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Calgary Centre EDA
Home Page (Archive)

This was the web page for the Calgary Centre Federal Green Party Association (otherwise known as the Calgary Centre EDA) from the founding of the EDA in October 2006 until February 2009.  It is being maintained for now since there are probably some documents posted here that will be of interest to EDA members.

As outlined in the February 2009 EDA bulletin (see below) I stepped down as EDA CEO at the AGM held on February 23, 2009.  I really enjoyed my time as CEO and it was an honour and a privilege to work with so many dedicated Greens!  I plan to stay involved with the EDA, just not as CEO. 

Adrian Textor was elected as the new CEO at the AGM and Natalie Odd was re-nominated as the candidate for the riding.  If you are interested in helping out you can email Adrian at adrian.textor@greenparty.ca or Natalie at natalie.odd@greenparty.ca.

2008 Election Results for Natalie Odd

Natalie Odd was nominated by EDA members as the Green Party candidate for Calgary Centre at our nomination meeting on September 9, 2008.  Natalie ran a great campaign in the fall election and we increased our popular vote to 16.6%, an increase of almost 5% over the last election.  This was the best Green Party percentage in Alberta and the seventh best percentage in the country.  We beat the NDP candidate in the riding and were only 624 votes behind the Liberal candidate.  In addition, the Green Party was the only party in the riding to increase our vote from the last election.

You can visit Natalie's campaign website here:  http://natalieodd.ca/.  We are fortunate that Natalie will remain our candidate and she is very committed to moving the party forward and winning in the riding.  Campaign team meetings are continuing in 2009 and most are being held on the second Monday of each month.  If you are interested in attending a meeting or helping out please send her an email at natalie.odd@greenparty.ca.

For those who are interested, here are some bulletins sent out during the election:

September 10, 2008 - Nomination Meeting Results
September 27, 2008 - Campaign Bulletin #1
October 1, 2008 - Campaign Bulletin #2
October 10, 2008 - Campaign Bulletin #3
October 12, 2008 - Campaign Bulletin #4
October 15, 2008 - Thank You

Donations

You can donate directly to our EDA by credit card or cheque.  Just email us at calgarycentre@greenparty.ca and we will confirm the details of your donation with you over the phone.  You can also donate to our EDA online via the main GPC website at this link

As a new organization we are trying to get some money in the bank to help our candidate when the election is called.  We also needs funds for our EDA activities during the year.  Tax credits of up to 75% are available for your donation (e.g. a $400 donation will only cost you $100 after you receive your tax return).  Monthly donations are another great way to contribute.  Again, please email us if you are interested in helping this way. 

2009 Meeting Schedule

The dates for our upcoming meetings follow.  Each meeting will be at at 7:00 pm and most meetings are on the last Monday of the month at the Bankview Community Centre (2418 17th St. SW).  Please contact Adrian Textor at adrian.textor@greenparty.ca to confirm the meeting details.

Annual Plan, 2009 - Overview - Budget
January 26, 2009 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
February 23, 2009 (AGM) - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
March 30, 2009
April 27, 2009
May 25, 2009
June 29, 2009
September 28, 2009
October 26, 2009
November 30, 2009

2008 Meeting Archive

Annual Plan, 2008 - Overview - Budget
January 28, 2008 (AGM) - Agenda - Minutes
February 25, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
March 25, 2008 - Election for EDA executive - Results
March 31, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
May 26, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
June 30, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
July 28, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
September 9, 2008 (Nomination Meeting) - Notice - Change - Agenda - Minutes
September 29, 2008 - Cancelled due to election
October 27, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes
November 24, 2008 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
End-of-Year Reports, 2008 - Financial - Cashflow - Annual Report

2007 Meeting Archive

Annual Plan, 2007 - Overview - Fund Development - Election Readiness - Volunteers  - Budget
January 8, 2007 (AGM) - AgendaMinutes - Financial - Cashflow
January 29, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Cashflow
February 26, 2007 (Nomination Meeting) - Agenda - Minutes
March 5, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Cashflow
March 26, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
April 30, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
May 28, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes
June 18, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
July 23, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
September 24. 2007 - Agenda - Minutes
October 29, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
November 19, 2007 - Agenda - Minutes - Financial
End-of-Year Reports, 2007 - Financial (Complete) - Financial (Short) - Activities

2006 Meeting Archive

October 30, 2006 - Agenda - Minutes 
November 27, 2006 - Agenda - MinutesFinancial 
End-of-Year Reports, 2006 - Financial - Cashflow

EDA Bulletin Archive

November 8, 2006 - Bulletin
December 3, 2006 - Bulletin
January 28, 2007 - Bulletin
February 16, 2007 - Bulletin
March 24, 2007 - Bulletin
April 29, 2007 - Bulletin
May 22, 2007 - Bulletin
June 15, 2007 - Bulletin
June 19, 2007 - Fundraiser
September 7, 2007 - Bulletin
October 28, 2007 - Bulletin
November 18, 2007 - Bulletin
March 2, 2008 - Bulletin
March 3, 2008 - Bulletin
May 23, 2008 - Bulletin
August 23, 2008 - Bulletin 
February 10, 2009 - Bulletin

Other Documents

EDA Constitution