BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260525T143000Z DTEND:20260525T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:ANNUAL STATE OF THE REGION 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Airdrie Regional Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for the inaugural State of the Region and Economic update.\n\n\n\nSponsored by BDC\, this event is designed to strengthen connections and communication between businesses and Rocky View County.\n\nElected Officials\, along with key staff from RVC's Economic Development\, Planning\, and Executive Leadership teams will present information including the following topics:\n\n High level overview of key infrastructure to support business growth\n Planning and development updates including the development approvals transformation program\n Regional collaboration and partnerships\n Strategic priorities and future growth outlook\n\n We're also honored to welcome Pierre Cl roux\, Chief Economist from Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)\, who will speak on BDC's 2026 economic outlook and what it means for Canadian businesses\, key insights from BDC's latest economic studies\, and how ongoing uncertainty around U.S. trade policies are affecting the markets.\n\n\n\nThis is your opportunity to hear directly from County leadership\, gain valuable economic insights\, and ask questions of both RVC and Pierre during the Q & A.\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n Reeve Sunny Samra\n \n Reeve Sunny Samra represents Rocky View County Division 6\, which includes the Conrich\, Indus\, and Dalemead areas. He and his family have called the Conrich area home since 2012. Reeve Samra brings a strong background in technology and public service\, with an Engineering degree in Computer Science and professional experience with IBM and the Canada Revenue Agency. He is also a licensed real estate professional.\n\n First elected to Council in 2021\, Reeve Samra is known for his community-focused approach and his advocacy on issues such as growth\, infrastructure\, water\, and local services. He has supported on-the-ground improvements that reflect resident priorities\, including road safety enhancements\, park amenities\, and community grant outcomes. He is also active in regional collaboration and intermunicipal partnerships\, including work connected to the Prairie Economic Gateway and neighbouring municipalities. Reeve Samra was selected by Council to serve as Reeve following this 2025 re-election.\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n Reegan McCullough\n\n Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)\n\n Rocky View County \n \n \n Reegan McCullough is the Chief Administrative Officer of Rocky View County\, responsible for leading the County's administrative operations and supporting Council to manage growth\, strengthen fiscal sustainability\, and deliver on the priorities that matter most to residents and businesses. He brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across municipal government\, provincial administration\, and major public-sector organizations\, with a consistent focus on positioning communities and regions for long-term economic success.\n\n \n\n Mr. McCullough brings deep expertise in strategic planning\, infrastructure and asset management\, and disciplined fiscal leadership. He is a collaborative leader with a strong record of building partnerships across government\, industry\, and community to translate challenges into well-managed opportunities.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Brian Henderson\n\n Chief Operating Officer (COO)\n\n Rocky View County \n \n \n Brian Henderson joined Rocky View County as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on November 24\, where he provides strategic oversight of the County's Infrastructure Services Division. In this role\, he leads integrated efforts in infrastructure planning\, operations\, and service delivery to support the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of one of Alberta's most dynamic rural municipalities.\n\n \n\n A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA\, CA)\, Brian is recognized for his strong financial acumen\, collaborative leadership style\, and unwavering commitment to innovation and operational excellence. \n\n \n\n Outside of work\, Brian enjoys camping\, golfing\, and spending time with his wife\, Kaitlin\, and their three young children.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Justin Rebello\n\n Acting Manager\, Planning and Development Support\n\n Rocky View County \n \n \n Justin is a Professional Planner and municipal leader with extensive experience in both municipal government and the private sector\, bringing a strategic and well-rounded perspective to planning and development\, community building\, land development\, and placemaking.\n\n \n\n Since joining the County he has held progressive leadership roles across Planning Customer Service\, Development Planning\, and Development Support Services\, overseeing approximately 450 development permit applications annually.\n\n \n\n Currently serving in an Acting Manager capacity for Planning and Development Support Services\, he has also played a key role in establishing the County's Development Support Services department as a centralized "one-stop shop" for development and building applications\, supporting a more streamlined\, collaborative\, and customer-focused approval process.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n Gerrit Scheffel\n\n Regional Planner\n\n Rocky View County \n \n \n Gerrit is a Regional Planner at Rocky View County specializing in long-range planning and intermunicipal collaboration. He played a key role in the County's 2025 Municipal Development Plan and currently leads the Airdrie Rocky View County Intermunicipal Development Plan\, strengthening partnerships and alignment across neighbouring municipalities.\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER:\n\n\n \n \n \n Pierre Cl roux\n\n Vice President\, Research and Chief Economist at BDC \n \n He leads BDC's economic research team\, tracking the business and sector shifts shaping Canada's entrepreneurial economy and helping entrepreneurs and decision makers act with confidence in periods of uncertainty by translating economic change into practical guidance on productivity\, competitiveness and resilient growth. \n\n \n\n A seasoned speaker\, Mr. Cl roux advises BDC's senior management team on economic conditions and strategic priorities to help ensure the Bank remains responsive as markets evolve. With more than 25 years as an economist\, he has held senior roles in Canada and internationally\, contributing to policies and initiatives that directly impacted entrepreneurs and our country's small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). He also sits on the board of the CIRANO inter-university research centre and is Chair of the Economy and Financial Institutions Committee of the F d ration des chambres de commerce du Qu bec (FCCQ). X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Airdrie Regional Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for \;the inaugural State of the Region and Economic update.
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\nSponsored by BDC\, this event is designed to strengthen connections and communication between businesses and Rocky View County.
\nElected Officials\, along with key staff from RVC'\;s Economic Development\, Planning\, and Executive Leadership teams will present information including the following topics:\n\n We&rsquo\;re also honored to welcome Pierre Clé\;roux\, Chief Economist from Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)\, who will speak on BDC&rsquo\;s 2026 economic outlook and what it means for Canadian businesses\, key insights from BDC&rsquo\;s latest economic studies\, and how ongoing uncertainty around U.S. trade policies are affecting the markets.
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\nThis is your opportunity to hear directly from County leadership\, gain valuable economic insights\, and ask questions of both RVC and Pierre during the Q &\; A.\n\n
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\n Reeve Sunny Samra		\n

