June 16th was Interesting
Mike Mikkelson chaired this morning’s meeting. Hasn’t lost his touch – tho his topics were kind of far & wide: he mentioned the ISIS kill list. Did you know there was such a list? Some 151 Canadians are on it. (Most of them are women. Go figure.). • And then he spoke of golf. Of the new course south of Langdon … and how Kananaskis is roaring back to form.
Todd Dean’s father suffered a stroke Thursday morning … as of yesterday, he was still waiting for a prognosis.
Members:
Brett Bain. Gobbledygook: he attended a webinar about computer security. Industry is working on this issue and they may, one day, find a 99 percent solution for us. Meanwhile the U of C pays a $20,000 ransom (that was NOT a good idea, says Brett). And BitCoin is underwriting these payments. How it works, nobody really knows. And that’s how it goes. • And oh, if you’re counting: there awe some 350,000 new malware attacks … every day.
Sean Baylis.
Jim Bladon. ATB BoostR is turning 1 and they’re hosting their biggest BoostR Stage live pitch event to-date! Celebrations will take place Thursday June 23 at Flames Central in downtown Calgary. They’re expecting up to 600 guests, superstar judges, top-notch pitches from 5 local entrepreneurs and an incredible grand prize valued at over $20,000. You don’t want to miss this one! Learn more by visiting www.albertaboostr.ca or #BoostRYear1 • Pretty proud of his CEO: Dave is the 4th highest ranked CEO!
Paul Boucher.
Greg Callander.
Ian Campbell. Sounding a little bitter, he is, about City of Calgary’d hidden (well, mis-named) tax grabs.
Matt Dart. While at his stand-up desk, he analyzed Alberta residential energy stats which show that electricity is 10X more expensive than gas. Stats from Saskatchewan and Manitoba have better-sounding multiples – but I wonder what are they paying for natural gas?
Don Davis. Is off to Victoria … as soon as he digests the wonderful lobster dinner he had at Rotary.
Todd Dean.
George Doherty. Has cleverly plugged up his hearing aides and now knows what it sounds like to be deaf. You don’t hear a thing. Ian will set things right. • Meanwhile, you might want to put a drop or two of olive oil in your ear canal, once or twice a month. My question is: Regular or Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Which is best?
Don Doolan. Went to an auction in the states where they were offering the same automatic weapon that was used in Orlando slayings. You could buy it and walk out with it, along with a 100-shot clip. No wonder Obama has been on TV 15 times in the last 8 years, sharing sympathy with those who lost family and friends.
Ken Eades.
Tony Fisher.
Gord Forsyth .
Mel Gibson.
Henry Heuver. All those tenders he bid on? Some are coming home to roost. And business is actually pretty good though prices are still soft.
David Hicks. Used to be, those GFI receptacles in your bathroom needed to be tested every month. Something you did it faithfully, right? Right … So now, the new ones test themselves. If replacing, make sure you get the new ones.
Bill Hoogstratten.
Dan Kennelly. Spotted the French’s catsup on the tables this morning. Inglewood is supporting Canadian tomato farmers. Yay! • There’s a new website for Kananaskis GC that follows the flood restoration story. • Lots of development in Canmore with some activity at Deadman’s Flats.
Keith Kozak.
Matt Litke.
Andy Lockhart. Whitefish Montana is hurting so there are quite a few venues accepting our dollar at par.
J.D. MacDonald.
Michael McLennan.
Ross Mikkelsen. He is lining up on Walmart’s side as they battle VISA for more reasonable transaction fees. Ross predicts that ApplePay will soon help push such costs lower. • Meanwhile, Ross’s business property taxes are up 38%! AppleTax? Perish the thought.
Mike Mikkelson. (was here, chairing …)
Gerry Parcells.
Bruce Roblin.
Dwayne Vink.
Bob Wiggins. It’s called another Nenshi Tax: so, I get a Green Bin for which I get to pay the City $6.50 a month?
Chris Wright. For all the doom and gloom in the local economic news, the accounting business in Calgary is busy. Could be good sign.
George Roberts. Words work when written well.
