[AAMT] Re: August Updates
- From: Colin Byers <cbyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "aamt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <aamt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:53:17 -0600
Hi Everyone,
Here's a list of things you may want to do around the Airdrie area while
you are down for the fall AAMT.
Cafe Radio <http://www.carstairs.fm> (Located in Carstairs 20 min north,
featured on Food Network's "You Gotta Eat Here").
Cross Iron Mills Mall <http://www.crossironmills.com> (Located 5 min South)
Calgary Zoo <http://www.calgaryzoo.com> (located 20 min south)
Telus Spark <http://www.sparkscience.ca> (located 20 min south)
Heritage Park <http://www.heritagepark.ca> (located 30 min south)
Calaway Park <http://www.calawaypark.com> (located 20 min south)
Royal Tyrrell Museum <http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com> (located 1 hour 15 min
east)
Atlas Coal Mine <http://www.atlascoalmine.ab.ca> (located 1 hour 20 min
east)
Last Chance Saloon <http://visitlastchancesaloon.com> (located 1 hour 15
min east)
Rosebud Theatre <http://www.rosebudtheatre.com>(located 1 hour 15 min east)
Big Hill Springs Provincial Park
<http://www.albertaparks.ca/glenbow-ranch.aspx> (located 30 min west)
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
<http://www.albertaparks.ca/glenbow-ranch.aspx> (located 35 min west)
Glenbow Museum <http://www.glenbow.org> (located 35 min south)
Skyline Luge <http://www.skylineluge.com> (located 30 min south)
Calgary Corn Maze <http://calgarycornmaze.com> (located 40 min south)
Calgary Dragon Boat Festival is on August 23-24
There are many parks, within a half hour drive that you can walk, hike,
fish, bike, river float. If you're looking for Big Mountain adventure,
Canmore, Banff Kananaskis Country are an hour and a half to two hours away.
There are many farmers markets on Saturday, in Calgary, Cochrane, Carstairs
& Bergen.
Colin
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Pete MacKay <pete@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> Thanks for the feedback. Things were clear about trying for a destination
> that is scenic. While Airdrie may not be a top travel destination, it has
> the facilities required to complete the task at hand - that is, that Bert
> Church High has the labs and capacity to run the planned certification boot
> camp. There are some challenges with planning so late for a summer event -
> mainly that facilities in mountain communities are not readily available.
> There is also the fact that this is a grassroots community that has to rely
> on input from members. If anyone has scouted a different venue that can
> meet the group's needs and short timeline, we would have heard about it
> since we met almost two weeks ago.
>
> Attendance at the August meeting cannot hold the same expectation as the
> school-year ones and there are many reasons why some may not attend. Keep
> in mind that the desire for the group to continue its work and that the
> probability of the group staying intact are high. There will be future
> opportunities to meet in other areas of the province that meet a more
> aesthetic requirement than Edmonton, Red Deer or Airdrie.
>
> I want to be sure to thank Wanda and Colin who offered to help plan the
> August event and remind everyone of the open invitation to be involved in
> any discussions or planning for the August event or any future events of
> our group.
>
> -Pete
>
>
> --
> Pete MacKay
> Provincial Team Teacher
> http://www.2Learn.ca
> (780) 486 - 0380
>
>
> On Jun 10, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Patrick Bohnet <pbohnet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Pete!
>
> Thanks for your hard work, and sorry if this sounds negative, but if I was
> not mistaken, was it not the wishes of the group to have a more scenic
> location? I thought the conversation was around if we were giving up our
> summer vacation, we would like a location like Banff or Canmore so we could
> have a location for our families to enjoy while we worked?
>
> I am not comfortable with taking my family to Airdrie, nor being away from
> them at that point in the summer.
>
> Is this location locked in stone?
>
> I am curious what the rest of our team feels.
>
> Sorry for the negativity, but did I miss a different conversation?
>
> Pat Bohnet
>
> On Friday, June 6, 2014, Pete MacKay <pete@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> A couple of updates since this morning...
>>
>> Airdrie, Alberta is going to be the destination for the August
>> Conference/Certification Boot Camp. Colin Byers, our esteemed AAMT
>> colleague, will host with complete facilities at Bert Church High School.
>> Colin will be in touch with the group regarding hotel options shortly so
>> that they can be booked.
>>
>> If you hadn't heard last week, I am taking a position next fall with my
>> district and attendance with my new team is required on August 21/22, so I
>> will be unable to attend our event. I'll help plan the event with Colin and
>> Daryl – and anyone who wishes to be involved. Please let us know how you
>> want to help.
>>
>> Have a great weekend and we'll be in touch shortly with further
>> developments!
>> -Pete
>>
>>
>>
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