There was no head table march in this week. Instead, Bruce Yorga opened the meeting by introducing Club President Tim Heaton.
Farid Bedwany delivered this week's invocation
Thanks go out to our front entrance volunteers John Seigner. Larry Martin and Murray Young. Additional thanks go out to Eva Friesen and The Calgary Foundation for this week's COG sponsorship.
Club Secretary Kurt Kowalchuck announced this week's two guests, and three club member birthdays.
The nominating period for the office of Club President for the 2020-2021 Rotary year is now open. Full details of the eligibility criteria are available in the club office.
Finally, Greg Stevenson provided a report on our club's participation in Feed The Hungry held on October 5 at the Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre.
Steve Allan introduced this week's speaker Court Ellingson, who provided an overview of Calgary Economic Development's new strategic plan, titled Calgary in the New Economy. This plan, which supersedes the 2014 strategic plan, was approved by Calgary City Council in June.
Calgary is a city with enormous potential. Its natural advantages include an inclusive and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as a young and growing population. With these advantages, Calgary continues to draw in top talent from across Canada and around the world, and our entrepreneurs are leading a wave of innovation. Calgary in the New Economy builds on our existing strengths in transportation and logistics, agribusiness, and energy. It also seeks to guide the city's development in several emerging and growth clusters, which include tourism, the creative industries, life sciences and health, and financial services. The goal of the plan is to drive this growth by focussing on four key areas.
Talent. Becoming Canada's top destination for skilled workers.
Innovation. Becoming Canada's leading business-to-business (B2B) innovation ecosystem.
Place. Becoming Canada's most livable city.
Business Environment. Becoming Canada's most business-friendly city.
