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COG Volume 36 - Number 17
November 6, 2018
 
The Rotary Club of Calgary Downtown is comprised of professional and community leaders brought together in fellowship to create a better future.
 
This Week's Birthdays
Rick Erven November 4
Farid Bedwany November 6
Nabeel Ramji November 8
Mark Stiles November 9
 
Attendance for November 6
71 people, including 4 guests.
 
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Highlights of the November 6, 2018 Meeting
 
Reveille - Ian Lewis
 
 
 
The Rotary Trio
 
 
 
Bill and Gloria Kaufmann Accept a Paul Harris Award
 
 
 
A Paul Harris Fellow Award for Jennifer Lavier-Jankovic
 
 
 
A Paul Harris Fellow Award for Bob Junker
 
 
 
A Foundation Certificate
for Craig Henderson
 
 
 
A Paul Harris Fellow Award for Bruce Yorga

 

This week was our Remembrance Day observance. The commemoration included University of Calgary professor Ian Lewis' Last Post and Reveille, and two minutes of silence to remember the sacrifices of the fallen.
 
After the head table was introduced, Manon Mitchell and Michael Pierson led us in the singing of O Canada. Our greeter Tom Tait delivered the invocation, a reflection on political leadership and the four-way test.
 
Thanks go out to our front entrance volunteers John Seigner, Eric Bennett and Bob Junker. There was no COG sponsor for this week's meeting. Manon Mitchell, Michael Pierson and Tim Heaton led this week's sing-song, a medley of memorable war time songs, which included It's a Long Way to Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover, and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.
 
Club secretary Kurt Kowalchuk announced this week's visitors and guests, and extended the club's acknowledgement of the four club members celebrating birthdays.
 
Our President-Elect Rick Erven announced the incoming members of the board of directors. The following club members have been elected by acclamation to two-year terms beginning in July 2019.
  • Farid Bedwany - Community Service
  • Lori Forand - International
  • Craig Henderson - Communications
  • Kurt Kowalchuk - Membership
  • Robert Taylor - Youth
They are joined by the following returning directors.
  • Manon Mitchell - Grants
  • John Seigner - Fellowship
  • Greg Stevenson - BBQs
Nick Cosentino continues on as the club treasurer.
 
Finally, a first group of club members received Paul Harris recognition as part of our Foundations month. These included:
 
  • Bill and Gloria Kaufmann were awarded Paul Harris Fellowships.
 
  • Jennifer Lavier-Jankovic received her Paul Harris pin and certificate.
 
  • Bob Junker received his next-level PHF+5 pin.
 
  • Craig Henderson received PHF+5 and PHF+6 pins, and a Foundation certificate.
 
  • Bruce Yorga received a Paul Harris pin and certificate.
 
Congratulations to all of our Paul Harris recipients.
 

 

 
Our Speaker, Steve Barlow
 
Our Speaker, Steve Barlow
 
 
 
Standing Tall with the Chief

 

 

Madeleine King introduced our speaker, Acting Chief of the Calgary Police Service Steve Barlow who spoke on the significant challenges being faced by the CPS and all police forces across North America. He began by relating the results of a recently commissioned customer satisfaction survey in which 94 per cent of the respondents indicated it is very important that the citizenry feel secure, 91 per cent were somewhat or very satisfied with the CPS, and 97 per cent felt the city should be increasing its investment in policing. Although the percentage remains high, the CPS has noted that results do show some deterioration in the perception of the CPS since the last satisfaction survey. The CPS is working hard to maintain and improve its performance rating.
 
Mr. Barlow noted that calls for service to the CPS are constantly on the increase. Although the rates for major calls are fairly steady, calls to CPS for social disorder have increased. This is largely to be expected in cities when their populations exceed one million.
 
He also provided a breakdown of trends seen in various types of crimes. He indicated that despite the attention paid to the opioid epidemic, the real escalation has been in the illegal use of marijuana and methamphetamine. Related to this has been the explosive increase in vehicle thefts. Increasingly, these stolen vehicles are used to commit more serious crimes, such as breaking into stores. Vehicles dating from the 1990s are most commonly stolen, as it is harder to steal vehicles from newer model years. In addition to the increase in drug related crimes, sexual and family violence and economic crimes are also increasing.
 
The CPS is working hard to stay on top of all of these developments as it continues to build its capability to maintain its citizen to officer ratios. Following a lively question and answer session, Doug Webb thanked our speaker.

COG Staff - November 6, 2018
 
Editor Craig Henderson
Photography Ralph Lundberg
Sponsorships David Holden

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