, Kentucky. […]
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Morinville best in province for commercial taxes, Sturgeon County worst in the region – CFIB report says
Morinville was ranked best in the province for tax fairness on small businesses owners in a Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report released Wednesday morning. Morinville was the only municipality of the 87 Alberta communities in the report that charges equal mill rates for residential and commercial. […]
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Succession planning important to business owners, local experts say
RBC’s Myron Kostick and Putnam & Lawson’s Gord Putnam presented the importance of succession planning to business owners during the Sept. 6 Chamber meeting. The two experts in succession planning outlined the facts and figures on an often overlooked aspect of business management. […]
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Chambers partnering to provide info on Feds changes to tax rules
Proposed Federal tax changes that impact farms and small business are the topics of a free information session at Cardiff Hall on Sept. 19. The event takes place at 7 p.m.
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Coal Creek development goes ahead
Morinville residents may see more industrial development in town following approval of a new Area Structure Plan. Council has unanimously approved a new Area Structure Plan that would allow the creation of a commercial and business industrial development. The new development, called Coal Creek, would focus on “light industrial activities” according to the ASP. […]