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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. ........................................

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.

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.

Joint Meeting with the Women's Canadian Club of Edmonton 17 October 2006 noon at the Crowne Plaza.

Dr. Zaheer Lakhani CM will be our Guest Speaker - noting his

appointment to the Order of Canada.



Dr. Lakhani's topic is titled "Out of Africa".

Zak Sheikh's Topic is "Canadian Islamic Perspective".







Speaker Biography



Shaykh (Zak) Sheikh

Muslim Chaplain at the University of Alberta



Shaykh Zak Sheikh, BSc, was born on Sept. 11, 1949 -- a date that

proved ominous 52 years later -- to a Muslim family in Egypt, a

majority Sunni Muslim society. At first he took his religion for

granted, but three Middle-East wars (1956, 1967 and 1973) and trips

to Europe in 1969 and 1970 changed that.



At 28 years old, he had acquired a BSc in horticulture from Cairo

University and worked as a marketing director for a major Egyptian

company that exported perishables to Europe and cosmetics to Russia.

Life was good, but Zak felt empty in the knowledge department.



On Sept. 11, 1978, Zak left Egypt. After a solo, one-night soul-

searching birthday celebration in London, three weeks visiting with

friends in New York City, a month with relatives in Detroit, and a

few days in Toronto, Zak landed as a new immigrant in Edmonton.



With a totally new attitude towards life, Zak started his second life

in Canada mainly looking for an answer to the question that nagged

him throughout his previous life: what happens to us after we die?

Having survived in different jobs in sales and otherwise, including a

five-year stint as a product manager for an aerosol manufacturer back

in Egypt in the 1990s, and looking deeply into Islam while comparing

it to most other religions large and small, Zak thinks he has finally

found some answers.



For the past three years, Zak has been the Muslim chaplain at the

University of Alberta. Zak Sheikh considers himself a Shaykh -- an

elder or spiritual counselor.

Here ye!! Here ye!! This is our 100th Centential Year celebration!!



Up and Coming Speakers for 2006 and 2007 are:



20 Sept Doctor Zach Sheikh on Islam on Canada



17 October with the Edmonton Women's Club of Canada Speaker TBA



7 November 2006 Major General Ivan Fenton on Canada in NATO



13 Dec 2006 John McDougall on 100 Years ago



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. ........................................







21 Feb 2007 Brigadier General Tim Grant on the Canadian Forces Today.



For further information , please contact Dave at 669-2000 .

The Edmonton Chapter of the Canadian Club will meet at 12:00 noon at the Chateau Lacombe 20 June 2006. Cost $25.00 .





Our feature speaker is:



A. Anne McLellan, P.C. , LL.M. , LL.B. , B.A. (born August 31, 1950, in Hants County, Nova Scotia) was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada under Paul Martin.



She will be talking on Canadian Security.



Biography of Speaker from Wikipedia with some corrections.



Early life



Anne McLellan earned bachelor degrees in Arts and Law from Halifax's Dalhousie University. She then earned a Master of Laws from King's College London in the UK.



She became a professor of law, first at the University of New Brunswick and then, beginning in 1980, at the University of Alberta where she served at various times as associate dean and dean. She has also served on the board of directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.



Political career



Her first foray into politics was as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Edmonton Northwest in the 1993 general election, when she won her seat by 12 votes. She is known as "Landslide Annie" for her frequent, narrow electoral victories.



She quickly became a rising star in the Liberal Party, being one of 4 Liberals elected in Alberta, namely in the City of Edmonton, and was named to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources. McLellan has the prenomial "the Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life by virture of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 4, 1993.



She managed to get re-elected in the new riding of Edmonton West in 1997 and 2000 despite Liberal unpopularity in Alberta being one of 2 Liberals from Alberta. She moved around the cabinet table, serving as Minister of Justice from 1997 to 2002 and Minister of Health from 2002 to 2003. As Justice Minister, she was responsible for implementing new anti-terror and security laws following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, and administered the implementation of the Canadian gun registry, a Liberal program criticized for its expense and inefficiency.





Prominence in Martin cabinet



On being sworn-in as Prime Minister on December 12, 2003, Paul Martin showed renewed confidence in McLellan and sent a message to the west about his plans to reduce western alienation by naming her his Deputy Prime Minister. McLellan was also named minister for the newly created Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.



During the 2004 Canadian federal election, she was re-elected by 721 votes, or just over 1% of the vote, defeating Laurie Hawn of the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Edmonton Centre.



However, in the 2006 Canadian federal election on 23 January 2006, McLellan was defeated by Laurie Hawn, taking 38.36% to Hawn's 45.01% of the popular vote in Edmonton Centre.

The Edmonton Chapter of the Canadian Club will meet at 12:00 noon at the Chateau Lacombe 17 MAy 2006. Cost $25.00 .





Our feature speaker is:



Ruth Collins-Nakai, MD, MBA, FRCPC, MACC



The title of her speech is "A Canadian Medical Association Perspective".



Biography of speaker.



Ruth Collins-Nakai, MD, MBA, FRCPC, MACC

PRESIDENT

20052006

A healthy population and a vibrant medical profession

Une population en sant et une profession mdicale dynamique

Pediatric and adult congenital cardiologist Ruth Collins-Nakai known as

Dr. Ruth by her patients was born in southern Alberta. She graduated

from the University of Alberta medical school in 1972, and after interning at

McGill, returned to Alberta to pursue pediatric training. She did her cardiology

fellowship at Harvard University, and completed an MBA in 1998.

In 1977 Dr. Collins-Nakai joined the faculty of the University of Alberta,

serving in various academic positions, including Professor of Pediatrics and

Associate Dean of Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. She was

highly regarded as a mentor and professor, earning the honour of Teacher of the

Year (Pediatrics) in 1988 and 1997.

