Jan 2007 is when the Canadian Club of Edmonton Celebrates its 100th Anniversary

17 Jan 2007 Centenary Dinner confirmed Speaker - The Speaker is a well known Albertan lawyer, politician and Former Football player Peter Lougheed





Hear Ye !

Hear ye !

Hear ye !

Be it known to all Members of The Canadian Club of Edmonton that on the 17th day of January in the year two thousand and seven, all members, their spouses and friends, are summoned to attend a great celebration of 100 years of service by The Canadian Club of Edmonton - an occasion of historical import, mutual pleasure and edification, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe Hotel, Edmonton, in the distinguished presence of the representative of Her Majesty the Queen, prominent officials and community leaders. An occasion not to be missed !

Be it also known that the eminent speaker for this event will be The Hon. Peter Lougheed, Premier Emeritus of the Province of Alberta. Musical entertainment will feature the award winning Cantilon Childrens Choir. A superb evening meal will be served to attend to the inner comforts.

Tickets are $55.00 each and are limited. Members are encouraged to purchase their tickets well in advance by sending the form below together with a cheque for the cost to:-



Derrick Alderton

13611 - 37th Street

Edmonton

T5A 2P6 Tel. 476-8544 (Tickets will also be available at our fall luncheons)





Canadian Club of Edmonton - Centenary Celebration



Please send me ..........tickets at $55.00 each



My cheque for $...............is enclosed



Name..............................................



Address...............................................................................Postal Code.................



Telephone No. ........................................





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.





November 2006 Meeting of the Canadian Club

The November Meeting of the Canadian Club of Edmonton focuses on Remembrance Day.



This year our speaker is MAJOR-GENERAL I.J. FENTON, OMM, CD

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS NATO IMS and our luncheon is 7 November 2006 starting at noon for $25 .



Major-General Ivan Fenton enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1970 while

attending York University, Toronto. On graduation in 1972 with a Bachelor of

Arts in English he was commissioned as an infantry officer into The Royal

Canadian Regiment. Key military courses included the Canadian Forces Command

and Staff Course, the UK Joint Warfare Course, and the US Joint Combined

Warfare Course. In 1993 Major-General Fenton received his Master of War

Studies Degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston. From

January to June 1999, he attended the National Security Studies Course at

the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Regimental duty has included service in Canada, with NATO in Germany, and

with the United Nations in Cyprus. Regimental appointments, all with the

Third Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment, comprised rifle and

reconnaissance platoon commander, intelligence officer, adjutant, company

commander, and battalion commander.

Staff appointments have included instructional duty at the Canadian Forces

School of Communications and Electronics, operational training staff at army

headquarters, Brigade G3 in 1 Brigade, and Division G3 of the 1st Canadian

Division. Posted to National Defence Headquarters in 1995, Major-General

Fenton served in J3 Plans and J3 Doctrine and Training, and as Deputy Chief

of Staff J3 (Operations) in which he supervised the National Defence

Operations Centre and coordinated Canadian Forces taskings and support to

the RCMP. He was appointed as an officer of the Order of Military Merit for

his work there in support of domestic and international operations.

Taking over Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in July 1999, Major-General Fenton

deployed as the Commander of Task Force Kosovo, from December 1999 to June

2000. During this tour, he commanded 1,400 army and air force troops, not

only from Petawawa, but also from Canadian Forces Base Valcartier and other

Canadian Forces bases.

Major-General Fenton was promoted to BGen in July 2001 and assumed command

of Land Force Western Area. In June 2004 he is promoted to his present rank

and appointed in July as Assistant Director of Operations for NATO.