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	<title>Alberta Venture Magazine, Alberta business, Canadian business, Business Awards, Alberta news, Alberta industry &#187; 50 Most Influential</title>
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		<title>Behind the Scenes of the 50 Most Influential Cover Shoot</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2011/07/behind-the-scenes-of-the-50-most-influential-cover-shoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Kinney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos by Will Young On June 3 in Calgary, Kim Larson, the art director for Alberta Venture and photographer Colin Way captured the personalities in play for the cover of one of our most popular features all year, the list &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2011/07/behind-the-scenes-of-the-50-most-influential-cover-shoot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Alberta&#8217;s 50 Most Influential People Media Release</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/07/2010-albertas-50-most-influential-people-media-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Kinney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edmonton, Alberta (July 1, 2010) The eagerly anticipated list of Alberta&#8217;s 50 Most Influential People, Alberta Venture&#8217;s annual July issue cover story, is available online now at albertaventure.com and hits newsstands on July 5, 2010. This year&#8217;s cover profile is &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/07/2010-albertas-50-most-influential-people-media-release/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Really Big Oil</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/07/really-big-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Suncor will become not just Canada’s biggest energy company but Canada’s biggest company.” There are few things more perilous in publishing than putting a big number like $50 billion on the cover. Stuff happens, things change by the time readers &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/07/really-big-oil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 2007 List of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/07/the-2007-list-of-alberta%e2%80%99s-50-most-influential-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edmonton, Alberta (July 3 2007) &#8211; Featuring Premier Ed Stelmach, Mayor of Wood Buffalo Melissa Blake, Calgary Stampede CEO Vern Kimball, and Entrepreneur of the Year Timothy Melton—just to name a few&#8211;July’s issue of Alberta Venture reveals the annual list &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/07/the-2007-list-of-alberta%e2%80%99s-50-most-influential-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s 50 Most Influential People</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/07/albertas-50-most-influential-people-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t already cottoned on to the idea that Alberta is an economic, political and cultural power-house, our 12th annual Most Influential list might finally have you convinced. More than a catalogue of oil and gas CEOs, this year’s &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/07/albertas-50-most-influential-people-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s 50 Most Influential People</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2007/07/albertas-50-most-influential-people-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet the people behind the issues &#8212; the declaration sums up this year&#8217;s list of the province&#8217;s 50 Most Influential People. Much has been made of the gains and pains surrounding Albert&#8217;s economic growth over the last year. Nowhere are &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2007/07/albertas-50-most-influential-people-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>50 Most Influential All-Stars</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2007/07/50-most-influential-all-stars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 10 years now – 11 lists in total – we’ve profiled the Albertans who wield the greatest influence. Below, meet the heaviest hitters who have appeared the most times on our annual list of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People. &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2007/07/50-most-influential-all-stars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s 50 Most Influential People</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 20:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alberta has been in the national spotlight more than ever over the past year, and justifiably so. From across the province and from every walk of life, these Albertans stepped forward and made their mark Profiles by Will Gibson, Tracy &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/07/albertas-50-most-influential-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sandford Big Plume</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/sandford-big-plume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandford Big Plume &#8211; Chief, Tsuu T&#8217;ina Nation As chief of the 1,400 people of the Tsuu T&#8217;ina Nation situated on the southwestern edge of Calgary, Chief Sandford Big Plume&#8217;s efforts have focused on striking what is often a tenuous &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/sandford-big-plume/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ralph Klein</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/ralph-klein-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ralph Klein &#8211; Premier, Province of Alberta Most incumbents would consider winning 62 of 83 seats and 47% of the total vote as a massive affirmation of their personal popularity. But, as he has proven over a remarkable 25 years &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/ralph-klein-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Melissa Blake</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/melissa-blake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa Blake &#8211; Mayor, The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Melissa Blake&#8217;s thorough trouncing of incumbent Doug Faulkner in the Wood Buffalo mayoralty race in October caused some surprise among political commentators in Edmonton and Calgary, some of whom mentioned &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/melissa-blake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Margaret Bateman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Margaret Bateman &#8211; Chair, Edmonton Regional Airports Authority Flying below the radar has never hurt Margaret Bateman&#8217;s ability to get results. The beleaguered Edmonton Regional Airports Authority turned to Bateman to lead its board of directors in January 2004 due &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/margaret-bateman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cecile and Sandy Mactaggart</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/cecille-and-sandy-mactaggart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecile and Sandy Mactaggart &#8211; Philanthropists Cecile, 66, and Sandy Mactaggart, 77, are celebrated for the exquisite gift the couple bestowed upon the University of Alberta. In April 2005, the Edmonton couple donated a rare collection of ancient and modern &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/cecille-and-sandy-mactaggart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Pollock</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/larry-pollock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Pollock &#8211; President and CEO, Canadian Western Bank Even though Canadian Western Bank has posted 67 consecutive profitable quarters and 15 straight years of double-digit loan growth, CEO and president Larry Pollock does not rest on those laurels. The &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/larry-pollock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kit Chan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kit