The Village of Empress

is situated on the West side of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border and serves as a center to the surrounding farming and ranching community of 1,500 people. It has been a focal point for many activities in the area. It is also at the geographical center of many large cities in Western Canada: Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina.

Council Committee Appointments

Board and Committee Appointments

Acadia Foundation Seniors Housing	Kelly Burgess
Big Country Medical Dental Board	Kelly Burgess
Big Country Waste Management Commission	Arlen Johnston
Development Officer	Gary Peers
Disaster Services AKA Emergency Management Committee	Victoria Munroe (Director), Darren Dick (Deputy Director), Arlen Johnston, Dawna Martin, Kelly Burgess
Director of Emergency Management	Mayor Arlen Johnston
Deputy Director of Emergency Management	Fire Chief Chad Van Dam
FOIP Coordinator (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy)	Gary Peers
Joint Assessment Review Board (JARB & CARB)	Appointed as needed from a pool of trained members by regional agreements.
Marigold Library System Board	Kelly Burgess
Empress Municipal Library Board	Library Board: Donna Habich (chair), Kelly Burgess, Joan Bouvier, June Johanson, Judy Marshall, Vivian Walsh Mosely, Clint Steinley, Nora Sunderland
Municipal Planning Commission	Dawna Martin, Arlen Johnston, Leo Hensel
Oyen & District Health Care Foundation	Kelly Burgess
Palliser Economic Partnership	Arlen Johnston, Gary Peers
Palliser Regional Municipal Services	Dawna Martin, Gary Peers
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance	Arlen Johnston
Subdivision & Development Appeal Board (SDAB)	Appointed as needed from a pool of trained members by regional agreements.

Community Committees
(aka Committees of Council)

These committees are not active right now, but may be again.

Empress Airport Advisory Committee	Arlen Johnston, Neal Sunderland, Ken Rafa, Ken Gill, Steve Springett
Empress Hospital Advisory Board	Kelly Burgess, Neal Sunderland, Darlene Gill, Ken Rafa
Empress Parks, Trails and Recreation Advisory Board	Dawna Martin, Dave Durand, Tamara Ravenwood

Empress Community Hall Advisory Board	Replaced by the Empress & District Fine Arts, Cultural and Leisure Society. See the page for the Empress Community Hall.

These community committees got their start with the public Strategic Planning meetings that were held in 2017. The committees consist of one Village of Empress Councillor and members of the public who are interested.

Their purpose is to think up ideas for how to develop or make better use of these resources, then create proposals (including plans, budgets, and fundraising), then finally present those proposals to the Village of Empress Council.

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