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Changing is Growing
Making up for lost time has been the theme of summer 2022 and as we are still in the heart of it as we prepare this article we are looking ahead to the Fall as we will be busy on many fronts and will provide the opportunity for members to engage on a variety of initiatives that ultimately impact each of us.
As we look to the Fall, governments will be back in session and we are currently in the process of setting meeting dates with MLA’s and MP’s. We had good discussions in Ottawa this past June; however, we need to continue moving these discussions forward. A call to participate will be issued to members to gauge interest, prep materials and next steps will be provided as we finalize dates and appointments.
Joel Seibert’s message features a strategy session we hosted this past summer to help develop Phase 1 of the public awareness campaign that we will be launching here in the Fall. This campaign is taking place during a time when we are also getting ready to launch our labour study, we expect the input from the labour study to provide us with excellent information that will shape subsequent phases of the campaign and of course help the WRLA establish new programming.
As Fall approaches, it also means that we are working on our lead-up to the show, we look forward to seeing you all again in January! Please stay tuned for regular updates to ensure that you can maximize the opportunities that will take place during Show week. Registration opens on September 15 and we will once again have an early bird rate for a limited time.
Our Annual AGM will be taking place on Wednesday, September 7 at the Marriott Hotel Downtown Calgary. While we know not all members can join us in person, hosting this event as a hybrid will enable members to tune in from their offices. If you haven’t yet registered, please be sure to do so. While the AGM is a formality for every not-for-profit organization and is not seen as the most exciting event, it presents the opportunity to showcase our stewardship and fiscal responsibility to our membership and of course share our vision and strategic plan the Board invested time in developing over the course of the last year. We look forward to having you join us and invite you to join us for refreshments and an assortment of appetizers. We are well on our way to meeting our goal of $35,000 in education grants and want to thank everyone that supported our efforts to ensure that we can invest in our member’s staff. It’s not too late to help out as there is still space available for Kenosee golf so if you haven’t yet had a chance to register please do sign up. A special thank you to Don Horvath for once again hosting this tournament. Your support of the WRLA and commitment through the decades have been incredible and we are so grateful to have you as a part of our community. We appreciate your leadership, volunteerism and of course the team you have assembled to help make the Kenosee golf event such a success! Look forward to seeing the jacket of choice for this year!

Liz Kovach
PRESIDENT, WRLA
As we look ahead to the next issue of the magazine, we will be including a section on Made in Canada products! If you are a Canadian manufacturer please be sure to reach out ASAP to Chris at callinotte@wrla.org.
