e-PEGG for March, 2005

Branch News

WATER AS A RESOURCE:
USE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ALBERTA

An Educational Forum @ Red Deer College

When: Tuesday, March 22, 7 p.m.
Where: Margaret Parsons Theatre, Red Deer College
Featured Speaker: Barry Worbets, Senior Fellow at the Canada West Foundation, Calgary

Cost: FREE

Open to Members and the Public

Mr. Worbets has over 25 years’ experience with the oil and gas sector where he garnered extensive experience in environmental and social governance, energy and environment policies, land and water use, sour gas, acid rain, and climate change. Mr. Worbets has a master’s degree in environmental design from the University of Calgary . He has been recognized by the Alberta Emerald Foundation for Environmental Excellence for corporate leadership. He is on the boards of several community organizations in Calgary.

The forum is jointly sponsored by Red Deer College and the Central Alberta Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is free.

This the third of a series of educational forums and lectures hosted by the Science Department at Red Deer College on topics related to a sustainable community.

UPCOMING
April 6 - Ricardo Acuña, speaking on Alberta and the Kyoto Accord. Watch for details of upcoming events in future e-PEGGs.

Contacts

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Calgary Office
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700 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2W1
Tel: 403.262.7714
Fax: 403.269.2787

Shaping Strategy Council wants you to help chart APEGGA’s future. Please take a few minutes to read and comment on the 2005-2015 Strategic Plan Consultation Draft. Click here for more.

A New Face Emerges APEGGA’s new logo and visual identity are parts of an evolving brand. Click here for details.

Proud Past: Confident Future The APEGGA Annual Conference, April 21-23 in Calgary, is a great chance to network, earn professional development credits, take part in your Association’s decision-making process – and have some fun, too. From the Summit Awards to the excellent line-up of professional development events, Proud Past: Confident Future ties into Alberta’s centennial and helps mark 100 years of the can-do, Alberta spirit of innovation. Click here for more.

Beings and Bots The Robotics exhibition continues at the Odyssium in Edmonton. APEGGA is a supporting sponsor, and members receive a 20 per cent admission discount. Click here for more information.

New Guideline Available A much anticipated and widely discussed new guideline is now approved. Click here for Development of Consulting Rate Structures and Contracts, now available for distribution.

Tire Recycling Grants The deadline looms for grant applications to the Alberta Recycling Management Authority under a program open to non-profit groups and municipalities. Up to $20,000 is available per community-based project using recycled tire products. Click here for more information.

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