13 December 2006 Meeting ofthe Canadian Club of Edmonton

Close to 100 years ago, the Canadian Club of Edmonon was founded with the help of then Mayor John McDougall.



December Luncheon is $25 a person and our Speaker is



JOHN R. McDOUGALL, BSc., P.Eng., F.C.A.E.



John McDougall has served as President and CEO of the Alberta Research Council since the fall of 1997. He is also Chairman of CFER Technologies; President, Founding Chair of Innoventures Canada Inc. (I-CAN), and General Manager of McDougall & Secord, Limited; and a Director of PFB Corporation.



Born and raised in Edmonton, Mr. McDougall received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1967. He also completed a number of postgraduate courses in environmental engineering.



An active participant in professional and community affairs, Mr. McDougall is a Director of St. John Ambulance, special representative to the Alberta Chamber of Resources and serves on several advisory boards and committees including NSERC, AUTO21 and the Environmental Protection Advisory Committee. He is also the Past-President of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, APEGGA and the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.



John is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers, Honorary Colonel of the 8 Field Engineer Regiment, honorary life member of APEGGA and honorary member of the Mexican College of Civil Engineers. He has served as an advisor to federal and provincial governments on economic development, construction, trade, technology and human resources.



He is listed in Who's Who in Canada, Who's Who in Canadian Engineering and Who's Who in America and was named one of the 50 most influential Albertans in 1998.



He is married to Irene and has three grown sons - John, Jordan and Michael and one stepson - Kyle.





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