Alberta Health Services is closing down a 20 bed unit at Alberta Hospital Edmonton ; this will impact 20 vulnerable patients with mental health issues. These patient call this unit their home. Please pray to God for Alberta Health not to clue this unit. These patient need their 24 hour care. Pass this message on to your community and to your church. Your prayers might make a difference.
Debbie Marshall will be talking about Roberta MacAdams, an Edmontonian serving overseas during World War I .
Where: Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe Edmonton 10111 Bellamy Hill
When: Wednesday 19 March 2008 noon MDT
Cost: $27.00
Biography:
Debbie Marshall has worked as a freelance writer and editor for over twenty years, contributing to local and national magazines and on-line publications, including Legacy, Alberta Views, The Beaver, NeWest Review, Canadian Heritage, The Canadian Encyclopedia, The United Church Observer, and others. For eight years, she was editor of the national Exchange Magazine for Adult Learners. In 2001, she co-authored Candles to Kilowatts: 100 Years of Edmontons Power Company (Duval House). Since then, Marshall has contributed to anthologies such as Dropped Threads II (Toronto: Random House, 2003) and Push It! (Cleveland: UCP, 2002). She has also edited collections, including Spiritual Quest: Stories from Life (Toronto: UCPH, 2003) and the Edmonton best seller Big Enough Dreams (Edmonton: Learning Community Press, 2006)an anthology describing the compelling lives of developmentally disabled Albertans.
Most recently, Marshalls passionate love for history was revealed in another Edmonton bestseller, Give Your Other Vote to the Sister: A Womans Journey into the Great War, (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2007). Give Your Other Vote is a biography of one of the first two women elected to a legislature anywhere in the British Empire. That woman was Roberta MacAdams, an Edmontonian serving overseas during World War I. Marshalls biography not only describes this compelling politician, but also the authors own journey across Canada and Europe as she attempted to reclaim the life of this forgotten woman.
Debbie Marshall continues to be interested in the First World War, and is currently writing the true story of three Canadian war correspondents and their experiences covering the conflict that changed the world.
We hope to see you this Friday morning at Edmontons Best Networking Club: Opportunities Unlimited
On: Friday, March 7th, 2008 7:15am to 8:30am
At: World Trade Centre Edmonton, 600- 9990 Jasper Avenue
Speaker: Greg Campbell from Spieker Point Inc.
Topic: The Changing Face of Enterprise Software
Overview: Greg will be sharing tips and hints on what you the customer should demand from software vendors to better your business.
Each meeting features:
- 20-30 minutes of casual, friendly networking
- business introductions
- keynote speaker
- coffee & muffins
Parking is available on-street (free until 9:00 am), surface lots close to the World Trade Centre Edmonton or in the nearby Library Parking Lot (accessible from 100 Street, a block north of Jasper Avenue).
Price: $2 Members / $5 Non-Members
For more information please contact Heather at 409-7795 or hrumbolt@edmontonchamber.com
20 February 2008 Speaker is Audrey Mae Poitras President of the Metis Nation of Alberta
Cost $27 for lunch
Where: Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe 10111 Bellemay Hill
When : 20 February 2008 starting at noon sharp
Biography
Audrey Mae Poitras has served as President of the Metis Nation of Alberta since 1996, the first female in that position. She also serves as Vice-President on the Canadian Metis National Council. Bom Audrey Dumont, she shares common ancestry with Gabriel Dumont. her home town is Elk Point. Alberta, and she lives in Edmonton. Alberta. Audrey Poitras is one of the highest profile Metis women in Canada. From her early days in the small community of Elk Point in northeastern Alberta until today, she has been a champion of the rights of Metis in this country. From Metis identity to Metis rights and recognition, Audrey remains a key figure among Canada's political leaders. In the summer of 2005 she was recognized as one of the 50 most influential people in Alberta Audrey was a successful business owner prior to her first election in 1996. Audrey's career in provincial Metis politics began in 1996 when she was elected to lead the Metis Nation of Alberta, as its first female President. Her leadership direction was reinforced in 1999, 2002, and again in 2005 when she was elected to her fourth consecutive term as President of the Metis Nation of Alberta. In April 2004, Audrey represented the Metis Nation at the historic Canada Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable attended by more than 20 federal cabinet ministers and 70 Aboriginal leaders from across the country. Sitting alongside the Prime Minister and other national Aboriginal leaders, Audrey affirmed the Metis Nation's commitment towards a Canada-Metis Nation Framework Agreement. President Poitras witnessed the signing of the Framework Agreement on May 31, 2005 during the federal Policy Retreat on Aboriginal issues in Ottawa. President Poitras launched the Metis Nation's official magazine, Otipemisiwak-Voice of the Metis Nation in Alberta in March 2004.
We hope to see you this Friday morning at Edmontons Best Networking Club: Opportunities Unlimited
On: Friday, February 8th, 2008 7:15am to 8:30am
At: World Trade Centre Edmonton, 200- 9990 Jasper Avenue
Speaker: Gail Hope from Hope to Help Inc.
Topic: Strengthening Communication and Understanding
Overview: Use skills and mind-set to enhance your personal and professional communication.
"You can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it." --Albert Einstein
Each meeting features:
- 20-30 minutes of casual, friendly networking
- business introductions
- keynote speaker
- coffee & muffins
Parking is available on-street (free until 9:00 am), surface lots close to the World Trade Centre Edmonton or in the nearby Library Parking Lot (accessible from 100 Street, a block north of Jasper Avenue).
Price: $2 Members / $5 Non-Members
For more information please contact Heather at 409-7795 or Hrumbolt@edmontonchamber.com