Lunches

To register for the Feb 9, 2012 lunch click here!

Monica Andreef, Executive Director of the Association for Mountain Parks Protection and Enjoyment (AMPPE) will present the topic "Finding the Balance - Tourism and Environmental Protection in our National Parks."

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 (March 9, 2012) and our family BBQ is in June. The 2012 BBQ will be held on June 14.   Information on, and registration 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 (with a maximum attendance of 2 meetings 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, but typically the meetings are at Silvertip Golf Resort. 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.

Here's our line up of speakers for 2012:

• Mayor Ron Casey , Town of Canmore (Jan 2012)
• Monica Andreef, AMPPE (Feb 2012)
• BOWDA AGM & BOWDA update by Ron Remple, Executive Director (Mar 9, 2012)
• Travel Alberta - Tourism Trends impacting the Bow Valley (April 12, 2011)
• Larry Rosia, Dean - School of Construction. Construction Labour (May 10, 2011)
• Fall 2012 Speaker schedule being finalized!

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 some lunches that are strictly for entertainment: Gary Ellenton provided a great slide show of Patagonia: fly fishing and land development in one package and the 2009 and 2010 Christmas lunches were 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

Registration To register for the Feb 9, 2012 lunch CLICK HERE!

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