Alberta Small Brewers Association News

The United Conservative Party will be the majority party for the next four years in Alberta. Lead by Danielle Smith, the UCP hold a 49 seat majority to the New Democrat Party's 38.

The UCP promised to not raise taxes on businesses and to invest more in tourism, as a couple of policies directly related to Alberta's craft industry.

ASBA, ACDA and our partners will continue to advocate for changes to the markup schedules for each segment of liquor manufacturing, access to Connect Logistics, equitable application of building and safety codes, and the proper implementation of side-streaming to mitigate extra fees on wastewater.

https://results.elections.ab.ca/8400

https://rdnewsnow.com/2023/05/30/alberta-provincial-election-results-for-every-riding/

Alberta Election 2023: UCP Wins Majority Government, But Loses Key Seats

Alberta Election 2023 Recap: UCP Wins Majority Despite NDP Inroads in Calgary

What Danielle Smith's Alberta Election Win Means For The Rest of Canada

Edmonton Single-Use Plastic Bylaw - Effective July 1

Alberta Brewers — Tue, 30 May 2023 21:01:18 GMT

The City of Edmonton is introducing a Single-use Item Reduction Bylaw (20117). With the help of businesses and residents, we can reduce litter and waste sent to the landfill.

Online resources

These resources (and more) in the business toolkit at edmonton.ca/SingleUse may help your business and customers prepare.

Start by reviewing the online Bylaw Guide or Bylaw Guide Videos to learn more about the bylaw, its benefits, and steps you should take to prepare (or review the full bylaw here)
Review the Sustainable Food Service Guide for help choosing more environmentally-friendly alternatives to Styrofoam, and find a local supplier
Print posters and tent cards to help inform your customers about bylaw requirements

Bylaw requirements as of July 1, 2023

Single-use plastic shopping bags can no longer be distributed
- Businesses must charge at least 15 cents for paper shopping bags (increasing to 25 cents on July 1, 2024)
- Businesses must charge at least $1 for new reusable shopping bags (increasing to $2 on July 1, 2024)
Styrofoam cups, plates, bowls, containers, etc. can no longer be used
Businesses may only provide accessories (like straws, condiment packets, cutlery and napkins) if a customer requests them
- Accessories can also be provided at a self-serve station
Businesses must have and follow a policy for accepting customers’ reusable cups

Thank you for taking steps to help reduce waste in Edmonton! If you have questions about the bylaw, please email singleuse@edmonton.ca.

edmonton.ca/SingleUse

Blog and Recent blog posts gadgets

(Past member) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:33:42 GMT

Using the blog gadget, you can add a blog to your Wild Apricot site to provide timely updates and information to your membership.

By using Recent blog posts, you can display a list of the most recent blog posts, with links to the full posts. The list will include the date of each post and the name of the poster – with the name linking to their profile if available.

For instructions on inserting, moving, and deleting gadgets, see Gadgets.

WA blog settings and setting up restrictions

(Past member) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:36:13 GMT

You can create as many different blogs as you wish. You can limit access to a blog by placing it on a restricted page. If you make the page public, you can still use the blog gadget settings to control functionality for visitors and members.

You can read more about setting up blogs on our Blog help page.

If you are looking on more information on how to use blog, you can find it here.

Here's a blog entry with comments

(Past member) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:37:37 GMT

This is another sample blog entry. Depending on your readers' access permissions, they can comment on your posts, and reply to comments.

You can learn more about setting up blog pages on our Blog help page.