Update from the Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce- October 28, 2020

What You Need to Know This Week

Your local Chamber had another busy Small Business Week! In a nutshell, we: Visited 74 Chamber members to hand out candy bags and catch up Held a Zoom meeting with local businesses and the Drumheller Resiliency & Flood Mitigation Office to discuss the draft Municipal Development Plan & Land Use Bylaw. You can view the recording from that meeting here. Held our 9th annual Women in Business Mixer virtually. Read the full report on our Small Business Week here.

Good news- the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund has received a $12 million investment from the Government of Canada, and has reopened.  This is a grant, not a loan, and you can find out more and apply here.

Local Events & News

Peaceful demonstration in front of Town Hall Provide your feedback to Drumheller Community Learning The Old Grouch's is having their annual Silent Auction in support of STARS- stop by until 8:00pm on November 7 to place your bids. Need a staff Christmas party idea? You can rent the Napier Theatre for private events! Businesses on the Travel Drumheller website- does your info need updating? If so, email [email protected]. Vendors wanted for festive events in Drumheller Oct. 30: Boston Pizza's BOO-zy Halloween Party Nov.6-Dec.23, 2020: A Christmas Carol @ Rosebud Theatre Nov.13-15: Bluebirds by Vern Thiessen Nov. 20 & 21: Festival of Lights Nov. 26: Garage Sale at old Public Works Nov. 27-Dec. 19: Fireworks Fridays and Santa Saturdays

Government Programs & Business News

What Could $10,000 Do For Your Business? Alberta downsizing foreign worker programs, hoping to attract international biz and tech grads Cenovus to buy Husky Energy for $3.8 billion in shares Alberta lifts oil curtailment as of December 2020 Province reverts to private road test system to deal with massive backlog Alberta Employment Standards changes coming into effect November 1 Bill 32 was passed this spring with a focus on making employment rules more flexible for small business. Some changes include simpler rules for the holiday pay calculation, new rules around final pay at termination, and hours of work. Full announcement

Webinars & Resources Recorded webinar: Cybersecurity Training Nov. 5, 10:00am: Alberta's Opportunities For Winter/Shoulder Season Development Nov. 10, 12:00pm: Building Strategic Community Partnerships Nov.12, 11:00am: The Role Of Technology For Business Transformation In A Post-Covid Economy Nov.17, 10:30am: 3 Things You Can Learn From Your Customers Board Development Webinars- topics include Board Roles & Responsibilities, Organization Purpose & Planning, Building a Strong Team, and more. Various dates and times. Digital marketing and transformation for business workshop series with Bow Valley College. Various workshops on social media marketing, Google Ads, etc.

Part 3 of the Municipal Red Tape & Business Supports survey focuses on business opportunities. We would appreciate your input; click here to complete it.

New Value-Added Program!

Corporate Members

Please reach out to us via email ([email protected]) or telephone (403-823-8100) to share with us any issues your organization may be facing, and what support you need. Thank you. Please stay safe and healthy. Your Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce Team

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Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce | 403-823-8100 drumhellerchamber.com [email protected]

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