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The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to making Lethbridge, Alberta, and Canada the best possible place to live, work, and do business. The high calibre of our policy efforts have a direct effect on the economic well-being of our city, region, province, and country. We work with our members to identify areas of challenge and opportunity so that we can make an impact through legislation.
Tuesday, January 1, 2030Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Core Organizational Policies
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has six policies core to our organization which inform the advocacy that we perform, and the positions that we take.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, October 19, 2024Protecting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to Ensure the Viability of Domestic Agri-Food Industry
The agri-food industry is an economic driver for Canada, contributing to the national GDP as well as ensuring that the supply chain is maintained, and our people are fed. However, labour shortages have plagued the industry. These shortages could be partially solved using the existing Temporary Foreign Workers program, however the TFW program has come under attack in recent years, leading to unease on the part of industry.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, October 19, 2024A Pathway to Fixing the Affordable Housing Crisis in Canada
Housing is an integral part of economic growth. The connections between affordable housing investment and economic growth have been well recognized in literature. And yet investment in affordable housing has been insufficient to meet demands. To ensure long-term community sustainability, local and regional economic development and growth plans must consider the role of affordable housing in the growing economy.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, May 25, 2024Water for Sustainability
Canada has been facing significant pressure on its water resources, both surface and ground water. There are ever-increasing demands for the water resource. The limits of available water have been reached in the southern portion of the province, and concerns are rising about the adequacy of water resources to support continued economic development in the central and northern parts of the province.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, May 25, 2024Strengthening Alberta’s Electricity Transmission Intertie Infrastructure
Affordable, reliable electricity is critical to the sustainability of the Canadian economy.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, May 25, 2024Small Scale Renewable Energy
Literature has long suggested that Alberta has the natural assets and technical feasibility to support further renewable energy development. Alberta’s renewable energy generation is low compared to the other provinces. Alberta’s largest source of renewable energy is wind power, generated from turbines often built together at wind farms on rural land, producing roughly 20% of total electricity in the province.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, May 25, 2024Importance of the Partnership Between the Government of Alberta and Regional Economic Development Alliances as Economic Drivers of Our Province
The partnership between the Government of Alberta and The Regional Economic Development Alliances (REDAs) is aimed at achieving Provincial economic development priorities by leveraging local expertise, knowledge, and funding from municipalities, businesses, and the federal government. The Government of Alberta's role is to enable and support partnerships, set strategic direction, and collaborate on specific regional projects. The aim is to empower rural regions to identify and pursue opportunities that
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, May 25, 2024A Systems Approach for Provincial Transportation
Transportation systems are intrinsically linked to economic development. There is a growing trend in the transportation planning literature, and in the developed plans of both national and provincial organizations, to consider best-practice for this discipline in terms of multimodal transportation planning. A cost-effective and efficient transportation network in Alberta requires a systematic planning approach collaboratively directed by a provincial body. Specifically, it requires all key public and
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, May 25, 2024A Pathway to Fixing the Affordable Housing Crisis in Alberta
Housing is an integral part of economic growth. The connections between affordable housing investment and economic growth have been well recognized in literature. And yet investment in affordable housing has been insufficient to meet demands. To ensure long-term community sustainability, local and regional economic development and growth plans must consider the role of affordable housing in the growing economy.
Kevin Farrell
Saturday, October 21, 2023Strengthening Post Secondary Education and Increasing Funding for Research
The economic footprint of post-secondary education has taken a dramatic hit through the pandemic along with the reductions of government funding. Access to education is essential in the economic recovery of Canada and its future access to human capital and intellectual development. Post secondary education serves as a catalyst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic organization for both the management and advancement of social and economic progress.
Kevin Farrell
