Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)

12- 1:30pm

Remote sensing technology allows us to “see” sediment loads and pollution in water, map oil wells and pipelines over broad areas and image crop stress in extensive agricultural operations. How can having this information - that we now have so easily at hand because of advanced technology - allow us to make more informed assessments and evaluations with respect to the environment?

Mr. Kokko will share practical examples of satellite and remotely sensed imagery, and what it can tell us about agriculture, forestry, water and other resource uses, as we grapple with economic and environmental decisions.

Speaker: Eric Kokko

Eric is the President and CEO of the Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC) since 2005. His business management and leadership skills, as well as his experience as a technologist, research scientist and digital imaging analyst, place him at the forefront of the imaging field. The Centre works closely with various partners in the community, including the University of Lethbridge.

12- 1:30pm

Remote sensing technology allows us to “see” sediment loads and pollution in water, map oil wells and pipelines over broad areas and image crop stress in extensive agricultural operations. How can having this information - that we now have so easily at hand because of advanced technology - allow us to make more informed assessments and evaluations with respect to the environment?

Mr. Kokko will share practical examples of satellite and remotely sensed imagery, and what it can tell us about agriculture, forestry, water and other resource uses, as we grapple with economic and environmental decisions.

Speaker: Eric Kokko

Eric is the President and CEO of the Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC) since 2005. His business management and leadership skills, as well as his experience as a technologist, research scientist and digital imaging analyst, place him at the forefront of the imaging field. The Centre works closely with various partners in the community, including the University of Lethbridge.

12 - 1:30pm

A political candidate in past provincial and federal elections and now a researcher, writer, and publisher, Catherine Whelan Costen will explore with us just what ‘a better world’ means and our potential to achieve it. She will challenge us to consider whether we want such a world or prefer to struggle with the status quo and conventional ways of doing things. Introducing her thoughts on the idea and practice of leadership, Catherine will discuss whether or not it matters if our leaders are men or women, male or female.

Speaker: Catherine Whelan Costen

Catherine is author of numerous articles on peace, leadership and exploring potentials for a better way to live. She has been published in magazines, newspapers, and on websites around the world and recently wrote and published a biography on Roman Catholic priest, Father Walter Krewski.

Currently residing in a small hamlet south of High River, Alberta, with her husband of over 20 years, she is also the mother of two grown sons. Her insatiable appetite for knowledge and natural curiosity has led to a diverse exploration of humanity, history, spirituality and potentials for something different. She enthusiastically shares her discoveries and vision through the written and spoken word.

12 - 1:30pm

A political candidate in past provincial and federal elections and now a researcher, writer, and publisher, Catherine Whelan Costen will explore with us just what ‘a better world’ means and our potential to achieve it. She will challenge us to consider whether we want such a world or prefer to struggle with the status quo and conventional ways of doing things. Introducing her thoughts on the idea and practice of leadership, Catherine will discuss whether or not it matters if our leaders are men or women, male or female.

Speaker: Catherine Whelan Costen

Catherine is author of numerous articles on peace, leadership and exploring potentials for a better way to live. She has been published in magazines, newspapers, and on websites around the world and recently wrote and published a biography on Roman Catholic priest, Father Walter Krewski.

Currently residing in a small hamlet south of High River, Alberta, with her husband of over 20 years, she is also the mother of two grown sons. Her insatiable appetite for knowledge and natural curiosity has led to a diverse exploration of humanity, history, spirituality and potentials for something different. She enthusiastically shares her discoveries and vision through the written and spoken word.

12-1:30pm

A former industry insider, Larry Elford, will explore the often overwhelming investment industry. He will explore and clarify for us the types of investment abuses that have worked in combination to effectively cut the retirement savings of the average Canadian by more than half.

Elford then continues to make recent events more transparent, travelling up the “economic food chain” to demonstrate how investment dealers and investment regulators work against, rather than for, the best interests of the public. This presentation is intended to provide the general public a brief introduction to what goes on “behind the curtains” of a trillion dollar industry, showing how the illegal is often made legal.

Speaker: Larry Elford

Larry Elford worked in the investment industry from 1984 to 2004, earning the designations CFP, CIM, FCSI and Associate Portfolio Manager. During this time, he became familiar with many tricks of the trade, which for insiders were often considered standard practice. Believing that exposing this “financial crime” through writing and speaking, Larry hopes to help instigate positive change. He has presented to a federal government standing committee on finance, and to documentaries on CTV and CBC. Currently semi-retired, Larry is studying to become a financial criminologist, using his over 30 years experience in the financial industry.

We apologize for the sound quality of the recording below.

12-1:30pm

A former industry insider, Larry Elford, will explore the often overwhelming investment industry. He will explore and clarify for us the types of investment abuses that have worked in combination to effectively cut the retirement savings of the average Canadian by more than half.

Elford then continues to make recent events more transparent, travelling up the “economic food chain” to demonstrate how investment dealers and investment regulators work against, rather than for, the best interests of the public. This presentation is intended to provide the general public a brief introduction to what goes on “behind the curtains” of a trillion dollar industry, showing how the illegal is often made legal.

Speaker: Larry Elford

Larry Elford worked in the investment industry from 1984 to 2004, earning the designations CFP, CIM, FCSI and Associate Portfolio Manager. During this time, he became familiar with many tricks of the trade, which for insiders were often considered standard practice. Believing that exposing this “financial crime” through writing and speaking, Larry hopes to help instigate positive change. He has presented to a federal government standing committee on finance, and to documentaries on CTV and CBC. Currently semi-retired, Larry is studying to become a financial criminologist, using his over 30 years experience in the financial industry.

We apologize for the sound quality of the recording below.

Held from 12:00 - 1:30pm.

