<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<META name="y_key" content="308d50b0e354dfca" />
<channel>
	<title>Alberta Venture Magazine, Alberta business, Canadian business, Business Awards, Alberta news, Alberta industry &#187; From Outside In</title>
	<atom:link href="http://albertaventure.com/tag/from-outside-in/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://albertaventure.com</link>
	<description>Articles on Small Business, Management, Human Resources, Environment, Sales &#38; Marketing, Finance, Oil &#38; Gas</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:24 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Yes, We’ve Noticed You</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2007/12/yes-we%e2%80%99ve-noticed-you/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2007/12/yes-we%e2%80%99ve-noticed-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The scene: a conference centre near Toronto airport, formerly a Sears warehouse. The date: early November. The headlines: “1,100 local jobs lost at Chrysler.” The circumstances couldn’t have been more propitious for Workwest’s first Toronto-based career fair, a two-day event &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2007/12/yes-we%e2%80%99ve-noticed-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2007/12/yes-we%e2%80%99ve-noticed-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>All in the Family</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2007/10/all-in-the-family/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2007/10/all-in-the-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada is changing fast. Where Toronto and Montreal were once considered the country’s only metropolises, now Vancouver is renowned as a “world-class city,” and Calgary and Edmonton aren’t far behind. Illustration by Matt Wood Those who once journeyed to southern &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2007/10/all-in-the-family/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2007/10/all-in-the-family/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Keep These Under Your Hat</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2007/09/keep-these-under-your-hat/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2007/09/keep-these-under-your-hat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rednecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Standard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Easterners could make fun of Alberta&#8217;s daffy ideas and biases too, if word got out Illustration by Isabelle Cardinal Is climate change an eastern plot? Does anyone besides lefty editorial writers in Toronto really believe that gun control controls guns? &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2007/09/keep-these-under-your-hat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2007/09/keep-these-under-your-hat/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Help Is On Its Way</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/11/help-is-on-its-way/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/11/help-is-on-its-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.R.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[current affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Spence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, the spectre of shortage loomed. Pundits warned that Alberta could not exploit this vital resource forever. But now it’s done, and even Peter Lougheed has said that the provincial government wasn’t ready. That dwindling resource: not oil and &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/11/help-is-on-its-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/11/help-is-on-its-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who Are You Calling Bumpkin?</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/10/who-are-you-calling-bumpkin/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/10/who-are-you-calling-bumpkin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Spence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Urban business “dragons” still can’t take agriculture seriously. Their loss It’s hard to believe, but once I was an ignorant Eastern urbanite. Sure, I knew that most of my food came from the ground somehow (though I’m still not sure &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/10/who-are-you-calling-bumpkin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/10/who-are-you-calling-bumpkin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>When the Recruits Get Homesick</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/07/when-the-recruits-get-homesick-2/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/07/when-the-recruits-get-homesick-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 20:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.R.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the war for talent, winning hearts may be harder than minds When a team from Edmonton Economic Development put on a promotional event in Toronto last fall, one official admitted they came to Ontario because Alberta needs all the &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/07/when-the-recruits-get-homesick-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/07/when-the-recruits-get-homesick-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Now that the West is In</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/06/now-that-the-west-is-in/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/06/now-that-the-west-is-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Spence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 4, the same day a chagrined Ralph Klein agreed to step down early, Jim Dinning cancelled a speaking engagement in Toronto. The former Alberta treasurer had agreed to join a panel to discuss: &#8220;The West Is In: Now &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/06/now-that-the-west-is-in/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/06/now-that-the-west-is-in/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Tale of Two Real Estate Booms</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/05/from-outside-in-3/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/05/from-outside-in-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 20:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing boom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few words to the wise on investing in real estate Two booms ago, I was a fresh-faced staff writer for Alberta Report magazine. Since I knew very little about business, I was assigned a cover story on Calgary&#8217;s housing &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/05/from-outside-in-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/05/from-outside-in-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Five Stages of Toronto</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/04/the-five-stages-of-toronto/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/04/the-five-stages-of-toronto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How easterners are coming to grips with Alberta&#8217;s ascendancy By Rick Spence When I started writing this column, I told a number of Torontonians I was writing about what eastern Canadians think of Alberta and Albertans. More than a few &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/04/the-five-stages-of-toronto/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/04/the-five-stages-of-toronto/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Where’s the Beef?</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2006/01/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2006/01/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hubris alone won’t sell Alberta By Rick Spence At a recent lunch in suburban Etobicoke, officials from Edmonton Economic Development Corp. invited Toronto-area business people to come learn more about the City of Champions (the old slogan still holding up, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/01/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2006/01/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Day the Circus Left Town</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/12/the-day-the-circus-left-town/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/12/the-day-the-circus-left-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some take satisfaction in Ontario’s comeuppance, but beware the consequences by Rick Spence illustration by Michael Zaharuk For more than a century, Ontario has been the tentpole of Canada. It’s been propping up the whole circus. Compared to Ontario, Alberta, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/12/the-day-the-circus-left-town/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/12/the-day-the-circus-left-town/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The New