Lunches

Our organization meets for lunch monthly between September and May. Those meetings provide an opportunity for networking and business development. There is an industry-related speaker at each meeting. The Annual General Meeting is held in March and our family BBQ is in June. The 2010 BBQ will be held on June 17.   Information on, and registration forms for, current functions can be found at the bottom of this page.

Lunches start at 11:30 a.m. and feature a hosted bar and guest speaker. Fees are $35 for members and $40 for non-members although many of our functions are so popular that they may be restricted to "Members Only". Prices include GST. Location may vary. Pre-registration is required and reservations are guaranteed 3 working days preceding the event. No-shows are invoiced.  Non-members are required to pay in advance.

Over the last few months our speakers have included:

• Randall McKay and Darren Enns, Town of Banff (Land Use Bylaw Review)
• Mayor Ron Casey , Town of Canmore
• Roger Kondrat, Mighty Mouth Media (Social Networking for Business)
• Guy Turcotte, StoneCreek Properties (Overview of AB Oilsands Projects)
• Ann Keith, Maxwell Mountain Realty (State of the Real Estate Market)

We're working on our line up for 2010.  For your convenience, click on the lunch meeting schedule for future dates and meeting locations.  If you have suggestions for speakers or workshops, please don't hesitate to contact Emily Smith at events@bowda.ca.  We've also added a 5 minute spot at each lunch for members to profile their businesses.  Contact Emily to join the line up.

Of course, we also have the odd lunch that is strictly for entertainment: Gary Ellenton provided a great slide show of Patagonia: fly fishing and land development in one package and one of our Christmas lunches was at the Oh Canada Eh! Dinner Theatre.

Our June 17, 2010 BBQ was held once again at the Cross Zee Ranch in Canmore. There were trail rides for adults, pony rides for the very little ones, a cash bar, great food and entertainment for the kids. A great time was had by all.
Workshops & Seminars Periodically throughout the year we have educational functions for our members; these have included:  a development workshop presented by Town of Canmore departments in conjunction with our 2004 Annual General Meeting; an Occupational Health & Safety Seminar; a members' Think Tank on Non-Market Housing and a Builders' Issues Roundtable held as part of our 2005 AGM.  Our 2008 AGM included a practical forum on developing affordable housing. Please see the AGM Information Brochure. For information on our functions, call Emily Smith (403) 675-1232 or E-mail events@bowda.ca

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