Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)

Despite our city¹s apparent affluence, many youth in Lethbridge do not have

access to sport and recreation opportunities. Limited incomes,

transportation issues and other numerous and complex challenges prevent

participation in even the most basic recreational programs and services that

most families take for granted. Those children denied access may be the ones

who would benefit most from recreating and playing sports with their peers.

Leveling the playing field would benefit the entire community.

Tom Hopkins, Manager of Recreation Parks and Culture for the City of

Lethbridge will define the challenges faced by children in our community who

wish to play but can¹t. Information garnered from various planning

processes and community surveys provides the background in understanding the

issues. Why are we failing to provide the broad needs of our community in

sport and recreation? What opportunities may there be for assistance and

support?

Speaker: Tom Hopkins

Tom Hopkins started work with the City of Lethbridge as a Lifeguard. He held

management positions with Transit and Leisure Facilities prior to becoming

Manager of Recreation Parks and Culture. He is currently overseeing

development of a Recreation and Culture Master Plan, a Parks and Bicycle and

Pathways Master Plan and a Sport and Recreation Policy.

Tom also has worked with several not-for-profit organizations locally and

provincially. He is past president of the Recreation Facility Personnel

Association of Alberta.

The University of Lethbridge at 40: What are they planning? Where are the challenges?

SACPA Thursday, April 5, 2007

The University of Lethbridge at 40:

Interesting past, relevant present, exciting future!

Join University of Lethbridge President Bill Cade for a look forward at the next few years in the life of the University of Lethbridge and its place inthe community, province and country.

What are they planning?

Where are the challenges?

Speaker: Dr. William H. (Bill) Cade was appointed to the position

of President and Vice-Chancellor in July, 2000. By profession he is a

zoologist/entomologist who holds multiple degrees (B.A., M.A. and Ph.D.)

from the University of Texas at Austin and dual Canadian / American

citizenship.

Over his 30-year career span to date, Dr. Cade as amassed a significant

volume of teaching and administrative duties with numerous research projects

and student supervision, including mentoring a number of students ranging

from those at a high-school level to students engaged in post-doctoral

research.

He came to the University of Lethbridge from Brock University in St.

Catharines, Ontario, where he was a long-serving faculty member, the former

Dean of Mathematics and Science and Acting Vice-President Academic.

Moderator: Shirley DeBow

Location: Sven Ericksen¹s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

The University of Lethbridge at 40: What are they planning? Where are the challenges?

SACPA Thursday, April 5, 2007

The University of Lethbridge at 40:

Interesting past, relevant present, exciting future!

Join University of Lethbridge President Bill Cade for a look forward at the next few years in the life of the University of Lethbridge and its place inthe community, province and country.

What are they planning?

Where are the challenges?

Speaker: Dr. William H. (Bill) Cade was appointed to the position

of President and Vice-Chancellor in July, 2000. By profession he is a

zoologist/entomologist who holds multiple degrees (B.A., M.A. and Ph.D.)

from the University of Texas at Austin and dual Canadian / American

citizenship.

Over his 30-year career span to date, Dr. Cade as amassed a significant

volume of teaching and administrative duties with numerous research projects

and student supervision, including mentoring a number of students ranging

from those at a high-school level to students engaged in post-doctoral

research.

He came to the University of Lethbridge from Brock University in St.

Catharines, Ontario, where he was a long-serving faculty member, the former

Dean of Mathematics and Science and Acting Vice-President Academic.

Moderator: Shirley DeBow

Location: Sven Ericksen¹s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

Alberta is one of the wealthiest corners of the planet, but is that wealth being managed well? Why are there so many challenges with public services? Why hasn’t the Heritage Fund grown more? Are we going to be like the winner of the big lottery who wakes up one morning and wonders where it all went?

Kevin Taft will speak on the need to put Alberta on a path toward an environmentally, financially, and socially sustainable future.

Speaker: Kevin Taft

Kevin Taft was one of Canada’s leading public policy specialists before entering Alberta politics in 2001. He has written three national bestselling books on Alberta politics. He has been leader of the Alberta Liberals, the Official Opposition, since 2004.