The UN FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) projects that the greatest number of people in history will be starving this year, with over 1 billion going to bed hungry. In Eastern Africa, this reality is exacerbated by persistent drought.

In a world threatened by simultaneous economic and ecological crises, thousands of billions of dollars are made available on short notice for banks and financiers. Should the poorest of the poor suffer even more because of financial profligacy of the moneyed elite?

Justin Odera will talk about the plight of his Acholi people in the Sudan, displaced by civil war and now coming home after 15 years from the Kenyan and Ugandan refugee camps to face hunger, and a void in education and medical care. Justin will also speak about those of his people who have come to Alberta and how they are faring in this time of crises. In our interconnected world, this is a story we should be told.

Speaker: Justin Odera

Justin Odera was born in 1973, during a period of civil war. His Acholi family hometown was Pajok in the Magwi district, eastern Equatoria province, Southern Sudan. Justin lived through twenty-nine brutal war years as well as the fragile life in refugee camps, before arriving in Canada in 2001.

The Acholies have been living along the shores of East Africa’s rivers and lakes for the past six centuries. The traditional territories of his Luo speaking tribe are the borderlands of western Uganda, north-western Kenya and Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria province.

Justin is the Program Director of Southern Sudan Canada Acholi Progressive Education Association (SSCAPEA), an Alberta based, non-profit organization dedicated to health, education, economic aid and community development amongst war weary families hailing from the refugee camps of East Africa.

Held from 12:00 - 1:30pm.

The UN FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) projects that the greatest number of people in history will be starving this year, with over 1 billion going to bed hungry. In Eastern Africa, this reality is exacerbated by persistent drought.

In a world threatened by simultaneous economic and ecological crises, thousands of billions of dollars are made available on short notice for banks and financiers. Should the poorest of the poor suffer even more because of financial profligacy of the moneyed elite?

Justin Odera will talk about the plight of his Acholi people in the Sudan, displaced by civil war and now coming home after 15 years from the Kenyan and Ugandan refugee camps to face hunger, and a void in education and medical care. Justin will also speak about those of his people who have come to Alberta and how they are faring in this time of crises. In our interconnected world, this is a story we should be told.

Speaker: Justin Odera

Justin Odera was born in 1973, during a period of civil war. His Acholi family hometown was Pajok in the Magwi district, eastern Equatoria province, Southern Sudan. Justin lived through twenty-nine brutal war years as well as the fragile life in refugee camps, before arriving in Canada in 2001.

The Acholies have been living along the shores of East Africa’s rivers and lakes for the past six centuries. The traditional territories of his Luo speaking tribe are the borderlands of western Uganda, north-western Kenya and Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria province.

Justin is the Program Director of Southern Sudan Canada Acholi Progressive Education Association (SSCAPEA), an Alberta based, non-profit organization dedicated to health, education, economic aid and community development amongst war weary families hailing from the refugee camps of East Africa.

(Session is from 7-9pm.)

On June 1, 2009, the Alberta Government introduced legislation to give the government more control over the construction of power lines they consider may be needed for future growth under rules that will have tax payers cover the full cost of these projects.

Bill-50, if passed, gives cabinet control over power lines to be built or upgraded in Alberta. The Alberta Utilities Commission will decide the location of such power lines and, in due course, conduct meetings with the affected landowners.

In late October, Bill-50 may pass third reading and become law, which the speaker will argue, compliments two earlier Alberta laws, Bills 46 and 19, both also designed to curb public consultation regarding power lines. He believes Bill-50 could transfer $15-20 Billion of wealth from Albertans to corporate owners, providing funds for export capacity power lines.

Speaker: Joe Anglin

Joe Anglin is the President and CEO of Anglin Stewart Investment Group Inc. (ASIG), a firm that specializes in managing energy and currency traded funds. He has provided analysis of energy related matters to CBC radio and CNBC television.

Joe is also an independent author and writer advocating for social justice. He writes a bi-weekly column for two central Alberta newspapers, the Red Deer Advocate and Stettler Independent.

Joe guided a landowner’s group, (Lavesta Area Group) who successfully challenged the tactics used by Altalink and the Energy Utilities Board with respect to an application for regulatory approval of a 500 KV transmission line from Edmonton to Calgary, although he was not directly affected by the proposed transmission line. Joe lives in Rimbey.

(Session is from 7-9pm.)

On June 1, 2009, the Alberta Government introduced legislation to give the government more control over the construction of power lines they consider may be needed for future growth under rules that will have tax payers cover the full cost of these projects.

Bill-50, if passed, gives cabinet control over power lines to be built or upgraded in Alberta. The Alberta Utilities Commission will decide the location of such power lines and, in due course, conduct meetings with the affected landowners.

In late October, Bill-50 may pass third reading and become law, which the speaker will argue, compliments two earlier Alberta laws, Bills 46 and 19, both also designed to curb public consultation regarding power lines. He believes Bill-50 could transfer $15-20 Billion of wealth from Albertans to corporate owners, providing funds for export capacity power lines.

Speaker: Joe Anglin

Joe Anglin is the President and CEO of Anglin Stewart Investment Group Inc. (ASIG), a firm that specializes in managing energy and currency traded funds. He has provided analysis of energy related matters to CBC radio and CNBC television.

Joe is also an independent author and writer advocating for social justice. He writes a bi-weekly column for two central Alberta newspapers, the Red Deer Advocate and Stettler Independent.

Joe guided a landowner’s group, (Lavesta Area Group) who successfully challenged the tactics used by Altalink and the Energy Utilities Board with respect to an application for regulatory approval of a 500 KV transmission line from Edmonton to Calgary, although he was not directly affected by the proposed transmission line. Joe lives in Rimbey.