Calmar is a small town in central Alberta. Located in the heart of both the agricultural and energy industries of the province. Generally, the loops described below are on secondary paved highways with low to moderate traffic (except where noted). Options and side trips are provided.
Some notes on a course I recently took as a volunteer with the Canadian Executive Services Overseas or CESO. Overall, a good course that was not too preachy and had useful information when working in different cultures. Highlights are as follows.
In 2016 I wrote the blog ‘Monetizing Being a Public Servant‘ which looked at the question, ‘what do you do after your retire from the public service?‘. That blog was an individual’s perspective of what to do post-retirement. This blog takes a slightly different view in that it asks: ‘should society more actively engaged retired public servants through an alumni function?‘
On my bike club’s Facebook group a discussion ensued about the merits of allowing e-bikes on club rides. It should be noted that the club is a touring rather than a racing club so speed and winning is not a factor.
Continue readingRunning an effective meeting requires both skills and tools and the latter is the focus of this blog – the ‘Meeting in a Box’.
It is important to periodically stop and reflect on accomplishments and the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Alberta do this through their achievement awards.
Continue readingThere are five steps in managing a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta or FCPA. It will help my bad memory and also provide a guide for those working on a nomination.
Continue readingI find myself on the Chartered Professional Accountants Awards Nomination committee. We are responsible for identifying individuals who are eligible to receive one of the following awards:
Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with an estimated 1 in 340 Canadians living with the disease. While it is most often diagnosed in young adults aged 15 to 40, younger children and older adults are also diagnosed with the disease (source, MS Society). Each June the MS Society of Alberta and the NWT runs the Leduc to Camrose ride over two days and about 150km.
In 2017, I had fun Marshalling the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’s Leduc to Camrose ride. I enjoyed it because I was able to help the participants better understand both cycling and MS. I was not the only marshal, there were about ~17 others. These folks rode the entire way clocking about 150km to do so.
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Organizational Biology 