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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
POLICY WIN: Investing in affordable housing
Affordable housing serves a critical purpose to support seniors, women fleeing violence, those living with disabilities, and individuals recovering from addiction and transitioning out of homelessness. Alberta’s government is working to expand affordable housing through its 10-year strategy, Stronger Foundations, which commits to supporting 25,000 additional households. Budget 2022 provides funding for the following project:$595,000 to Green Acres Foundation to build seniors apartments in
Thursday, January 26, 2023Letter to the City of Lethbridge Re: Business Waste, Recycling Program
January 26, 2023 ATTN: Mayor Blaine Hyggen, Lethbridge City Council, and Lethbridge City Manager Lloyd Brierley Dear Mr. Mayor, Members of Council and City Manager Brierley: The Lethbridge Chamber is a member driven organization representing Lethbridge’s business community. The Chamber is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that has acted as our city’s convener for leaders of influence, catalyst for business growth and champion for a strong community 133 years. The Chamber extends our
Wednesday, December 21, 2022POLICY WIN! Supporting skill development with micro-credentials
To make sure Albertans have the tools they need to succeed, Alberta’s government is investing $220,000 over the next three academic years to extend a pilot program at Portage College in Lac La Biche. The program provides professional development micro-credential programs for Community Adult Learning Program staff and volunteers. This step is part of a larger GoA initiative called Alberta 2030: New micro-credential opportunities. This implementation of the strategy and the project as a whole both
Wednesday, December 07, 2022POLICY WIN! Supporting affordable housing projects
Alberta’s government is investing $55 million over three years so that Albertans have more access to affordable housing. Alberta’s government knows that each family and individual need for affordable housing is different, and the new Affordable Housing Partnership Program will help Albertans receive the type of housing they need. In 2021, Alberta’s government introduced a 10-year strategy to expand affordable housing called Stronger Foundations. This strategy puts Alberta on track to increase
Wednesday, November 09, 2022October 2022 Labour Force Survey: An impressive and unexpected rebound for Canada’s labour market
"Today’s data demonstrated significant resilience in Canada’s labour market After four months of poor labour market performance, we had a very impressive headline gain of 108,000 net new jobs. This gain was broad-based across sectors and regions, and importantly, was led by full-time, private-sector positions for core-aged workers. Hours worked rebounded. Wage growth picked up to 5.6% year-over-year and will have the Bank of Canada watching closely to see if there will be further increases
Wednesday, January 26, 2022Brighter Together Survey shows businesses optimistic about future
The results of the latest Brighter Together survey, which wrapped up earlier this month, show that businesses are generally more optimistic than they were at the same time last year. Of the 160 businesses who participated in the survey, 74% felt positive about the overall health of their business up from 63% in 2020. The Brighter Together survey conducted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) is completed annually to gather data from the business community in
