This past evening Alberta lost a great public servant, and a man I was pleased to call a friend. Manmeet Bhullar was killed on the QE2 highway after he stopped to help another motorist that had been involved in a crash.

While incredibly tragic, the fact that Manmeet was killed while trying to help another person seems exactly in keeping with the man I was privileged to know. While he will be remembered for a great many things, I will remember him most for his firm handshake, strong integrity and ready laugh.

Read Adam Legge's tribute to Manmeet Bhullar.

On Sunday, Premier Rachel Notley introduced an ambitious new climate change policy framework for Alberta. The framework includes a range of policy options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize investment and innovation in clean technology, including renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.

Over the next two weeks we will be posting a series of articles that will unpack each pillar of the new framework, and explain what these new policies means for business in our province. Our Director of Policy, Justin Smith, starts us off this week by looking at the new carbon tax.

Read our latest blog unpacking what the economy-wide carbon tax means for Alberta business.

Thursday, January 7, 2016
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Michelangelo Gallery
112, 908 17th Avenue SW

Please note that Business After Hours are members-only events. If your company isn't a Calgary Chamber member yet, it should be. Contact us at membership@calgarychamber.com.

It's been said over and over again that creativity and innovation are what's going to get us through these challenging times. But where do you find the inspiration needed to light the spark? Our next Business After Hours at Michelangelo Gallery is sure to do just that.

At this first Business After Hours of 2016, build connections with some of the city's finest business professionals on a foundation of mutual inspiration as you wander through the modern paintings and sculptures of one of Calgary's most unique art spaces.

Join us for an inspired edition of Business After Hours.

• Timeline: Alberta and the fight against climate change
• Getting employees excited about a new direction
• Verbatim: Justin Smith of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
• Alberta carbon plan a major pivot in environmental policy
• 5 brilliant TED Talks that will boost your emotional intelligence

Wednesday, December 9, 2016
1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Keeler School
4807 Forego Avenue SE

Did you know a 1% increase in Canada’s literacy rate has the potential to generate $18 billion/year in economic growth? Yet, around 23,100 young children in Calgary suffer from low literacy skills.

As part of our ongoing work with Give to Grow to create a more literate workforce, the Calgary Chamber in partnership with Calgary Reads, Calgary Economic Development, Place2Give and the Calgary Public Library Foundation would like to invite you to help support early childhood literacy by volunteering your team to take part in the Give to Grow Reading Rally this holiday season.

Held in the gym of Keeler School, the reading rally brings up to 100 Grade 1 and 2 students together with special guests, volunteers, local businesses and educators to celebrate the joy and power of reading. Each volunteer reads stories aloud to two or three children, and every child who attends receives a bag filled with books to take home.

Register your team today!

As a thought leadership and credibility builder, publishing on LinkedIn is worth its weight in gold as entrepreneurial DIY PR. The platform has become a de facto professional and personal resource to more than 400 million registered members, and a well-written article published to LinkedIn Pulse that demonstrates industry expertise has the potential to accumulate millions of views.

So how do you write an article that maximizes on audience engagement while building credibility as a thought leader? According to Forbes, there are a few key tips to keep in mind when publishing an article to LinkedIn Pulse: 

• Keep your voice authentic
• Keep your writing focused
• Keep it crisp (less than 1000 words)

But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the full article to read up on all the tips you need to know to own LinkedIn self-publishing.

Awesome! We love it when that happens. But you can also be among the first to receive the insights shared in eConnecting.

Subscribe here today!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
7:30 am – 9:30 am
Calgary Chamber
600, 237 8th Avenue SE

This is a members invite-only event. 

At this exclusive upcoming event exploring the FX market in 2016, you will hear from a group of global experts on currency exchange, moderated by award-winning business columnist for the National Post, Claudia Cattaneao. 

Contributors will include:

• Ranko Berich, Head of Market Analysis, Monex Europe
• Nelson Whitmore, Partner, Deloitte
• Brian Newmarch, Director, Capital Markets, Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
• Dr. Jennifer Winter, Associate Director, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
• Tim Pickering, President, Auspice Capital

Space is extremely limited. If currency exchange will figure prominently in your business' strategy for 2016, email us at events@calgarychamber.com to request an invite to this exclusive event.

Join us for this timely conversation on how global market volatility could impact the future of business in Calgary.

When your company is trying to manage numerous crews and field workers, there comes a time when spreadsheets and regular meeting software just aren't enough to meet your needs. Enter Nylus Systems, Nylus Systems is a Field Management Software company that actually goes into the field to interact with their clients face-to-face, and provide the support needed to help their business succeed. 

As a relatively new market, Field Management Software focuses on making workers more efficient in the field through offering a cloud-based solution that gives access to field information from anywhere in the world.  

Learn more at Nylus.ca

Friday, November 27, 2015
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

 

In advance of the Paris Climate Summit, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission will release new research shedding light on the issue of business competitiveness in the context of different international and provincial carbon pricing policies.

You are invited to an exclusive, free webinar briefing with Ecofiscal Chair, Chris Ragan, to walk through the Commission’s findings and engage in a candid discussion about what they mean for different sectors, provinces, and our economy as a whole.

Register for this exclusive webinar to find out how carbon pricing policies could affect the competitiveness of your business.

As a Calgary Chamber member you have the opportunity to access great discounts from Lundgren and Young Insurance. Take advantage of a 20% discount on automobile policies and 5% discount on homeowners policies.

Our members also get a dedicated broker, Air Miles Reward Miles, a 6 business hour response guarantee and 4 Calgary branches to serve you.

Learn more about how you can benefit from these great discounts from Lundgren and Young Insurance.

These Prestige members have shown a substantial and unwavering commitment to supporting the work of the Calgary Chamber. We thank our Prestige members: Suncor, TELUS and Nexen for helping to make Calgary a better place to live and work for all.