 

Moderator: Chris Spearman

Chris Spearman has resided in Lethbridge for 26 years. He is a Board member of Holy Spirit Catholic Schools and Economic Development Lethbridge.

Location: Sven Ericksen’s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Alberta is one of the wealthiest corners of the planet, but is that wealth being managed well? Why are there so many challenges with public services? Why hasn’t the Heritage Fund grown more? Are we going to be like the winner of the big lottery who wakes up one morning and wonders where it all went?

Kevin Taft will speak on the need to put Alberta on a path toward an environmentally, financially, and socially sustainable future.

Speaker: Kevin Taft

Kevin Taft was one of Canada’s leading public policy specialists before entering Alberta politics in 2001. He has written three national bestselling books on Alberta politics. He has been leader of the Alberta Liberals, the Official Opposition, since 2004.

 

Moderator: Chris Spearman

Chris Spearman has resided in Lethbridge for 26 years. He is a Board member of Holy Spirit Catholic Schools and Economic Development Lethbridge.

Location: Sven Ericksen’s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Special Session: Tuesday March 27th!

Oil Sands Fever: The Environmental Implications of Alberta’s Oil Sands Rush

SACPA, in partnership with The University of Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group and Student Union is pleased to announce a special SACPA- on-Campus session on this very important issue.

Managing the environmental impacts arising from the pace and scale of development in the oil sands is a considerable challenge that must be urgently addressed, particularly in light of new goals to increase oil sands production five-fold. As Alberta’s boreal forest is torn up for oil sands development, the environmental impacts to air, land and water in Alberta are increasing rapidly. Not surprisingly, Alberta is now Canada’s pollution capital for industrial air pollutants, and the oil sands are the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions growth in Canada.”

Please join Simon Dyer, at a special presentation addressing the environmental impacts oil sands development in northern Alberta. The discussion will include Pembina''s recommendations for a moratorium on new oil sands developments until strategies are in place to prevent irreversible damage to Alberta’s environment and Albertans obtain a fair share from the development of their resource.

Speaker: Simon Dyer, Senior Policy Analyst with the Pembina Institute

SIMON DYER is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Pembina Institute. Simon is a member of Pembina’s Energy Watch team, where his research focuses on the environmental implications of oil sands development. Simon is a registered professional biologist and has worked on land use issues in Alberta’s boreal forest since 1999. Simon holds a Master of Science in Environmental Biology and Ecology from the University of Alberta, and a Master of Arts in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK and is author of Death by a Thousand Cuts: Impacts of in situ oil sands development on Alberta’s Boreal Forest.

Moderator: Cody Sharpe email [email protected]

Location: Andy’s Place, Anderson Hall, University of Lethbridge

There will be free designated parking just outside Andy’s Place for this event.

Time: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch/ Students $4.00

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

Session moderated by Cody Sharpe. Cody Sharpe is the President of the University of Lethbridge Political Science Association

Special Session: Tuesday March 27th!

Oil Sands Fever: The Environmental Implications of Alberta’s Oil Sands Rush

SACPA, in partnership with The University of Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group and Student Union is pleased to announce a special SACPA- on-Campus session on this very important issue.

Managing the environmental impacts arising from the pace and scale of development in the oil sands is a considerable challenge that must be urgently addressed, particularly in light of new goals to increase oil sands production five-fold. As Alberta’s boreal forest is torn up for oil sands development, the environmental impacts to air, land and water in Alberta are increasing rapidly. Not surprisingly, Alberta is now Canada’s pollution capital for industrial air pollutants, and the oil sands are the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions growth in Canada.”

Please join Simon Dyer, at a special presentation addressing the environmental impacts oil sands development in northern Alberta. The discussion will include Pembina''s recommendations for a moratorium on new oil sands developments until strategies are in place to prevent irreversible damage to Alberta’s environment and Albertans obtain a fair share from the development of their resource.

Speaker: Simon Dyer, Senior Policy Analyst with the Pembina Institute

SIMON DYER is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Pembina Institute. Simon is a member of Pembina’s Energy Watch team, where his research focuses on the environmental implications of oil sands development. Simon is a registered professional biologist and has worked on land use issues in Alberta’s boreal forest since 1999. Simon holds a Master of Science in Environmental Biology and Ecology from the University of Alberta, and a Master of Arts in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK and is author of Death by a Thousand Cuts: Impacts of in situ oil sands development on Alberta’s Boreal Forest.

