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Homepage - Fostering a positive business environment to our members.
Members in the Chamber include the Town of Olds, Banner, Esprit Energy, and Transfeeders.
Goal Statements for the Chamber.
Benefits include group insurance, credit card discount programs, and fleet discounts.
Contact anyone on the Board or the Executive Director of the Chamber with your concerns and questions.
This calendar includes board and committee meetings, leadership and training courses, workshops, seminars, and more.
Want to know how the Chamber aids in economic development? Check out the answers here.
Special Events include the Staff Appreciation Luncheon, Pancake Breakfast during the Fair, Small Business Week festivities, and more.
Chamber Luncheons are held monthly featuring member profiles and special guests.
The newsletter keeps you informed of Chamber business locally and provincially.
The Prairies to Peaks Tourism Association is responsible for encouraging visitors to our community.
Links to websites associated with businesses and the business industry here. 		WCB LogoOnline WCB Policy Manual is primary reference source Submitted by the Alberta Workers' Compensation Board

Since many safety associations, labor and employer organizations use the WCB Policy Manual as reference information in training programs; we wanted to advise you of an important change.

In late December, WCB will send the final paper update of the WCB Policy Manual. The update will contain a final reissue of every policy as well as key appendices for those people that currently have hard-copy manual binders.

Effective January 1, 2004 the online Policies and Information Manual will be the official manual for the WCB-Alberta and the primary reference resource. In the future, anyone wishing to update their paper manuals may print amended policies from the website at www.wcb.ab.ca. The online Policies and Information Manual is updated each time the WCB Board of Directors approves a change. Policy amendments are announced on the website and links to changed policies are posted for at least 30 days. Anyone may register for an email notice of a policy change on the WCB website under Policy and Legislation by selecting What's New in Policy and signing up for Stakeholder Notification.

As the WCB completes this transition to an electronic policy manual some enhancements have been made to the online manual. As of January 1, 2004 there will be:

  • a new print friendly version available for downloading and printing,
  • a new and enhanced index,
  • a new and enhanced search function, and
  • retired policies will be archived online.
Due to this change the WCB will no longer invoice current policy manual holders the annual fee for paper updates and new hard copy policy manuals will no longer be available.

To ensure access for Albertans, the WCB will maintain a small number of hard copy manuals at WCB office counters and at the 16 main library branches in Alberta. Librarians can also help anyone access the official policy manual on the WCB website from a library computer.

We would appreciate your support in informing your trainers that these manuals can be referenced online and are not available to be ordered in hard-copy. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Policy Development at (780) 498-7843 or send me a note or give me a call.

Lorraine Lynch-Geisler
Issues Management & Stakeholder Relations Consultant
Corporate Communications
Phone: (780) 498-8675
Fax: (780) 498-7875

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Olds and District Chamber of Commerce
Phone 403-556-7070 ... Fax 403-556-1515
P.O. Box 4210, Olds, Alberta, Canada, T4H 1P8
E-Mail the Chamber at oldscham@telusplanet.net

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