On August 16th, the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce was hosted by BHE Canada for an overview of both wind and natural gas power generation. 🍃 We had a briefing on the operations, followed by a tour of the 130 MW Rattlesnake Ridge Windfarm near Whitla. After breaking ground 2020, the windfarm was fully commissioned in 2022 and has now been in service for two years. Each of the 26 turbines generates up to 5MW of power with each 71 m blade weighing in at 26 tonnes 😮. For those wondering, an average home would use about 600kWh of power per month with the turbines on this windfarm generating enough energy to supply 78,000 homes. The turbines can generate power with winds as low as three metres per second (about 10 km/h), coming a long way since the first turbines were first built in Alberta in the early 90s. The excellence demonstrated at this facility has made the Rattlesnake Ridge Windfarm a training site for the manufacturer Siemens, bringing trainees and further economic impact to the region. ⚡ Following the windfarm tour, we travelled to the NAT-1 Gas Plant to see BHE Canada’s 20 MW Peaker Plant, which was built in 2016. The plant contains ten 2-MW Cummins engines, capable of coming online when the demand for electricity is high, to help provide reliable energy quickly and seamlessly. 💡 We were pleased to learn about power production and how energy producers work within the Alberta pooled energy market to get power onto the grid and into our homes and businesses. You can find out more about the current supply-demand in Alberta here: https://lnkd.in/dJXAcyt along with the AESO Transmission Capability map here: https://lnkd.in/gZuwjQ7a Find out more about BHE Canada and their presence in Southeast Alberta here: https://lnkd.in/guWDrcG4
Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce
Political Organizations
Medicine Hat, Alberta 1,676 followers
Fueling our Business Community 📍 Serving Bassano, Brooks, Cypress County, Duchess, Medicine Hat, Newel County, Redcliff
About us
The Medicine Hat Board of Trade was founded on May 28, 1900 under the Boards of Trade Act by a group of business people including bankers, barristers, ranchers, merchants, contractors, physicians, a hotelier, lumber dealer and a butcher. Over the years, the Chamber has been known as the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce, the Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce and in 2024, transitioned to the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce. Since that time, this member-based organization has been the voice of the business community and has always stood for promoting business, monitoring government and championing managed growth in the local economy. The Chamber continues to be a grassroots not-for-profit business network built by business for business. We are a champion for business and an essential source of information and solutions. We help build the businesses that support our families and our communities. We strive to strengthen our brand so that our businesses and our community can be recognized as a leading-edge business network across Canada, profiling our businesses and fuelling success within the region. Our members are action-motivated people with a need for achievement. They partner with us to help elevate their business to the next level, no matter where they are in the business lifecycle. They want a voice that can carry their message and represent their interests. We partner to serve our business, supplying the connections, support and influence that fuels success for both businesses and for our community.
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https://southeastalbertachamber.ca/
External link for Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce
- Industry
- Political Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1900
- Specialties
- Business Support Services, Advocacy, Trade Shows, Events, Communications, and Lobbying
Locations
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Primary
413 6th Avenue SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 2S7, CA
Employees at Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce
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Shout out to our amazing students today on National Intern Day! 👏 ✏ We are lucky to have Kendra, Alexander and Victor with us this summer. Work integrated learning opportunities provides individuals with experience and skills, and provides us with a little extra support. It connects local businesses with local talent and drives growth... learn more about it on our website: https://lnkd.in/gTYPcvYa #chamber #internday #summerstudents #chamberofcommerce #artanddesign #business #interns #integratedlearning
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😮 67 meetings with Government since September!! Listen, we know that much of our advocacy work happens behind the scenes and that our business community isn't always aware of the day-to-day activities we're up to... HOWEVER we wanted to highlight that since September, we've had 67 meetings with Government at all levels - from local, provincial to federal meetings on issues that concern our local business community. Whether that's... - municipal finances and procurement, - looking to create a business-friendly regulatory environment, - the safety of our businesses and community, - discussion on future growth plans and opportunities, and - priorities in agriculture. We cover off a wide-range of issues that impact our business community and hear the concerns of our members, taking action to elevate these concerns so that your voice is heard. 💬 💕 An investment in your local Chamber is an investment in your community because we're working hard for you even when you don't see us.
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Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Alberta for hosting the 2024 Professional Development Summit in Rocky Mountain House. 🙂 There was great information presented and we appreciate the opportunity for Lisa Dressler to present on two of the panels!
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💥 Battle of the Businesses was a BLAST!! When you have a good team that you can work with, sometimes it makes work feel a little less like work. 💪 Though we lost (terribly), we had a great time competing against other teams while raising money for HALO Air Ambulance. Thank you to Darlene Jenkins JUST BE TC and all the other sponsors. Will we see you at BOTB 2025?? #botb #botb2024 #chamber #chamberteam #chamberofcommerce #halorescue #fundraiser #battle #businesses #teamwork #halo #sunnyday
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Grand Openings galore! There have been MANY ribbon cuttings in our community lately for things like grand openings, expansions, relocations, anniversaries and ground-breaking ceremonies! What a reason to celebrate! Now why attend these grand opening events? Let us give you a couple reasons... ✂ Giant scissors are cool, what can we say. 👩💼 Networking! You've heard it before, and you'll hear it again; get out there and show your face to the people! Connections can form in the most unlikely (or likely) places. Grow your network at grand openings and connect with fellow business owners/ potential customers. 💕 Support. Be there for your community and it's milestones! Opening a business, and keeping it running year after year is no easy task, so these milestones deserve to be celebrated and supported. And remember what goes around, comes around 😉 ☕ We'll say it... Free food and giveaways. What more do we add to that? Get a drink and a snack to go alongside your new connections. You may even find your new favourite business! ⏰ It doesn't take a lot of time. Showing up for just a few minutes can mean the world. Your presence matters!🌍 📅 https://lnkd.in/g88m-Rfx
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Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce reposted this
We've noticed some construction 🚧 in our downtown neighbourhood in #MedHat. If you can, continue to choose to support the local businesses in your community. Small businesses are important to the economy and serve as a source of innovation 💡, job creation, and community development. Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce
Local business owner, Jake Knodel, talks about the recent changes to the downtown, what the City has done to help businesses, and what's its meant for business owners like him. You can visit Station Coffee Co. downtown at 644 2 St SE. Open 7 days a week, they have an expansive offering of hot and cold drinks, baked good and snacks. #medicinehat #economicdevelopment #downtowncore
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Congratulations to Nichole Neubauer (Neubauer Farms) on her Honorary Applied Baccalaureate Degree from the Medicine Hat College. 👩🌾 Nichole has deep roots in this region and a long list of accomplishments underscored as a passionate advocate for agriculture and education in our region. Nichole was part of forming our inaugural Agricultural Committee at the Chamber of Commerce in 2017, with agriculture becoming part of our six key advocacy focus areas! Nichole is an inspirational and action-motivated leader in our region and we thank her for her countless contributions to Southeast Alberta. 👏 🎓 Congrats as well to all the graduates of 2024 here and everywhere! You worked hard, and it's paid off. Remember; if you're looking to start a business, feel free to reach out :) Group photo left to right: Honourable Robert Wanner, Danielle Beach, Nichole Neubauer, Dr. Reagan Weeks, and Lisa Dressler
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