diff --git a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils.py b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils.py
index 49d5105..9235609 100644
--- a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils.py
+++ b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils.py
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ from .. import settings
 
 STATIC_FOLDER = 'data/static/'
 
+TIMEZONE_CALGARY = pytz.timezone('America/Edmonton')
 
 def today_alberta_tz():
-    return datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/Edmonton')).date()
+    return datetime.now(TIMEZONE_CALGARY).date()
 
 def now_alberta_tz():
-    return datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/Edmonton'))
+    return datetime.now(TIMEZONE_CALGARY)
 
 def alert_tanner(message):
     try:
diff --git a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_email.py b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_email.py
index 319ca22..a8f4819 100644
--- a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_email.py
+++ b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_email.py
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ def send_welcome_email(member):
 
 def send_ical_email(member, session, ical_file):
     def replace_fields(text):
+        date = session.datetime.astimezone(utils.TIMEZONE_CALGARY).strftime('%A, %B %d')
+
         return text.replace(
             '[name]', member.first_name,
         ).replace(
             '[class]', session.course.name,
         ).replace(
-            '[date]', session.datetime.strftime('%A, %B %d'),
+            '[date]', date
         )
 
     with open(EMAIL_DIR + 'ical.txt', 'r') as f:
diff --git a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_stats.py b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_stats.py
index cde0a6e..0b66dba 100644
--- a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_stats.py
+++ b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_stats.py
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@ import requests
 from django.db.models import Prefetch
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.utils.timezone import now, pytz
-from apiserver.api import models
+from apiserver.api import models, utils
 from apiserver import secrets
 
-tz = pytz.timezone('America/Edmonton')
-def today_alberta_tz():
-    return datetime.now(tz).date()
-
 DEFAULTS = {
     'last_card_change': time.time(),
     'next_meeting': None,
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ def calc_member_counts():
     paused_count = members.count() - member_count
     green_count = num_current + num_prepaid
 
-    six_months_ago = today_alberta_tz() - timedelta(days=183)
+    six_months_ago = utils.today_alberta_tz() - timedelta(days=183)
     six_month_plus_count = not_paused.filter(application_date__lte=six_months_ago).count()
 
     vetted_count = not_paused.filter(vetted_date__isnull=False).count()
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ def calc_member_counts():
     )
 
 def calc_signup_counts():
-    month_beginning = today_alberta_tz().replace(day=1)
+    month_beginning = utils.today_alberta_tz().replace(day=1)
 
     members = models.Member.objects
     new_members = members.filter(application_date__gte=month_beginning)
@@ -182,9 +178,9 @@ def check_mumble_server():
     return []
 
 def calc_card_scans():
-    date = today_alberta_tz()
+    date = utils.today_alberta_tz()
     dt = datetime.combine(date, datetime.min.time())
-    midnight = tz.localize(dt)
+    midnight = utils.TIMEZONE_CALGARY.localize(dt)
 
     cards = models.Card.objects
     count = cards.filter(last_seen__gte=midnight).count()