Reeve Sunny Samra represents Rocky View County Division 6\, which includes the Conrich\, Indus\, and Dalemead areas. He and his family have called the Conrich area home since 2012. Reeve Samra brings a strong background in technology and public service\, with an Engineering degree in Computer Science and professional experience with IBM and the Canada Revenue Agency. He is also a licensed real estate professional.

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First elected to Council in 2021\, Reeve Samra is known for his community-focused approach and his advocacy on issues such as growth\, infrastructure\, water\, and local services. He has supported on-the-ground improvements that reflect resident priorities\, including road safety enhancements\, park amenities\, and community grant outcomes. He is also active in regional collaboration and intermunicipal partnerships\, including work connected to the Prairie Economic Gateway and neighbouring municipalities. Reeve Samra was selected by Council to serve as Reeve following this 2025 re-election.

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Reegan McCullough
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Chief Administrative \;Officer (CAO)
\n Rocky View County \;
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Reegan McCullough is the Chief Administrative Officer of Rocky View County\, responsible for leading the County'\;s administrative operations and supporting Council to manage growth\, strengthen fiscal sustainability\, and deliver on the priorities that matter most to residents and businesses. He brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across municipal government\, provincial administration\, and major public-sector organizations\, with a consistent focus on positioning communities and regions for long-term economic success.
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\n Mr. McCullough brings deep expertise in strategic planning\, infrastructure and asset management\, and disciplined fiscal leadership. He is a collaborative leader with a strong record of building partnerships across government\, industry\, and community to translate challenges into well-managed opportunities.

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Brian Henderson
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Chief Operating Officer (COO)
\n Rocky View County \;
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Brian Henderson joined Rocky View County as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on November 24\, where he provides strategic oversight of the County'\;s Infrastructure Services Division. In this role\, he leads integrated efforts in infrastructure planning\, operations\, and service delivery to support the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of one of Alberta'\;s most dynamic rural municipalities.
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\n A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA\, CA)\, Brian is recognized for his strong financial acumen\, collaborative leadership style\, and unwavering commitment to innovation and operational excellence. \;
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\n Outside of work\, Brian enjoys camping\, golfing\, and spending time with his wife\, Kaitlin\, and their three young children.

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Justin Rebello
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Acting Manager\, Planning and Development Support
\n Rocky View County \;
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Justin is a Professional Planner and municipal leader with extensive experience in both municipal government and the private sector\, bringing a strategic and well-rounded perspective to planning and development\, community building\, land development\, and placemaking.
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\n Since joining the County \;he has held progressive leadership roles across Planning Customer Service\, Development Planning\, and Development Support Services\, overseeing approximately 450 development permit applications annually.
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\n Currently serving in an Acting Manager capacity for Planning and Development Support Services\, he has also played a key role in establishing the County&rsquo\;s Development Support Services department as a centralized &ldquo\;one-stop shop&rdquo\; for development and building applications\, supporting a more streamlined\, collaborative\, and customer-focused approval process.

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\n Gerrit Scheffel
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Regional Planner
\n Rocky View County \;
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Gerrit is a Regional Planner at Rocky View County specializing in long-range planning and intermunicipal collaboration. He played a key role in the County&rsquo\;s 2025 Municipal Development Plan and currently leads the Airdrie&ndash\;Rocky View County Intermunicipal Development Plan\, strengthening partnerships and alignment across neighbouring municipalities.

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\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER:\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
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Pierre Clé\;roux
\n Vice President\, Research and Chief Economist at BDC \;
\n 		He leads BDC&rsquo\;s economic research team\, tracking the business and sector shifts shaping Canada&rsquo\;s entrepreneurial economy and helping entrepreneurs and decision makers act with confidence in periods of uncertainty by translating economic change into practical guidance on productivity\, \;competitiveness \;and resilient growth. \;
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\n A seasoned speaker\, Mr. \;Clé\;roux \;advises BDC&rsquo\;s senior management team on economic conditions and strategic priorities to help ensure the Bank \;remains \;responsive as markets evolve. With more than 25 years as an economist\, he has held senior roles in Canada and internationally\, contributing to policies and initiatives that directly \;impacted \;entrepreneurs and our country&rsquo\;s small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). \;He also sits on the board of \;the \;CIRANO \;inter-university research \;centre \;and is \;Chair of the Economy and Financial Institutions Committee of the Fé\;dé\;ration des \;chambres \;de commerce du Qué\;bec (FCCQ). \;
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\n LOCATION:Rocky View County Hall 262075 Rocky View Point Rocky View County\, AB\, T4A 0X2 UID:e.1948.3281 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260603T082325Z URL:https://www.airdriechamber.ab.ca/events/details/annual-state-of-the-region-2026-3281 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR