BUSINESS RESOURCES

Opportunity Awaits at the Stettler Fall Job Fair

Looking for your next opportunity? Considering a career change? Or simply curious about what jobs and career paths are available right here in our region? Are you looking to expand or learn new skills? The Stettler 2026 Fall Job Fair is an opportunity to connect, learn and explore what’s next.

Hosted by the Stettler Board of Trade and Community Development in partnership with the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, the Job Fair brings job seekers together with employers and workforce resources from across the region.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. MDT

The Hub at the Stettler Recreation Centre

A job fair is about more than finding a job — it’s about building connections and discovering possibilities.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Meet local employers from a variety of industries and sectors.
• Discover current job openings and learn what employers are looking for.
• Connect directly with hiring managers and recruitment teams — putting a face to your application can make a lasting impression.
• Explore career paths you may not have previously considered.
• Learn about training, employment and workforce development resources available to help you reach your career goals.
• Build your professional network and make valuable connections within our local business community.
• Ask questions and gain insight into local industries, workplace opportunities and what it takes to succeed in different roles.

A New Way to Connect with Employers

The Stettler Fall Job Fair is also part of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce’s Withe platform, creating another way for job seekers and employers to connect.

Whether you’re actively searching for work or simply exploring your options, we encourage you to come prepared to make connections, ask questions and learn something new. You never know where one conversation might lead!

Employers: Join the Waitlist

Employer spaces are currently full, but businesses interested in participating can still be added to the waitlist. If a space becomes available, waitlisted employers will be contacted.

The Stettler Fall Job Fair is a great opportunity to showcase your organization, meet potential candidates and connect with the local workforce.

Mark your calendar and come discover what opportunities are waiting for you!

Celebrate Alberta Culture Days in Stettler!

September is a month to celebrate culture, creativity, history and community — and Stettler Culture Days has something for everyone!

Throughout the month, Stettler will come alive with a variety of free workshops, hands-on activities, art displays, cultural experiences and special events, with a special focus this year on celebrating our community’s Scottish heritage. From genealogy and Scottish-inspired crafts to cooking classes, art workshops and Celtic-inspired activities, there are plenty of opportunities to learn something new and connect with our community.

A special highlight will be Scottish Day at the Stettler Town & Country Museum on September 12, featuring Scottish culture talks, artifact displays, Highland-inspired games, Highland dancers, bagpipers and more.

Whether you want to explore local history, try your hand at a new craft, discover your family roots or simply enjoy a fun community experience, Stettler Culture Days is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the culture and traditions that help make our community unique.

Best of all, events are free, although some workshops require pre-registration and space is limited.



Visit stettlerculturedays.com⁠ to explore the full September schedule, find registration information and plan your Culture Days experience!

Tariffs, Data Centres, & Municipal Priorities - What's Your Perspective?

What is helping - or getting in the way - of doing business in your community?

We want to hear what Alberta businesses are experiencing on the ground, from municipal services and permitting to data centres, tariffs, and business supports.

Share your perspective in this quick 6-min survey.



The survey closes on September 18, 2026 at 5:00PM MST.

Stettler Community-Wide Garage Sale:

A Community-Wide Success!

What a weekend it was! The Stettler Community Wide Garage Sale brought our community together for a fantastic day of bargain hunting, visiting, selling, and supporting local.

A huge thank you to every seller who registered a sale and to everyone who came out to shop! Events like this simply wouldn’t be possible without the participation and enthusiasm of our community.

One of the highlights for us this year was seeing an increase in youth entrepreneur stands throughout the community. It was wonderful to see young people putting their creativity, initiative, and entrepreneurial spirit into action. To recognize their participation, each registered youth entrepreneur stand received $10 in Heart of Alberta Dollars, along with a personal thank-you note from us here at the Stettler Board of Trade to show our appreciation of their participation.

We also held a draw among all registered stands, and we were thrilled to award Milyn Peterson with our Grand Prize Package! Even better, Milyn is already putting her entrepreneurial wheels in motion and working on plans to make her stand even bigger and better next year. We can’t wait to see what she comes up with!

We heard lots of great feedback from both sellers and shoppers throughout the weekend, but one message from an out-of-town shopper really captured just how much this event can contribute to our community.

Visitors from Ponoka made a full weekend of their trip, arriving Friday afternoon, enjoying supper, picking up groceries, fueling up, staying overnight, and then hitting the garage sales bright and early Saturday morning. They managed to visit 95% of the registered sales before simply running out of time!

They shared how impressed they were with the ease of planning their day, the welcoming nature of our community, and the overall experience. While they didn’t have enough time to explore many of the businesses this trip, they are already planning to return next year for the Community Wide Garage Sale — and, just as exciting, they told us they are also planning a separate trip to Stettler specifically to explore and support our local businesses.

They left with a car full of bargains, great memories, and plans to come back — a wonderful reminder that an event like this can introduce new visitors to our community and inspire them to return, explore, shop, dine and experience even more of what Stettler has to offer.

That is exactly the kind of community impact we love to see. What may begin as a day of garage sales can become overnight stays, restaurant visits, fuel stops, grocery shopping, business visits and, most importantly, a reason for people to discover — and return to — Stettler.

Thank you once again to all of our sellers and shoppers who helped make the Stettler Community Wide Garage Sale such a success! Your participation, enthusiasm and community spirit are what make this event possible. We’re already looking forward to making next year’s event even bigger and better!

Canada’s provincial chambers welcome progress on internal trade, urge governments to turn commitments into results

September 2, 2026 - Edmonton, AB – Provincial and territorial chambers of commerce welcome decisions taken this week by federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for internal trade. Meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Ministers agreed to accelerate work on model mutual-recognition legislation, ratified Canadian Free Trade Agreement amendments that set a 30-day service standard for labour-mobility applications, set firm dates to expand mutual recognition to services, and keep reducing barriers in food and alcohol.

The announcements track closely with Chambers of the Federation: An Agenda for a More Competitive Canada, the joint business framework presented to premiers in Charlottetown in July 2026. That agenda called on governments to move from commitment to implementation on internal trade, labour mobility and regulatory alignment, and to use the Committee on Internal Trade for timelines, accountability and public reporting.

“Five weeks ago, we called on premiers to accelerate progress on internal trade. This week, provinces and territories responded with concrete commitments: a 30-day labour mobility standard under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, model mutual-recognition legislation targeted for the fall, and a December deadline for services. These are the clear, time-bound actions businesses have been asking for.” — Shauna Feth, President & CEO of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce

Chambers of the Federation specifically welcome:

• A dated path to one Canadian market. Ministers agreed to reach an agreement in principle by the end of fall 2026 on model mutual-recognition legislation to create a common Canadian market and support labour mobility, tightening the First Ministers commitment made in Charlottetown, and to meet again on October 2, 2026 to check progress.

• An enforceable 30-day labour-mobility standard. Ratified amendments to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement match the service standard chambers asked premiers to implement in July, alongside digital registries for tradespersons and common occupational health and safety training models to be recognized by January 1, 2027.

• Services, food and alcohol moving on a clock. Expanding the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement to services by December 2026, CFIA concierge support and a targeted interprovincial red-meat exemption, and continued work on alcoholic beverages building on the July Operating Agreement signed by nine premiers.

The Iqaluit meeting advanced the internal-trade and labour-mobility half of the July agenda. Chambers of the Federation will measure the October 2 session, and the months that follow, against the rest of that agenda:

• Time-bound regulatory reviews. Mandate ministries and regulators to identify and remove high-impact interprovincial barriers within 12–24 months, with public progress tracking.

• Corridors and grid connections. Identify and advance two to three nationally significant trade and energy corridors, and align provincial capital plans with east–west electricity transmission and northern energy access.

• Approvals for nation-building projects. Adopt a “pathways to yes” approach, single-window offices, aligned impact assessments and published priority-project timelines, in partnership with Indigenous nations and communities.

• Procurement that builds domestic capacity. Align systems, weight economic benefit and supply-chain resilience, publish forward pipelines, and pilot joint or bulk buying in strategic sectors.



• Supply-chain risk assessments. Complete assessments of critical energy, food and health-care supply chains within 12–18 months and put contingency plans in place.



