Axis Connects’ Marnie Smith wryly observed, “We hosted our inaugural awards in 2020 and then we went home for two years.” That 1,200 guests attended the 2022 Calgary Influential Women in Business Awards on April 27 at the Telus Convention Centre shows we came back – big time.

Hosted by Axis Connects, Calgary Influential Women in Business honoured six outstanding individuals for their contributions to the business community. A 30-person selection committee, including prominent leaders such as Rona Ambrose, Elizabeth Cannon, Deborah Yedlin and Curtis Stange, chose the five women and one man as award recipients.

Kudos and salutations to the following honourees: Dawn Farrell, independent director and chancellor at Mount Royal University and recently retired CEO and president of TransAlta Corporation, who was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award; Large Enterprise Award recipient was ENMAX Power president Jana Mosley; Small/Medium Enterprise Award recipient was Eleanor Chiu, chief financial officer with The Trico Group/Trico Homes; Professional Services Award recipient was Cheryl Sandercock, managing director and co-head of energy A&D advisory for BMO Capital Markets; Social Enterprise Award honouree Kim Ruse, CEO of Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter; and Jim Dewald, dean and professor in Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, who was the recipient of the Male Champion Award.

Read more of this article from the Calgary Herald here.

Build the home of your dreams just minutes south of Calgary in the historic and scenic DeWinton area. Exclusively being built by Trico Homes, Hamilton Heights blends the appeal of a private retreat with the beauty of a country estate setting and nearby urban conveniences.

“These homes will offer breathtaking mountain views, peace and quiet and, most of all, more space to build the home that will welcome family and friends for all the milestones and moments that make a beautiful life,” says Glenda Schwartz, Director of Marketing with Trico Homes.

Read more of this article from Avenue Calgary Magazine here.

For Trico, supporting our community is fundamentally tied to our values, mission and vision. In March 2022, Trico held a staff fundraiser in support of the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Fund.

Staff donated generously, and were able to raise a combined contribution of $15,000 towards the Fund. We’re proud of our team’s efforts, and happy to support such a worthy cause. Our hearts go out to the people of Ukraine, and our thoughts are with them every day.

Some families, looking to enjoy a sunny afternoon in the outdoors, need to drive to a suitable spot because they don’t have one nearby.

Dawson’s Landing residents are going to save time and money on gas. Qualico Communities launched the master-planned Chestermere community in 2020.

The developer is behind established Calgary area communities such as Evanston and Crestmont, and Ravenswood, which is in Airdrie.

“Dawson’s Landing is designed with an integrated open space network, providing more space than other communities,” says Nina Wulder, Qualico’s marketing and communications co-ordinator.

Read more of this article from the Calgary Herald here.

New community by Trico Homes and Telsec in DeWinton breaks ground.

The exclusive cul-de-sac community of Hamilton Heights in rural DeWinton has been relaunched by Trico Homes in partnership with the original developer, Telsec.

The 75-acre master-planned development is accessible from 32nd Street W., just south and west of Macleod Trail in the MD of Foothills, halfway between Calgary and Okotoks.

Read more at the Calgary Herald online.

Many of Canada’s finest new home builders, renovators and land developers are here in Alberta as evidenced by the number of western finalists in the 2022 Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s National Awards for Housing Excellence.

Finalists in the annual competition, which recognizes the country’s best in home construction and design, community development and marketing, were announced March 15, with the virtual awards scheduled for May 13.

There were a record-setting 800 entries from eight provinces, with Alberta companies grabbing 67 finalist positions — 44 in Calgary and 23 in Edmonton — competing in 48 categories.

There were also three grand award categories for design, renovation and marketing excellence.

Read more of this article from the Calgary Herald here.

Many community developers seek land that serves multiple purposes. Something with natural features, views and proximity to established conveniences is often a winning combination.

WestCreek Developments saw that mix when it moved on the land that would eventually be Wolf Willow.

The southeast Calgary community, named after the wolf willow or silverberry plant native to the area, is a former gravel quarry that the developer restored and reclaimed.

Accessed off 194th Avenue S.E., the scenic 202-hectare (500-acre) community came to market in 2019.

“Wolf Willow’s biggest amenity is its location,” says Kalida Manarin, WestCreek’s marketing manager.

WestCreek is the developer behind neighbouring award-winning community Legacy.

Read more of this article from the Calgary Herald here.

Pat Maguire grew up in the small town of Millett, then moved to Edmonton to attend University of Alberta and graduated with a law degree. Beginning the job search he knocked on the doors of a number of law firms in Calgary, and says several boasted as being “almost as good as Bennett Jones.”

So, he hurried over to its office, got an interview, was accepted as an articling student in 1991 and has been there ever since.

At that time, he decided to make the oil and gas industry his specialty and became a highly regarded energy lawyer, acting for energy companies on a broad range of commercial transactions, both in Canada and internationally.

Read more from the Calgary Herald about Trico’s partnership with Bennett Jones here.

As the chancellor of Mount Royal University and former president and CEO at TransAlta, Dawn Farrell has spent her life paving the way for young women to reach beyond their dreams.

“Women honouring women creates a vision of a future where they can take their natural place as leaders in our society — whether their ambition is to lead in business, the community, government, education or the many non-profit organizations that weave the fabric of our society,” says Farrell, who recently found out she won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Calgary Influential Women in Business (CIWB) Awards.

Farrell is among six inspirational business leaders to be celebrated at the CIWB Awards gala, presented by National Bank Financial Inc. and TransAlta Corporation on April 27 at the TELUS Convention Centre. The winners are being honoured for tirelessly championing women in the workplace and community. These individuals are recognized not just for their professional excellence and influence, but also for their advocacy for gender parity in the workplace.

Read more of this article from the Calgary Herald here.

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