In addition to establishing the Heritage Pediatric Cardiology Program, precursor

of the current Western Canadian Congenital Heart Program, Dr. Collins-

Nakai introduced ultrasound of the heart, helped establish an infant heart

surgery program, and was the first to perform many innovative interventional

catheterization procedures in Western Canada. Her research interests include

cardiac metabolism, epidemiology, preventive cardiology and congestive heart failure. In 2001 she

left her academic position at the University of Alberta to divide her time between clinical practice

and health care consulting.

Dr. Collins-Nakai has fulfilled numerous leadership positions in the health care and volunteer fields

including president of The Muttart Foundation and member of the Premiers Commission on

Future Health Care for Alberta. In 1987 she became the first woman elected president of the Alberta

Medical Association. She was also both the first woman and first Canadian to chair the Board of

Governors of the American College of Cardiology, and most recently served as the first woman president

of both the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and InterAmerican Society of Cardiology. In

addition to being a founding member of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing

Council, she also reviewed grants for institutions such as the Canada Foundation for Innovation and

the National Institutes of Health. In 2001 the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences

awarded her its Distinguished Achievement Award for promoting cardiovascular education and

research throughout the world. She also volunteers extensively in the community.

Dr. Collins-Nakai has a long history of involvement with the CMA and has represented Alberta as

a delegate to CMA General Council and served a term on the CMA Board. She has been a member

of the Physician Resources Committee, various task forces, the Committee of Affiliates, and the

CMAJ Oversight Committee. Most recently, she was selected by her peers to be the national

spokesperson for the Wait Time Alliance of Canada (WTA), which is comprised of the Canadian

Medical Association and six national specialty societies. In September 2005, Dr. Collins-Nakai was

chosen as one of Albertas 100 Physicians of the Century in recognition of her achievements and

contributions to her community.

Dr. Collins-Nakais personal interests include the outdoors, golfing, skiing, reading and travelling.

Her husband, Dr. S.S. (Nick) Nakai, retired from cardiovascularthoracic surgery practice in 2001.

They have two grown children, Natasha and Sunil.

Professor Indira V. Samarasekera will be talking at the Canadian Club of Edmonton on 15 March 2005 at noon at the Chateau Lacombe on her vision forthe University of Alberta.



Indira V. Samarasekera

President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta



By the time she reached her early teens, Indira Vasanti Samarasekera knew her calling was engineering. In 1974, as a newly graduated mechanical engineer, she joined the petroleum industry in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the country of her birth and formative education. With an imposing natural talent for mathematics and physics, the young engineer was quickly drawn back to university - this time in the USA, where she earned a master's degree, as a Hayes Fulbright Scholar, from the University of California.



She moved to Vancouver in 1977 to pursue doctoral studies in metallurgical engineering at the University of British Columbia. She remained at UBC for close to three decades, where she built a world-wide research reputation in the Department of Materials Engineering.



Dr. Samarasekera's specialty was the development and use of mathematical models to predict defect formation during continuous casting and mechanical properties of hot-rolled steel. In continuous casting her work led to the development of designs for moulds for the elimination of defects, which have been implemented in steel plants world-wide. She has consulted extensively for the global steel industry.



Her last position at UBC was in the role of Vice President Research, where she served for five years. In that capacity, her natural gifts as a leader were evident. She relentlessly drove her university's research agenda and advocated for greater provincial and national funding across disciplines. She enhanced the participation of undergraduate students in research, stressed the integral role of graduate students in the modern research university, and advocated for expanded support for knowledge and technology transfer.



Dr. Samarasekera is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIMM). She is a recipient of the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, the British Columbia Science Council New Frontiers in Research Award, the Dofasco Award, and the UBC Killam Research Prize.



Dr. Samarasekera served on the boards of Discovery Parks Inc., Genome BC, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, the Provincial Health Services Authority, the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, the Stem Cell Network, and the Canadian Genetics Diseases Network. She was a member of Industry Canada's panel on Commercialization, on the Council of the National Research Council (NRC), and on numerous committees for NSERC. She is currently on a visiting committee for MIT.



Her international experience has greatly informed her view of the world, and her deep connection with Sri Lanka shaped her humanitarian consciousness. She is passionate about eradicating intolerance, as she is passionate about the value of education as a means of achieving prosperity and wellbeing, both in Canada and around the world.



Dr. Samarasekera is devoted to her family, including her children, Dinesh and Anjalika, both students in Canada, and her parents. Dr. and Mrs. A.C. Arulpragasam retired and living in Sri Lanka.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canadian Club Media Release

Governor General Michalle Jean, Honourary Patron of the Association of Canadian Clubs



Kelowna, BC, 1 February, 2006: In a recent announcement from Government House in Ottawa, Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michalle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Governor General of Canada, has agreed to be the Honourary Patron of the Association of Canadian Clubs.



The Association of Canadian Clubs, with a proud history stemming back almost one hundred years, today enjoys 29 clubs in many towns, cities and college and university campuses across Canada, as well as more in several countries. The Association challenge is to Promote and Share Our Passion for Canada. One of the ways the Association achieves this is by providing forums across Canada that promote an increased understanding and sense of pride in being Canadian.



Speakers for the Canadian Club address topics regarding Canadian heritage, culture, institutions and issues affecting the welfare of our country. Canadian Club meetings are routinely announced in many local newspapers, and are open to the public. For further information, please see the Association of Canadian Clubs website: http://www.canadianclub.ca

"Southern Alberta's Grasslands are being threatened by the oil and gas companies desire to drill on them. This issue will be addressed by Mac Blades and Gordon Cartwright of the Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALT) at the Canadian Club of Edmonton Luncheon on Wednesday March 15, 2006, 12 noon at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton"



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WHY A LAND TRUST FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA?