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Red Deer Chamber of Commerce reaches out to all businesses with COVID-19 resources and guidance

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From Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce

We can all play a role in ensuring in protecting the health and safety of our families, colleagues, friends and communities. Below is a list of resources and guidance on COVID-19. Preparedness, not panic, is the best way to mitigate the risks posed by COVID-19.

Monitor
Stay up-to-date with the situation and the nature of COVID-19 itself:
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention 
World Health Organization – COVID-19 Outbreak
Government of Canada COVID-19: Outbreak Update
Government of Alberta – COVID-19 Info for Albertans 

Prevent
Use best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
Health Canada decision-making guidelines for mass gatherings during COVID-19
CDC – Keeping your workplace, school, home and business safe

Prepare
Ensure your business is prepared to handle a case or business disruption:
Canadian Chambers of Commerce – COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness for Business

Respond
Follow all public health guidelines if you or a member of your team, is experiencing symptoms:
Call Health Link at 8-1-1 for instructions if you, or a member of your team, is experiencing symptoms such as fever, cough, difficulty breathing and have traveled outside of Canada, or were exposed to someone who has COVID-19.
Self-Isolation Information Sheet

Other COVID-19 Information
Government of Canada COVID-19 Travel Advice 
Government of Canada $1 billion COVID-19 Response Fund
City of Red Deer’s COVID-19 Response

This week the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. Currently, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer has reported 19 cases in Alberta with the current risk level as low.

We can all play a role in protecting the health and safety of our families, colleagues, friends and communities. Below is a list of resources and guidance on COVID-19. Preparedness, not panic, is the best way to mitigate the risks posed by the pandemic.

Monitor
Stay up-to-date with the situation and the nature of COVID-19 itself:
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention 
World Health Organization – COVID-19 Outbreak
Government of Canada COVID-19: Outbreak Update
Government of Alberta – COVID-19 Info for Albertans 

Prevent
Use best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
Health Canada decision-making guidelines for mass gatherings during COVID-19
CDC – Keeping your workplace, school, home and business safe

Prepare
Ensure your business is prepared to handle a case or business disruption:
Canadian Chambers of Commerce – COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness for Business

Respond
Follow all public health guidelines if you or a member of your team, is experiencing symptoms:
Call Health Link at 8-1-1 for instructions if you, or a member of your team, is experiencing symptoms such as fever, cough, difficulty breathing and have traveled outside of Canada, or were exposed to someone who has COVID-19.
Self-Isolation Information Sheet

Other COVID-19 Information
Government of Canada COVID-19 Travel Advice 
Government of Canada $1 billion COVID-19 Response Fund
City of Red Deer’s COVID-19 Response

 

After 15 years as a TV reporter with Global and CBC and as news director of RDTV in Red Deer, Duane set out on his own 2008 as a visual storyteller. During this period, he became fascinated with a burgeoning online world and how it could better serve local communities. This fascination led to Todayville, launched in 2016.

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Unemployment rate ticks higher in May for first time in nine months: StatCan

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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent in May, marking the first increase since August 2022.

The federal agency says overall employment was little changed last month as the economy lost a modest 17,000 jobs.

The job report comes two days after the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing concerns about a string of hot economic data, including low unemployment.

The unemployment rate previously hovered at five per cent for five consecutive months.

Last month, there were fewer people working in business, building and other support services as well as professional, scientific and technical services, while employment rose in manufacturing, utilities and services such as maintenance.

Meanwhile, wages continued to grow rapidly in May, rising by 5.1 per cent compared to a year ago.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2023.

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