Chan &#8211; Director, Bank of Canada As one of 15 directors of the Bank of Canada, the federal keeper of the country&#8217;s currency, Kit Chan wields a lot of power. Since being appointed Alberta&#8217;s representative in 1999 by then &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/kit-chan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>JR Shaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JR Shaw &#8211; Chair, Calgary Campaign Alberta Heart Institute After former deputy prime minister Don Mazankowski suffered a serious heart attack about 18 months ago that required major surgery, his good friend JR Shaw was spurred to action, raising more &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/jr-shaw/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Darla Zelenitsky</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/dr-darla-zelenitsky/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Darla Zelenitsky &#8211; Post Doctoral Fellow, Alberta Ingenuity Fund When a female dinosaur skeleton was found in southeastern China and two shelled eggs were discovered lying side by side in its fossilized pelvis, University of Calgary&#8217;s Dr. Darla Zelenitsky &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/dr-darla-zelenitsky/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Carol Ryder</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/carol-ryder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carol Ryder &#8211; Chair, Bow Valley College Board of Governors Carol Ryder&#8217;s strong personal belief in lifelong learning and the accessibility and affordability of education make her an invaluable addition to Bow Valley College where she was appointed to chair &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/carol-ryder/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s 50 Most Influentual People</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Movers and shakers, inspirers and dealmakers. Ralph Klein topped the list. Find out who else shaped Alberta during the past 12 months. Profiles by Antony Davis, Danyael Halprin and Will Gibson If you were asked to take a snapshot of &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/albertas-50-most-influentual-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vi Sunohara</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/vi-sunohara/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 20:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vi Sunohara &#8211; Director, Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce Governor, Grande Prairie Regional College Influential Icon: Trailblazer As a chemist who worked at El Dorado Nuclear but could not get a mortgage in 1961 because she was a woman, Vi &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/vi-sunohara/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen West</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/stephen-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen West &#8211; Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier Influential Icon: Political haymaker Premier Ralph Klein hailed the return of Stephen West as his new chief of staff with a particularly vivid sound bite for the Legislature&#8217;s press gallery. &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/stephen-west/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Harper</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/stephen-harper-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Harper &#8211; Leader, Conservative Party of Canada Influential Icon: The man who would be king By the time this article appears, Stephen Harper may have achieved the ultimate position of influence in Canadian politics by moving into 24 Sussex &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/stephen-harper-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shirley McClellan</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/shirley-mcclellan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shirley McClellan &#8211; Deputy Premier, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development,Government of Alberta Influential Icon: Farm fan As the province&#8217;s beef industry suffered through one of the worst years in history with the BSE crisis, Agriculture Minister Shirley McClellan &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/shirley-mcclellan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sheila Weatherill</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/sheila-weatherill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sheila Weatherill &#8211; President and CEO, Capital Health Influential Icon: Health nut As the head of an organization with a $2.2-billion budget, 29,000 employees and one million clients, Capital Health CEO Sheila Weatherill has a lot of profile and a &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/sheila-weatherill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Grieve</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/ross-grieve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ross Grieve &#8211; >President and CEO, PCL Construction Group Inc. Influential Icon: Building block Any doubts about the influence of Ross Grieve, president and CEO of PCL Construction Group Inc., were drowned out by the shrieks of outrage that followed &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/ross-grieve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Westbury</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/robert-westbury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Westbury &#8211; Chair, Local Organizing Committee, 2004 Juno Awards Influential Icon: Party planner Although it has been more than 40 years since Robert Westbury worked his way through St. Francis Xavier University by playing saxophone in a Glenn Miller &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/robert-westbury/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ralph Young</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/ralph-young/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ralph Young &#8211; Chair, Organizing Committee Edmonton 2004 Centennial President and CEO, Melcor Developments Ltd. Influential Icon: Centenary celebrant Although Ralph Young prefers to stay out of the spotlight, his achievements in both business and the community have often given &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/ralph-young/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ralph Klein</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/ralph-klein-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ralph Klein &#8211; Premier of Alberta Influential Icon: Did we mention he&#8217;s premier of Alberta? Although opposition politicians and the press drew blood on issues from the province&#8217;s BSE bailout dollars winding up in the hands of meat packers to &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/ralph-klein-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Raj Pannu</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/raj-pannu-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raj Pannu &#8211; Leader, Alberta New Democrats Influential Icon: Opposing force While the New Democrats&#8217; tiny two-man caucus might not have delivered David&#8217;s hammer blow to Goliath, their sharp criticism on everything from electricity deregulation to auto insurance reform has &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/raj-pannu-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Byrne</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/paul-byrne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Byrne &#8211; Chair, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Grant MacEwan College Influential Icon: Northern booster As an academic who is often in the news for lobbying government for more funding for Grant MacEwan College, Paul Byrne might &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/07/paul-byrne/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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