Bordering on Disaster (BOD) Conference

The City of Lloydminster, along with planning partners Cenovus Energy, ATCO and Lakeland College, are currently planning the 2026 Bordering on Disaster (BOD) Conference. This conference aims to promote and strengthen the delivery of Emergency Management throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Western Canada and the territories.

With successful partnerships across North America, the BOD Conference champions change within Western Canada’s Emergency Management by creating networking opportunities, hosting speakers to discuss lessons learned and industry best practices and attempting to foster the bridge between academic knowledge and practitioner application. The conference views and caters Emergency Management learnings over a multitude of disciplines, including, but not limited to; municipal, industrial, environmental, fire departments, civil security and emergency social services. Further, this conference creates an excellent opportunity to strengthen relationships between the commercial, industrial and municipal sectors with a tradeshow.

2026 Conference

Save the date: this year's conference is scheduled for October 14 and 15, 2026

Bordering on Disaster is a 2-day conference that will showcase speakers covering a wide range of emergency management stories, learnings and practices. With previous audiences requesting to hear stories from disaster survivors and industrial perspectives, our planning committee has found new and unique speakers to showcase to audiences of the conference. Further, to create a way for connection and engagement, audience members can schedule one-on-one opportunities with attending speakers for a chance to ask specific questions and engage in a personal way with industry experts!