Please join Kim Cousineau, President of the RIE Alberta Chapter, and the Board of Directors for the hybrid RIE Alberta Annual General Meeting, followed by an in-person Fall Social event, hosted in collaboration with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). 

Event Details
Date: Thursday, November 6th, 2025

Time: 1630 to 1700 hrs MST (AGM); 1700 - 2100 hrs (Fall Social)

Location: The Bank and Baron Pub, 125 8 Ave SW

• The event will be held in the historic Manager’s Office private room, on the first floor, to the left of the pub’s entrance. This room is accessible and has a private washroom.

• Pay parking is available in multiple lots on 9th AVE SW south of the Bank and Baron and on 5th AVE and 6th AVE to the north.

• If travelling by C-Train, the Bank and Baron is closest to the 1st street SW station (west bound; ~180m or 2 minute walk) or the Centre Street station (east bound; ~350m or 5 minute walk).

Agenda

1. RIE Alberta AGM - Hybrid; 4:30pm - 5:00pm

• The online meeting link for those attending the AGM remotely will be provided after RSVPing.

• The AGM will start promptly at 4:30pm. If you are attending in person, please arrive on time.  

• Call for Nominations: we are accepting nominations from current members for the RIE Alberta Board President, Treasurer, and Secretary for a two-year term each, starting January 2026. 

• If you are interested in any of these positions, please submit your full name and a short bio when you RSVP for the AGM. Nominations will not be accepted after November 3rd.

• More information about these positions can be found in the RIE AB Bylaws.

• Voting at the AGM is open to current RIE Alberta members. If you are not currently a member with RIE Alberta, register here. You do not need to attend the AGM in person to vote. 

2. Fall Social Event in collaboration with IAEM Canada Alberta Region - In person; 5:00pm - 9:00pm

• One drink and appies will be provided by RIE AB and IAEM Canada Alberta Region.

• Bring a non-member friend for free, the purpose of this event is to network and help grow our chapters!

Cost: There is no charge to members and guests of the RIE Alberta Chapter and IAEM Canada Alberta Region.

Registration Required: Please indicate interest to attend no later than November 3rd, 2024. RSVP at www.driewest.org/events. Please indicate if you plan to attend the AGM in person prior to the social. 

Contact: For more information on this event and registration email - driewestorg@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you on Nov 6th!

Stay Safe and Well.

Come mark the Emergency Preparedness Week with us!

Date: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Time:  12:00 to 13:00 MST    

Where: Online (Webinar Details to be provided upon registration)

Cost: Free for everyone!

What does resilience really mean—and how do we know if we’re achieving it?

Join us for a timely and thought-provoking session with Jodi Manz-Henezi, President of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network and Program Chair for Disaster and Emergency Management at NAIT

Description:

There is widespread agreement among researchers and practitioners that the primary objective of disaster and emergency management (D&EM) is to cultivate resilient communities. In a world where emergencies are becoming increasingly complex and frequent, the term "resilience" is more than a buzzword—it's a necessity. But with so many interpretations, how do we move from theory to action? What does it entail in practice, and how can we determine whether our efforts have effectively enhanced community resilience?

In this session, Jodi will cut through the noise and share insights gained from years at the intersection of leadership, community practice, and emergency management. Through real-world case studies and trends in research, she will explore:

✅The challenges of defining and measuring resilience

✅Common pitfalls and misconceptions about resilience-building

✅Practical tools, programs and success stories

Participants will also be invited to reflect on their contributions to fostering resilience in both their professional and personal lives.

How to Register:

RSVP via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section: www.driewest.org/events

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Contact: For further information on this event and registration email - driewestorg@gmail.com.

Presenter Bio:

As the President of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network, and the Program Chair for Disaster and Emergency Management at NAIT, Jodi Manz-Henezi knows that disaster risk reduction and resiliency building need to be a higher priority for individuals, communities organizations and governments across Canada if we are to break the cycle of hazard response and repeat, and there needs to be more leadership in this space. Jodi spent most of her professional career in healthcare leadership but always found herself getting pulled into the world of emergency management, eventually changing careers to focus full-time on this exciting field of practice. A passionate educator, change leader, and advocate, Jodi has participated in several national think tanks and projects, such as multiple DRR roundtables in Canada and abroad, contributing to the development of the National Risk Profile for Canada, and leading the Core Competency working group to develop a new, future-focused competency profile to guide Disaster and Emergency Management professionals into a rapidly evolving future. She has two bachelor's degrees from the University of Calgary in Ecology and Classical Studies, and a master's degree in Disaster and Emergency Management from Royal Roads University. Jodi was the recipient of the QE2 Jubilee Medal for her commitment to DRR and EM in Canada, and she was also this year's recipient of CRHNet's T. Joseph Scanlon Lifetime Achievement Award for her ongoing contributions to the field of Disaster and Emergency Management (D&EM). Jodi resides in beautiful central Alberta with her husband, sons, and cats. In her spare time, she is an acclaimed glass and mosaic artist, often drawing inspiration from nature and the changing environment in her pieces.