Stereotype</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/11/the-new-stereotype/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/11/the-new-stereotype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto media’s version of Alberta is changing, but for the better? Illustration by Michael Zaharuk Time was when you could count on the fingers of one hand the types of stories that the Central Canadian (i.e. Toronto) media covered &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/11/the-new-stereotype/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/11/the-new-stereotype/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Trouble With Ontario</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/10/the-trouble-with-ontario/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/10/the-trouble-with-ontario/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It doesn’t exist. Not like Alberta does, anyway by Rick Spence Illustration by Michael Zaharuk People in Ontario envy Albertans. There: I said it. And no, it’s not because of the sales tax. And not because of Alberta’s oil, natural &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/10/the-trouble-with-ontario/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/10/the-trouble-with-ontario/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sorry I Forgot Your Birthday</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/09/sorry-i-forgot-your-birthday/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/09/sorry-i-forgot-your-birthday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alberta’s centennial doesn’t ring many bells back East by Rick Spence illustration by Michael Zaharuk In 1967, Canada celebrated its centennial. In truth, only the Gang of Four were marking their 100th year in Confederation: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/09/sorry-i-forgot-your-birthday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/09/sorry-i-forgot-your-birthday/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fame and Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/fame-and-forgiven/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/fame-and-forgiven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alberta’s most influential as viewed from the East by Rick Spence illustration by Michael Zaharuk Unless you’re one of those people who read magazines from the back, you have just leafed through Alberta Venture’s list of Alberta’s 50 most influential &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/fame-and-forgiven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/07/fame-and-forgiven/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How I Didn’t Spend My Summer Vacation</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/06/how-i-didn%e2%80%99t-spend-my-summer-vacation/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/06/how-i-didn%e2%80%99t-spend-my-summer-vacation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the family road trip a thing of the past, Alberta’s a tough sell  <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/06/how-i-didn%e2%80%99t-spend-my-summer-vacation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/06/how-i-didn%e2%80%99t-spend-my-summer-vacation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In Praise of Deadmonton</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/05/in-praise-of-deadmonton/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/05/in-praise-of-deadmonton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 14:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toronto ain’t got nothing. Edmonton now holds the “Centre of the Universe” title <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/05/in-praise-of-deadmonton/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/05/in-praise-of-deadmonton/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Essoteric Odyssey</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/04/essoteric-odyssey/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/04/essoteric-odyssey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.R.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Calgary awaits, with open arms, the arrival of the imperialists The Torontonians are coming! The Torontonians are coming! by Rick Spence illustration by Michael Zaharuk It doesn’t have the same ring of ­urgency as “The British are coming.” But this &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/04/essoteric-odyssey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/04/essoteric-odyssey/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Somewhere Over the Rainbow</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/03/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/03/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Let’s hear it for the Rainbow Tour, It’s been an incredible success” In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera Evita, the “Rainbow Tour” was Eva Peron’s glitzy European trip calculated to impress the world with the style and sophistication of “the &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/03/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/03/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>As American as We Need to Be</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2005/01/as-american-as-we-need-to-be/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2005/01/as-american-as-we-need-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.R.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=2285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our eastern correspondent considers whether Albertans come equipped with a Texas drawl by Rick Spence • illustration by Michael Zaharuk When Torontonians tire of talking about real estate, sometimes we talk about our kids. That’s how, at a recent party, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/01/as-american-as-we-need-to-be/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2005/01/as-american-as-we-need-to-be/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Spot the Albertans</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/12/spot-the-albertans/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2004/12/spot-the-albertans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spurious]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Always helpful, our columnist has developed a handy quiz to help you indentify who is actually who by Rick Spence Writing a column from Toronto on eastern views of Alberta, I regularly face a dilemma: am I here to expose &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/12/spot-the-albertans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2004/12/spot-the-albertans/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Lecture</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/11/the-lecture/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2004/11/the-lecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Albertans entertain visitors from the East, it inevitably turns into a rehashing of old wounds by Rick Spence In Ontario, everyone likes Albertans. Friends who visited Calgary and Edmonton over the summer raved about friendly people and gleaming cities. &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/11/the-lecture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2004/11/the-lecture/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wooed and Not Won</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/10/wooed-and-not-won/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2004/10/wooed-and-not-won/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.R.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Harper’s charms were lost on an Ontario electorate that shied away from the unfamiliar by Rick Spence “Ontario let Canada down.” At least, that was the mantra of many Conservative supporters after the federal election, when the disgraced and &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/10/wooed-and-not-won/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2004/10/wooed-and-not-won/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who Cares?</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2004/09/who-cares/</link>
		<comments>http://albertaventure.com/2004/09/who-cares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Outside In]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=1370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In his first column, the writer considers Alberta preoccupation with how others see us by Rick Spence The publisher said, &#8220;Write a column about what the East thinks about Alberta.&#8221; And I asked her, why should Alberta &#8211; smart, confident, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2004/09/who-cares/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://albertaventure.com/2004/09/who-cares/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