Moderator: Cody Sharpe email [email protected]

Location: Andy’s Place, Anderson Hall, University of Lethbridge

There will be free designated parking just outside Andy’s Place for this event.

Time: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch/ Students $4.00

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

Session moderated by Cody Sharpe. Cody Sharpe is the President of the University of Lethbridge Political Science Association

Last fall, the Federal Government announced cuts to funding for the MAP program which funds community museums across Canada.  Also cut at the same time were funds for volunteer programs on which many community museums depend. 

The Government has since indicated that new funding might become available, tied to a rethinking of heritage policy as it relates to museums across Canada; National Museums and others like the Galt Museum and Archives.

Thus, a window of opportunity has opened for citizens and their communities to begin a public debate on the place and importance of local and regional heritage in Canadian society.

    - What is the operational status of local heritage organizations?  Should they be revenue-generators or civic institutions, or both?

    - How should local and national heritage institutions be related in terms of an overall heritage policy?  How should they be supported?

    - What is happening at the Provincial government level?

    - How can citizens and their communities take part in these debates?

Speakers: Ron Ulrich and Wendy Aitkens

Ron Ulrich has been Chief Executive Officer of the Galt Museum and Archives since 2002.  In April 2007, he will commence a new position as Director of the Jewish Museum and Archives in Vancouver.

Wendy Aitkens is Curator of the Galt Museum and Archives.  She is also currently President of the Alberta Museums Association.

Moderator: William Ramp

Location: Sven Ericksen’s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

Session moderated by William Ramp: William Ramp teaches in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge, and is vice-chair of the Board of the Galt Museum and Archives.

Last fall, the Federal Government announced cuts to funding for the MAP program which funds community museums across Canada.  Also cut at the same time were funds for volunteer programs on which many community museums depend. 

The Government has since indicated that new funding might become available, tied to a rethinking of heritage policy as it relates to museums across Canada; National Museums and others like the Galt Museum and Archives.

Thus, a window of opportunity has opened for citizens and their communities to begin a public debate on the place and importance of local and regional heritage in Canadian society.

    - What is the operational status of local heritage organizations?  Should they be revenue-generators or civic institutions, or both?

    - How should local and national heritage institutions be related in terms of an overall heritage policy?  How should they be supported?

    - What is happening at the Provincial government level?

    - How can citizens and their communities take part in these debates?

Speakers: Ron Ulrich and Wendy Aitkens

Ron Ulrich has been Chief Executive Officer of the Galt Museum and Archives since 2002.  In April 2007, he will commence a new position as Director of the Jewish Museum and Archives in Vancouver.

Wendy Aitkens is Curator of the Galt Museum and Archives.  She is also currently President of the Alberta Museums Association.

Moderator: William Ramp

Location: Sven Ericksen’s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

Session moderated by William Ramp: William Ramp teaches in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge, and is vice-chair of the Board of the Galt Museum and Archives.

Brain and behavioural development is a prolonged process that can be influenced by events occurring both before and after birth. Early-life events can have direct effects, including a range of neurological conditions such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Early-life events also manifest indirectly in child developmental disorders such as learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and developmental delay.

Speaker: Dr. Bryan Kolb, Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge

Professor in the Department Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Bryan Kolb’s recent work has focused on how neurons of the cerebral cortex change in response to various factors including hormones, experience, drugs, neurotrophins, and injury, and how these changes are related to behaviour. Dr. Kolb has published 5 books, including two textbooks with Ian Whishaw (Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, Fifth Edition; Introduction to Brain and Behavior, Second Edition), and over 275 articles and chapters. He was recipient of the Hebb Prize for Distinguished Scientific Achievement from both the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior (CSBBCS), and Cognitive Science and Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). He is currently a fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research in the Experience-Based Brain Development program.

Moderator: Marc Sabourin

Location: Sven Ericksen’s Family Restaurant (lower level)

1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta

Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch

Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca

Session moderated by  Marc Sabourin.