September 2, 2001              ninth year of publication                                Issue #170

Sept. 4      n  Vancouver Centre Members’ Policy Meeting. 7 pm at the Park Hill Hotel, Davie Street.

Sept. 7-8  n  Vancouver. Alliance Policy Forum on Economic Growth & Competitiveness. At the Marriott Hotel, Richmond. For information please contact Ted Morton, Director of Policy and research, 613 995 9407, fax 613 947 5757, file:///A:/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/2B8TEVYR/mortot@parl.gc.ca. Please not that both Stockwell Day and Stephen Harper are keynote speakers at this conference. Full admission price is $150; student rate $25; if you want to attend just the keynote speakers speeches, the cost is $50 for each. Stockwell Day speaks on Friday evening at 7:00 pm, Stephen Harper speaks at 8:00 am Saturday morning. Please pre-register for this by going to the Canadian Alliance Website at http://www.canadianalliance.ca/, specifying whether you are attending the entire conference or one or both of the keynote speakers addresses.

Sept. 8      n  Note that the Lower Mainland Presidents’ Forum has been delayed for one week and set over to next Saturday, September 15.

Sept. 9      n  South Surrey-White Rock-Langley Annual Family Picnic. Crescent Beach Park. Tickets only $5 covering lunch; kids under 10 free. Everyone welcome!

Sept. 10   n  Vancouver Centre Board Meeting. For information call 684 4700.

Sept. 11   n  Kelowna Members’ Lunch at the Buffet King, Kelowna. 12 Noon.

Sept. 13   n  Kelowna Policy Meeting. 7:30 pm at the Rutland Centennial Hall.

Sept. 13   n  Vancouver-South Burnaby Annual General meeting. Registration 6:30 pm, meeting 7:00 pm at St. Mary’s Church Hall, 808 East 50^th Avenue, Vancouver (just off Fraser Street).

Sept. 15   n  Changed from September 8^th! Lower mainland Presidents’ Forum. Eastburn Community Centre. 9:00 am to Noon. Chaired by Sean Barnett, New Westminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby.

Sept. 18   n  Vancouver Quadra Board Meeting.

Sept. 22   n  Kootenay-Columbia Annual General Meeting. 3:00 pm at the Heritage Inn, 803 Cranbrook Street North, Cranbrook. Following the AGM a 6:00 pm dinner will take place with guest speaker Stephen Harper. Guests will also be addressed by Senator Gerry St. Germain.

Sept. 22   n  Surrey Central Annual General Meeting. 9:00 am breakfast meeting. Royal Canadian Legion in Cloverdale. Tickets $5.

Sept. 27   n  Vancouver Quadra Breakfast Meeting – open to all! 7:15 to 8:30 am at Shaughnessy Golf Club, 4300 SW Marine Drive. Senator Gerry St. Germain is the guest speaker. Tickets, at only $15, can be obtained by calling Fred Cotton, 604 266 7060

Sept. 28   n  Deadline for resolutions for the next Assembly. All Policy and Constitutional Motions must be in the hands of National Office by this date.

Sept. 29   n  Nanaimo-Cowichan Annual General Meeting. 2:00 pm at the Fuller Lake Arena, Fuller Lake Road, Chemainus.

Oct. 12      n  BC REGIONAL CONFERENCE. October 12-14, Friday, Saturday, and then Sunday morning. All taking place at the Richmond Inn, in Richmond, of course. Only $99 per delegate. Call BC Regional Co-ordinator  Brian Archer at 681 6333.

Nov. 22     n  Vancouver Leader’s Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

2002

Jan.-Mar. n  Party National Council Election. One Member, one vote. Mail-in ballot.

Feb.-Mar. n  Party Leadership Election. One Member, one vote. Mail-in ballot. A national council committee, the Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) is being set up to create the rules and regulations of the leadership race.

April 4-7   n  Assembly 2002,  Edmonton at the Shaw Convention Centre. More on this as information develops, but don’t forget the Deadline for Policy and Constitutional resolutions for this Assembly is September 28^th, just four weeks away. All Policy and Constitutional Motions must be in the hands of National Office by this date.

National Council Contenders:- Rumours (undenied) have it that Ron Churchill (Burnaby), Bill Grulkey, (Vancouver) and incumbents Don Irwin (Kelowna) and Bill McGill (Mission) are going to be nominated for National Council, for which elections are expected to take place early next year.

Leadership Contenders:- Rumours (also undenied) have it that Dean Drysdale (Langley, BC), Stephen Harper (Calgary, AB), Stockwell Day Penticton, BC).and Diane Ablonczy (Calgary, AB) may be nominated for election to Leadership of the Party.