Let’s rethink resilience—together.

We can’t wait to see you there!

 RIE Alberta - Hybrid AGM and Special Presentation: Building Community Resilience

Please join Kim Cousineau, President of the RIE Alberta Chapter and the Board of Directors to present the RIE Alberta Annual General Meeting.

Agenda

1. RIE Alberta Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Hybrid

   • Online meeting link to follow

2. Presentation on the topic: Building Community Resilience

   • Special Presenter: Maya Filipovic. Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Public Education (The Be Prepared Program), from the Government of Alberta Strategic. The team has presented through the Resilience Builders Network teaching the public how to contribute to making the community and province more resilient. The team stewards the “Be Prepared initiatives” through the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. We look forward to hosting them for this AGM and know the information provided will be of much value to our diverse member list.
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Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Date: Wednesday, November 27th, 2024  

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  

Calgary Location: 

The City of Calgary Manchester Water Centre - 625 25th AVE SE

• Manchester Water Centre is the large metal arched building off 25 Ave / Spiller road, SE

• Parking is available across from the Water Centre in the Park Plus All-Day Visitor Parking lot

• Park and Register license plate in the Park Plus Machine 

• Room details will be shared with registered attendees upon RSVP
  

Edmonton Location: Online Only

• Online meeting link to follow

Cost: No charge to Members or Guests of the RIE Alberta.

Contact: For further information on this event email: driewestorg@gmail.com.

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙍𝙄𝙀 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖 & 𝙄𝘼𝙀M 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 & 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!

📅  Thursday, October 3rd, 2024  

🕞  4:30 pm onward

📍 Cat ‘n Fiddle Pub

  540 16 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta (map)

Website https://catnfiddleyyc.com/

What:  One drink and appies will be provided by RIE AB and IAEM Canada Alberta Region

Cost:   There is no charge to members of the RIE Alberta Chapter and IAEM Canada Alberta Region.   

Bring a non-member friend for free, the purpose of this event is to network and help grow our chapters!

Register:  RSVP REQUIRED via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section:  www.driewest.org/events

RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

Contact:   For further information on this event and registration email: driewestorg@gmail.com

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙍𝙄𝙀 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖 & 𝙄𝘼𝙀M 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 & 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖!

📅  Friday, June 14, 2024  

🕞  4:30 pm onward

📍  Polyrhythm Brewing

  11635 145 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta (map)

Website  https://www.polyrhythmbrewing.com/

What:  One drink and appies will be provided by RIE AB and IAEM Canada Alberta Region

Cost:   There is no charge to members of the RIE Alberta Chapter and IAEM Canada Alberta Region.   

Bring a non-member friend for free, the purpose of this event is to network and help grow our chapters!

Register:  RSVP REQUIRED via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section:  www.driewest.org/events

RSVP Deadline: Monday, June 10, 2024

Contact:   For further information on this event and registration email: driewestorg@gmail.com

 RIE Alberta - Hybrid AGM and Roundtable

Please join Tara Tobler, President of the RIE Alberta Chapter and the Board of Directors to present the RIE Alberta Annual General Meeting.

Agenda

1. RIE Alberta Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Hybrid

   • Online meeting link to follow

2. Collaborative Round Table Discussion - In-Person

   o    Topic - Year in Review: Biggest Challenges, Biggest Wins

Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees (details to follow).

Date: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023  

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  

Calgary Location: 

The City of Calgary Manchester Water Centre - 625 25th AVE SE

• Manchester Water Centre is the large metal arched building off 25 Ave / Spiller road, SE

• Parking is available across from the Water Centre in the in Park Plus All-Day Visitor Parking lot

• Park and Register license plate in the Park Plus Machine 

• Room number will be provided closer to the date
  

Edmonton Location: 

The City of Edmonton Century Place - 9803 102A AVE NW

• Century Place is located in the heart of downtown, close to Chancery Hall.

• Parking is accessible and convenient, paid parking options are available in the Library Parkade and on the streets.

• Meeting Room is 13th Floor, room 430. Enter at the main doors off 102A Ave. Go to the 13th floor and wait at the main doors just off the elevator. The floor has secure access so someone will be waiting to let you in.

