President’s message
As we enter a new board year, I extend my gratitude to Lyn Brown for her leadership of the Edmonton chapter over the past few years, and her mentorship to me directly. With her guidance, we’ve been able to reassess […]
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Keep up to date on what’s new and what’s going on with CPRS Edmonton and your local public relations community and colleagues.
Thank you for a great year
Despite a pandemic and moving our programming to an entirely virtual environment for the 2020-21 board year, the past 12 months were a huge success. Between free programming for members and being able to attend from the comfort of your […]
Resources for communicators: The Harmony of IT and PR
In May, David Almond, Executive Director of Information Technology at Alberta Innovates joined us to talk about where IT and PR intersect. As the virtual world continues to grow, new opportunities and challenges arise daily. Experts in IT and PR […]
Event recap: Getting on Board with Today’s Governance
June 20, 2021Heather Mah In recent years, expectations for corporations have evolved and expanded significantly when it comes to the areas that corporations and boards should prioritize and the types of audiences they should be including in the conversation. To […]
Resources for communicators: Change management
When an organization makes a significant change, communication is essential to get employees on board and to mitigate their concerns. In May 2021, Heather Newton and Megan McDougald of the University of Alberta’s Service Excellence Transformation team joined us to […]
President’s message: Rhythm and timing
Pondering my final message as CPRS Edmonton president, my thoughts drifted back to 1996. How can that be a quarter of a century ago and feel like only yesterday to me? What crept into my mind next was this – […]
Event recap: News fatigue and avoidance, and the impact on journalism and communications
Heather MahMay 20, 2021 The past decade ushered in drastic changes about how information is fed to us by the media. With our smartphones, we have easier and faster access to the latest news at our fingertips, and news agencies […]
Notice of the 2021 Annual General Meeting
On Friday, June 10, 2021, CPRS Edmonton will be holding its Annual General Meeting online just prior to a professional development webinar (details about the speaker to come). Be sure to attend the webinar to vote at the meeting by […]
Member spotlight: Heather Massel
Heather MahApril 28, 2021 Heather Massel became a CPRS member last year in 2020 and she said it has been an invaluable decision because it gives her an opportunity to stay connected with our local public relations community. Since then, […]
President’s message: Leadership and laughter
I’ve long been a student of the circumstances and characteristics of leaders. Many of us become familiar with those who make headlines as business executives and state leaders. As important, we learn wonderful lessons from natural leaders in our immediate […]