With Canada–United States trade negotiations suspended, ministers were right to say that strengthening the economy at home is critical. Chambers of the Federation agree, and will continue to work with First Ministers, the Committee on Internal Trade and business members in every region to turn this week’s announcements into a single domestic market that workers and businesses can use.

Explore a Future in Healthcare at Skills Day 2026

What does a career in healthcare really look like? For high school students considering their future, Skills Day offers an opportunity to find out — through hands-on experiences, conversations with healthcare professionals and a behind-the-scenes look at the many career paths available in rural healthcare.

Skills Day will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, and is designed primarily for students in Grades 11 and 12, with consideration for appropriate Grade 10 students. The event is free for students in the Stettler region, with lunch provided by Campus Alberta Central.



Throughout the day, students will hear directly from local healthcare providers, participate in a Q&A panel featuring professionals from a variety of healthcare careers, and take part in interactive skills stations where they can try their hand at experiences such as suturing, IV starts and airway management.

The impact of Skills Day goes beyond a single day of learning. Previous events have received outstanding feedback from students, healthcare professionals and community partners, with many students sharing how much they enjoyed the experience and gained a better understanding of the opportunities available in healthcare. Perhaps most rewarding, we have seen students who participated in Skills Day go on to consider — and pursue — careers in the health profession.

That is exactly why Skills Day matters. By connecting students with real people, real experiences and real career possibilities, we hope to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals to see a future for themselves right here in rural Alberta.

Only 40 spots are available, and past Skills Days have filled quickly. If you know a student who may be interested in exploring the diverse and rewarding career opportunities in healthcare, encourage them to register early!

For full event details, eligibility requirements and registration information, click the button below:

Learning and Development Opportunities

Tourism Investment Program opens September 15

Are you ready to scale your tourism business or launch an ambitious new venture? Applications for our Tourism Investment Program open September 15, 2026. This program is aimed at supporting the growth of Alberta’s tourism industry, fostering new product development, and growing Alberta’s visitor economy across three streams:

• Events and Festivals: to grow or activate new events and festivals that charge admission, drive overnight visitation, and are two or more days in length.

• Rural Development and Promotion: to support regional promotional strategies aimed at growing visitation to rural destinations and driving cash flow to local tourism businesses.

• Product Development: to create a new purchasable tourism experience within Alberta.

There is a wealth of important information and resources on our site to help you prepare. Read about our funding streams and program eligibility to ensure you have what you need before you apply.

Funding is competitive, and applications are assessed against the program's priorities, eligibility, and criteria. Take the time to submit a clear, complete, and compelling application.

Community

The Ol’ MacDonald’s Music Festival is Back! Four days of music, community, and unforgettable country experiences. September 9 to 13th!

Join us for an exciting lineup of country legends, tribute performances, and emerging talent — plus great food, drinks, and good company all weekend long.

Call 403-742-6603 for tickets

Where’s Your Beef?

P&H Grain Elevator Museum has it all at the Fall Supper! 

On Saturday, October 3, from 4:00 to 7:00, our traditional Fall Supper and fundraiser returns. There will be Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn on the Cob, Salads, and all the fixings, followed by a Fabulous Dessert! There will also be plenty of coffee and juice for everyone in the community to enjoy. Volunteers to help are welcome.

As well, we will have demonstrations (starting at 2:00) of some of the Stettler Grain Elevator’s antique equipment, such as the ‘Little Giant’ Threshing Demo, Antique Washing Machine Demo, Stone-Ground Flour Making, and Cookie Baking in a Wood-Burning Stove if the weather permits.

Be sure to check out our calendar through the link below to find out about more great events happening. If you have an event you would like added to our calendar please email to info@stettlerboardoftrade.com!

By having a Town of Stettler Business License you are already a member of the

Stettler Board of Trade!

 You are eligible to utilize benefits available through the Alberta Chambers of Commerce as well as the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. 

Visit the link below to find out what benefits are available which include savings on everything from fuel to shipping fees, you can save with your

Board of Trade membership!

As a member of a local Chamber in Alberta, you also have exclusive access to the Canadian Chamber savings programs.