Contact: For further information on this event email: driewestorg@gmail.com.

Please join your RIE Alberta peers for a beverage and good conversation!

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Time: 4:30 pm onwards

Pub tour starts at 5:00pm

Venue: ​Blind Enthusiasm​

9570 76 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB (map)

Website: https://blindenthusiasm.ca/

What: One drink and appies will be provided by RIE Alberta

Cost: There is no charge to members of the RIE Alberta Chapter.

Bring a non-member friend for free, the purpose of this event is to network and help grow our chapter!

Register: RSVP Required via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section: www.driewest.org/events

RSVP Deadline: Monday, June 19, 2023

Please join your RIE Alberta peers for a beverage and good conversation!

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Time: 4:30 pm onwards

Venue: Last Best Brewing & Distilling

607 11th AVE SW, Calgary, AB (map)

Website: https://lastbestbrewing.com/

What: One drink and appies will be provided by RIE Alberta

Cost: There is no charge to members of the RIE Alberta Chapter.

Bring a non-member friend for free, the purpose of this event is to network and help grow our chapter!

Register: RSVP Required via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section: www.driewest.org/events

RSVP Deadline: Monday, June 5, 2023

RIE Alberta Round-Table Series: The Incident Command System in Public and Private Sector Organizations

Please join RIE Alberta (formerly DRIE WEST) for a stimulating discussion of the Incident Command System (ICS ) model and how it's applied (or not) at both public and private sector organizations.

 Developed in the US in the 1970's and widely adopted in Canada over 20 years ago, ICS has become highly standardized for use by both public and private sector organizations for a wide range of emergency and non-emergency applications. Despite its history and breadth of use, some organizations prefer non-ICS or modified-ICS approaches to address challenges presented by the traditional ICS model

Points of discussion may include:

• Provide a 2-3 minute overview of your successes and/or challenges with using ICS at your organization

• If you use a modified ICS or EOC at your organization, how have these modifications helped to overcome the challenges of using a strict ICS approach?

  • How do you train staff on ICS or EOC procedures?

• How do the characteristics of your organization (e.g., public or private, organization size/complexity, type of industry, etc) inform your incident/emergency management structure? 

• Has your organization modified its incident/emergency management structure due to lessons learned from COVID or other significant events?

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Time:  12:00 to 13:00 MST        

Webinar Details:  to be provided

Cost: There is no charge to members of the DRIE West Chapter.  

 

To Register:  RSVP via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section:  www.driewest.org/events 

RSVP Deadline: Monday, April 24, 2023

2023 DRIE West Memberships: 

Now available at a cost of $0.00 for the 2023 year.

You heard that right: $0.00!

• Claim your $0.00 annual membership by providing your contact details on our DRIE West Membership Form 

DRIE West Round-Table Series Continues:  Top Risks Business Continuity professionals need to prepare for in 2023

Please join other DRIE West and DRIE Chapter Colleagues for a stimulating discussion.

Topic: Top Risks Business Continuity professionals need to prepare for in 2023

• What are the top risks that you believe could impact your organization or the clients that you support?

• How does the current economic forecast for 2023 impact your organization?

• How have you leveraged annual risk reports to promote business continuity planning in your organization or the clients that you support?

• What are other  risk reports that you use or have used to gain perspective on potential risks?

Date: Tuesday March 07, 2023

Time:  12:00 to 13:00 MST        

Webinar Details:  to be provided

Cost: There is no charge to members of the DRIE West Chapter.  

 

To Register:  RSVP via our Website EVENTS Page, Registration section:  www.driewest.org/events 

RSVP Deadline: Monday March 06, 202

2023 DRIE West Memberships: 

Now available at a cost of $0.00 for the 2023 year.

You heard that right: $0.00!

• Claim your $0.00 annual membership by providing your contact details on our DRIE West Membership Form 

ADDITIONAL INFO:  

Below are some of the recent risk reports and references that have been released since January 2023:

https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-risks-report-2023/

Global Risks Report 2023 | World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2023 explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade that include energy supply and food crisis, rising inflation, cyberattacks, failure to meet net-zero targets, weaponization of economic policy, weakening of human rights.

www.weforum.org

https://www.protiviti.com/us-en/survey/executive-perspectives-top-risks-2023-and-2032

Top Risks Report 2023 and 2032 | Protiviti United States

Download Protiviti’s top risk report 2023 which highlights results from worldwide risk survey of more than 1300 directors & executives to obtain their views on emerging risks in 2023.

www.protiviti.com

https://www.controlrisks.com/riskmap/top-risks